[TML] 20mm cannons and bulky aliens

[Stuart Frew]

On 24/01/2008, Brad Murray <bjmurray.halfjack at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Jan 23, 2008 1:02 PM, Leon Wu <Leon.Wu at newswire.ca> wrote:
> > Wow, now imagine what their equivalent of a dreadnaught would be...
> > You'd get a special "large target" bonus. And the open deck design would
> > be worse for warships, lack of compartmentalization and all.
>
> Yeah this is all seeming implausible -- based on the naive assumption
> that a sapient species will exhibit immutable aspects of their wild
> psychology.  I'm more likely to believe that they beat their
> claustrophobia with drugs and training and perhaps artificial smell
> and sounds to imply space and company than that they have ships that
> are vastly inferior to any other space-faring military.  I mean, these
> are aliens, sure, but not animals.  They use technology too.
>
> They also have cultural and social values which may prevent them doing
this.
Since they are fairly xenophobic, iirc, then it may be a point of pride that
they are so different from the despicable meat eaters.

Also following your argument the human space ships would have no bunk rooms,
kitchens etc. Probably not even a bridge.
Just put every one in something the size of a coffin with a control panel
with food piped in and shite piped out and drug them up so they don't care.

I don't see that happening.