robkelk wrote:
I would say that the Mako is good at resisting continuous pressure, but not really good against weapon fire. Different kind of "damage".

Allow me to re-phrase: How does this vehicle have better armour than Crystal Osaka did?

Edit: Ninja'ed!



100 atmospheres of pressure can be blocked indefinitely with Earth 2012 tech... without handwavium. But it depends on the structure of the "vehicle".

I would assume that Crystal Osaka had too large hollow areas and not enough structural stability.

but lets drop the Venus idea.

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Any opinion about the vehicle itself? ;)

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Maybe there can be a specialized "pressure resistance optimized" Mako later as a one-of-a-kind. Still, the heat will prevent it to stay down there longer.

Last Edited By: HRogge 09/29/12 06:54 PM. Edited 2 times.