I was looking thru the Captians Handbook section, and saw that Digs were missing from the Technology Development Timeline. Is there a reason for this? Jon ...
In a message dated 01/09/2004 19:54:00 GMT Daylight Time, ... Is this because you assume that bigger vessels mount bigger guns, rather than just lots more guns...
In a message dated 03/09/2004 21:14:57 GMT Daylight Time, ... Jon, They are not missing...they are just going by the alternative name of Aerostats. Matthew ...
I was wondering, as the tech timeline advances, how far would we have to go before fighters could land on the carriers? It seems to me that surely some brave...
Cariers are already in the game, thus the landing technique must already be in the game. As for refuling as we are dealing with string bags its unlikley that ...
In a Game my group were organising recently (that no one actually got around to playing) we were playing a 1/72nd scale Crimson Skies style game. One of the...
Carriers in Aeronef can't recover fighters - they can only launch, so they are a bit of a problem. I have a converted Dig with cranes to recover planes that...
The US Navy did that with the Airships in the 1930's. I believe they used Curtiss Sparrowhawks. The fighters had a big hook--much bigger than a tailhhook,...
The Russians did a similar thing with parasite fighters under the wings of bombers. Our problem is that we are thinking of fighters and fixed wings with "our"...
I'd rule that carrier landings are not normally be made during a aerial battle. After an engagement, fighters can be picked up be carriers using the "skyhook"...
The way this usually worked, I believe, is the Sparrowhawks would take off from a land base to join the airship in flight, rather than being on board when the...
Well they certainly had guts! Got to give them that. Is it possible to see footage of this? Just for curiosity, I'd love to see it happening. Dean ... From:...
OK, I found a website. Photos, but no video. www.naval-airships.org/rigids.html "dean.winson" <dean.winson@...> wrote: Well they certainly had guts!...
Our problem is that we are thinking of fighters and fixed wings with "our" historical background. In the world of Aeronef, why would fixed wing develop when...
Probably the answer is - there is no point, unless they are there to scare \ hold off other fixed wings. If they did develop a safe landing mode I think it...
The US Navy Sparrowharks could have their landing gear removed. With would save on weight. Jon Those are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others....
The planes colud take off and land from the airship. They were to extend the recon range of the airship. These airships were used into the late 1930's andwere...
I am a vorrash reader that gets on a subjet and keeps following the book trail tillI need another book case. Currently I have been upgrading my libary on books...
The Carriers in the original rule book are dig carriers & are not able to retrieve fixed wing craft. Whereas the newer "brigade models" Carriers are aeronef...
The classic work of Victorian sci-fi is The Difference Engine by (I believe) William Gibson. I've not read it myself, but I've only heard great things about...
HI Guys: For those of you intersted in WWI in 1/144th scale. Reviresco has just released two new kits: The Albatros DV and the Junkers D-1. New decal...
... Actually it doesn't specify whether or not they are digs or nef. All it says is "It is possible for vessels to carry blah, blah. Flights cannot land back...
No I have to disagree, it says "cant land on vessels", not Digs, which suggests both digs and nefs. ... From: mad_mortum To: WGVSF@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
Oh - I see, are you saying they nefs can land to pick up aircraft? ... From: mad_mortum To: WGVSF@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2004 10:40 PM...
... No, I was quoting the book. And was guessing from the take off landing rules that a dig would be too slow & hard to handle, ie. slow giant target. It'd be...
It's by William Gibson and Bruce Sterling. It's a very good book, but as VSF goes, good old Jules Verne is much much more fantastic. Basically in Difference...
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