I have long scoffed at the idea of Star Wars with their flying bridge design on a pedestal high above the rear of the ship. If I were an adversary that would make quite the tempting target.
I will not be surprised that US Navy warship design transitions away from a bridge in such an exposed area with the exception of peacetime sailing. Con and combat operations would in my vision be controlled from a space deep inside the hull. I think you're on the right track Doug.
On Mon, May 26, 2014 at 2:27 AM, Timothy Collinson <timothy.collinson@port.ac.uk> wrote:
LOL!
Dear Folks –
Tim replied:
>>Have you seen the version done by Mongoose? It’s in their version of the *Fighting Ships* supplement.
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>Bother. And other really rude words. I'd completely forgotten about that. Shame on me for not mentioning it.
“ ”Bother!”, cried Pooh, slapping another magazine into his AK-47.”
In the Traveller lecture I did recently I showed that off (after explaining what a UWP was) along with travellermap.com. You could hear the collective jaws of the audience drop. It was a real Total Perspective Vortex moment.
As soon as I saw that Mongoose’s Fighting Ships not only had the Tigress (!), not only the Plankwell (!!), but also the Kokirrak-class (!!! one of which we have at Tavonni!) I knew I HAD to buy this book. ;-) ;-)
I never thought anyone would ever map out the thing. Sorta like Marc probably thought no-one would ever stat all the worlds in the Imperium, let alone the Imperium and all surrounding empires. %-O
Ah, well that's because she drew the real things. I mean those ARE the ships! :-)
I still love Jennell Jaquays’ comment to me that she’s surprised no-one has come up with better, more interesting ship pics than the ones she drew up at her kitchen table 30+ years ago…
tc