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From: bryan@uiucdcsp.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Re: A new question
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Date: Mon, 19-Nov-84 18:36:00 EST
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Nf-From: uiucdcsp!bryan    Nov 19 17:36:00 1984



I have too also wondered how starship combat can occur between ships with
warp power.  If combat can not go on at warp speeds what stops a ship from
leaving an encounter with unfriendlys at warp speed to run away and fight
another day   (assuming its warp enginees are operatable).

If warp combat is possible one would believe that it must be done at the same
warp factor for applying the standard formula v=w^3*c a difference by one
factor between two ships is approx. 3*w^2*c which for warp factor say 6 is
 108*c   ===>  there is only a short moment that the two ships are close
enough to each other to have combat.



other opinions ????


-rob bryan

univ of illinois

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