[TML] Scientific realism

[Jerry W Barrington]

On 6/3/08 11:54 AM, "Bruce Johnson" <johnson at pharmacy.arizona.edu> wrote:

> On Jun 2, 2008, at 8:16 PM, Jerry W Barrington wrote:
> 
>>> the lack of a good sensor suite quickly kills you . . . if the pirate
>>> managed to get his hands on a better one, that is.
>> 
>> I just don't get it.  If he outguns you, how does getting a passive
>> look
>> sooner help you?
> 
> Because he who runs away, lives.

So, you only need enough sensor range & speed to escape...

Thus pirates need 6 gee ships, and merchants (who need the cargo space)
generally *won't* have 6 gees.  Hard to have enough sensor range to escape
better speed.