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Re: On the subject of the Gauss Cannon...
Posted By: Sage Scorpion <Awesomedudeman2004@yahoo.com>Date: 3/10/04 8:58 p.m.

In Response To: Re: On the subject of the Gauss Cannon... (The Future)

: distances do matter because if you're firing at a taget near the moon at the
: speed of light, it takes 1 second to reach the target, it takes 4 seconds
: for a supermac gone to reach the moon because it moves at 1/4 the speed of
: light. it isn't accerating at the speed of light, its velocity maxes out
: at .4(3E8) no friction doesn't really mean anything, if something that
: small is moving that fast in an atmosphere, it'll just disintigrate.

True, but no one really knows the exact speed of a Super-MAC gun. Well, maybe I'm wrong, but I don't have my copy of TFoR handy. But assuming that they do fire at your given speed, it would be near impossible to hit anything. It would be like a .50 cal. bullet being shot with a 9mm cartridge. Less, actually. Firing at that speed would give the Covies enough time to dodge if at any kind of range. That is to say anywhere beyond the asteroid belt.

Speaking of the asteroid belt, would that not be another perfect defense option? Pack some fighters and smaller escort ships like frigates or something in larger rocks, wait for the Covenant fleet to pass, and then hit them with salvoes right around the time the main salvo is hitting. Even if they couldn't do much damage, they could be backed up with 10-15 Super-MACs, which would create a serious crossfire. The Covenant couldn't possibly stand up to that, even with 500 ships. Frigates and fighters wouldn't stand a chance, but it would take some ships away from the main assault fleet, which would be whittled down by the Super-MAC crossfire plus the nuclear mines PLUS the fleet insystem. With an option like that, I don't possibly see how the UNSC could overlook something like that. Dude, if you have some time on your hands, could you draw up some plans for that? That would be sweet.

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Lunar Defense PerimiterAlexander Valient 3/10/04 4:24 p.m.
     Re: Lunar Defense PerimiterCapo Rip 3/10/04 4:35 p.m.
           Re: Lunar Defense PerimiterAlexander Valient 3/10/04 4:48 p.m.
                 Re: Lunar Defense PerimiterGre'Thor117 3/10/04 4:53 p.m.
                       Re: Lunar Defense Perimiter7grunts7_hut7 3/10/04 5:24 p.m.
                             Re: Lunar Defense PerimiterHawk7886 3/10/04 5:31 p.m.
                                   Re: Lunar Defense PerimiterAlexander Valient 3/10/04 5:40 p.m.
                                         Re: Lunar Defense Perimiterwhy isnt my hitman47 name working???? 3/10/04 6:26 p.m.
                                               Re: Lunar Defense PerimiterQuickie 3/10/04 6:49 p.m.
                                                     Re: Lunar Defense Perimiterwhy isnt my hitman47 name working???? 3/10/04 7:08 p.m.
                                                           Re: Lunar Defense PerimiterAlexander Valient 3/10/04 7:28 p.m.
                                                                 On the subject of the Gauss Cannon...Dylan 3/10/04 7:36 p.m.
                                                                       Re: On the subject of the Gauss Cannon...Ain Soph Aur 3/10/04 7:50 p.m.
                                                                             Re: On the subject of the Gauss Cannon...The Future 3/10/04 8:11 p.m.
                                                                                   Re: On the subject of the Gauss Cannon...Sage Scorpion 3/10/04 8:58 p.m.
                                                                                         Why that doesn't make senseMarcus 3/10/04 10:45 p.m.
                                                                                               Re: Why that doesn't make senseSage Scorpion 3/11/04 8:29 a.m.
                                                                                         Re: On the subject of the Gauss Cannon...Alexander Valient 3/10/04 10:51 p.m.
                                                                                         Re: On the subject of the Gauss Cannon...The Future 3/10/04 11:17 p.m.
                                                                                               Re: On the subject of the Gauss Cannon...Sage Scorpion 3/11/04 9:31 a.m.
                                               Bungie showed mini MACHedwig 3/10/04 9:14 p.m.
                                         Re: Lunar Defense PerimiterThe Future 3/10/04 8:06 p.m.
                       Re: Lunar Defense PerimiterThe Future 3/10/04 8:04 p.m.
                             Re: Lunar Defense PerimiterAin Soph Aur 3/10/04 9:11 p.m.
                                   Re: Lunar Defense PerimiterThe Future 3/10/04 11:40 p.m.
                                         Re: Lunar Defense PerimiterAin Soph Aur 3/11/04 12:13 a.m.
                                               Re: Lunar Defense PerimiterThe Future 3/11/04 2:27 p.m.
                             Re: Lunar Defense PerimiterGre'Thor117 3/10/04 11:45 p.m.
     Re: No Mac cover of polar regionsSteve Ollett 3/11/04 2:29 a.m.
           Re: No Mac cover of polar regionsAlexander Valient 3/11/04 8:30 a.m.



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