Guest Redwing Posted July 22, 2001 Share Posted July 22, 2001 Originally posted by Tie Guy: Gathering information that comes off the ship (radar waves or ion trails) is how you detect something. I'll solve this. I just added a filter for my engine that removes the residue immediately after it is released. There. Happy now Tie Guy, are you serious??? SW ships MOVE by emitting ions from their engines at a fast rate! That "residue" is what makes your ship move!! The filter you just installed has now taken away your ship's capacity for forward movement! ------------------ At last we will reveal ourselves to the Jedi. At last we will have revenge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tie Guy Posted July 22, 2001 Share Posted July 22, 2001 It still emitts it , it is just filtered after coming out. That way you still get the propulsion but not the residue. It's like filtering the air that comes out of a jet engine, which can be done. ------------------ "We will crush the Rebellion in one swift stroke." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Niles Posted July 22, 2001 Share Posted July 22, 2001 I think my first mistake was reading this thread. Should have paid attention to the title of it! *Stupid, stupid, stupid! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Imladil Posted July 22, 2001 Share Posted July 22, 2001 Hee-hee-hee... CANNON FODDER!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Grand_Admiral_Ice Posted July 23, 2001 Share Posted July 23, 2001 That was a good game. ------------------ For the empire! MY empire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tie Guy Posted July 23, 2001 Share Posted July 23, 2001 What, cannon fodder? ------------------ "We will crush the Rebellion in one swift stroke." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Grand_Admiral_Ice Posted July 23, 2001 Share Posted July 23, 2001 Yes, you control soldiers and you run around blowing stuff up. ------------------ For the empire! MY empire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Redwing Posted July 23, 2001 Share Posted July 23, 2001 Huh? ------------------ At last we will reveal ourselves to the Jedi. At last we will have revenge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Redwing Posted July 23, 2001 Share Posted July 23, 2001 Originally posted by Tie Guy: It still emitts it , it is just filtered after coming out. That way you still get the propulsion but not the residue. It's like filtering the air that comes out of a jet engine, which can be done. That made exactly NO sense. What's it filtered into? Something has to get OUT forcefully to provide propulsion. And this is space not atmosphere. Honestly, TG, why do you keep making up phony technology? It's getting rather annoying figuring out the flaws in non-existent technology (And please explain your jet engine filter comment, I don't see how it's possible) This is getting rather nuts, huh ------------------ At last we will reveal ourselves to the Jedi. At last we will have revenge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Imladil Posted July 23, 2001 Share Posted July 23, 2001 Nuts? You must mean the starship engine the size of a walnut Scotty was talking about in trhe original Star Trek... Well, I don't think that was an ion engine. My horse would like to buy a vowel. What? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lynk Former Posted July 23, 2001 Share Posted July 23, 2001 Huh?... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tie Guy Posted July 23, 2001 Share Posted July 23, 2001 I't's all non-existant, this isn't real. Plus, i already said that they could do it in jets, why not in much more advanced technology? I may have made it up, but it is still possible. Sure, it would reduce speed, but it's worth it. I'd draw you a picture if i had a decent scanner. (well...maybe not, but i could) Here's how it would work: About a second after coming out of the engine it is funneled back through a tube which immediately slows and disperses the already uselss ions. (if it didn't slow them it would create immense strain on the support of the tube.) It collects the ions in a small tank where it ejects them at the end of flight or when it is full in one big mass of ions. Thus, this mass not only makes the ships course almost completely untrackable, but also serves to didrupt other forms of sensors in the immediate area. There. Let's just end this, ------------------ "We will crush the Rebellion in one swift stroke." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Grand_Admiral_Ice Posted July 23, 2001 Share Posted July 23, 2001 Does not compute! ------------------ For the empire! MY empire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tie Guy Posted July 23, 2001 Share Posted July 23, 2001 It does.....trust me. ------------------ "We will crush the Rebellion in one swift stroke." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Redwing Posted July 23, 2001 Share Posted July 23, 2001 You still have no propulaion. That might work in atmosphere because the ions would push air, but in the vacuum of space that won't work as the ions are pushing on nothing. In fact you would be propelled with great force away from the tube you put on. ------------------ At last we will reveal ourselves to the Jedi. At last we will have revenge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Master Posted July 23, 2001 Share Posted July 23, 2001 *Yawn* Speak in english Redwing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Blue Leader Posted July 24, 2001 Share Posted July 24, 2001 Hi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tie Guy Posted July 24, 2001 Share Posted July 24, 2001 Redwing, it sits behind the engine with space inbetween. Only the intial burst actually pushes the ship. After that, the ions are useless as they just float in space. That's why i said "the already useless ions." This catches them after that intial push. I wish i had a picture to show you...but i don't. ------------------ "We will crush the Rebellion in one swift stroke." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rogue15 Posted July 24, 2001 Share Posted July 24, 2001 you could always make one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Redwing Posted July 24, 2001 Share Posted July 24, 2001 In any case, the tank would have to be many times bigger than the Defender for even a two minute flight because of the amount of ion residue. (The ion emissions are "engine glow") Also ions would still get out unless they were actively sucked in. Making the device even bigger. ------------------ At last we will reveal ourselves to the Jedi. At last we will have revenge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tie Guy Posted July 24, 2001 Share Posted July 24, 2001 I said when it got full it dispensed it. Anyways, it may not collect every single ion, but it would collect enought to make them undetectable. ------------------ "We will crush the Rebellion in one swift stroke." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Grand_Admiral_Ice Posted July 24, 2001 Share Posted July 24, 2001 Um...okay. ------------------ For the empire! MY empire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Redwing Posted July 25, 2001 Share Posted July 25, 2001 It would have to dispense every few seconds if you expect to get off the ground ------------------ At last we will reveal ourselves to the Jedi. At last we will have revenge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tie Guy Posted July 25, 2001 Share Posted July 25, 2001 What's wrong with that, you still couldn't track where i was, just where i've been. Plus, to get off the ground it would use repulsors. ------------------ "We will crush the Rebellion in one swift stroke." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Grand_Admiral_Ice Posted July 25, 2001 Share Posted July 25, 2001 Um...okay. ------------------ For the empire! MY empire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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