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Forum Name: Undocumented Features General
Topic ID: 131
Message ID: 9
#9, RE: The Reflex Cannon
Posted by Pasha on Sep-29-01 at 12:11 PM
In response to message #8
>>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.

Oh, ok, my mistake...it was reflex furnace + fold drive for a Reflex Cannon, I guess...

--
-Pasha
Umm, right....I'll be with you in just a sec now...