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Tue, 26 Sep 2000 18:44:25 -0700
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gundam@1u.aeug.org [mailto:owner-gundam@1u.aeug.org]On
> Behalf Of Ricky Lai
> Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2000 17:15
> To: gundam@aeug.org
> Subject: [gundam] MS lanching
>
> Edward Ju wrote:
>
> > >Would a kick-off using an MS' legs serve to provide some acceleration?
> >
> > Depending on how fast the ship is traveling - ever tried to jump off a
> > speeding train?
> Regardless of how fast a ship is going, any MSs "jumping off" from her won't
> experience an immediate loss in momentum, since there is hardly any friction
or
> force in space to slow the unit down as on Earth.
The vector (combined direction and speed) of the ship is imparted to the MS, so
whatever vector the MS applies to itself with be factored into the ship's
vector. If, for example, the MS jumps off the ship at a ninety degree angle
with the same acceleration as the ship, as unlikely as that may be, it would
actually travel at a forty-five degree angle -- the combination of the two
vectors. If the MS jumps off with half the acceleration of the ship, the angle
will be 22.5 degrees off the ship's line of travel or 67.5 degrees off the MS's
intended line of travel. The speed of the MS will be a combination -- positive,
neutral or negative -- of its acceleration and that of the ship. If it jumps
off at ninety degrees, it'll have the same speed as the ship and continue
parallel with it. If it's less than ninety degrees, it's acceleration will be
added to the speed of the ship proportionately to the acuteness of the angle and
it will pull ahead accordingly. If it's greater than ninety degrees, it's
acceleration will be subtracted in the same proportion and it'll fall behind to
the same degree.
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