I just finnished Flashfire, and let me tell you, I enjoyed it mightily.

I found it particularly interesting that the number of weapons has been slightly enhanced. Tanks and Lazers, and more Straight Arrows. I found it very entertaining to see that there was no suprize showed by any of the men who had fought on Diamund when they learned of the use of Tanks...

What I would like to know, is this: Where the hell did the lazers come from, and compared to the TP Mark 1 from book 3, how strong are the Coalition tanks?