Onno Meyer wrote:
I don't think the rules can be made applicable, since damage seems to go up with the square of velocity.
Well, up to a certain point. I don't recall what the SS5 text says, but broadly speaking what you'll get is gradual erosion of the front surface at a rate that is proportional to the square of velocity * distance covered (so yes, it's actually 3rd order in velocity).
It actually doesn't require that much of a force screen or the like to provide essentially complete protection -- you're mostly shielding from low density gas that's just moving so fast it causes erosion of the front surface.
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