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- From: maxxon@swob.nullnet.fi (Mikko Kurki-Suonio)
- Newsgroups: rec.games.mecha
- Subject: Re: Realism vs. Mechs
- Message-ID: <TLkDwB2w165w@swob.nullnet.fi>
- Date: 26 Dec 92 23:17:28 GMT
- References: <Bzq9ID.735@news.cso.uiuc.edu>
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- > You really don't need to target the "vulnerable" areas in the armor.
- > Modern missles can sink a frigate with one or two shots. They
- > would easily blow through the armor by main force.
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- I agree, except that modern frigates don't really carry much armor. I
- recall there was a problem with them when the Falklands incident (call
- it war if you must) was taking place - they seem to contain so much
- aluminium that fires are near impossible to put out.
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- Modern warships count on not being hit.
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