Q Ships?

[Grimjack]

lightsenshi
Citizen: SOC-12
CID # 2040
posted February 28, 2003 8:30AM
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A Q-ship would have to look innoculous and yet be large enough to be lethal. Bay weapons, naturally, are out due to a lack of a way to conceal them. But if you don't mind spending money (most govenments don't) you can pack a lot of popup turrets into a freighter.

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"Give us all your celery."

- Motto of the Treecat Liberation Army.

I disagree with this assessment. Why do popup turrets need disposable blow-away covers? The popup turrets' concealment should be covered in the extra tonnage required for it (i.e. hull plate slides away to allow turret to popup ). Now if you had installled bay weapons, disposable blow-away covers would be ideal for concealing them until you are ready to blow up the unlucky pirate who thought your ship was easy prey.

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"There is no such thing as too much firepower"

 

[gardclan]

Not to mention the warning the bad guys get when dozens of small sensor ghosts (i.e., debris) begins to shed from your Q ship just before you open up their hull like a sardine can.

I concur. Pop up turrets should have some sort of shutter or deployment covers.