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Article #93661Re: An offer for space simmers
From: Bret Ripley
Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2003 21:08
Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2003 21:08
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In article <38f18vkalgemvbhfu...@4ax.com>, br...@zakalwe.demon.co.uk says... > On 25 Mar 2003 19:12:38 GMT, shing...@aol.com (Shingen036) wrote: > > >>From: Memnoch mem...@nospampleaseimbritish.ntlworld.com > >>Date: 3/25/03 12:55 PM Central Standard Time > > > >>Does it sound daft to anyone else that vessels of that size only have 10 > >>fighters or 10 marines?? Look at modern day aircraft carriers for comparison. > >>It just sounds totally daft to me. > > > >well it would be kinda hard to manage 50+ fighters and 150+ marines.. hell it's > >almost a nightmare managing 4 fighters, 8 pilots and 20 marines! > > > >that's why I stick with the heavy cruisers... much less micro-managing of > >incompentent AI staff.. =P > > I thought I could utilise the commodities bug to make myself rich > tonight. I remembered I always used to run minerals from Galcom to the > Grazer at Pluto for a hefty profit, so I spent my whole stash (14 mil) > on Gallium, because Galcom had 1073741823 tons of the stuff, at 3409 a > ton. When I got to Pluto the price was 3410! So that's a whopping > 0.029% profit, minus expenses. Talk about the entrepreneurial spirit! Wow -- it looks like the BattleCruiser economic model has accounted for the oversupply of Gallium by creating what is essentially a buyer's market! How remarkable! Does BCM also allow your importing/exporting venture to become a publically traded company? What is your debt to equity ratio? Please post your most current Balance Sheet and P&L immediately! I wonder if I can duplicate the BCM experience by using a BattleCruiser Icon for Quickbooks? Bret
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