Mister Dilsby Posted June 28, 2016 Author Share Posted June 28, 2016 12 minutes ago, waterlubber said: I picked up on Scott's ref as well, congratulations. Oh, he's probably just referencing the same source material as me Next time you see him though, ask if he reads the comic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 Well, then. Second most viewed, most replied. Also, you have the highest non-inflated reputation/likes. Soon, your reputation will be... OVER 9000!!! Congratulations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildcat111 Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 (edited) 19 hours ago, Dman979 said: Cigars. Duh. Actually, I think they're expendable fuel tanks. Hey, cool! Check this out! Just testing you! On 2016-06-28 at 8:25 AM, Just Jim said: OK, I spent three years in Germany in the army, and not once do I remember seeing Sauerkrautstrudel... thankfully!!! Almost fell over myself laughing at the strudel list.... very good! Are seriously stationed on CV-6? I salute you! Obviously no! But I am a big fan of CV-6! On 2016-06-27 at 10:10 AM, max_creative said: Gene really should have told Kenlie and Lisa about it. Not Val. I think I can name the planets! Think that's all the planets? I just took guesses... Yay? Just saying, in the Ninmus section, it says keen instead of Kerbin Edited June 29, 2016 by Wildcat111 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 19 hours ago, Kuzzter said: Correct By the way, this thread has now passed Eve: Order Zero to become the second-most-viewed thread in all of Mission Reports! It's also the most-replied thread, by a sizable margin. (Mostly because I've written a few hundred pages and we're STILL not at Jool, but anyways...) Woo hoo! Thanks everybody for those clicks and eyeballs! Well, that would also explain why we're going to need to make a rep 10k group. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Dilsby Posted June 29, 2016 Author Share Posted June 29, 2016 11 hours ago, Wildcat111 said: Just testing you! @Wildcat111 please be sure when you do a quote reply to remove videos and especially comic pages--otherwise the thread gets filled up with duplicates. It's just a thing i have, sorry. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Dilsby Posted June 29, 2016 Author Share Posted June 29, 2016 Just off the starboard bow... ...and if you quote this, snip the image! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dman979 Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 18 minutes ago, Kuzzter said: Just off the starboard bow... This just in, ladies and gentlemen: Space is still an ocean. 18 minutes ago, Kuzzter said: ...and if you quote this, snip the image! You're welcome. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Dilsby Posted June 29, 2016 Author Share Posted June 29, 2016 18 minutes ago, Dman979 said: This just in, ladies and gentlemen: Space is still an ocean. Yes, it is. And in keeping with that trope, I rotated the ship towards the Jool system and "right-side-up" in order to take the picture. But come to think of it... do I really want to follow that trope? I could also play with it, subvert it or advert it! So many options! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alchemist Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 Starboard? The stars are all around and over every board! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techno65535 Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 Obviously you should go 'The Lost Fleet' route and have 'starboard' be the side toward the star, aka Kerbol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildcat111 Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 (edited) 6 hours ago, Kuzzter said: Just off the starboard bow... The Jool System! We're here at last! Edited June 29, 2016 by Wildcat111 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geschosskopf Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 6 hours ago, Wildcat111 said: The Jool System! We're here at last! Yeah, now only a month to actually get close to something within it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AviosAdku Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 (edited) On 30/06/2016 at 4:08 AM, Kuzzter said: Yes, it is. And in keeping with that trope, I rotated the ship towards the Jool system and "right-side-up" in order to take the picture. But come to think of it... do I really want to follow that trope? I could also play with it, subvert it or advert it! So many options! Why not all of the above? Edited July 5, 2016 by AkuAerospace Removed "sign off" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocketSquid Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 That's a lot of rocket for a very, very small amount of probe... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dman979 Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 4 hours ago, RocketSquid said: That's a lot of rocket for a very, very small amount of probe... Remember the Delta-V equation- the more fuel for x amount of mass, the more delta-V you have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Dilsby Posted July 1, 2016 Author Share Posted July 1, 2016 2 hours ago, Dman979 said: Remember the Delta-V equation- the more fuel for x amount of mass, the more delta-V you have. And the Fleet was in a hurry. Using a 'properly' sized rocket would have taken a couple more years, at least. As it turns out though it was indeed a little big--about three thousand dV to spare. But why take chances when lives are at stake? Hohmann, schmomann--just kick down the door! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alchemist Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 6 hours ago, Kuzzter said: Hohmann, schmomann--just kick down the door! Hohmann transfer to a planet this far away? Throw that out of the window! It can be done much faster at a minor extra cost (and even more faster if you have much more Dv) Especially with all the pleasantly provided options of Oberth effect and lunar slingshots to deal with some extra velocity at capture Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Dilsby Posted July 1, 2016 Author Share Posted July 1, 2016 (edited) Just to confirm, Sarge did get a promotion off-camera. I was going to do a whole thing where Val says he's been doing such a good job with the probes she's going to give him a field promotion, he freaks out because he thinks it'll be a commission to Looty and he doesn't want to be an officer, then everyone's happy because it's just a more senior NCO grade. But I decided that would all take too long, so here we are! Rocketry Sarjint is of course the Kerbfleet equivalent to a USMC Gunnery Sergeant. (No word on whether they'll start calling him 'Rocky'. I sure wouldn't!) And no, I am not adding it to the rank table in the Canon file, 'cause then I'd have to make up all the other NCO ranks which I am not going to do right now! And yes, the first scansat is away to Tylo! We have an intercept for polar orbit with reasonable dV to circularize. I'll probably launch the rest once Intrepid is safely in Jool orbit, or as the ship bears on the individual moons. Note that we are carrying only four scansats for five moons, but as we don't expect to do any mining on Laythe this should not be a problem--also, the ship itself carries an M700 scanner forward of the bridge pod. Next up, we should see Intrepid's Tylo flyby and capture to the Jool system--followed by a decision of where to bring the ship for refueling! Edited July 17, 2016 by Kuzzter fixed Tedus rank (Kaptin) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max_creative Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 Bop or Pol for refueling! Whoo Sarge! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Error Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 Rocketeer -> Corporal -> Rocketry Corporal -> Sergeant -> Rocketry Sergeant -> Warrant Officer -> Chief Warrant Officer -> Master Warrant Officer, maybe? I'd translate to Kerbfleet spelling, but those make my brain hurt at the best of times. :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacebrick3 Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 At least Jeb will be ready for anything - he probably won't sleep for waiting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaturnianBlue Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 Ah, haven't been on the forum for a while, looks like I missed quite a bit! Almost at Jool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelo Kerman Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 Well, if Sarge were instead a Trek Sargint, would he be a Trekkie? I guess that would be more Air Service enlisted though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deddly Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 (edited) I think @Kuzzter just found the only programming language that's banned on the forum. Edited July 3, 2016 by Deddly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Dilsby Posted July 1, 2016 Author Share Posted July 1, 2016 4 hours ago, max_creative said: Bop or Pol for refueling! Well I sure ain't landing Intrepid on Tylo! We'll see how things look after Jool capture, but I'm leaning towards the further one so I can work outside-in. 3 hours ago, spacebrick3 said: At least Jeb will be ready for anything - he probably won't sleep for waiting. And he'll have a long time to wait, in the Skimmeroo, if we do work outside-inwards! 2 hours ago, SaturnianBlue said: Ah, haven't been on the forum for a while, looks like I missed quite a bit! Almost at Jool! Hey, great to have you back Blue! 1 hour ago, Deddly said: I think @Kuzzter just found the only programming language that's banned om the forum. Oh, I'm sure there are others...and if Kerbfleet probes take on the personality of their programmers, as we've seen, can you imagine if one fell into Kerbulan hands? :shudder: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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