Approximating High-Tech and Ultra-Tech with Spaceships

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11-02-2016, 02:07 PM

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ericbsmith

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Re: Approximating High-Tech and Ultra-Tech with Spaceships

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Originally Posted by ericthered

How SHOULD SM effect top speed? I'm not seeing any particular reason why it should.

The bigger the SM the smaller the front cross-section so the smaller the surface area that's exposed causing drag, which should allow larger ships to go faster given similar other stats (thrust to mass, etc).

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