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by kzt » Tue Mar 25, 2014 10:38 pm | |
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Your going to do forensics on the projectile how? It never touches the barrel as it propelled by grav fields. And then it strikes an armored deck a several km/sec and gets turned into a smear.
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by crewdude48 » Tue Mar 25, 2014 10:47 pm | |
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What do you think, mother of pearl handle with a gold "SC" inlayed in a flowing script? Probably etching and gold leaf all the way up the barrel. A custom holster so it doesn't hide the pulser, and together they probably cost as much as a basic spacer makes in a year I don't know, might be a bit understated for her. ________________
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by Hutch » Wed Mar 26, 2014 8:35 am | |
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HB, I understand your (and others') thoughts, but I must note that we KNOW (from inference and Filareta's musings in A Rising Thunder) that Crandall was (Financially, at the minimum) deep in Mesa's pockets--and the MAlign has always (as seen in several instances since then) has a obsessive way of making sure anyone who might be able to 'spill the beans' about Measan/MAlign involvement, which could screw up the SL dissolution, would never have the chance to do so--see Filareta for an example. So it may have been a crew member or one of her staff that pulled the trigger, but the weapon was primed by the MAlign--IMHO as always. Last edited by Hutch on Wed Mar 26, 2014 12:39 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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by Jonathan_S » Wed Mar 26, 2014 11:33 am | |
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avoid point. And who knows if a recently fired pulsed has a forensic trace comparable to gunpowder residue - where you can tell if it's been fired. Making it look like a suicide might be as easy as shooting her with one pulser, then pulling her sidearm out ejecting one round and placing it in her dead hand. |
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by munroburton » Wed Mar 26, 2014 11:42 am | |
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Or swapping magazines, assuming those don't come with their own serial numbers or whatnot. |
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by Theemile » Wed Mar 26, 2014 3:47 pm | |
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You definately want to swap mags, the power pack is in the mag. A topped off power cell and missing darts would be a definite red flag. ******
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by MAD-4A » Wed Mar 26, 2014 4:15 pm | |
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While I fully concur with your postulate, it’s possible that this may be a red herring and it was a disgruntled subordinate who didn’t want to see her returning to the SL and not see justice for her lost crews. If you are right we just have to wait & see for sure. -
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by MAD-4A » Sun Mar 30, 2014 2:09 pm | |
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It just occured to me! I think It was suicided - involintary suicide - nano-tech - that's why she held onto the gun - It didn't release it! -
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by phillies » Mon Mar 31, 2014 6:35 pm | |
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Perhaps there are no recordings? After all, the Invincible Solarian League Navy is already perfect, so there is nothing to be learned from experience, meaning that the recorder would be a waste of money. Also, if you are an Admiral, the recorder would make it inconvenient for you to blame subordinates for your mistakes.
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by MAD-4A » Mon Mar 31, 2014 7:14 pm | |
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Or perhaps (as with 11th fleet) a "low level tech" slipped in & out and disabled them, before they left, so as not to have the possible "suicide" recorded. -
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