On Fri, Feb 23, 2018 at 6:56 AM, Rupert Boleyn <xxxxxx@gmail.com> wrote:

I always liked the det-laser pods in 2300AD. They gave a serious punch to small civilian ships when used as a add-on.

My immediate thought on reading about those was: "Lord help any civilian ship that stumbles into a combat zone. Cautious/paranoid opponents are going to nuke them 'just in case,' then adjust their sensor log to show radiation readings consistent with that target carrying inadequately-shielded det-lasers."

Richard Aiken

"Never insult anyone by accident." Robert A. Heinlein

"I studied the Koran a great deal. I came away from that study with the conviction there have been few religions in the world as deadly to men as Muhammed." Alexis de Tocqueville

"We know a little about a lot of things; just enough to make us dangerous." Dean Winchester (fictional monster hunter portrayed by Jensen Ackles)

"It has been my experience that a gun doesn't care who pulls its trigger." Newton Knight (as portrayed by Matthew McConaughey), to a scoffing Confederate tax collector facing the weapons held by Knight's young children and wife.