CaveMan, on 05 November 2011 - 03:35 PM, said:
Incorrect. The magnetic coils exert a force on the projectile, but they exert an equal force on the 'Mech. It's simple physics. The law of conservation of momentum says that the total momentum of a system is constant, meaning the projectile and launcher experience equal impulse. Otherwise things like ion drives wouldn't function. Of course the 'Mech can still have recoil dampers, like having the whole gun floating in oil, but there are practical limits to what these systems can absorb. You're going to feel some recoil no matter what.
I think you're right, but it doesn't seem, to my mind, anyway, that it'd be anywhere near the recoil you'd get from a shell explosively driven out the gun.
CaveMan, on 05 November 2011 - 03:35 PM, said:
I guess it was weight consideration then when Titanium was chosen for the high-mach jets. *shrug*\
CaveMan, on 05 November 2011 - 03:35 PM, said:
Eh. I want the game to be simmy at an operational level. If they want to get all ARMA 2 on weapons-delivery, that's fine, but I'll be every bit as happy if that aspect isn't gonzo-hardcore.