[Kosh]

Don't try to tell me that WS is capable of such a precise and fast moving that it can direct the beam to a small target and at a relatively far away, without seperate targetting and directing of the beam.

As long as it's within "optimum firing range" (however far away that is), it shouldn't have much of a problem. The Whitestar is faster and virtually as manuverable as most (if not all) fighters.

The Omega and G'Quan have that beam direction changing ability to make up for the fact that they are snails.

[Prophet]

Originally posted by Kosh
As long as it's within "optimum firing range" (however far away that is), it shouldn't have much of a problem. The Whitestar is faster and virtually as manuverable as most (if not all) fighters.

But think about the mass. It is manouverable but it still has to fight mass and inertia when rolling around. And it can't really shoot accuratley with the pulse guns at the wingtips. They are too far away from each other.

[NGTM-1R]

Originally posted by Prophet
Don't try to tell me that WS is capable of such a precise and fast moving that it can direct the beam to a small target and at a relatively far away, without seperate targetting and directing of the beam.

Originally posted by Prophet
when they are moving head on

You have just been ironied.

Down-the-throat shots are technically quite simple. There is no deflection. One simply points and shoots. The difficulties revolve around doing it in the time available in a head-on encounter and still having enough time to break.

[IceFire]

Originally posted by Prophet

But think about the mass. It is manouverable but it still has to fight mass and inertia when rolling around. And it can't really shoot accuratley with the pulse guns at the wingtips. They are too far away from each other.

The mass must be partially negated by the propulsion system...because it seems to whip around in a very fighter like fashion.

[Sparrow]

WHite Stars have gravimetic propulsion and manouvering systems, that dennies inertia to the inside and crew and maybe denies inertia to much of the mass so they can turn in a not.
For the weapon systems, in the very first combat mission of a WS it could be seen firing at centauri mines while evading the beam of a shadow cruiser, and against the shadow-omegas they can be seen firing at the thunderbolts with beam and others  with angle

[Prophet]

Originally posted by Sparrow
WHite Stars have gravimetic propulsion and manouvering systems, that dennies inertia to the inside and crew and maybe denies inertia to much of the mass so they can turn in a not.

Denies some of the inerita. Otherways it would be flying exactly like Nial... On rails... I don't think it's precise enought that the designers (of the ship) would count on it to hit accuratley enought... Why do you think rifles have those pieces of metal on top that you can move around and look trought, when you can simply point and shoot!

[Sparrow]

What does rifle sights have to do with the targeting system and fire control of a White Star?

[Prophet]

Whitestar not having prceision targetting control in it's guns is same as you shooting from the hip. Unnessecarily inaccurate and without reason...

[Sparrow]

Sorry, but i never say that WSs were unacurate, i say that they are pretty accurate because they have a brand new Mimbari-Vorlon targeting system, at least the side turrets seem capable to fire in angle (as seen while destroying centauri mines while evading a Shadow cruiser)

[Prophet]

Yes. Exactly what I have been saying for the past days... And nobody said WS is not accurate. The point is why it is accurate...

[Dark RevenantX]

Think about it.  The whitestar is a very small and fast ship, jam packed with tech to make a jump point.  Why would it be made more expensive by adding a swivel-beam?  It can turn as fast as a beam swivels, anyway!

Just make the beam the third primary weapon and get over it!