On 9/27/17, Tim <xxxxxx@little-possums.net> wrote:
> Though if you wanted for some reason to make a comm system usable as a
> weapon, and to avoid weather problems, there is a simple way to solve
> both problems: say it's designed to cope with adverse weather
> conditions by blasting a near-vacuum channel through the air, clouds,
> birds, or any small vehicles that might cross the beam path.  ;-)

That's more Laumer...
Sensor Tech: Sir, we've been attacked from the ground!
Capt: I felt it. But it seemed a bit off...
Comms Tech: Sir, it was a message! It says... 'Go F*ck yourself'...
Capt: Ah, there's the Bolo.