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Hairbear541

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dense in the morning
« on: August 31, 2014, 08:41:53 AM »
I may be a little dense this morning  but what does WiGE mean ?
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Re: dense in the morning
« Reply #1 on: August 31, 2014, 09:12:01 AM »
Wing in Ground Effect. I think Sarna aka BattleTecWiki can explain it better than me.

http://www.sarna.net/wiki/WiGE

The Soviets tried a big troop transport based on this principle during the Cold War, 1950s I think. I can see such vehicles being very useful but I have never designed or utilized any in my BattleTech campaigns.
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