Solarian League breakup and the Eridani-edicts

On Fri, 12 Oct 2007 00:46:53 GMT, Jeffrey MacHott
<Raguleader.DeleteThis@netzero.net> wrote:

>J'hn1 <jhn1@comcastnet> wrote in
>news:5inqg3p46g0k34jli6edvfk500mkm1a14q@4ax.com:
>
>> On Mon, 08 Oct 2007 08:20:14 -0500, Paul Howard
>> <ppaulshoward.DeleteThis@insightbb.com> wrote:
>>
>>>Well IIRC David Weber is on record that any action by an infected
>>>person that depends on the person's knowledge (such as entering codes)
>>>will fail. The Nano-Virus doesn't read minds, it only forces physical
>>>actions like grabbing a gun and shooting.
>>
>> I doubt that entering codes is required mid action during combat. just
>> have one of the salvos with extended range missiles go astray towards
>> the planet (as in aim differently).
>> Codes might be required to authorize a work station to control the
>> missiles, but additional codes during the action would slow things
>> down and give the other side the rather priceless advantage of
>> distracting your crew from fighting the ship effectively by the code
>> entry requirement, while the other side is concentrating on killing
>> your ship.
>
>I don't think the missiles are aimed with a joystick. Probably requires
>inputting codes just to aim them, even if only to give an XY axis
>coordinate for what direction to point the missile in.

Good point. There's no way Mesa can program a missile firing, period.
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Loren Pechtel <lorenpechtel.TakeThisOut@hotmail.invalid.com> wrote in
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> On Fri, 12 Oct 2007 00:46:53 GMT, Jeffrey MacHott
> <Raguleader.TakeThisOut@netzero.net> wrote:
>
>>J'hn1 <jhn1@comcastnet> wrote in
>>news:5inqg3p46g0k34jli6edvfk500mkm1a14q@4ax.com:
>>
>>> On Mon, 08 Oct 2007 08:20:14 -0500, Paul Howard
>>> <ppaulshoward.TakeThisOut@insightbb.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Well IIRC David Weber is on record that any action by an infected
>>>>person that depends on the person's knowledge (such as entering
>>>>codes) will fail. The Nano-Virus doesn't read minds, it only forces
>>>>physical actions like grabbing a gun and shooting.
>>>
>>> I doubt that entering codes is required mid action during combat.
>>> just have one of the salvos with extended range missiles go astray
>>> towards the planet (as in aim differently).
>>> Codes might be required to authorize a work station to control the
>>> missiles, but additional codes during the action would slow things
>>> down and give the other side the rather priceless advantage of
>>> distracting your crew from fighting the ship effectively by the code
>>> entry requirement, while the other side is concentrating on killing
>>> your ship.
>>
>>I don't think the missiles are aimed with a joystick. Probably
>>requires inputting codes just to aim them, even if only to give an XY
>>axis coordinate for what direction to point the missile in.
>
> Good point. There's no way Mesa can program a missile firing, period.
>

Which just leaves them paying somebody in the Navy enough to do it
intentionally O_O

Even if they're not willing to betray the Crown for money alone, lots of
folks have families or deep dark secrets.

--Jeff
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"J'hn1" <jhn1@comcastnet> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 08 Oct 2007 08:20:14 -0500, Paul Howard
> <ppaulshoward DeleteThis @insightbb.com> wrote:
>
>>Well IIRC David Weber is on record that any action by an infected person
>>that depends on the person's knowledge (such as entering codes) will
>>fail. The Nano-Virus doesn't read minds, it only forces physical
>>actions like grabbing a gun and shooting.
>
> I doubt that entering codes is required mid action during combat. just
> have one of the salvos with extended range missiles go astray towards
> the planet (as in aim differently).
> Codes might be required to authorize a work station to control the
> missiles, but additional codes during the action would slow things
> down and give the other side the rather priceless advantage of
> distracting your crew from fighting the ship effectively by the code
> entry requirement, while the other side is concentrating on killing
> your ship.

Missiles have computers and sensors. They also have programs meant to
prevent this from happening. Something might fail but getting it to work by
intent would mean reworking a lot of things.
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"Jeffrey MacHott" <Raguleader.RemoveThis@netzero.net> wrote in message
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> Loren Pechtel <lorenpechtel.RemoveThis@hotmail.invalid.com> wrote in
> news:47101fe2$0$21904$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com:
>
>> On Fri, 12 Oct 2007 00:46:53 GMT, Jeffrey MacHott
>> <Raguleader.RemoveThis@netzero.net> wrote:
>>
>>>J'hn1 <jhn1@comcastnet> wrote in
>>>news:5inqg3p46g0k34jli6edvfk500mkm1a14q@4ax.com:
>>>
>>>> On Mon, 08 Oct 2007 08:20:14 -0500, Paul Howard
>>>> <ppaulshoward.RemoveThis@insightbb.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Well IIRC David Weber is on record that any action by an infected
>>>>>person that depends on the person's knowledge (such as entering
>>>>>codes) will fail. The Nano-Virus doesn't read minds, it only forces
>>>>>physical actions like grabbing a gun and shooting.
>>>>
>>>> I doubt that entering codes is required mid action during combat.
>>>> just have one of the salvos with extended range missiles go astray
>>>> towards the planet (as in aim differently).
>>>> Codes might be required to authorize a work station to control the
>>>> missiles, but additional codes during the action would slow things
>>>> down and give the other side the rather priceless advantage of
>>>> distracting your crew from fighting the ship effectively by the code
>>>> entry requirement, while the other side is concentrating on killing
>>>> your ship.
>>>
>>>I don't think the missiles are aimed with a joystick. Probably
>>>requires inputting codes just to aim them, even if only to give an XY
>>>axis coordinate for what direction to point the missile in.
>>
>> Good point. There's no way Mesa can program a missile firing, period.
>>
>
> Which just leaves them paying somebody in the Navy enough to do it
> intentionally O_O
>
> Even if they're not willing to betray the Crown for money alone, lots of
> folks have families or deep dark secrets.
>
> --Jeff

Considering what would happen to them if they did it you had better leave it
with families.
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