In a message dated 12/21/98 10:06:06 PM Eastern Standard Time,
jlemon@hotmail.com writes:

<< Actually, lasers DO have recoil. It's minute, but there. 
 
 As for sound, Elizabeth Moon has the briges of ships engaged in space 
 battles actually PLAYING sounds to simulate earth combat. Presumably, 
 people cannot be effective in combat without hearing the sounds of it! >>
	That's kinda true...
	There is an instinctive reaction to explosions, esp. the sound of them: to
release adrenaline.  This is because, in nature, an explosion usually means
that you need to run, now, and fast.  I mean, let's face it, things don't
normally explode.
	Also, without sound a person might get to the point where they just don't
believe that it's real, and do you really want that kind of person in your
military?


		--Ryo Hoshi