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Old 4th May 2021, 16:22
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Originally Posted by Background Noise
Accept it is just a trial but add a bit of body armour and weaponry and I guess you'd need quite a bit more thrust and/or fuel. Switching rapidly from transit mode to fighting mode and back might also be an issue.
But you would arrive on board with 3 blow lamps on each arm so you could give the bad guys a warm reception.
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