As a fan of the Macross series, I just had to pop in here with a couple of comments
Re: New Names:
As a rule of the thumb, chinese names have three characters, each with one syllable where as japanese have three to four characters, each character possible having up to three syllable...
As a result, Ningshui Jialan is not a likely chinese name, but as a metter of fact, sounds like a chinesification of a japanese name(possible as both languages share the same characters used in japanese names) Lyn Min-mei, however, is a perfectly logically constructed traditional chinese name(Surname before personal name).
Re: Ship design philosophy:
While I suppose that having artificial gravity is right out for most of the terran ship designs, I hardly think centrifuge rings like the design sketched of the modified submarine are a viable military design, if only because it'd be very vunerable to damage. If you really want(And I like the idea because I've read a novel that executed a similar concept very well), have the submarines be converted into short endurance gunships based off space stations and/or SDF-1. Forget centrifuge rings, forget artificial gravity. Use moving handrails to get about.
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Re: New Names:
As a rule of the thumb, chinese names have three characters, each with one syllable where as japanese have three to four characters, each character possible having up to three syllable...
As a result, Ningshui Jialan is not a likely chinese name, but as a metter of fact, sounds like a chinesification of a japanese name(possible as both languages share the same characters used in japanese names) Lyn Min-mei, however, is a perfectly logically constructed traditional chinese name(Surname before personal name).
Re: Ship design philosophy:
While I suppose that having artificial gravity is right out for most of the terran ship designs, I hardly think centrifuge rings like the design sketched of the modified submarine are a viable military design, if only because it'd be very vunerable to damage. If you really want(And I like the idea because I've read a novel that executed a similar concept very well), have the submarines be converted into short endurance gunships based off space stations and/or SDF-1. Forget centrifuge rings, forget artificial gravity. Use moving handrails to get about.
Be the Ultimate Ninja! Play Billy Vs. SNAKEMAN today!