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Originally Posted by blitz1/2
Well, my theory is if a Destroyer's armour is so strong, why not plunder some corpses and use that to improve TSF arm shields?
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Um... Weight or decomposition, probably, if I had to guess. The primary advantage of super carbon in TSF construction is it's high streagth-to-weight ratio; it's strong enough to serve while having minimal weight. We really have no idea what kind of density Destroyer armor has. If it's too heavy, the shield would be a
lot of weight on one side of the body, which could cause all kinds of
in-flight problems.
Also, you'd need to find a workable method to recover it for machining; a Destroyer carapace is probably going to be too big for a TSF to handle, and bringing heavy construction equipment ahead of the MLR onto a recent battlefield involves some challenges. Then you need to get to a safe area to machine it into a usable shape... ad your probably good.
If you want to look into this, Grappler Claws might be better for shields. They seem to already be almost the right size/shape, and would be much easier to recover.
When it comes to Laser Defense, you want a material that's fairly reflective
on the frequency of a Laser-class beam at all solid-state temperatures and a high specific heat capacity, meaning that it takes a lot of energy to raise it's temperature. There are a
lot of other things to consider, but given that we know absolutely nothing about the beam characteristics of a
Lux unit, it's hard to say anything. TO wit:
What is the wavelength of the electromagnetic radiation used? This determines how the laser interacts with all sorts of things, and what might be used to stop or disperse it.
If the beam is a single 'flash' or a sustained briefly. Basically, if the amount of time that the laser is emitting light is effectively instantaneous, or a relevant period. This matters because it largely dictates how much the point of the target being struck can 'drift' during beam exposure.
If it's a continuous beam or pulse laser.