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Forum Name: Undocumented Features General
Topic ID: 131
Message ID: 8
#8, RE: The Reflex Cannon
Posted by remande on Sep-28-01 at 09:46 PM
In response to message #5
>Ok, so we've got 5 reflex furnaces. Ones out of operation. That would
>be the one on the SDF 17.
>Then there's one on the SDF-23, one on the AT&T, one on the Concordia
>(I think, it being a requirement for fold drive, IIRC) and so that
>would also put one on the Destiny's Fist.
>
>--
>-Pasha

You don't need a reflex furnace for a fold drive. For exhibit A, I give Christmas Rose below:


The Wedge Defense Force used to have a class of space bomber, about
the size of this ship, that had fold drive. They had to stop
operating them. Too expensive. And if something's too expensive for
the WDF... " He shrugged. "It's really only viable for military
ships. A freight consortium tried to build a fold-capable
superfreighter a few years ago and went bust just soliciting the
design."

If there are five reflex furnaces in existence, rest assured we didn't waste any on bombers.

--rR