Yeah, there are some TNE design elements like HEPlaR, EAPlaC, and gravitic
focusing that are big jumps, because they are artifacts of, "what does the
performance need to be to allow us to get space combat performance the way
we say it's always worked?" Having established what was necessary for the
game to work, to get movement on the hex grid, to get a laser to be more
than a flashlight at 300,000 km, we then came up with a name and
explanation for it. Although lasers took a lot longer because we kept
trying to use real-world physics.
> Not a problem Dave, my higher tech level designs use HePlar. I am also
> thinking of a somewhat less efficient version of HePlar perhaps 5x fuel
> consumption introduced at late TL9. Plus some overlap of the fusion rocket
> to TL10 since it does not require power the way HePlar does.
>
> Antony
>
> -----Original Message-----
Sent: Thursday, 12 July 2012 1:33 AM
Subject: Re: [Traveller_TNE] Alcatraz class in-system prison transport
>
> Oh, wait, I think I see now.
>
> You are deliberately using the fusion rocket from FF&S in your designs
> rather than HEPlaR? I think we had a separate fusion rocket in there.
>
> Never mind what I said earlier, then.
>
> Dave
>
>
>
focusing that are big jumps, because they are artifacts of, "what does the
performance need to be to allow us to get space combat performance the way
we say it's always worked?" Having established what was necessary for the
game to work, to get movement on the hex grid, to get a laser to be more
than a flashlight at 300,000 km, we then came up with a name and
explanation for it. Although lasers took a lot longer because we kept
trying to use real-world physics.
> Not a problem Dave, my higher tech level designs use HePlar. I am also
> thinking of a somewhat less efficient version of HePlar perhaps 5x fuel
> consumption introduced at late TL9. Plus some overlap of the fusion rocket
> to TL10 since it does not require power the way HePlar does.
>
> Antony
>
> -----Original Message-----
Sent: Thursday, 12 July 2012 1:33 AM
Subject: Re: [Traveller_TNE] Alcatraz class in-system prison transport
>
> Oh, wait, I think I see now.
>
> You are deliberately using the fusion rocket from FF&S in your designs
> rather than HEPlaR? I think we had a separate fusion rocket in there.
>
> Never mind what I said earlier, then.
>
> Dave
>
>
>