Re: [gurps] [VEHICLE] of the week 680 – Hybrid Starfighter

[Evyn MacDude]

On Nov 9, 2007, at 9:17 AM, Onno Meyer wrote:

>> Hmmm, do you still take requests, Onno?
>
> Yes, but there will be some delays.
>
>> If you've ever seen the anime Cowboy Bebop?  I was wondering if it'd
>> be possible to write up the one-man fighter pods that seem so common
>> in the series.  Basically each one is a one-seater 'bubble' which
>> houses all the controls and what not, with individually customized
>> superstructures added to the exterior.  For instance, Spike's pod
>> seems to be made for speed and long-range cannon fire, while Fay's  
>> was
>> for precise maneuvering and mini-missiles.... Jet's was for
>> power/torque.
>
> I've seen it once or twice. Now I work all day and sleep all night,
> which was the usual time for that stuff on TV :-)
>
> The problem with baby starfighters is that in space, there is no
> fundamental difference between fighter tech and battleship tech.
>
> Try to imagine a rowboat-sized "fighter boat" against real warships

Sure, Can be damn effective, if it gets it's shot off. Think PT boat.
Direct fire weapons are a threat to other ships of the same size,
it's the two or four torps/missiles that are the threat.

It's all about the arms race of your space (navel) powers, they
try to build the smallest vessel possible that can get the job done.



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