[LoGH] The gearheads attack =)
Josh Yuan (jjyuan@yahoo.com)
Thu, 12 Oct 2000 16:35:59 -0700 (PDT)
--- Justin Ho wrote:
> 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.
Don't know #1. Someone with a LoGH map with 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.
120 MW = a few hundred gigajoules of energy.(300~ ?,
physics major with the W->J conversion?) So even if
the beam lost 95% of its energy at max range, that is
still a few gigajoules of energy. I am assuming a 1
sec firing period.
> 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.
Maybe it is some kind of particle field held together
with a magnetic field? The small particles(prism
sand? fake diamonds with iron crystals?)will difuse
and consume beam energy. And the Magnetic field allow
the positioning of the defense field? Maybe that is
why they hate it when people shot up their tail pipe.
The engine output cause problems with the defense
field and reduce a layer of protection from enemy
fire.
>
> Any help, especially any physics or gear headers
> out there, is
> appreciated.
>
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