[TML] Close to the Edit #46, The Song Remains The Same

[Michael Jenkins]

2008/5/2  <GDWGAMES at aol.com>:
> >> personally I don't see why most Traveller ships aren't spheres.
>
>  The main reason is that their illos all look the same, and most artists can't
>  draw a spherical ship that doesn't look dumb.

Another likely reason is that a sphere *minimises* surface area, but
surface area is desirable because that's valuable real estate for
mount points, airlocks and all sorts of other useful stuff.

An elongated form will also let you have a bigger spinal weapon.

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