The job: sit still and let me shoot you, respawn as necessary
Time period: probably less than 30 mins.
When?: at a mutually convenient time
Pay: negotiable but in the region of a several million credits if you need the money or a piece of hard to get equipment (e.g. Mantis Drive or Stealth Generator) if you prefer or, if you are experienced, just for the fun of finding out
Why?: It is commonly said that beam weapons are for depleting shields and then you switch to particle weapons to take out the hull. However, preliminary tests show the following:
A Fusion beam firing continuously actually uses far less energy than the energy recharge system produces
An IceSpear uses just a bit less than the recharge system can produce
Used seperately, the weapons energy never runs out - in fact if the weapons energy is low when you start firing it increases and reaches 98/99% and flickers there
Beam/particle combo together deplete the energy store in around 10 seconds; this more than enough to take out an AI hostile.
but
A Fusion beam (Class 5) by itself takes ages to put a dent in shields (20+ seconds to be noticeable)
Prelim tentative conclusion: If you don't use a beam weapon at all, you should be able to fire a particle canon for a very long time continuously and do similar damage as the shorter lived particle/beam combo (ie take out an AI hostile quickly)
The project: I need to collect valid data on the effect of weapons on shields and hulls. This means data that is reproducible and that uses a "standard" target. AI pilots (of all attitudes) won't sit still!
Any takers please U2U me
I can do it on Sunday.
:P:P
Seems my U2U box is full ... and no matter how many messages I delete, I still get the "full" message. So, it was Starport 10 (within 3 sectors of the galactic center) and I'll be on at the usual time on Sunday (somewhere around 1900 hrs to 2000 hrs Zulu).
