Maybe I was thinking of "Battle Beyond the Stars", or, as I like to call it "John-Boy in SPACE!"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksJTPdNNQB4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksJTPdNNQB4
The Grand-daddy of spinal guns.
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I thought I recognized that battle scene, it's also in Corman's Galaxy of Terror
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsfiQejzi0o
I loved the cheesy sci-fi flicks.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsfiQejzi0o
I loved the cheesy sci-fi flicks.
WarriorKnight
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If you think WW2 Japanese battlewagons in space is wrong, then you haven't seen anything yet.
Yes, believe it or not, some Japanese producer took the concept a step further, and instead of a battleship (and hoping to capitalize on the fantasy and martial arts sci-fi Asian market) he put a sailing vessel in space.
Behold; MESSAGE FROM SPACE ... SPACE ... Space ... space (reverb for dramatic echo effect);
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_O7mOl5KkEw&feature=related
I kind of liked that movie.Vic Morrow & Sonny Chiba were the main reasons.I had a Imperial General based off of Morrow's character.I really disapointed a new kid gaming with us,He joined while I was in basic training & he heard all these stories about me from a couple friends; We were playing Traveller & I was running my General & we were running to get off planet before it expoded.Well Brig. General "Bull" Meecham wasn't quite as fast as he used to be & this new guy was a little ahead of him;so "Bull" dropped to one knee pulled his rifle up & shot him in the back.As he ran by he said "Sorry kid,but I plan on living a while longer". Poor Douggie was very disalusioned. "Bull" didn't wear the "fuzzie" cape though.
You know, I got to admit, reading that little anecdote, and the various similar ones on the "funniest moments in RPing" thread... you all are a vicious set of players. Our group was always "all for one, and one for all" type of deal. 
But you folks. Wow. Sociopathic is what I call it :devil:
But you folks. Wow. Sociopathic is what I call it :devil:
WarriorKnight
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You know, I got to admit, reading that little anecdote, and the various similar ones on the "funniest moments in RPing" thread... you all are a vicious set of players. Our group was always "all for one, and one for all" type of deal.
But you folks. Wow. Sociopathic is what I call it :devil:
When I came back from basic I was a "little bloodthristy".My IBIS character tryed to take on a ship's craft from a Gazelle that was trying to rescue him w/a FGMP-15.(a very long game involving Psionic criminals teleporting aboard my SDB when we caught them,our raming & boarding their Type S & the long drawn out fight w/said criminals.).The gm decided that the ship's crafts lasers could be tuned down to a stun setting & zapped the IBIS agent.
Took about 2 months to get the mind set out of my system.
Thanks for posting this. Brings back some good memories. I've always been partial to the Star Blazers/ Yamato Andromedia and I tried one time to make some HG stats for her.
Since Traveller doesn't allow dual spinal mounts, how about maybe her WMG ports could contain a couple dual 500ton bay Meson guns or PA bays. Or maybe a little handwavium that she looks like she has two spinal mounts but only mounts one that fires a somewhat wider beam.
At any rate, here is Andromedia in action http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9ylfABD0qg Enjoy
Since Traveller doesn't allow dual spinal mounts, how about maybe her WMG ports could contain a couple dual 500ton bay Meson guns or PA bays. Or maybe a little handwavium that she looks like she has two spinal mounts but only mounts one that fires a somewhat wider beam.
At any rate, here is Andromedia in action http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9ylfABD0qg Enjoy
Lycanorukke
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If I remember right you also had the 'Janus Mount' which was two 'half length' spinals butted end-to-end allowing the ship to shoot forwards and backward (so you could shoot while running away).
And if you had a spherical hull it got really weird. You could put any number of Janus mounts inside (since a sphere doesn't have a 'spine' as such), giving you 'spinal mount fire' in all firing arcs or able to shoot half a dozen spinal shots per turn by spinning the ship on its axis.
Fitting in the engines and PP was a different matter though...
WarriorKnight
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Do you remember which ff&s it was MT or T4.I have the T4 but I don't think I've got the MT.I had a design a friend did that was very much Yamato in style that he called a Dreadnought Killer.I tryed to do it justice but I'm not certain.I just doubled the weight,power requirements & crew.I think it got used maybe twice.It took out a Tigeress but it was more luck than good ship design.
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