I agree with Anthony, the existing rules do not make much sense.For each 25mm of sand that a missile passes through, throw 12+ for the missile to be incapacitated by it.
A small point, but I don't think gravity is an EM force. What would its wavelength be?Originally posted by Sigg Oddra:
Hmm, over use of gravitics...
grav plates
acceleration compensators
null grav modules/contra grav lifters
maneuver drive
repulsors
tractors
grav focused lasers
sand cloud manipulation
(jump drive???)![]()
Now, how many applications of manipulation of the electromagnetic force can you think of?![]()
Isn't the grav manipulator for the sandcaster in the turret rather than the cannister anyway...
A short term hazzard at best. Solar and planetary gravity will eventually clean up the mess.Originally posted by BetterThanLife:
But since the sand ablates when hit by a laser. And since the canisters are what a cubic meter max, how much sand are we talking about? There can't be that much and it would disperse fairly rapidly. (Newton's laws are pretty clear on that.)![]()
The latter...Originally posted by atpollard:
Or were you suggesting a comparison between Gravitics Applications and EM Applications?
The idea that working gravitics would have a similar impact as EM devices do today - particularly at the higher TLs - makes alot of sense to me. I don't think its cannon, but I've always figured gravitics are integral to the smaller fusion power plants (as I understand one of the big issues with getting a workable practical fusion reactor today is plasma containment.) Gravitics would also open up a hole new realm of industrial applications to include pumps with no parts coming into physical contact with the fluid.Originally posted by Sigg Oddra:
Hmm, over use of gravitics...
grav plates
acceleration compensators
null grav modules/contra grav lifters
maneuver drive
repulsors
tractors
grav focused lasers
sand cloud manipulation
(jump drive???)![]()
Now, how many applications of manipulation of the electromagnetic force can you think of?![]()
Isn't the grav manipulator for the sandcaster in the turret rather than the cannister anyway...