Earth Bond, chapter 6 discussion
Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2012 2:15 am
Oh dear. Oh dear. I go away for a few months and what do I find when I come back? I haven't come across so much xenophilic clopping since I read this delightful piece of pornography.
A few minor errors:
USN carriers can do 30 knots if they're in a hurry, and slightly more if they're really in a hurry. Not 15 knots. Wings and muscle power are very unlikely to propel a dragon at 50 knots (15knots is already faster than sharks or dolphins) nor would the dragon have the energy reserves to maintain it for long if they could. (Magic could of course.) Naval sonar techs keep a close watch on whales, and would keep a very close watch on whales coming close to a carrier group. Not only can colisions cause damage to the ships, they can more importantly do damage to the reputation of the navy. (Wildlife is also interesting on long boring watches.) They would very slightly alter course to avoid conflict, and really sit up and pay attention when the whales moved to track them. The pentagon would be well aware that the default ship based USMC detachments would be ill equiped to deal with dragons, and would almost certainly have issued heavy weapons, like Carl Gustavs or Javalins, along with the extra Hawkeyes. And then there's this:
A few minor errors:
USN carriers can do 30 knots if they're in a hurry, and slightly more if they're really in a hurry. Not 15 knots. Wings and muscle power are very unlikely to propel a dragon at 50 knots (15knots is already faster than sharks or dolphins) nor would the dragon have the energy reserves to maintain it for long if they could. (Magic could of course.) Naval sonar techs keep a close watch on whales, and would keep a very close watch on whales coming close to a carrier group. Not only can colisions cause damage to the ships, they can more importantly do damage to the reputation of the navy. (Wildlife is also interesting on long boring watches.) They would very slightly alter course to avoid conflict, and really sit up and pay attention when the whales moved to track them. The pentagon would be well aware that the default ship based USMC detachments would be ill equiped to deal with dragons, and would almost certainly have issued heavy weapons, like Carl Gustavs or Javalins, along with the extra Hawkeyes. And then there's this:
Did the humans in question also grab the hem of their petticoats and cry out for mommy and daddy? I know you don't particularly like humans as characters, Fel, but this whole section is downright disrespectful for serving men and women in uniform.The other one turned and fled, and the one on the deck scrabbled backwards on his feet and elbows, then turn, roll to his feet, and run screaming. Kell sighed. Humans.