Zakalwe said:
I'm personally interested in what synthetic leather will be like from a race which never had any cows.
I also object to the strength of the hull, which means that a heavy starship weapon is neccesary to damage it. I just think this is over the top for a bomber.
What bio-neural interface system is actually used? How does the PSRS and so forth actually interact with the brain?
Out of interest, what drive system does the cockpit use and what speed can it achieve? Is it itself armoured or shielded?
Energy/matter conversion? Oh please don't tell me that got approved ... that should have died with QnS. No insult intended Zack.
That's all I've got.
Actually, the Lorath have a sort of... rhino... hippo... cattle equivalent. Anyway, the term 'leather' can be applied in a generic manner for any material which originates from a cured hide. Mmm, editing this in after, but the texture would be something of a soft suede, rather plush and soft on the skin.
The hull strength originates from the 'Structural Layering System', which has been applied to the Winter, with a similar DR rating for the armor, while being a smaller unit.
https://wiki.stararmy.com/doku.php?id=lo ... ing_system
https://wiki.stararmy.com/doku.php?id=lo ... ter_series
Also, I don't know if you've noticed Zak, but even SMX pods have weapons capable of cutting through that armor. Positrons for the lose.
As for the interface to the pilot's mind, I included a link to the Neural Interface System which was submitted some time ago.
When I thought about your question for the ejection pod, I rethought the issue and I made the pod's means of thrust be a gravity drive. Far more efficient for planet-fall and dealing with scalar, thanks for the idea.
As for the energy/matter converter... do look at the Panther attack shuttle, and also some of Wes' recent submissions include it.
Thanks for taking a look.