Well, it is T5 after all... was Re: [TML] L-Hyd not necessary for jumping & misc.... Phil Pugliese 18 May 2016 16:42 UTC
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Well, it is T5, after all. "The one, the only, the all-encompassing epitome of Traveller rules! ;-) -------------------------------------------- On Wed, 5/18/16, Craig Berry <xxxxxx@gmail.com> wrote: Subject: Re: [TML] L-Hyd not necessary for jumping & misc.... To: xxxxxx@simplelists.com Date: Wednesday, May 18, 2016, 9:33 AM I didn't know that about T5. Sounds like a pretty serious canon fissure. On Wed, May 18, 2016 at 9:31 AM, Jeffrey Schwartz <xxxxxx@gmail.com> wrote: Except the Canopy drives become canon in T5... and you can design ships with them. And T5's description of how J-drives work doesn't include LHyd being needed - just lots and lots of electric power. On Wed, May 18, 2016 at 12:26 PM, Craig Berry <xxxxxx@gmail.com> wrote: > As much as I love playing the "make ALL the canon consistent!!" game, I > think we have to toss Annic Nova if we are to maintain any semblance of > sanity in the background. Even if you handwave an explanation (my favorite > is the usual dodge that its drive is a one-of-a-kind Ancient artifact), it > makes no sense at all that reports of a ship that could jump without > refueling didn't trigger an all out, every-ship-committed effort by the > Imperium to locate the ship for study. > > On Wed, May 18, 2016 at 8:29 AM, Phil Pugliese (via tml list) > <xxxxxx@simplelists.com> wrote: >> >> This email was sent from yahoo.com which does not allow forwarding of >> emails via email lists. Therefore the sender's email address >> (xxxxxx@yahoo.com) has been replaced with a dummy one. The original >> message follows: >> >> >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> In JTAS #1 or #2 is found the 'AnnicNova' a unique idiosyncratic starship >> that can unfurl solar collectors in order to charge it's jumpdrive. >> >> So, no L-Hyd is actually required to initiate, leave, or travel thru >> j-space. >> >> Also, as far as Xboat life support goes (no PP) I can imagine lots of ways >> to provide the power to keep life support going long enough for travel thru >> j-space, exit, & recovery as I'm sure we all can. >> >> Remember that in the supp that detailed the ships of the S'Marches there >> was detailed the 50dT heavy fighter which was carried by the Tigress & other >> BB's. It is mentioned that the fighter is capable of independent operation >> for an extended period of time. Several weeks I believe. Now it does have a >> PP but this illustrates that very small craft can & are designed to operate >> for lengthy periods on their own. >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> ----- >> The Traveller Mailing List >> Archives at http://archives.simplelists.com/tml >> Report problems to xxxxxx@simplelists.com >> To unsubscribe from this list please goto >> http://archives.simplelists.com > > > > > -- > Craig Berry (http://google.com/+CraigBerry) > "Eternity is in love with the productions of time." - William Blake > > ----- > The Traveller Mailing List > Archives at http://archives.simplelists.com/tml > Report problems to xxxxxx@simplelists.com > To unsubscribe from this list please goto > http://archives.simplelists.com ----- The Traveller Mailing List Archives at http://archives.simplelists.com/tml Report problems to xxxxxx@simplelists.com To unsubscribe from this list please goto http://archives.simplelists.com -- Craig Berry (http://google.com/+CraigBerry) "Eternity is in love with the productions of time." - William Blake ----- The Traveller Mailing List Archives at http://archives.simplelists.com/tml Report problems to xxxxxx@simplelists.com To unsubscribe from this list please goto http://www.simplelists.com/confirm.php?u=EwREIRgLK8vaUEhNlnoNdSGKwnjoID8a