Austar Union
12-11-2003, 10:09
Is there any kind of space-tech out there that I can get which transports earth weapons such as fighters/tanks/troops to a target faster than the conventional way (earth-travel)?
McLeod03
12-11-2003, 10:13
Do you mean inter-planetary or just from one point on Earth to another?
Austar Union
12-11-2003, 10:19
just from 1 point of the earth to the other
McLeod03
12-11-2003, 10:23
Try looking for Clairmont's storefront. He sells dropships which would probably be much better.
Austar Union
12-11-2003, 12:17
Is there any offers? I want something that can transport pretty much whole battalions within hours of it lifting off. Is there anything like that?
The main problem with moving troops rapidly in an atmosphere is the fact that friction will eat up a ship within a matter of moments. If you can find a folding system like Taka uses you would be able to fold divisions of troops anywhere more or less instantly, however there are problems with using this. The first being that unless surrounded by a thick hull, the folding tends to rip biological systems to peices, the second, as we use gravity wells to move around, and you would be going from one gravity well to the next, there is the risk that you would overshoot or undershoot and end up by an unknown gravity well, and without knowing where you are, it would be impossible to find your way back unless you were lucky enough to land on a habitated planet with people that speak your language. . . this and a 12 hour cool down time makes in-system jumps are dangerous at best, lethal at worse. Your best bet would be the dropships, or some other high speed delivery package either from orbit *such as drop pods* or from high altitude *HALO delivery from supersonic aircraft, just make sure it isn't supersonic when you hit the drop zone, spreading infantry over miles of terrain is a bad thing*