Frank Zado writes;
Erik L. Schweitzer writes:
While I am unsure about Minovski particles effects on IR, (And I am
highly suspicious of the claim they interfere with IR; but I guess if you
are going to be able to screw with part of the spectrum, there's no reason
you can't screw around with the rest of it. Which make me wonder why they
can not screw around with visual wave-lenghts.) I *know* they have no
effect on lasar guided systems. And use of such a targeting system is not as
suicidal as some would make it out to be, either. It is just much more
difficult to use.
How would the particle be able to dampen both IR and heat seeking? I'm assuming
That's what I asked when some one else brought it up. I don't *think* that
it does, but I do not know enough about the Gundam universe to dispute it.
the theoretics of the Minovsky particle are loosely based on stealth
technology and masking/absorbtion of radar waves. The primary means of
difficulty in stealth is heat. They haven't found a way yet to mask heat
signatures of fighter jets, and the problem expounds with the added heat put
out by a Mobile Suit drive. Honestly, I haven't seen any evidence that they
mask heat signatures..
As I said, I never made that claim. Some one else did, and I questioned
it. However, my limited knowledge of the Gundam universe did not allow me
to dispute it.
I think that the New Types will be the biggest asset that the Gundam
people have. (And numbers; the Macross people seem to be outnumbered by
a bit.) However, I do not think the melee weapons will be much of an
asset. The best melee weapon available is a big gun; while the New Type
is waving his sword or axe around looking impressive, the Valkyrie will
just blow it away.
Well, remember, Mobile Suits do have many other long range weapons. They do
carry missiles, and gun cannons, and if we deal with Newtypes you have funnels.
They aren't totally outmatched. Besides, I'd love to see a Valkyrie pick up
a sword and duke it out with a Mobile Suit!!
While it would be interesting to see a MS and Valk go toe to toe, I would
not expect the lack of a melee weapon to make much of a difference on the
Valk's part.
I also have a questions. Can a Mobile Suit emit Minovski particles, or
does it require a larger ship? How large a field is generated?
As above, nope, only cap ships can deploy Minovsky particles.
That is what I suspected. That would make the dog fights a rather
different matter. The Valkyries may not be able to use radar to fire
missiles at any cruisers, but it would not be a problem against Mobile
Suits. (If they are out of range of the particles.)