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<blockquote data-quote="Patlin" data-source="post: 4144657" data-attributes="member: 17264">&quot;I suppose my earliest obligation is toward the children, should the Captain give me permission to embark on that mission.&nbsp; I was under the impression we were expected to repay the ship for our rescue, so it is not clear to me we have a choice.&quot;&quot;Additionally, Captain, I have been considering the likelihood of pursuit by airship.&nbsp; I have an idea, though I do not know if it is one that is commonly attempted, nor do I know if countermeasures have been put into place.&nbsp; It seems to me that it would be possible to build a device, which we might name a 'leech mine' which would momentarilly disrupt the flight capacity of a pursuing airship.&nbsp; While the design I anticipate would only effect the ship for about 15 seconds, give or take 9, a ship not designed with countermeasures for this sort of attack would drop a considearable distance in that time.&nbsp; As tactical superiority in aerial combat belongs to the higher ship, this might go a long way towards discouraging pursuit.&nbsp; What do you think? Have the tactical options of this gambit been previously explored?&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Patlin, post: 4144657, member: 17264"] "I suppose my earliest obligation is toward the children, should the Captain give me permission to embark on that mission. I was under the impression we were expected to repay the ship for our rescue, so it is not clear to me we have a choice." "Additionally, Captain, I have been considering the likelihood of pursuit by airship. I have an idea, though I do not know if it is one that is commonly attempted, nor do I know if countermeasures have been put into place. It seems to me that it would be possible to build a device, which we might name a 'leech mine' which would momentarilly disrupt the flight capacity of a pursuing airship. While the design I anticipate would only effect the ship for about 15 seconds, give or take 9, a ship not designed with countermeasures for this sort of attack would drop a considearable distance in that time. As tactical superiority in aerial combat belongs to the higher ship, this might go a long way towards discouraging pursuit. What do you think? Have the tactical options of this gambit been previously explored?" [/QUOTE]

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