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Originally Posted by ArmySGT.
I don't understand the dislike for fusion powered vehicles.
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I like fusion to be part of the game as well, but the physics of a fusion generator small enough to fit on a dune buggy struck me as a 100+ year advance in many technologies.
As mentioned in the other fusion thread, you have issues with shielding, heat transfer, waste products, fuel, etc.
Just as if any of us went back to 100 AD (in Europe) we could probably make gunpowder and some sort of projectile weapons, but we could not move materials technology forward fast-enough that we could make an H&K G-11. There are just too many dependent technologies. Even if we took one back for analysis or copying it just could not be done.
That is why I put fusion in a larger package. It represents the projects best attempts to reproduce something Bruce either stole or knew the functional parameters for, but does not match it in terms of size or efficiency.