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The TSJ Icanus, the Terran Superjuggernaut. Am I the only one who thinks that having the Earth Alliance build a ridiculously big superjuggernaut is unrealistic? What do you think?

The Icanus rocks, it shouldn't be touched at all.
9 (52.9%)
Keep it the same, but make the Punisher a bit weaker, so the Gigas has a chance of winning.
2 (11.8%)
Tone it down, make it a little smaller , give it a few less hitpoints and make the armament a little less powerful.
1 (5.9%)
Make the Punisher's damage a little less insane and make the Icanus smaller, less protected and armed.
1 (5.9%)
Get rid of it and make up a better way to kill the Gigas.
3 (17.6%)
Keep it the same, but make it only 50% operational by the time the Gigas arrives.
1 (5.9%)

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Voting closed: November 06, 2006, 12:14:09 pm

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Offline aldo_14

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what is the purpose of those protrusions?

****s 'n' giggles.

 

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vweeeeeeeeeee...... BZAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAP!!!

Menacing. :D

I approve,.........

Corrected............ :p
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What on earth are you waffling about - Gandalf?

Icaunus was the Gaulish Celtic spirit of the river Yonne.  It came from the same naming school as (amongst others) the earlier Segomo (Gaulish god of war/victory) and Rosmerta (goddess of fire, warmth and abundance).

You should know that Tolkien was an expert of such languages,the Elvish was inspired by gaelic.
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What on earth are you waffling about - Gandalf?

Icaunus was the Gaulish Celtic spirit of the river Yonne.  It came from the same naming school as (amongst others) the earlier Segomo (Gaulish god of war/victory) and Rosmerta (goddess of fire, warmth and abundance).

You should know that Tolkien was an expert of such languages,the Elvish was inspired by gaelic.

I don't care.  Why should I care?  What possible relevance is this? 

It's not named after anything by bloody Tolkein, full stop.

 

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What on earth are you waffling about - Gandalf?

Icaunus was the Gaulish Celtic spirit of the river Yonne.  It came from the same naming school as (amongst others) the earlier Segomo (Gaulish god of war/victory) and Rosmerta (goddess of fire, warmth and abundance).

You should know that Tolkien was an expert of such languages,the Elvish was inspired by gaelic.

I don't care.  Why should I care?  What possible relevance is this? 

It's not named after anything by bloody Tolkein, full stop.

Now that sentiment i can agree with, Its like someone saying That the Sathanas was inspired by Harry Potter because the Book featured a word that started with an S too :lol:
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-Sol: A History
-TBP EACW teaser
-Earth Brakiri war
-TBP Fortune Hunters (I think?)
-TBP Relic
-Trancsend (Possibly?)
-Uncharted Territory
-Vassagos Dirge
-War Machine
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I said that the name Icanus didn't come from Tolkien simply because it's alone. There are no other names from his,so Icanus comes from a different source.

Well you comment is strange,Dekker...
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They always are, I can see where you are coming from LGM, but i stick with Aldos POV more.....


[Tolkien = Exlcusive use of Icaunus] = untrue
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-Sol: A History
-TBP EACW teaser
-Earth Brakiri war
-TBP Fortune Hunters (I think?)
-TBP Relic
-Trancsend (Possibly?)
-Uncharted Territory
-Vassagos Dirge
-War Machine
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I said that the name Icanus didn't come from Tolkien simply because it's alone. There are no other names from his,so Icanus comes from a different source.

Well you comment is strange,Dekker...

I already told you where the name came from.....

 

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Yeah,but you said that according to me it comes from JRRT works while I said the contrary.
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Yeah,but you said that according to me it comes from JRRT works while I said the contrary.

No, I said it was ridiculous to even consider it.

 

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I'd like to return on topic....

Woo,you said that the Icanus now uses Railguns.Are they like INF:A's railguns?
(the shape,the textures,ecc.)Are they comparable to beams in strentgh?
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INFA railguns = Powered up INF SCP railguns

They look exactly the same but do more damage in INFA as they are primary weapons there but more of a secondary weapon in the INF campaign.

 

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Holy crap, that's one big bugger. I like the design though :yes:
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Woo once said that the Icanus has two massive railguns which could kill a cruiser in one hit.

Those protrusions (not penises) could be turned into runways for fighters (not urine). ;7 (not about the obscenity)

 

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The beams are mounted on the protrusions??? I always thought they were (and should be) mounted on the huge cylinder part sticking out of the starboard side.
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The "huge cylinder part" is in fact one beam, KappaW. :D

I like the beams where they are. Gives the Icanus more all-around beam coverage.
If I had designed the Icanus the Punisher would have gone on top... *shrugs*
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so the "Punisher" is that cylinder part?
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