[TML] New Member & the Sylean Rangers

[shadow at shadowgard.com]

On 2 Aug 2008 at 13:01, Jerry W Barrington wrote:

> On 8/2/08 12:30 PM, "Douglas Berry" <penguin_boy at mindspring.com> wrote:
> 
> > Jerry W Barrington wrote:
> > 
> >> By the way, What are these guys doing on top of the take?  Trying to cut
> >> their way in?
> >> 
> >> <http://www.warehouse23.com/img/full/SJG6614.jpg>
> > 
> > Probably. Blowing the hatch is a time-honored way of getting through the
> > hard candy shell to the creamy goodness inside.
> 
> 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 *seam* between hatch and hull is an inherent weakpoint. So is the 
latching mechanism, for that matter.

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Leonard Erickson (aka shadow)
shadow at shadowgard dot com