[TML] New Member & the Sylean Rangers

[Jerry W Barrington]

On 8/2/08 10:48 PM, "Richard Aiken" <raikenclw at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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.

By the hatch armor matching, I meant that it should be basically the same
thickness/armor value.  If the hinge and lock are internal, they aren't much
of a vulnerability.  And if the locking points work like the locking lugs of
an M16 bolt carrier, and are internal, they'd be damn strong.