... Has ANYTHING been found in Antartica that's worth fighting over? I can't think of anything nearly so advantageous as the "high ground" of LEO.......
It could be that I missed that part while drooling over my date... LOL ... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Exclusive Video Premiere - Britney...
... I don't know, but it's hard to imagine that an entire continent doesn't have a lot of resources! It may be that recovering them economically is so doubtful...
Or H.P. Lovecraft novels. Oh wait, those things are worth *fighting*. ... -- We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the...
We have a number of "Hard" SF space combat games and universes regularly mentioned in this group, i.e. Attack Vector, the Human Sphere, etc. I'm just curious...
Quick question. Apparently my e-mail address for this and other Yahoo groups has been bouncing every Sunday for the last few weeks. Anyone else had this...
In a message dated 11/2/03 7:33:57 AM Eastern Standard Time, TimHughes149@... writes: Quick question. Apparently my e-mail address for this and other Yahoo...
... Well, speaking for my mental image, lasers first. I picture a laser cannon as looking not unlike a TV satellite dish (lots bigger, of course). The laser...
Hi Tim long time no hear. I was pondering weapon systems for my own system. Came across this don't know if its any use to you. Theres a section on weapons...
And this - "you don't want to be next to a torch when it lights up!" - is where a lot of fun comes into play. so you push it away with explosive bolts? How...
... - is where ... get away with ... light up, and ... goose goes ... to not ... Yes. In the case of small ships cutting missiles loose, my main guess is that...
In a message dated 02/11/2003 16:45:50 GMT Standard Time, ... I remember the pictures! :) Still think they should be spring loaded. :) Joking apart. As for the...
In a message dated 02/11/2003 17:39:04 GMT Standard Time, ... Ditto, how's it going with HW2? ... I'll look it over. ... You cannot hide in space, so a sub is...
G'day, ... Iron ore, chromium, copper, gold, nickel, platinum and a bunch of other minerals, coal and hydrocarbons have been found in Antarctcia. SO far only...
... Antarctica has many of the disadvantages of space when it comes to resources. It is difficult to get there with large industrial equipment. It is easy...
I have had a blast playing submarine and antisubmarine warfare games with Harpoon and Command at Sea, two naval miniatures games from Clash of Arms games. An...
... drifting ... any ... I am a missile fan (though I use beams for point defense), but in a hard-SF context (i.e., combat in "normal" space), even "relatively...
... Right! When I first replied, I mixed up your name and forgot that you know in detail what my ships look like. :) ... did you ... fairly large ... to stand...
... missile/ ... I think it's nearly arbitrary, i.e., user's choice what you want to call it. That said, and even though I call the weapons in my own setting ...
Tying in another thread... If you have modular ships, you have instant fog. Sure, that ship's burning as though it's carrying a load - but is the load a few...
... burning as ... wheat or nukes? Right. Even if you can ID the power plant precisely, based on its spectrum, that's equivalent to knowing what locomotive is...
... Hmmmm.... So, this contributes to Global Warming.... Since 1940 or so.....most we've seen since 1150 years ago.... I wonder if anyone has done enough...
... Um...the article doesn't say that. At most, it says that there are people who may wish to link this to global warming. Frankly, sunspots make the sun less...
