[Ogre] Re: Ogre-list Digest, Vol 12, Issue 16

[Chris French]

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> Date: Mon, 30 May 2005 09:52:33 -0500 (CDT)
> From: "Henry J. Cobb" <hcobb at io.com>
> Subject: [Ogre] Fixing treads
> > OK, I can understand why a track couldn't be repaired while the
> > OGRE is moving, but what does firing have to do with it? I'd allow
> > the OGRE to fire (the engineers are too busy,  of course).
>
> Recoil?

_O_ weapons are predominantly electromagnetic-propulsion (or
"gauss") weapons; recoil would not be an issue. (Even missiles; if
they work like current units, they are flung out of the pod, then fire
up the engines.)

> > An unnecessary restriction (the availability of repair tracks is already
> > limited by the point-value limit for the scenario), and a nonsensical
> > one (there's nothing a factory can do that a Vulcan and a load of
> > ENG can't also do -- the only real difference is in the availability of
> > supplies, which is covered by the point-value limit).
>
> An Ogre's frame can be chipped and warped if you hit it hard enough and
> patching up the running wheels won't fix that.

Said warping and chipping could be dealt with in the field, using
WakiGlu[TM] for the latter, and Big Pocking Wrenches (or Hammers)
for the former. Admittedly, for Campaign purposes, it would not be
permanent (that is, between scenarios, there could be "permanent"
track loss"); but for short-term use, it would be adequate.

CF