getting this thread back to it's original point ... ![[Image: tongue.gif]](http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/emoticons/tongue.gif)
another addition to the Starhawk (and presumably to B.5 as well)
Sandcasters: These are defensive 'weapons' scattered about the hull in small turrets designed for missile defence. The theory behind them works as follows; an inbound missile's approach vector is analyzed by computer and an intercept is plotted, a capsule is launched from one of the sandcaster turrets at the missile and upon nearing it, blasts out a cone of course sand and/or gravel. The relative velocity should result in the sand shredding the missile. These devices are useless against even small craft as waved hulls and stronger drive fields deflect/ignore the sand/gravel.
also here's a basic lay out of the Starhawk
Upper level:
forward deck - cockpit
- crew quarters (3 rooms with bunkbeds)
- ship's stores
- stairs to lower level
mid-deck - kitchen/dining area
- first aid room
- washroom
- access to dorsal turret
aft deck - upper cargo bay (catwalks and airtight cargo containers)
- stairs to lower level
Lower level:
forward deck - passenger cabins (2 rooms with queen-sized beds)
- rec room (library of books, movies, music and games)
- forward 'airlocks'/personnel doors
- washroom
- Access to ventral turret (and storage of turret when retracted)
- stairs to upper level
mid-deck - engine room (most of the section)
aft deck - lower cargo bay (includes storage bay for APE1)
- Stairs to upper level__________________
The main reason Santa is so jolly is because he knows where all the bad girls live. - George Carlin.
___________________________
"I've always wanted to be somebody, but I should have been more specific." - George Carlin
another addition to the Starhawk (and presumably to B.5 as well)
Sandcasters: These are defensive 'weapons' scattered about the hull in small turrets designed for missile defence. The theory behind them works as follows; an inbound missile's approach vector is analyzed by computer and an intercept is plotted, a capsule is launched from one of the sandcaster turrets at the missile and upon nearing it, blasts out a cone of course sand and/or gravel. The relative velocity should result in the sand shredding the missile. These devices are useless against even small craft as waved hulls and stronger drive fields deflect/ignore the sand/gravel.
also here's a basic lay out of the Starhawk
Upper level:
forward deck - cockpit
- crew quarters (3 rooms with bunkbeds)
- ship's stores
- stairs to lower level
mid-deck - kitchen/dining area
- first aid room
- washroom
- access to dorsal turret
aft deck - upper cargo bay (catwalks and airtight cargo containers)
- stairs to lower level
Lower level:
forward deck - passenger cabins (2 rooms with queen-sized beds)
- rec room (library of books, movies, music and games)
- forward 'airlocks'/personnel doors
- washroom
- Access to ventral turret (and storage of turret when retracted)
- stairs to upper level
mid-deck - engine room (most of the section)
aft deck - lower cargo bay (includes storage bay for APE1)
- Stairs to upper level__________________
The main reason Santa is so jolly is because he knows where all the bad girls live. - George Carlin.
___________________________
"I've always wanted to be somebody, but I should have been more specific." - George Carlin