Comments on: End(s) of the Earth(s) – Page 9

By: ThreeOneFive

ThreeOneFive — Fri, 12 Sep 2014 16:35:06 +0000

@Old Sgt.

I’ve contacted your through a more secure channel, regarding your diary.

Thanks!

By: Sgt. Howard

Sgt. Howard — Fri, 12 Sep 2014 11:47:05 +0000

Found my diary- do I send the info here?
the Old Sgt.

By: From the Desk of Captain Custer

From the Desk of Captain Custer — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 20:30:25 +0000

Bygones be bygones, old friend.

I tended to get a mite touchy when it came to Mona in those days. Ironic considering her chosen profession. Har har!

By: ThreeOneFive

ThreeOneFive — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 20:22:26 +0000

Great comments this week, guys! This is why we make webcomics!

By: ThreeOneFive

ThreeOneFive — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 20:21:15 +0000

If this isn’t a comment worthy of a NO PRIZE than I don’t know what is!

Thanks for having our back, Stan. Great explanation!

By: ThreeOneFive

ThreeOneFive — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 19:56:46 +0000

Well, look no further than the Old Sarge’s comments this week and it is pretty clear that the Captain certainly could raise some hell in his younger days.

By: ThreeOneFive

ThreeOneFive — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 19:55:01 +0000

@Timothy Cramer – It’s fairly prophetic that you mention looking forward to “how the current story will develop visually” because as it happens there is going to be quite a noticeable change in the art when we get to EotEs Chapter 2.

Smilton is employing a new painting style that is going to blow you guys away!

By: Doc McCarver

Doc McCarver — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 19:47:48 +0000

While these may be options in more conventional craft, the Custer’s power source is something a bit more -AHEM- unique.

By: Stan Bundy

Stan Bundy — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 17:54:56 +0000

Given the amount of damage the ship took in the fight with Subsylvania, it’s possible that the ship IS beached for additional repair work at low tide – possibly with supports underneath her. I doubt they do any of their repair work at regular ports, for security issues – and for that matter, most ports in the 20s and 30s weren’t exactly open to other nations’ warships for drydock use, especially subs, unless by treaty – and the crew doesn’t really seem to be affiliated with any contemporary nation, no more than Nemo’s crew was in 20,000 Leagues.

They’d probably repair the most vulnerable systems first, rat after the last book, then progress toward their current location, stopping every so often to make repairs (if you’ve got secret high tech in your ship, you want isolation for repairs, but not stay long enough at any one to allow detection by certain period nations – let alone whoever their mysterious stalkers are.

As for shutting down power, it’s kind of obvious from the captain that they’d have to leave the power on unless working on the engines (and then have him on emergency batteries), and that the engines are WELL beyond real-world 30s tech. And, frankly, the observers appear to be so high-tech that their version of hull harmonics might use something more/other than simple sonar, and the Custer’s signature should be fairly unique.

By: Sgt. Howard

Sgt. Howard — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 17:22:57 +0000

CORRECTION-
I rode with the 7th Virginia, and Captain Custer Skippered the CSS ARKANSAW, not a Blockade runner.
Memories get a bit fuzzy after a while…
the Old Sgt.

PS- I do remember that last fight, though…never properly appologized fer my remarks.