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We Lost
We Lost
Hey, You start at the bottem the only way to go is up.
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BrockthePaine
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Do those fighters perchance remind anybody else of SpaceShipOne?
It does not take a majority to prevail ... but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men. - attributed to Samuel Adams
“To preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them.” - Richard Henry Lee
“To preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them.” - Richard Henry Lee
Actually, yes. the fighters are modeled partially after SpaceshipOne.
The ships in the first page:
--- HALO fighters, "High Altitude Low Orbit", also known as Skimmers. Designed for combat up to the edge of space (and a little bit beyond.) Their ability to drop out of orbit, down into the atmosphere, and back up again gives them a combat edge over ships restricted to either space or aerial combat, making them ideal for low orbit planetary defense, as they can pursue a target from orbit clear to the ground, or from ground to space, without significant loss of maneuverability.... or lose a less versatile pursuer by jumping from one environment to the other. It can be pressed into use for deep space combat (outside the planetary gravity well) in a pinch, but it is generally a less than ideal choice, as its wings and aelerons are nothing but dead weight in vacuum, making it less agile. Ironically one of the few "fighter spaceships" to possess the sleek, Buck Rogers-esque look popular fiction leads most people to expect.
The fighters are flying escort for a typical Hauler, possibly a MegaHaul industry Bulldog or TechStation INC. Rhino. One of the "Workhorses of Space." These ships are known for their powerful sub-lightspeed engines and oversized hyperdrive fields..... they are in fact mostly engine, reactors and thrusters. Their usual purpose could be summed up as hauling, or pushing, cargo many times their size and mass... serving alternatively as tugboats for more massive vessels, or as spacegoing big rigs, dragging massive cargo canisters across interplanetary distances. During the Promethian Rebellion they were outfitted with modified weapons and pressed into service by the rebel forces for a variety of purposes.... not all of which were merely smuggling or blockade-running. Despite having poor maneuverability, their powerful engines (when they weren't hauling cargo) gave them a frightening turn of speed; their oversized generators and reactors let them wield some considerably powerful weaponry, they were built to take a massive pounding and continue functioning, they possessed surface-to-orbit capability (though the ride up and down was brutally rough), and in emergencies they could extend their hyperdrive field around other vessels and "tow truck" them into hyperspace. Much of the Promethean "battle fleet" actually consisted of Haulers, each tugboating five or more non-superluminal vessels.
The two BIG vessels are Federation Dreadnoughts. There's not much to them, visually: basically just a large, mile-long elongated bullet shape studded with gun blisters and with big thrusters stuck on the butt end.
The very existence of these ships is believed by some to have precipitated the Promethian Rebellion..They were packed stem to stern with what could only be termed "planet cracker" weaponry, ranging from "super sabots" (essentially multi-ton thermoplated steel rails, meant to be railgunned from orbit--- to strike the planet's surface at hypersonic speeds unleashing near-nuclear level destruction) to nukes and on up. It was evident that they were meant not for planetary defense, but planetary <i>suppression</i>, and the Promethians at the time of their unveiling were inclined to believe it was their planets the Parliament intended to "suppress." And in the end, that turned out to be what they were used for....
The ships in the first page:
--- HALO fighters, "High Altitude Low Orbit", also known as Skimmers. Designed for combat up to the edge of space (and a little bit beyond.) Their ability to drop out of orbit, down into the atmosphere, and back up again gives them a combat edge over ships restricted to either space or aerial combat, making them ideal for low orbit planetary defense, as they can pursue a target from orbit clear to the ground, or from ground to space, without significant loss of maneuverability.... or lose a less versatile pursuer by jumping from one environment to the other. It can be pressed into use for deep space combat (outside the planetary gravity well) in a pinch, but it is generally a less than ideal choice, as its wings and aelerons are nothing but dead weight in vacuum, making it less agile. Ironically one of the few "fighter spaceships" to possess the sleek, Buck Rogers-esque look popular fiction leads most people to expect.
The fighters are flying escort for a typical Hauler, possibly a MegaHaul industry Bulldog or TechStation INC. Rhino. One of the "Workhorses of Space." These ships are known for their powerful sub-lightspeed engines and oversized hyperdrive fields..... they are in fact mostly engine, reactors and thrusters. Their usual purpose could be summed up as hauling, or pushing, cargo many times their size and mass... serving alternatively as tugboats for more massive vessels, or as spacegoing big rigs, dragging massive cargo canisters across interplanetary distances. During the Promethian Rebellion they were outfitted with modified weapons and pressed into service by the rebel forces for a variety of purposes.... not all of which were merely smuggling or blockade-running. Despite having poor maneuverability, their powerful engines (when they weren't hauling cargo) gave them a frightening turn of speed; their oversized generators and reactors let them wield some considerably powerful weaponry, they were built to take a massive pounding and continue functioning, they possessed surface-to-orbit capability (though the ride up and down was brutally rough), and in emergencies they could extend their hyperdrive field around other vessels and "tow truck" them into hyperspace. Much of the Promethean "battle fleet" actually consisted of Haulers, each tugboating five or more non-superluminal vessels.
The two BIG vessels are Federation Dreadnoughts. There's not much to them, visually: basically just a large, mile-long elongated bullet shape studded with gun blisters and with big thrusters stuck on the butt end.
The very existence of these ships is believed by some to have precipitated the Promethian Rebellion..They were packed stem to stern with what could only be termed "planet cracker" weaponry, ranging from "super sabots" (essentially multi-ton thermoplated steel rails, meant to be railgunned from orbit--- to strike the planet's surface at hypersonic speeds unleashing near-nuclear level destruction) to nukes and on up. It was evident that they were meant not for planetary defense, but planetary <i>suppression</i>, and the Promethians at the time of their unveiling were inclined to believe it was their planets the Parliament intended to "suppress." And in the end, that turned out to be what they were used for....
"What was that popping noise ?"
"A paradigm shifting without a clutch."
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"A paradigm shifting without a clutch."
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SolidusRaccoon
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Fun Time!!!!!!!!!!
Swat down them nasty rebels. Like shooting fish in a barrel.
Swat down them nasty rebels. Like shooting fish in a barrel.
Yes, sir. I agree completely. It takes a well-balanced individual... such as yourself to rule the world. No, sir. No one knows that you were the third one... Solidus. ...What should I do about the woman? Yes sir. I'll keep her under surveillance. Yes. Thank you. Good-bye...... Mr. President.
Re: We Lost
Not always true. It's possible to start at the bottom and have someone throw you a shovel.Jaydub wrote:Hey, You start at the bottem the only way to go is up.
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^ the above was me sounding like I know WTF I'm talking about.
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MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! (that is so obscure I will give five moonie points to whoever can guess what that is)
Anyway, I am eager to see the first cameo.
Anyway, I am eager to see the first cameo.
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SolidusRaccoon
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Paging Red Shirt #234Madmoonie wrote:MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! (that is so obscure I will give five moonie points to whoever can guess what that is)
Anyway, I am eager to see the first cameo.
Yes, sir. I agree completely. It takes a well-balanced individual... such as yourself to rule the world. No, sir. No one knows that you were the third one... Solidus. ...What should I do about the woman? Yes sir. I'll keep her under surveillance. Yes. Thank you. Good-bye...... Mr. President.
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I really have to laugh at the reference to 'chai tea'. In Turkish, "chai" spelled C (with a little mark on the bottom called a sidilla (sp?) giving it 'CH' sound) AY. CAY is the Turkish word for tea. So to me, whenever someone says they're drinking 'chai tea' I hear that they're drinking tea, tea. (T-T).StrangeWulf13 wrote:What? I thought I was on the side of the bad guys.Darn fans interrupting my coffee breaks... *sips chai tea*
Just a little factoid of worldly weirdness from yours truely. Oh and one other thing.....I was stationed over there for 3 years in the USAF...that's how I know this. Most fun tour of any country I ever had.
One other little tidbit.....'sheftali' (again the 'S' has a sidilla giving it 'SH' sound..... is the word for 'Peach' while 'Pic' (ch) is the Turkish word for 'bastard'. Inadvertantly asking for a peach from a fruit vendor could get you in a fight if you weren't careful.
My name is supposed to be spelled with a sidilla but I can't find a font that has it so I put the apostrophe in place of the 'h'. *sigh*
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Fun time??SolidusRaccoon wrote:Fun Time!!!!!!!!!!
Swat down them nasty rebels. Like shooting fish in a barrel.
Solidus, you were the first to die!
Max Goof
"You gotta be loose...relaxed...with your feet apart, and...Ten o'clock. Two o'clock. Quarter to three! Tour jete! Twist! Over! Pas de deux! I'm a little teapot! And the windup...and let 'er fly! The Perfect Cast!" --Goofy
"You gotta be loose...relaxed...with your feet apart, and...Ten o'clock. Two o'clock. Quarter to three! Tour jete! Twist! Over! Pas de deux! I'm a little teapot! And the windup...and let 'er fly! The Perfect Cast!" --Goofy