(07-19-2018, 01:32 PM)robkelk Wrote:(07-19-2018, 01:18 PM)Rajvik Wrote: Just tell Wash-chan to give a gateway to those of us in Pensacola and we'll come join in the fun.
"Wash-chan"? I thought Wash could just fly the Serenity there, no portal required.
That's awfully tempting, actually. Because now that I think of it, I'm pretty sure the Arbalest can fit into the Serenity's cargo hold with a minimum amount of fuss. It just has to be very empty in there.
Although the other two M9's that are typically Kurtz's and Mao's units... Either they'll have to get left behind, or else the Serenity can come in without her shuttles and either one can just sit in those nooks and hang on for dear life.
As for Nanoha and Fate...
Quote:"MASTER. INCOMING TRANSMISSION - UNUSUAL THAUMIC FREQUENCY, BUT DIRECTED TO MY MASTER."
"Okay, go ahead and put it on."
"ARE YOU TWO STUPID OR SOMETHING!? THAT'S A MILITARY AIRFIELD DOWN THERE IN CASE YOU HAVEN'T NOTICED! ONE WITH ACTUAL F-16's ON THE APRON! GET THE HELL DOWN FROM THERE BEFORE THEY SHOOT YOU DOWN!"
"But their radar-"
"IS FAR BETTER THAN YOU GIVE IT CREDIT FOR, AND YOU'RE STILL VISIBLE ON INFRARED!!!"
"MASTER - HE IS CORRECT. I CANNOT HIDE HEAT SIGNATURES. I DETECT NUMEROUS PASSIVE IR WARHEADS."
"Passive IR Warheads?"
"HIGH FRAGMENTATION WARHEAD WITH PASSIVE INFRARED HOMING SYSTEM AND PROXIMITY TRIGGER."
"....Uh-oh..."
Such is the crux of stealth technology - you can reduce your radar cross-section all you like, but try as you might, you're still gonna look like a hot potato fresh from the oven to an IR sensor. Which is part of why the venerable AIM-9 Sidewinder is a mainstay of the US Armed Forces.
Did you know that they intentionally designed that missile so it'd be easy to upgrade? This is part of why it's been in service for more than 50 years... and 50 years is a helluva lotta time for refinements. And let's not forget John Gall's Law: "A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that worked. A complex system designed from scratch never works and cannot be patched up to make it work. You have to start over, beginning with a working simple system."
This absolutely applies to the Sidewinder. Nanoha is in serious trouble.