[TML] New Member & the Sylean Rangers

[Richard Aiken]

On Sat, Aug 2, 2008 at 1:01 PM, Jerry W Barrington
<jerry.barrington at gmail.com> wrote:
> You're right I suppose, but I've never understood why the hatch armor
> doesn't pretty well match the rest of the turret, with the hinges internal,
> of course.

The hatch can only be secured at the hinge and locking points, rather
than being a solid piece of the cast hull.  Thus it simply has to be
(comparatively) weaker.

-- 
Richard Aiken

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