Re: [LoGH] The Great Debate - Beowulf vs. Werewolf
Justin Ho (jhh14@cornell.edu)
Thu, 12 Oct 2000 17:11:06 -0400
At 01:36 PM 10/12/00 -0700, you wrote:
>Now that we are back to the ships. Is there any plans
>for a technical Ship section like linkclub's, for the
>gearheads in all of us?
>
>--Josh
I have the seed of such a page in process at:
http://iluvatar.home.netcom.com/logh.html
Note some of the information is referenced and some is speculative
(some parts more speculative than others).
Currently only the Ahsgrimm and Lubeck are available
SPOILER warning: Since these files are written as if from a historical
perspective, there can be spoilers. If you wish to avoid spoilers as to
the fates of any ship or the character associated with that ship, stay away
from the entry or avoid the lowest History portion of the entry.
I am currently hampered by the time needed to find good frames of ships,
and hence derive some of the numbers. I have the Data Book and Mechanical
Photo File from Alba but since I can only read kanji and not the rest, I am
unsuccessfully beating my head against the wall until I can find someone
fluent enough to attempt a translation. That is why there are numerous
holes yet to be filled as I do not want to contradict canon.
Three problems have been noted already
1. What is the exact travel time to Iserlohn from Heinessen? There has
been one instance of 2 weeks and one of 4. This apparent contradiction
might be expected to affect warp jump distance.
2. The neutron cannons given for a standard FPA cruiser have a listed
power output of 120 MW and a bore diameter of 12.3 cm. The problem is that
from those numbers it seems that the power at its listed maximum range of
18 light seconds would be incredibly small.
3. How the hell does a magnetic field deflect a stream of uncharged
neutrons? The data appears to indicate the shields have at least a
magnetic field component, and the main cannons are most definitely listed
as neutron cannons.
Any help, especially any physics or gear headers out there, is
appreciated.
