[gurps] Naval Bolos and Vehicle of the week suggestion

[Onno Meyer]

> Hey Onno!  Here's something for you to consider for your next Vehicles of
> the Week item ;)
> 
> Naval Bolo's!
> 
> http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/robotics/4229443.html

Well, I've already written the next couple of vehicles - I would
not post a fighter and talk about a cruiser if I wasn't sure the
carrier is workable ...

And before it becomes a bolo it needs to get a bit tougher. At a
first glance, that thing is useful because it keeps people out 
of harm's way, and body bags are bad for re-election chances.

So this is the naval equivalent of existing armed UAVs/UGVs. The
Americans use this, it seems: http://www.defensereview.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=704

G:Ogre talks about naval ogres, but they're a lot tougher. I've
thought a bit about a Bolo starship, too, but the Expansion rules
on ultra-heavy structures are a bit restrictive.  

Onno