On Friday, December 18, 2020, 01:52:18 PM MST, Rupert Boleyn <xxxxxx@gmail.com> wrote:


On 19Dec2020 0917, Phil Pugliese - philpugliese at yahoo.com (via tml
list) wrote:
> I guess the rationale is, "We haven't DISCOVERED it yet, but when we
> do it'll take TL6 to fabricate.
> Just like JI (at least in CT anyway).
> We haven't invented that yet either but, when we do, we'll be able to
> build jump drives.
I which case TL6-8 combat will consist of heavy weapons and people
grappling and twisting each others' limbs and necks off because guns and
knives won't much.


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Rupert Boleyn <xxxxxx@gmail.com>

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Except that we're talking about the TU, where TL15 is not uncommon.

It might be that a higher TL is needed for discovery but not for production.

In any case a TL6 world in the TU & combat thereupon will have little relevance to the combat situation on a totally isolated TL9 planet.

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