| From: | "Paul J. Adam" <plotd@********.DEMON.CO.UK> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Re: Those darn Azzies |
| Date: | Wed, 5 Aug 1998 23:22:54 +0100 |
h.edu>, Mach <mach@****.CALTECH.EDU> writes
>On Wed, 5 Aug 1998, Paul J. Adam wrote:
>> AH HA! I KNEW IT!!!! :)
>>
>> Sorry. Sore point :) I had a bit of a barney on r.g.f.c. some time ago
>> about "flying tanks", and I suggested that the Stonewall in RBB was a
>> disinformation effort, not a real flying MBT... the person I was arguing
>> with insisted that because it was in RBB it had to exist and be exactly
>> as described in the book.
>
>Yeah yeah, Paul, you and your "Tanks will fly as soon as pigs do"
>attitude. We never really got the whole picture on the Stonewall anyway.
But didn't I say it wuz all a disinformation project? I been sayin' it
for years! I said it wuz all gummint disinformation! :)
>It could be made to work if someone with sense were allowed to tinker
>with the idea for a while. Although perhaps not with the stats as
>originally given. =)
I much preferred Jon Szeto's version in Rigger 2, that Banshees and
other T-birds are ground-effect vehicles needing substantial forward
velocity to remain airborne - as you say, snowspeeders from _Empire
Strikes Back_, fast vehicles with notable armour and armament that make
difficult targets while in NOE flight. That makes sense to me. The
earlier portrayals... didn't.
You _know_ I like the Athenas, I used'em in my plot after all :)
Supersonic Banshees? Well, I guess if you burn enough fuel fast enough
almost anything's possible... (doubtful expression)
--
There are four kinds of homicide: felonious, excusable, justifiable and
praiseworthy...
Paul J. Adam paul@********.demon.co.uk
