Fins *can* help in a vacuum, as long as they are positioned within the
exhaust flow ... :)
Michael
On 27 June 2012 14:28, Antony Farrell <> wrote:
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> Fin stabilised rounds will not help in a vacuum, they would need some sort
> of on-board rocket, which turns them back into missiles with much less fuel
> than normal.****
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> Antony****
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> *Sent:* Wednesday, 27 June 2012 6:45 AM
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> *Subject:* Re: [Traveller_TNE] Re: Mass Drivers w/ guided projectiles****
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> Under the Munitions section in FF&S there are special ammo for KEAP rounds
> with stabilization features. The call it 'Fin Stabilized' but you can call
> it what ever you like.****
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> On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 3:42 PM, Todd Kes <> wrote:
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> I wonder if you could extend the effective accuracy of mass driver
> projectiles by adding steering jets on the round and a basic guidance
> package. Otherwise you are trying to bracket the target with several rounds
> fired per turn.
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> Basically a missile relying much more on deadweight and the initial launch
> system, than its own internal motor.
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> Of course if you put a large enough fuel tank on a missile, I wonder if
> you can get multi-turn engagement? Obviously a laser head can't reengage,
> but 'contact' warheads would be able to. The enemy sees your missiles miss,
> sees a second volley, and then their tac witch reports the first group of
> missiles are coming back.
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> Todd Kes
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> --- On Tue, 6/26/12, John Potter wrote:
> 1 combat hex would need to be ~211km (distanced traveled for 1G in 3
> minutes)****
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