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Zhou Tai An (kain@pacific.net.sg)
Mon, 13 Nov 2000 23:41:15 +0800 (SGT)
> I think the key point is trying to hit a critical area. Lasers are
>really precision weapons -- so precise, they are very difficult to aim. Try
>aiming a laser point at a target near you if you ever get the chance, it's
>surprisingly difficult.
I believe there was a mail on this...in any case, I intended them for use as
precision weapons.
>>You can fire a beam and "sweep" your weapon, you know.
>
> Right, but you lose power over the sweep path, so it's not necessary
>good either. If the laser's been design to deliver the pulse in a short
>duration, you can't sweep; if it's designed to deliver over a long duration,
>you need to remain stationary (relative to target) to deliver the damage.
No, the mail was on this. And there aren't much surface particles in space. ^_^
> Who said anything about I-fields? Duck under the barrier, dump the
>mine, let it attach itself to the hull, and let the E-cap rip. Ouuuuch.
At this close range, any pilot worth his or her salt could destroy the thing
already.
> I somehow doubt that there are plenty. Despite the Newtype emphasis
>in Tomino's Gundam, we don't really see them running all over the place. The
>general impression I get is that Newtype -- really good, useful Newtypes --
>are hard to find.
I didn't say useful, I said able to use funnels and bits. ^_^ Remember, with
their power boosted by bio sensors and psychoframes, even weak NTs can be
formidable.
>>Well, judging from the amount of people who've argued with me over my
>>Char/Amuro debate, people seem to think that strong NTs aren't required for
>>Funnels and the like...
>
> Maybe not, but you still need to be an "active" NT to trigger them,
>and I don't think we have ever seen more than a handful (okay, maybe three
>handfuls) or NTs who are really good enough to trigger bits/funnels.
As I said, use augmentation systems. You could also create Enhanced Humans,
or set up Newtype labs like Kishiria did.
>>In Gundams, we have things called targeting systems, you know. ^_^
>
> Right, most of which is based on visual anyway. (^_^) Radar's
>ineffective, especially in shoal regions and Minovsky-heavy regions. IR is
>iffy, thanks to glorious Sol. That leaves the eyes.
You're forgetting one important system - telescoping. Not only have I seen
this in Gundam, it stands to reason that by UC timelines, telescoping
technology has gotten a lot better.
>>>in space is a longer range than a beam rifle, so you need to give the
>>>shooter better sensors to see with.
>>I was talking about sensors on the bolt, not the MS.
>
> Okay, but that's if the bolt could be mounted with sensors.
Simple touch sensor - I don't see the problem.
>>Yes, then how come pilots in the series dodge *incoming* beam shots? Don't
>>tell me this doesn't happen, because it does in numerous shows.
>
> *shrug* Depends whether the pilots see the shot coming, got advance
>warning, etc. Shows being shows, we do have to chalk up some of these as
>cinematic sequence, as much as I dislike to.
Well, since I have seen pilots dodge *incoming* bolts a couple of times, I'm
of the opinion that beam weapons are actually much slower than you
think...come to think of it, hasn't the White Base or a similar agile vessel
also dodged incoming beam fire?
Zhou Tai An (kain@pacific.net.sg)
"There is no one simple truth." - Rune Walsh
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