On Fri, May 26, 2023 at 10:52 AM kaladorn at gmail.com (via tml list)
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> Is that drop off mentioned in T5? Or SOM v 1? I don't recall that in CT.

It's in MT, T4, TNE and T5
I think you might be right that it's not in CT

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> The question that started it all was a discussion about how fast you could go in combat in Traveller.
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Very fast. But the key is how fast are you going in relation to the
other guy.... because that's where engagement duration comes from.

> I know I'd not be ignoring relativity regardless of what any rule says, but I am curious if the new versions of the game would stipulate that relativistic effects are in play or not.
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The T5 NAFAL drive rules include relativistic time dilation.
In combat, though... if you're going that fast compared to the other
guy, you're only going to get one shot

> Another thing to search in the literature...
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> Thanks for the T5 perspective.

My comment about T5 is it's CT with all the bug-fixes and explanations in place.
I'm looking forward to T9, which will someday be T5 with all the bug
fixes in place.