23567/35/4

[Sphenocorona]

I have noticed that this rule tends to exhibit similar general behavior to B3/S23; random patterns can take fairly long periods of time to stabilize, via the 'sort-of long-lasting pattern that produces junk hits some other junk and continues on a while longer than it would have otherwise while producing yet more junk' mechanism. As like other generations rules, oscillators are not as common. Here is a collection of spaceships and puffers:

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x = 53, y = 648, rule = 23567/35/4
2.3C$2.C$2.3C.3C10.C$4.C.C12.2C3.2A$2.3C.3C7.6C2.3A$16.C2.2C3.2A$2.7C
7.C2.C$16.C$2.2C2.3C7.C$3.C4.C7.C$3.C2.3C7.C$3.C2.C9.C$2.3C.3C.7C$16.
C$16.C$16.C$16.C10.2A$16.C10.3A$16.C10.2A$16.C5.C$16.C5.2C$16.9C$22.
2C$22.C$29.A$28.2A$29.A56$2.3C.3C16.A$4.C3.C15.2A$2.3C2.2C.3C5.C6.A$
2.C5.C.C7.2C$2.3C3.C.3C3.5C$16.C.2C$2.11C3.C.C6.A$16.C7.2A$4.3C.3C5.C
8.A$4.C3.C.C3.3C$4.3C.C.C$4.C.C.C.C$4.3C.3C70$16.3C$16.C$16.C12.2A$
16.C11.ABA$16.C11.A.A$16.C11.ACA2.C$16.C12.B2A$16.C12.2A$16.C14.CBC$
16.C15.B$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$
16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C12.2A$16.C11.ABA$3C
13.C11.A.A$2.C13.C11.ACA2.C$.2C.3C9.C12.B2A$2.C.C11.C12.2A$3C.3C9.C
14.CBC$16.C15.B$7C4.6C$16.C$3C.3C9.C$C.C.C11.C$3C.3C9.C$C.C3.C9.C$3C.
3C9.C$16.C$16.C$16.C15.B$16.C14.CBC$16.C12.2A$16.C12.B2A$16.C11.ACA2.
C$16.C11.A.A$16.C11.ABA$16.C12.2A$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$
16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C
$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C16.2A$16.
C15.ABA$16.C15.A.A$16.C15.ACA2.C$16.C16.B2A$16.C16.2A$16.C18.CBC$16.C
19.B$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C
$16.C19.B$16.C18.CBC$16.C16.2A$16.C16.B2A$16.C15.ACA2.C$16.C15.A.A$
16.C15.ABA$16.C16.2A$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.
C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$
16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C21.2A$16.C20.ABA$16.C20.A.A$16.C20.ACA2.C$16.C21.B
2A$16.C21.2A$16.C23.CBC$16.C24.B$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$
16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C25.B$16.C24.CBC$16.C22.2A$16.C22.B
2A$16.C21.ACA2.C$16.C21.A.A$16.C21.ABA$16.C22.2A$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$
16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C
$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.
C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C18.B$16.C17.CBC$16.C15.
2A$16.C15.B2A$16.C14.ACA2.C$16.C14.A.A$16.C14.ABA$16.C15.2A$16.C$16.C
$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.
C$16.C$16.C14.2A$16.C13.ABA$16.C13.A.A$16.C13.ACA2.C$16.C14.B2A$16.C
14.2A$16.C16.CBC$16.C17.B$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.
C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C19.B$16.
C18.CBC$16.C16.2A$16.C16.B2A$16.C15.ACA2.C$16.C15.A.A$16.C15.ABA$16.C
16.2A$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.
C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C14.2A$16.C13.ABA$16.C13.A.A$16.C13.ACA2.C$
16.C14.B2A$16.C14.2A$16.C16.CBC$16.C17.B$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.
C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$
16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C17.B$16.C16.CBC$16.C14.2A$16.C
14.B2A$16.C13.ACA2.C$16.C13.A.A$16.C13.ABA$16.C14.2A$16.C$16.C$16.C$
16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C
$16.C$16.C$16.C11.2A$16.C10.ABA$16.C10.A.A$16.C10.ACA2.C$16.C11.B2A$
16.C11.2A$16.C13.CBC$16.C14.B$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C
$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.
C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$
16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C
$16.C9.2A$16.C8.AC2A$16.C7.2A.2A$16.C8.B.A$16.C9.CBA$16.C9.3A$16.C12.
C18.B$16.C12.C17.CBC$16.C28.2A$16.C28.B2A$16.C27.ACA2.C$16.C27.A.A$
16.C27.ABA$16.C28.2A$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.
C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C9.2A$16.C8.AC2A$16.C7.2A.2A$16.C8.B.A$16.C
9.CBA20.2A$16.C9.3A19.AC2A$16.C12.C17.2A.2A$16.C12.C18.B.A$16.C32.CBA
$16.C32.3A$16.C35.C$16.C35.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$
16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C
$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.C$16.
3C!

Unfortunately, the fastest speed I have found (27c/60) is that of a considerably dirty puffer, and no other pattern I have found has that same speed without the amount of debris. The most common space ship has a speed of 5c/12 and the next most common has the very slow speed of 3c/85; ironically the slower speed has so far been the most convenient speed to make puffers with due to huge size of its side sparks and bountiful ways to combine them.
Also, here is a period 53 wick:

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x = 26, y = 3, rule = 23567/35/4:T26,0
.A3.2A3.A3.A3.2A3.A$A.A.4A.A.A.A.A.4A.A.A$.A3.2A3.A3.A3.2A3.A!

I know I have found reactions of the slow smoky ships that produced sideways 5c/12 ships before, but I guess they were not saved.

[towerator]

this 3c/85 is incredible. It is even slower than GoL loafer, and generations is a kind of rules which favors speed...

[Sphenocorona]

I've found other rules that exhibit unusual speeds or periods before, but this one is the most similar to life out of them so it might be the most promising. (see my 'Scraps' and 'Spears' rules; scraps has other odd periods including a c/57 (iirc), and spears has some rather unusual oscillator periods as well as very large naturally occurring spaceships.)
Also, here is an interesting re-burnable fuse:

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x = 573, y = 29, rule = 23567/35/4
303.2A$302.A2B$236.3A57.3A4.2A$208.A26.5A6.CB47.5A6.C$204.C2.3A24.AC.
C2.A7.A45.AC.C2.A6.C5.ABA$203.2B.BC.3A23.5A6.CB47.5A2.2C8.A2BAC3.2A$
204.CACAB2ACA23.3A57.3A13.2A4.C.3A$206.A2BCA.CBA97.A2BAC3.2A$206.AC.B
ACBAB98.ABA$208.2AC3ABA7.ABA$93.2A114.2AC.C2A6.A2BAC3.2A$92.A2B116.AB
2.3A4.2A4.C.3A98.A29.A29.A29.A29.A29.A29.A29.A29.A$86.3A4.2A121.2A4.A
2BAC3.2A98.A.A27.A.A27.A.A27.A.A27.A.A27.A.A27.A.A27.A.A27.A.A$85.5A
6.C126.ABA105.A29.A29.A29.A29.A29.A29.A29.A29.A$84.AC.C2.A6.C5.ABA$
85.5A2.2C8.A2BAC3.2A$86.3A13.2A4.C.3A128.A29.A29.A$102.A2BAC3.2A128.A
.A27.A.A27.A.A$103.ABA135.A29.A29.A3$121.A29.A29.A29.A$120.A.A27.A.A
27.A.A27.A.A$121.A29.A29.A29.A3$.A29.A29.A29.A$A.A27.A.A27.A.A27.A.A$
.A29.A29.A29.A!

I just realized the topic title was originally incorrect (it says /34/ instead of /35/) so I've changed that now.

[EricG]

I have *a lot* of patterns for this rule, and for other rules that support the 5c/12 spaceship. I hardly know where to start!

The 5c/12 bullet ship rules come in four groups:

1st group: 2356/35/4 + B7 or B8 or B78 includes the original rule found by Tropylium which supports an orthogonal p72 tumbler which can be used to make shuttle, loops, and guns.

2nd Group: 23567/35/4 discussed above, supports the "slowship", and also has a p7 and a"chomper" oscillators which are useful for loops and guns. Adding B8 makes the rule even better - the slowship has more interesting reactions with the 5c/12 ship, among other benefits.
Adding B7 admits a p128 diagonal tumbler which can be used to make loops and guns.
Adding B78 appears to make a very boring 5c/12 rule.

3rd Group: 23568/35/4 + B7 or B8 or B78 These rules support a small p20 oscillator.

4th Group: 235678/35/4 + B8 or B8 or B78 The rules degenerate into explosive growing blobs.

Regarding the slowship rules, since 23567/358/4 has more interesting reactions, so I'm going to mostly post for that rule below. (However, many of the following patterns work or at least partially work without B8).

Most of the interesting behavior for these rules happen at slow speeds, but both rules have a c/2 natural backrake.

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x = 52, y = 61, rule = 23567/35/4
16$23.3A$23.BAB$22.ABABA$23.A.A$24.A$22.BCACB$23.BAB$22.2A.2A$23.3A$
24.B$23.CBC2$22.B.B.B$22.BCBCB18$24.A$22.2A.2A$22.2A.2A$23.ACA$23.B.B
$24.C$24.B$24.C$23.3A$23.3A!

Here are two ways to synthesize it (note the rule change to include B8, starting now):

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x = 230, y = 97, rule = 23567/358/4
27$194.2A$194.2A2$192.A$191.A.A$192.A13$115.2A$115.2AC$114.AB$114.A.A
$113.A2CB$112.AB2ABA$28.BCB82.3AC.A$27.C.A.C82.A.AC.A$26.2A.C.2A82.C.
ABCA$26.ABA.4A83.ACA$26.2A.C.2A85.A$27.C.A.C$28.BCB13$199.A$198.3A$
198.3A2$199.C2$198.C.C$197.2A.2A$197.2B.2B$197.ABABA$198.3A!

Two c/2 backrakes can be combined together to make a clean c/2 ship. (And they can be further combined together just to "look cool"):

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x = 195, y = 91, rule = 23567/358/4
6$144.A7.A$143.3A5.3A$75.A21.A45.3A5.3A$26.A47.3A19.3A44.A.A5.A.A$25.
3A46.3A19.3A45.A7.A$25.3A46.A.A19.A.A44.A.A5.A.A$25.A.A47.A21.A45.ABA
5.ABA$26.A46.ABABA17.ABABA44.C7.C$25.A.A45.CA.AC17.CA.AC44.C7.C$25.AB
A45.2A.2A17.2A.2A43.3A5.3A$26.C116.3A5.3A$26.C48.A21.A$25.3A46.BAB19.
BAB$25.3A46.3C19.3C$73.A.A.A17.A.A.A$26.A46.ABABA17.ABABA$25.ABA46.C.
C19.C.C$25.ACA$26.C116.3A5.3A$26.C116.ABA5.ABA$143.CAC5.CAC$143.3A5.
3A$144.A7.A3$32.3A$26.C5.BAB$26.C4.ABABA$32.A.A$33.A$31.BCACB$32.BAB$
31.2A.2A$26.A48.A21.A38.3A19.3A$24.5A45.ACA19.ACA37.BAB19.BAB$24.2B.
2B44.2A.2A3.3A5.3A3.2A.2A35.ABABA17.ABABA$23.3A.3A44.ABA4.BAB5.BAB4.A
BA37.A.A19.A.A$24.2B.2B44.CA.AC2.ABABA3.ABABA2.CA.AC36.ABA19.ABA$24.
2A.2A2.2C.2C39.B5.A.A5.A.A5.B38.3A19.3A$26.A6.B40.CAC5.A7.A5.CAC37.BC
B19.BCB$31.C.C.C38.CBC3.BCACB3.BCACB3.CBC$33.C40.3A4.BAB5.BAB4.3A$32.
3A40.A4.2A.2A3.2A.2A4.A$32.3A46.3A5.3A$81.3A5.3A44.3A5.B7.B5.3A$81.3A
5.3A43.CABAC3.C.C5.C.C3.CABAC$80.A.C.A3.A.C.A41.B2.A2.B15.B2.A2.B$80.
B.C.B3.B.C.B41.CAC.CAC15.CAC.CAC$81.3C5.3C42.B2.A2.B15.B2.A2.B$81.BAB
5.BAB43.C3AC17.C3AC$82.A7.A45.3A19.3A$137.A21.A$26.2A116.A7.A$26.2AC
108.A4.5A3.5A4.A$27.A.A105.2A.2A2.2B.2B3.2B.2B2.2A.2A$27.3A105.2A.2A.
3A.3A.3A.3A.2A.2A$27.ABA106.ACA3.2B.2B3.2B.2B3.ACA$136.B.B3.2A.2A3.2A
.2A3.B.B$137.C6.A7.A6.C$74.2A21.2A38.B21.B$74.2A21.2A38.C21.C$136.3A
19.3A$76.3A15.3A39.3A19.3A$76.2ACAC11.CAC2A$74.3ABAB13.BAB3A$74.AB.2A
15.2A.BA$82.C7.C48.BC15.CB$27.BCB108.A19.A$27.ACA109.BC15.CB$28.A46.
2A19.2A$74.4A17.4A$74.4A17.4A$74.A2BA17.A2BA$75.A2.A.C11.C.A2.A$32.2A
42.AB2A13.2ABA$30.2A2.BA40.3A.A11.A.3A$30.2A.ABA43.3A9.3A$30.2A2CA44.
ABC9.CBA$33.2A45.2AC7.C2A$80.CA.CB3.BC.AC$80.2CA2C3.2CA2C$80.B3AB3.B
3AB$81.3A5.3A!

You can construct c/2 block puffers and other tidy puffers, and you can make c/2 side rakes as well. You can also combine the 5c/12 ship with the c/2 puffer to create a c/2 growing spaceship:

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x = 401, y = 284, rule = 23567/358/4
20$27.A$26.3A$26.3A$26.A.A$27.A$25.ABABA$25.CA.AC$25.2A.2A2$27.A$26.
3A$25.ACBCA$25.A.B.A$26.3B$26.3A19$19.3A5.B$19.3A4.C.C$20.C$18.C.A.C$
18.5A$18.BA.AB$18.2AC2A2$27.A$19.3A3.5A$19.3B3.2B.2B$18.ACACA.3A.3A$
18.5A2.2B.2B323.A$19.BCB3.2A.2A322.3A$19.C.C5.A324.3A$352.A.A$353.A$
352.A.A$352.ABA$353.C$353.C$22.2A328.3A$22.BCA327.3A$20.B.B2A$18.BC.C
2BA328.A$18.3C2A329.ABA$16.3C2A331.ACA$18.AB5.C327.C$17.C.AC4.C327.C$
16.BCB2.C$16.B12.2A.A$20.A8.2AB.2A$18.3ABC5.AB.B.BA$18.BAC8.2B.2A$17.
AC2B4.C3A.2ABA$16.2A.ACA3.B.3A.2A320.C$17.A.A.AB2AC2BA324.C$18.2A2.BA
2C.2A$22.3AB$24.A3$353.A$351.5A$351.2B.2B$350.3A.3A$351.2B.2B$351.2A.
2A$40.2A311.A$40.2A$46.3A310.3A$45.5A309.BAB$44.A2.C.CA307.ABABA$45.
5A39.A269.A.A$25.A20.3A39.3A268.ABA$24.3A61.CBC268.3A$23.A.C2A59.BCAC
B267.BCB$18.A4.ABCA61.A.A$17.ACA2.2ABA62.3A$16.A2BACA2B63.C.A.C266.A.
A.A$16.ACA2CB3A63.CAC267.5A$16.2A.AB.AB63.B3AB$16.A2B3.CBA$17.3A.B2A$
22.A4$89.C$61.C.C$62.B289.2C$59.3A2.2BA21.3A167.A95.B$30.2A26.ABCA.4A
21.3A166.3A92.CA.CB$27.A2.ACA26.3A2.2BA22.A167.3A93.2ACA$26.8A28.B
194.A.A94.2A$26.CBACB.A28.C.C31.3A160.A$24.A.CBC2BA63.3A159.A.A$23.A.
3ABA66.C160.ABA$22.A5.A65.C.A.C159.C94.3A2B$19.A.A.2ACB2A65.5A159.C
93.3A.2C$18.3ABCA.4A65.BA.AB157.A.A.A92.3A2C$18.4AC.4A66.2AC2A157.2A.
2A92.4AB2.A$19.2A2.2AB326.BA.2A.2ABA$23.3A325.2AC2A3.ACA$95.3A254.ABA
5.C$95.3B255.A6.C$94.ACACA$94.5A$95.BCB$95.C.C262.A$74.BCB282.ABA$73.
A2CB4.ABA275.ACA$72.4A4.4A276.A$26.3A44.A2CB4.ABA275.ABA$26.3A45.BCB
282.3A$27.C$25.C.A.C59.A$26.A.A59.3A266.A$26.3A59.A.CA.2A261.ABA$21.
2A4.B61.B.ABA2BA258.A.BA$21.2A4.B62.7A257.3A.A$25.ACACA62.CA.A258.BC
2BA9.A$25.2AC2A60.2A2.B2A255.A.AC2AB8.3A$89.ABA.B2CA160.3A90.BC2B4AB
6.2ACB.B$89.2AC.A.ABA159.ABA88.C2.CABC.CB6.3ACAC$88.A3CB.3A159.C.B.C
87.B.B2.AB2.CA4.ACB2.2A$88.A.C3.3AB160.B90.A5.C.B5.B.B3A$88.2A5.CAB
158.2C.2C102.C3.CA$88.ACA2.C.2A2.C252.C3.BAC6.C2A$88.ABA3.B3.B165.3A
89.C.A7.2A$89.A3.C2.A2.C164.BAB89.ABA$95.BAB159.3A3.ABABA88.3A$95.BAB
159.ABA4.A.A90.A$95.3A159.CAC4.ABA91.C.C$76.2A.2A6.2A168.3A4.3A$76.AB
ACBA3.3CBA168.A5.BCB$76.2A.2A6.2A269.A$357.A.A$358.A.A$21.2A336.A6.C$
21.2A240.2A.2A96.C$263.2A.2A97.A$264.3A96.C2A$264.3A97.2A$27.A$26.3A$
25.BCACB$25.2CA2C$25.2B.2B2$357.2A$357.2A$27.A34.ABA$26.3A32.BCACB
193.A$26.BAB31.2ACBCA192.2AB$26.3A31.2A2.3A7.C181.AB.2C$60.2ACBCA190.
A2BC.B$61.BCACB26.2C162.2A.2A101.3A$62.ABA297.ABA$21.2A340.A$21.2A
339.ACA$257.C.2A101.ABA$257.3A.AC100.A$258.4A$258.2ABCB.B.2A$254.2A3.
A4.CABA$253.AC.A5.C2A.2A95.C$254.2A7.2A98.C$258.2A102.ACA$257.ACBA
101.ABA$257.ABA103.A$258.A6.A$263.2A.2A$50.2A211.2A.2A$27.A15.2A3.B3A
212.ACA$26.3A14.2ACBC.C2.A211.B.B$25.A.AC14.2A3.B3A213.C$24.ABABA21.
2A213.B$25.2AB235.BCB$24.2AB.CB233.C2.C$24.A3C.A232.2CB$27.BA229.B2.
3A9.A$256.2A.CA2BA8.A.2A$256.2A2CB2A8.A2.BA$255.AB.2AB2A7.AB2ABA$256.
2ABACBA7.ABAB$256.A2B2A9.ABCA$258.2A11.ABA$271.A2BA$273.AB$263.B7.C.A
BA$262.C.C7.A.A$265.B7.A$263.CAC$26.2A.2A6.2A224.AB$26.ABACBA3.3CBA
221.2A$26.2A.2A6.2A222.BAB$261.BACA$262.2ABA$261.ABABA$262.A.BA$263.A
.A$264.A!

Ok, enough with the c/2 stuff for now.

[EricG]

The slowship rules have a p7 oscillator which works as both a reflector and an eater. Two shuttles can interact with a tub to create a "tub gun".
Here are four patterns to illustrate.
Top pattern: a tub gun.
Second pattern: a tub gun + eater.
Third pattern: Multiple tubs to make a "machine gun".
Fourth pattern: I wanted to make the machine gun unidirectional, but never got any further than arranging three machine guns into a C shape. In the fourth pattern, two "C"'s fire at each other, just for fun.

All four:

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x = 352, y = 436, rule = 23567/358/4
41$124.2A$123.A.3A$123.4A$124.2ABC$124.A.CB3$128.2ACA$128.AB3A$128.2A
CA2$170.BC.A$170.CB2A$171.4A$170.3A.A$172.2A$121.2A$120.A.3A22.A$120.
4A22.A.A$121.3AB22.A$121.A.BA3$126.ABA$125.4A$126.ABA2$167.AB.A$167.B
3A$168.4A$167.3A.A$169.2A32$125.2A$124.A.3A$124.4A16.3A$125.2ABC15.2B
A$125.A.CB3.C.C8.A.B4.2ACA$133.B8.ACACAC2.AB3A$129.A2B2.3A5.A3BA3.2AC
A$129.4A.ACBA5.C.BA$129.A2B2.3A7.B$133.B$132.C.C$171.BC.A$171.CB2A$
172.4A$171.3A.A$173.2A$122.2A$121.A.3A22.A$121.4A22.A.A$122.3AB22.A$
122.A.BA3.BCB$128.C.A.C$127.2A.C.2A$126.4A.ABA$127.2A.C.2A$128.C.A.C$
129.BCB$168.AB.A$118.A.CB46.B3A$118.2ABC47.4A$117.4A47.3A.A$117.A.3A
48.2A$118.2A34$70.2A$69.A.3A$69.5A$70.3A$70.2A$219.ABA$213.2A3.CA2BA$
212.3A.C4.2A$213.2A3.CA2BA$219.ABA2$223.2A$93.A9.A9.A9.A9.A9.A9.A9.A
9.A9.A9.A9.A18.3A$92.A.A7.A.A7.A.A7.A.A7.A.A7.A.A7.A.A7.A.A7.A.A7.A.A
7.A.A7.A.A16.5A$93.A9.A9.A9.A9.A9.A9.A9.A9.A9.A9.A9.A17.3A.A$223.2A$
67.2A$66.A.3A$66.5A$67.2A$67.2A$217.2A$210.2A3.B3A$210.2ACBC.C2.A$
210.2A3.B3A$217.2A2$218.C.2A$220.2A$218.5A$218.3A.A$220.2A37$41.2A
250.2A$40.A.3A246.3A.A$40.5A17.BCB17.BCB17.BCB17.BCB17.BCB46.BCB17.BC
B17.BCB17.BCB17.BCB17.5A$41.2AC17.C.A.C15.C.A.C15.C.A.C15.C.A.C15.C.A
.C44.C.A.C15.C.A.C15.C.A.C15.C.A.C15.C.A.C17.C2A$41.2A.C15.2A.C.2A13.
2A.C.2A13.2A.C.2A13.2A.C.2A13.2A.C.2A42.2A.C.2A13.2A.C.2A13.2A.C.2A
13.2A.C.2A13.2A.C.2A15.C.2A$59.BC2A.4A12.ABA.4A12.ABA.4A12.ABA.4A12.A
BA.4A40.4A.ABA12.4A.ABA12.4A.ABA12.4A.ABA12.4A.2ACB$47.2A.2A6.2C2A.C.
2A13.2A.C.2A13.2A.C.2A13.2A.C.2A13.2A.C.2A42.2A.C.2A13.2A.C.2A13.2A.C
.2A13.2A.C.2A13.2A.C.2A2C6.2A.2A$47.ABACBA3.2CAC.C.A.C15.C.A.C15.C.A.
C15.C.A.C15.C.A.C44.C.A.C15.C.A.C15.C.A.C15.C.A.C15.C.A.C.CA2C3.ABCAB
A$47.2A.2A6.2A2.BCB17.BCB17.BCB17.BCB17.BCB46.BCB17.BCB17.BCB17.BCB
17.BCB2.2A6.2A.2A3$122.C.2A84.2A.C$123.C2A84.2AC$122.5A82.5A$122.3A.A
82.A.3A$124.2A84.2A$38.2A256.2A$37.A.3A22.A9.A9.A9.A9.A126.A9.A9.A9.A
9.A22.3A.A$37.4A22.A.A7.A.A7.A.A7.A.A7.A.A124.A.A7.A.A7.A.A7.A.A7.A.A
22.4A$38.2ABC22.A9.A9.A9.A9.A126.A9.A9.A9.A9.A22.CB2A$38.A.CB252.BC.A
$52.C.C226.C.C$45.AC2A3.C2.2A222.2A2.C3.2ACA$44.3ABA4.3BA222.A3B4.AB
3A$45.AC2A3.C2.2A222.2A2.C3.2ACA$29.B.3A5.BA11.C.C226.C.C11.AB5.3A.B$
27.2A.C.2A6.CA252.AC6.2A.C.2A$27.2ACB.C6.BA78.BC.A90.A.CB78.AB6.C.BC
2A$27.A91.CB2A90.2ABC91.A$27.2A91.4A88.4A91.2A$27.CA90.3A.A88.A.3A90.
AC$27.ACA91.2A90.2A91.ACA$28.A278.A4$36.2A260.2A$34.3A.A258.A.3A$27.B
.B5.4A258.4A5.B.B$27.ACA4.CB2A14.2A228.2A14.2ABC4.ACA$28.A5.BC.A12.3A
.A226.A.3A12.A.CB5.A$50.5A226.5A$51.C2A228.2AC$31.A18.C.2A228.2A.C18.
A$30.3A270.3A$30.CAC270.CAC$30.ABA13.3A238.3A13.ABA$30.3A13.ABA238.AB
A13.3A$47.A240.A$46.ACA238.ACA$46.ABA238.ABA$29.2C.2C13.A240.A13.2C.
2C$31.B272.B$29.C.B.C268.C.B.C$30.ABA270.ABA$30.3A14.C240.C14.3A$47.C
240.C$46.2AC238.C2A$46.A2CB236.B2CA$48.ACA234.ACA$47.C3AC232.C3AC$46.
B2.A2.B230.B2.A2.B$36.A9.CAC.CAC230.CAC.CAC9.A$35.A.A8.B2.A2.B230.B2.
A2.B8.A.A$36.A10.C3AC232.C3AC10.A$48.3A234.3A$49.A236.A6$36.A262.A$
35.A.A260.A.A$36.A262.A5$48.3A234.3A$47.CABAC232.CABAC$46.B2.A2.B230.
B2.A2.B$36.A9.CAC.CAC230.CAC.CAC9.A$35.A.A8.B2.A2.B230.B2.A2.B8.A.A$
36.A10.C3AC232.C3AC10.A$48.3A234.3A$49.A236.A6$36.A262.A$35.A.A260.A.
A$36.A262.A5$48.3A234.3A$47.CABAC232.CABAC$46.B2.A2.B230.B2.A2.B$36.A
9.CAC.CAC230.CAC.CAC9.A$35.A.A8.B2.A2.B230.B2.A2.B8.A.A$36.A10.C3AC
232.C3AC10.A$48.3A234.3A$49.A236.A12$24.A.CB280.BC.A$24.2ABC20.3A234.
3A20.CB2A$23.4A20.CABAC232.CABAC20.4A$23.A.3A12.2A.C2.B2.A2.B230.B2.A
2.B2.C.2A12.3A.A$24.2A14.2AC3.CAC.CAC230.CAC.CAC3.C2A14.2A$39.5A2.B2.
A2.B230.B2.A2.B2.5A$39.A.3A3.C3AC232.C3AC3.3A.A$40.2A6.3A234.3A6.2A$
49.A236.A2$63.2A206.2A$62.A.3A202.3A.A$62.4A89.A24.A89.4A$63.3AB86.AB
ABA20.ABABA86.B3A$63.A.BA78.C7.ABABA20.ABABA7.C78.AB.A$144.B7.2A4.A
18.A4.2A7.B$145.C7.ABABA20.ABABA7.C$119.AB6.5A21.ABABA20.ABABA21.5A6.
BA$118.AC6.AC.BCBA22.A24.A22.ABCB.CA6.CA$119.AB6.5A72.5A6.BA2$48.3A
93.AB.A40.A.BA93.3A$47.CABAC34.A9.A9.A9.A27.B3A40.3AB27.A9.A9.A9.A34.
CABAC$46.B2.A2.B32.A.A7.A.A7.A.A7.A.A27.4A38.4A27.A.A7.A.A7.A.A7.A.A
32.B2.A2.B$46.CAC.CAC33.A9.A9.A7.B.A.B25.3A.A38.A.3A25.B.A.B7.A9.A9.A
33.CAC.CAC$46.B2.A2.B62.3C28.2A40.2A28.3C62.B2.A2.B$47.C3AC8.2A53.BAB
100.BAB53.2A8.C3AC$48.3A8.A.3A52.A9.A82.A9.A52.3A.A8.3A$49.A9.4AC61.A
.A80.A.A61.C4A9.A$60.4A62.A82.A62.4A$60.AC2A208.2ACA2$117.C100.C$61.B
CB17.BCB17.BCB14.B5.2A.2A78.2A.2A5.B14.BCB17.BCB17.BCB$60.C.A.C15.C.A
.C15.C.A.C11.AB.C3.ABCABA78.ABACBA3.C.BA11.C.A.C15.C.A.C15.C.A.C$59.
2A.C.2A13.2A.C.2A13.2A.C.2A9.C.3A4.2A.2A78.2A.2A4.3A.C9.2A.C.2A13.2A.
C.2A13.2A.C.2A$58.4A.ABA12.4A.ABA12.4A.ABA11.B2A96.2AB11.ABA.4A12.ABA
.4A12.ABA.4A$59.2A.C.2A13.2A.C.2A13.2A.C.2A11.3A21.2ACA46.AC2A21.3A
11.2A.C.2A13.2A.C.2A13.2A.C.2A$60.C.A.C15.C.A.C15.C.A.C3.C32.4A46.4A
32.C3.C.A.C15.C.A.C15.C.A.C$61.BCB17.BCB17.BCB3.B33.C4A44.4AC33.B3.BC
B17.BCB17.BCB$108.C32.3A.A44.A.3A32.C$143.2A46.2A!

[EricG]

The slowship rules also have a rather amazing p85 mega oscillator I call the "The Chomper" (you'll see why).

Chompers can be used to make shuttles (it reflects 5c/12 ships 180 degrees), loops (it reflects 90 degrees), and guns.

Here are two p2040 guns. The first gun uses shuttles and 2nd-order shuttles to make a 5c/12 gun.
Two such guns next to a chomper-based 90 degree reflector can be used to create a slowship gun!

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x = 597, y = 554, rule = 23567/358/4
65$79.2C28.2C$77.B34.B$76.C.B.BC26.CB.B.C$79.CAC2A22.2ACAC$78.BC4A22.
4ACB$79.ABACA22.ACABA$81.BABA20.ABAB365.2C28.2C$81.A2.A20.A2.A363.B
34.B$471.C.B.BC26.CB.B.C$81.A2.A20.A2.A365.CAC2A22.2ACAC$81.BABA20.AB
AB364.BC4A22.4ACB$79.ABACA22.ACABA363.ABACA22.ACABA$78.BC4A22.4ACB
364.BABA20.ABAB$79.CAC2A22.2ACAC365.A2.A20.A2.A$76.C.B.BC26.CB.B.C$
77.B34.B363.A2.A20.A2.A$79.2C28.2C365.BABA20.ABAB$474.ABACA22.ACABA$
473.BC4A22.4ACB$474.CAC2A22.2ACAC$471.C.B.BC26.CB.B.C$472.B34.B$474.
2C28.2C6$491.A$490.3A$489.BCACB$489.2CA2C$489.2B.2B4$491.A$73.A5.A
410.3A$72.3A3.3A409.BAB$71.A2C2A.2A2CA408.3A$71.BC2AB.B2ACB$70.AB2A2C
.2C2ABA$70.B4AB.B4AB$69.2A11.2A$69.C13.C$72.2A5.2A$72.2AC3.C2A$73.CAB
.BAC$72.2A.C.C.2A$72.A.B3.B.A$73.C5.C$74.C3.C302.BCB$374.ABA4.B2CA32.
BCB$374.4A4.4A24.ABA4.B2CA$74.C3.C295.ABA4.B2CA25.4A4.4A$73.C5.C301.B
CB26.ABA4.B2CA$72.A.B3.B.A336.BCB$72.2A.C.C.2A$73.CAB.BAC$72.2AC3.C2A
$72.2A5.2A$69.C13.C$69.2A11.2A$70.B4AB.B4AB$70.AB2A2C.2C2ABA$71.BC2AB
.B2ACB$71.A2C2A.2A2CA$72.3A3.3A$73.A5.A3$96.3A$96.BAB$96.3A$97.A4$95.
2B.2B$95.2CA2C$95.BCACB$96.3A$97.A6$83.2C28.2C$81.B34.B$80.C.B.BC26.C
B.B.C$83.CAC2A22.2ACAC$82.BC4A22.4ACB$83.ABACA22.ACABA$85.BABA20.ABAB
365.2C28.2C$85.A2.A20.A2.A363.B34.B$475.C.B.BC26.CB.B.C$85.A2.A20.A2.
A365.CAC2A22.2ACAC$85.BABA20.ABAB364.BC4A22.4ACB$83.ABACA22.ACABA363.
ABACA22.ACABA$82.BC4A22.4ACB364.BABA20.ABAB$83.CAC2A22.2ACAC365.A2.A
20.A2.A$80.C.B.BC26.CB.B.C$81.B34.B363.A2.A20.A2.A$83.2C28.2C365.BABA
20.ABAB$478.ABACA22.ACABA$477.BC4A22.4ACB$478.CAC2A22.2ACAC$475.C.B.B
C26.CB.B.C$476.B34.B$478.2C28.2C116$92.B2.2A14.2A2.B$91.2A2C2A14.2A2C
2A$92.B2.2A14.2A2.B$93.C20.C2$93.C20.C$92.B2.2A14.2A2.B371.B2.2A14.2A
2.B$91.2A2C2A14.2A2C2A369.2A2C2A14.2A2C2A$92.B2.2A14.2A2.B371.B2.2A
14.2A2.B$488.C20.C2$488.C20.C$487.B2.2A14.2A2.B$486.2A2C2A14.2A2C2A$
487.B2.2A14.2A2.B15$105.3A435.B3.B$82.A5.A16.BAB434.C.B.B.C$81.3A3.3A
15.BAB436.C.C$80.AC.CA.AC.CA12.C2.A2.C$80.BC.AC.CA.CB13.B3.B$82.CB3.B
C14.C.3A.C431.A.A3.A.A$82.3A.3A16.ACA432.2ABAC.CAB2A$82.2A3.2A16.ABA
430.BC.BA5.AB.CB$80.3A5.3A15.A429.2ABCA2.2A.2A2.ACB2A$80.3A5.3A444.A
2BABA2C.A.A.2CABA2BA$81.CAB3.BAC445.AB.A.A2C5.2CA.A.BA$80.C2.C3.C2.C
449.B2.C3.C2.B$78.2ABA7.AB2A448.C7.C$78.CB.BA5.AB.BC$79.CABC5.CBAC$
79.BA3B3.3BAB$80.CACA3.ACAC$80.3A5.3A257.C.C$81.A7.A259.B34.C.C$345.A
2B2.3A32.B$345.4A.ACBA27.A2B2.3A$81.A7.A255.A2B2.3A28.4A.ACBA$80.3A5.
3A258.B31.A2B2.3A$80.CACA3.ACAC257.C.C34.B$79.BA3B3.3BAB292.C.C$79.CA
BC5.CBAC$78.CB.BA5.AB.BC$78.2ABA7.AB2A$80.C2.C3.C2.C$81.CAB3.BAC$80.
3A5.3A$80.3A5.3A$82.2A3.2A$82.3A.3A$82.CB3.BC$80.BC.AC.CA.CB450.C7.C$
80.AC.CA.AC.CA409.A39.B2.C3.C2.B$81.3A3.3A409.ABA33.AB.A.A2C5.2CA.A.B
A$82.A5.A410.ACA33.A2BABA2C.A.A.2CABA2BA$497.C.3A.C32.2ABCA2.2A.2A2.A
CB2A$498.B3.B35.BC.BA5.AB.CB$497.C2.A2.C36.2ABAC.CAB2A$499.BAB39.A.A
3.A.A$499.BAB$499.3A$544.C.C$542.C.B.B.C$543.B3.B12$96.B2.2A14.2A2.B$
95.2A2C2A14.2A2C2A$96.B2.2A14.2A2.B$97.C20.C2$97.C20.C$96.B2.2A14.2A
2.B371.B2.2A14.2A2.B$95.2A2C2A14.2A2C2A369.2A2C2A14.2A2C2A$96.B2.2A
14.2A2.B371.B2.2A14.2A2.B$492.C20.C2$492.C20.C$491.B2.2A14.2A2.B$490.
2A2C2A14.2A2C2A$491.B2.2A14.2A2.B6$79.BACA22.ACAB$79.C2ACA20.AC2AC$
78.C.CAC2A18.2ACAC.C$79.B.B.A20.A.B.B$80.C.AC20.CA.C2$80.C.AC20.CA.C
366.BACA22.ACAB$79.B.B.A20.A.B.B365.C2ACA20.AC2AC$78.C.CAC2A18.2ACAC.
C363.C.CAC2A18.2ACAC.C$79.C2ACA20.AC2AC365.B.B.A20.A.B.B$79.BACA22.AC
AB366.C.AC20.CA.C2$475.C.AC20.CA.C$474.B.B.A20.A.B.B$473.C.CAC2A18.2A
CAC.C$474.C2ACA20.AC2AC$474.BACA22.ACAB2$95.A$94.ABA$94.ACA$95.C$95.C
4$95.A$94.ABA$94.ACA$95.A$94.ABA$94.3A2$72.A5.A$71.3A3.3A$71.A2CA.A2C
A$70.C2.2A.2A2.C$72.2C3.2C$69.C.BA5.AB.C$68.B.3CA3.A3C.B$68.C4A5.4AC$
71.A7.A$71.2A5.2A$71.AC5.CA$71.A.B3.B.A$71.ABA3.ABA$71.2A5.2A2$450.BC
B31.C2.C.CA$443.ABA4.B2CA30.C3.ABCA$443.4A4.4A24.ABA5.CA.3A$443.ABA4.
B2CA25.4A.C2.3A2.2ACB$450.BCB26.ABA6.A2.CABA$71.2A5.2A413.CBA$71.ABA
3.ABA409.2A2.BA$71.A.B3.B.A409.2A$71.AC5.CA$71.2A5.2A$71.A7.A$68.C4A
5.4AC$68.B.3CA3.A3C.B$69.C.BA5.AB.C$72.2C3.2C$70.C2.2A.2A2.C$71.A2CA.
A2CA$71.3A3.3A$72.A5.A7$490.3A$490.ABA$491.A$490.ACA$490.ABA$491.A4$
491.C$491.C$490.ACA$490.ABA$491.A2$83.BACA22.ACAB$83.C2ACA20.AC2AC$
82.C.CAC2A18.2ACAC.C$83.B.B.A20.A.B.B$84.C.AC20.CA.C2$84.C.AC20.CA.C
366.BACA22.ACAB$83.B.B.A20.A.B.B365.C2ACA20.AC2AC$82.C.CAC2A18.2ACAC.
C363.C.CAC2A18.2ACAC.C$83.C2ACA20.AC2AC365.B.B.A20.A.B.B$83.BACA22.AC
AB366.C.AC20.CA.C2$479.C.AC20.CA.C$478.B.B.A20.A.B.B$477.C.CAC2A18.2A
CAC.C$478.C2ACA20.AC2AC$478.BACA22.ACAB!

How to make a chomper? Collide two 27c/60 puffers:

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x = 80, y = 11, rule = 23567/358/4
.5A68.5A$AC5A.BC3.ABA48.ABA3.CB.5ACA$2ACA.CB.BCB.4A48.4A.BCB.BC.AC2A$
.AB5A5.ABA48.ABA5.5ABA$2.3A70.3A2$2.3A70.3A$.AB5A5.ABA48.ABA5.5ABA$2A
CA.CB.BCB.4A48.4A.BCB.BC.AC2A$AC5A.BC3.ABA48.ABA3.CB.5ACA$.5A68.5A!

[EricG]

The Slowship itself is fantastic -- play around with its sparks and you'll keep finding new tricks for them. For starters, Slowships can be used to make rakes firing in all directions, and they can be used as moving reflectors and splitters and eaters.

In the pattern below, Slowships are used to make a spiral spaceship -- a loop-like spiral shape that travels. Remove any or all of the Slowships which are acting as eaters, and you'll have a forward rake and/or backward rake and/or side rake. I also included a simple side rake so you can quickly see what is at the heart of the ship. Two side rakes make a forward rake, and it goes on from there.

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x = 547, y = 405, rule = 23567/358/4
536.A2CB$535.3AC2A$535.AB.2ABA$536.A2B.C2A$536.2A.A.B$538.2A4.A$538.
3AC.3A$538.2A2.A.C2A$540.A2.BCA$541.A2BA$541.2A$524.3A$524.BAB$524.BA
B$522.C2.A2.C$523.B3.B$522.C.3A.C$524.ACA$524.ABA$525.A69$524.3A$523.
B3AB$522.A2C.2CA$522.BAB.BAB$522.A2CA2CA$523.B3AB$525.A4$3A3.A$BA.2AB
2A$2BAB2CACA60.ABA$.BC.AC.C2A58.BCACB$.3AB2C3ABA55.2ACBCA452.C$.6A2.
3A55.2A2.3A7.C$3.ABAC.2A2.2A53.2ACBCA$3.B2A.B.CA.BA54.BCACB$3.ABCAC3.
3A55.ABA$5.B3A130.3A$5.A2BA129.5A6.CB$7.A129.AC.C2.A7.A$138.5A6.CB$
139.3A$121.3A$116.2A3.B2A$116.BCA2.ABA84.2A.2A6.2A$110.A5.2ACA88.ABAC
BA3.3CBA$109.ABA4.CB2A88.2A.2A6.2A$100.A8.ACA3.BCBCA$99.ABA8.B5.3A$
99.ACA8.2A3.3B168.BCB$97.C.3A.C10.A.3AC159.ABA4.B2CA$98.B3.B11.2A.2A
160.4A4.4A$97.C2.A2.C10.2A2BA160.ABA4.B2CA$99.BAB14.2A168.BCB$99.BAB$
99.3A255.2A$350.2A3.B3A$350.2ACBC.C2.A$350.2A3.B3A$357.2A$424.C.C$
425.B102.2A$421.A2B2.3A98.A2BC$421.4A.ACBA97.2A.A$421.A2B2.3A99.C.A$
425.B103.AB2A$424.C.C67.ABA32.C2BA2.2A$493.BCACB30.B2AC2.2ACB$492.2AC
BCA31.2AB.3ACAC$492.2A2.3A7.C23.2A2CACA.A.C$492.2ACBCA33.B.4AB2A$493.
BCACB33.C4.2A2CBC$494.ABA39.2AC2A$537.AC.B.A$538.3ABA$539.3A19$525.A$
524.ACA$523.2A.2A$523.2AC2A$523.2A.2A$524.A.A$525.A6$524.C.C$524.B.B$
525.A2$239.B2CA$100.A137.2AC3A$98.2A.2A134.AB2A.BA$98.2A.2A133.2AC.2B
A$99.ACA135.B.A.2A$99.B.B132.A4.2A$100.C132.3A.C3A$100.B131.2AC.A2.2A
$100.C132.ACB2.A$99.3A132.A2BA$99.3A134.2A3$248.C.C$249.B$201.C.C41.A
2B2.3A$202.B42.4A.ACBA$199.3A2.2BA38.A2B2.3A$198.ABCA.4A42.B$199.3A2.
2BA41.C.C$202.B$201.C.C2$273.B2CA$238.A33.2AC3A$175.A2CB58.4A.3A26.AB
2A.BA$174.3AC2A33.A23.CB2ABCAB25.2AC.2BA$174.AB.2ABA26.3A.4A22.2CAC2.
A.2A24.B.A.2A$175.A2B.C2A25.BACB2ABC23.C2.B3.ABA20.A4.2A$175.2A.A.B
24.2A.A2.CA2C23.3AC2.3ACA18.3A.C3A$177.2A4.A20.ABA3.B2.C24.6A2.3A17.
2AC.A2.2A$177.3AC.3A18.AC3A2.C3A26.BCA2.ABA.2A16.ACB2.A$177.2A2.A.C2A
17.3A2.6A26.CB2AC2.A.CBA16.A2BA$179.A2.BCA16.2A.ABA2.ACB28.BC.A4.3A
19.2A$180.A2BA16.ABC.A2.C2ABC30.CABA3.A$180.2A19.3A4.A.CB30.B2CA$202.
A3.ABAC34.B$206.A2CB$207.B3$230.A$229.ACA$228.2A.2A$229.ABA$228.CA.AC
$230.B$229.CAC$229.CBC$229.3A$230.A11$524.3A$524.ABA$525.A$100.A423.A
CA$99.3A422.ABA$98.BCACB422.A$98.2CA2C$98.2B.2B2$525.C$525.C$100.A
423.ACA$99.3A422.ABA$99.BAB423.A$99.3A29$491.A.C$229.3A258.4A.2CA35.A
$228.ABABA256.AC.B.BAB2A33.BCA$228.2B.2B257.4A.2CA35.CB$228.2A.2A258.
A.C$229.C.C190.BCB$421.C.A.C$230.C189.2A.C.2A$420.ABA.4A$229.3A188.2A
.C.2A$229.3A189.C.A.C$230.A122.A68.BCB$351.ABABA167.A$343.C7.ABABA
166.3A$342.B7.2A4.A165.AC.2A$343.C7.ABABA167.C.2A$351.ABABA167.BC2A$
353.A170.A2$273.AB6.5A$272.AC6.AC.BCBA$273.AB6.5A2$100.A$99.ABA$99.AC
A123.A$100.C123.B.B$100.C119.2A2.C.C$218.2CAC$220.AC$217.C.2B3.2ABCB$
100.A117.ACBA.2A.2CB$99.ABA117.4A2.B$99.ACA121.4A$100.A122.A2BA$99.AB
A$99.3A35$83.A$82.2AB$81.2ACA$82.B.AC$84.2A$83.B3A2C2A$82.2A.BC.2ABA.
C$84.2AC3AB.B2.C$86.2BABA.ACB$85.AC2A2.2A.C.C$85.B5.A2BAB$91.ABA.C$
91.ABCACA$92.5A13$238.C.C$239.B$236.3A2.2BA$235.ABCA.4A$236.3A2.2BA$
239.B$238.C.C4$212.A2CB$211.3AC2A33.A$211.AB.2ABA26.3A.4A$212.A2B.C2A
25.BACB2ABC$212.2A.A.B24.2A.A2.CA2C$214.2A4.A20.ABA3.B2.C$214.3AC.3A
18.AC3A2.C3A$214.2A2.A.C2A17.3A2.6A$216.A2.BCA16.2A.ABA2.ACB$217.A2BA
16.ABC.A2.C2ABC$217.2A19.3A4.A.CB$239.A3.ABAC$243.A2CB$244.B!

[EricG]

5c/12 ships can reflect off the Slowship resulting in each ship changing direction!

For example, here a 5c/12 ship and Slowship travel towards each other, collide, and each ship reverses direction without damage or uncleaned up debris:

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x = 63, y = 93, rule = 23567/358/4
17$37.B$36.C.C$41.2A$42.A$42.B$34.C.C3A2.2C$34.C2.3A.AC.B$37.C2AB3A$
36.4A.2A$36.A2CA47$22.A$21.ABA$21.ACA$21.ABA$21.A.A$21.ACA$22.A6$21.B

I have a pretty big collection of this sort of thing, including collisions where the ships turn 90 degrees rather than 180 degrees, collisions where one ship turns 180 degrees but the other ship turns 90 degrees, and so on. There are collisions where a second 5c/12 ship is generated, traveling in yet another direction. When I last looked at these rules (nearly two years ago), I had the thought that 5c/12 ships and Slowships might be arranged to influence each other so that a stationary gun is created solely from moving ships. 5c/12 ships would "herd" a collection of Slowships so that they traveled in a loop, and meanwhile additional 5c/12 ships would escape, creating a gun.

Has a gun consisting of far-flung spaceships been constructed in other rules? I say "far flung" because there are examples in other rules of two spaceships traveling away from each other, and their exhaust interacts to create another pair of ships, thus creating a gun from two spaceships. But I'm imagining a gun where the spaceship components aren't interacting most of the time.

Of course, with the slowship rules, the catch is that some collisions translate the 5c/12 ship by 3 cells while moving it forward 5 phases, while the complementary reaction translates the bounced ship by 5 cells and moves it forward 3 phases, and so on. But there are so many such reactions that I'm optimistic a number of them could be stiched together.

If anyone wants to tackle this project, or something else involving these sorts of projects let me know - I can share a long list of potentially useful collisions.

[EricG]

Breeder 1: Here's a 5c/12 speed breeder - it leaves behind Slowships which form 5c/12-producing rakes:

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x = 134, y = 588, rule = 23567/358/4
3.C8.A.A$12.4A$11.B2A.A$11.2ABA$13.A4$3.A15.A$.B3AB11.5A3.A$A2CA2CA
10.AB.BA2.A.A$BAB.BAB10.ABABA3.A$A2C.2CA11.2A$.B3AB12.2AC$2.3A14.CB$
10.A$9.AB2A3.2A$9.AB.2A.C3A$11.A.2B3ABA$11.2A.2AB.2B$10.AB2.AC.2ACB$
9.4ABA2.3C$10.2AB.B.B2.C.C$12.A.2B.CBAB$13.3A3.A3$21.A.C$20.4A.2CA$
19.AC.B.BAB2A$16.3A.4A.2CA$16.2A3.A.C4$13.2A$12.ABA$4.C7.A.A$12.ACA2.
C$13.B2A$3.BC8.2A$2.A11.2AC2A$3.BC6.3A.B3A7.C$10.C.BA.BABA$11.BC.2A5$
3.A6.A14.A$.2A.2A2.5A4.3A4.3A$.2A.2A2.2B.2B3.CABAC.2ACACB$2.ACA2.3A.
3A.B2.A2.2A2CA2C$2.B.B3.2B.2B2.CAC.CAC.AB.2B$3.C4.2A.2A2.B2.A2.B$3.B
6.A5.C3AC$3.C13.3A$2.3A13.A6.A$2.3A19.3A$24.BAB$24.3A3$53.2A$53.2A18$
50.2A23.4A$50.2BA22.2A.2A$51.A22.B2.ACA$52.C2.3A16.C.3A3.2A$50.B3.CAB
3A15.A.AC3.CAC$49.A2CB.BA3.A14.ABABA3.ABA$50.2AC.BA.AB15.3AB4.3A$50.A
2C.ACA.BA15.B2A$51.2B4.2A12.2A2.ABAC$53.C.2A13.3A3.2A$55.ABA3.2A8.A$
56.A3.B2A$60.ABA29$53.2A$53.2A20$79.BC$77.ABCA$77.A3B$52.3A22.ABC2.B$
52.ABA24.2AC2A$51.2A.A24.2ABA$52.2A27.A9$58.2A10.C$57.3A2.A8.C$58.AB
3A$59.3A21$53.2A$53.2A25$80.A.A$79.3A2BA$77.CA.C2.B.C$52.A2CA23.A.CBA
.B$49.2A.4A23.AB2ABA$48.3AB2AC24.C2B.2A$47.B.CA.3A2.C21.BC.2C$48.2C2.
3AC.C25.AC$49.B33.2A$49.A$49.2A$5.B47.C.C$4.C.C47.B9.A$63.ABA$63.ACA$
17.ACB41.C.3A.C$17.ABC42.B3.B$14.3ABCA41.C2.A2.C$14.A2B.BA43.BAB$5.A
8.3A.3A42.BAB$3.5A8.C.3A42.3A$3.2B.2B10.2A$2.3A.3A8.2C20.C.C$3.2B.2B
9.BABC5.3A11.B$3.2A.2A10.A6.B2AC8.3A2.2BA$5.A9.C5.2CB2CB2A7.ABCA.4A$
17.C2.B2C2.B2A9.3A2.2BA$12.C2B2.B.2A.B17.B$14.2C2.A.2A17.C.C$13.AB2A.
3ABA$13.AB4A.2C$14.2A.2A.C30.C$19.AB28.C.2A$16.AB2CA28.C.3A$15.ABC.CA
31.2A$14.ABA.CB2A29.3A$15.AC2A.A3.2A24.5A$17.BA.A2C2.A24.2A.A.C$16.AC
B3AB2A26.C2.C$15.5A.ACB29.CA$15.2A2C2.CAC25.A3.ACA$16.BC4.C25.3A3.A$
16.C.BA.B26.CBC$18.C2B2.CB23.CBC$16.C3A.A3.A22.3A$17.A2B.2B3A23.A$18.
A.2BC$19.2AC.B30.AB$20.A.A28.A.BCB$21.A29.2A.C$51.3A$5.4A16.3A$4.B3AB
A14.AC2A$3.C.A2C2AC2.2A3.A4.A.2BC$5.CAB2AB3C2A.ABA3.CA2.A29.A5.3A$4.
2ACBAB.B2.B2.ABA3.2C.3A12.3A5.A6.ABA3.A2BA$4.5A15.C2.3A11.A2BA3.ABA5.
ACA.3A.B.C$24.ABACA11.C.B.3A.ACA3.C.5AB2.B$24.A2BA14.B2.B5A.CB.B3.B.A
BC.2C$26.A13.2C.CBA.B3.B.BC2.A2.C$5.A6.A33.C2.A2.C3.BAB$4.ACA4.A.A6.A
5.3A19.BAB5.BAB$3.2A.2A2.2A.2A3.B3AB2.ABABA18.BAB5.3A4.3A$4.ABA3.2AC
2A2.A2CA2C2A2B.2B11.3A4.3A12.ABA$3.CA.AC2.2A.2A2.BAB.BAB.2A.2A11.ABA
19.CAC9.B$5.B5.ACA3.A2C.2CA2.C.C12.CAC19.3A8.A2CB$4.CAC5.A5.B3AB18.3A
20.A8.B.2CA$4.CBC12.3A5.C14.A30.C2.B2AB$4.3A68.2CA2C$5.A20.3A48.3A2BA
$26.3A47.2A.C3A2.A$27.A48.3AC7A$78.A.B2A2.AC$79.3A.4A$79.A3BA$80.2A.
2A.C$84.4A$85.C3A$88.A$86.CB2$67.CB$69.B$68.C6$61.A$60.ACA$59.2A.2A$
60.ABA$59.CA.AC$61.B$60.CAC$60.CBC$60.3A$61.A68.C2$85.C.A$81.A2C.4A$
80.2ABAB.B.CA$81.A2C.4A$85.C.A2$130.A$128.B3AB$112.2A13.A2CA2CA$111.A
B.2A11.BAB.BAB$110.2AC2ABA10.A2C.2CA$111.ACA.3A10.B3AB$112.3ABA12.3A$
113.3A2$118.A$79.2A32.2BC.4A$79.2A30.A2B3AB.2A$110.2A2CAB2ACA$111.ACA
2.CACB$105.C.A3.A2B3AB$101.A2C.4A2.2AC.2BA$100.2ABAB.B.CA.B2C.AB$101.
A2C.4A.A.C.3A$105.C.A3.B2.C$112.C7.BA$119.A2CA$119.4A$119.3A3$115.BCA
$79.2A33.AC2A$78.A2B2A31.ABCB.2A$78.A.ABCB29.2ACACBCBA$81.AC31.BC2.B
3A$83.C30.ACA2B.2A$109.A4.B2ACA2CA6.2A$108.ABA6.C.2AC5.AB2A$90.A17.AB
.A3.2A.2A2CB3.AC2ABC$89.A.A17.2C2A2.ABA.2A.A3.BA2.A$89.AB16.3A.B3.AB.
B.2A3.C2BCA.A$90.BA14.4A7.2A2.C2.C.CBC.2A$87.5A14.3A.A16.3ABA$86.AB2A
16.AB.ACB16.3A$86.ABA19.A2CB$109.B$109.A13.A6.A$107.3A4.3A4.5A2.2A.2A
$106.BCAC2A.CABAC3.2B.2B2.2A.2A$106.2CA2C2A2.A2.B.3A.3A2.ACA$106.2B.B
A.CAC.CAC2.2B.2B3.B.B$112.B2.A2.B2.2A.2A4.C$113.C3AC5.A6.B$114.3A13.C
$108.A6.A13.3A$107.3A19.3A$107.BAB$107.3A18$79.2A$79.2A20$79.4ACB$78.
AB.A2BC$74.3A.B2A.3A$73.AC2AB4.2A$73.BCB2AC$74.4A$76.A2.CABA$80.ABA$
81.A31$79.2A$79.2A22$85.A$83.A2BA$83.B2AC$78.2A3.3A.A$77.A.CB3.C3A$
74.2C.ABC5.B2A$78.BA2.B.3A$74.C.2A2C2A2C2A$74.A2B3A.B.2A$74.ACB2A$74.
AC.2A.ABC$73.B2AB3ACA$73.A2CACACB$74.4A$75.A23$79.2A$79.2A13$117.A$
116.ABA$117.2AC$117.BA2BC$117.2A3.C4$128.B$69.A57.C.C$68.ABA$68.ACA$
66.C.3A.C$67.B3.B$66.C2.A2.C14.C.C$68.BAB17.B$68.BAB8.2A3.A2B2.3A36.A
$68.3A8.2A3.4A.ACBA33.5A$84.A2B2.3A34.2B.2B$88.B36.3A.3A$87.C.C36.2B.
2B$115.C6.2A2.2A.2A$113.3A5.A.A4.A$110.CBABAB5.2A$110.C.CB2A$113.A.C$
87.B22.A$86.C.C21.2A2.C2$118.C2$112.ACA$111.AC3A$110.ABA.A$107.C.C4AC
$108.B2.B2A$104.A2B3.C.BA$104.4A.BC2A$104.A2B2.3A2.2A$108.B5.2A$107.C
.C$70.A10.2A$69.ACA9.2A7.A$69.BC3A15.ACA25.2A$68.A3.2A4.2A.A5.3ACB24.
C2A8.C$67.AB3AC4.B.2B2A4.2A3.A25.CA7.B$67.B4A5.C.A.C.B4.C3ABA20.BC.AB
A7.C$66.AB4A8.AB.C5.4AB19.C.C.2A$67.AC.A.C16.4ABA19.3CA9.BA$69.B2.C
15.C.A.CA12.C7.ABA10.2CA$70.C17.C2.B13.B7.4A2.2A6.BA$70.A5.A13.C15.C
7.3A.2ACBC$68.A2B4.ABA6.A5.A24.CA2.BA$67.C.B.3A.ACA5.ABA4.2BA21.C$69.
B2.B5A.C3.ACA.3A.B.C$67.2C.CBA.B3.B.BC.5AB2.B$73.C2.A2.CB.B3.B.ABC.2C
$75.BAB3.C2.A2.C33.A6.A$75.BAB5.BAB19.3A5.A6.A.A4.ACA$68.3A4.3A5.BAB
18.ABABA2.B3AB3.2A.2A2.2A.2A$68.ABA12.3A4.3A11.2B.2B2A2CA2CA2.2AC2A3.
ABA$68.CAC19.ABA11.2A.2A.BAB.BAB2.2A.2A2.CA.AC$68.3A19.CAC12.C.C2.A2C
.2CA3.ACA5.B$69.A20.3A18.B3AB5.A5.CAC$91.A14.C5.3A12.CBC$127.3A$105.
3A20.A$105.3A$106.A!

Breeder 2: Here's a 5c/12 speed breeder -- it leaves behind 27c/60 puffers:

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x = 117, y = 93, rule = 23567/358/4
17.BCB$16.A2CB4.ABA$15.4A4.4A$16.A2CB4.ABA$17.BCB28$110.BCB$100.AB7.C
.A.C$99.A2CA5.2A.C.2A$99.A.2A5.ABA.4A$48.A51.A.A5.2A.C.2A$47.ACA50.3A
C5.C.A.C$46.2A.2A49.2A8.BCB$46.2AC2A49.3A$46.2A.2A49.2AC$47.A.A50.C2A
5.2A.2A$48.A51.CAC4.ABCABA$100.2A.B4.2A.2A$101.2A$41.2A28.2A23.B$41.
2A28.2A22.A.CA$94.B.BABA$2.BCB42.C.C45.C2AB3.2A$.C.A.C41.B.B45.A2BA2.
2A.B4.2A.2A$2A.C.2A41.A30.3A.2C11.A4.CAC4.ABCABA$ABA.4A71.2A20.C2A5.
2A.2A$2A.C.2A73.C20.2AC$.C.A.C76.2A17.3A$2.BCB77.2A17.2A8.BCB$101.3AC
5.C.A.C$68.A32.A.A5.2A.C.2A$67.ACA30.A.2A5.ABA.4A$66.2A.2A29.A2CA5.2A
.C.2A$66.2AC2A30.AB7.C.A.C$66.2A.2A40.BCB$67.A.A$68.A2$102.BCB$101.C.
A.C$86.2B12.2A.C.2A$87.C2.3A7.ABA.4A$67.C.C15.A2BA2.2A7.2A.C.2A$67.B.
B15.3A3.C9.C.A.C$68.A15.C4AC4.C7.BCB$86.C.B5.C$79.C2.C2.2C5.B2CB$79.A
B2.4A5.CA.B4.2A.2A$76.BC7ABCA4.CAC4.ABCABA$61.A14.CB3ACAB.3A4.2A.B4.
2A.2A$60.3A13.3A.2BC.C8.2A$59.ABA.A13.3ABA$59.A.2A17.BA$57.AB2A14.A2.
C2A$56.2ACA14.3A5.C9.2ACB$56.A2.B12.AB6.CB10.ABAC4.ABA$56.A2B12.A2C
17.3AC.C2.4A$57.2A13.AB17.2AC6.ABA$84.2A6.3A$84.3BA5.AB$83.ACAC.A4.A
8.A$52.C.C28.B2.AC.BA2.C6.ABABA$50.2A2.C3.2ACA21.C.2A.2BA9.ABABA$50.A
3B4.AB3A22.CAB.2A8.2A4.A$50.2A2.C3.2ACA23.2A13.ABABA$52.C.C31.C13.ABA
BA$102.A!

Here's a clean 27c/60 ship and a 27c/60 speed clean side rake (producing 5c/12 ships). Over to the left, I included a c/2 ship -- it is interesting (to me anyway) to compare and contrast such similar ships with such similar speeds.

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x = 379, y = 269, rule = 23567/358/4
135.3A3.3A$135.BAB3.BAB$135.3A3.3A168.3A3.3A$136.A5.A169.BAB3.BAB$
311.ABABA.ABABA$136.B5.B169.A.A3.A.A$135.2C5.2C168.ABA3.ABA11.3A3.3A$
135.2B5.2B168.A.2A.2A.A11.BAB3.BAB$137.A3.A170.BA2B.2BAB10.ABABA.ABAB
A$135.ABA3.ABA169.C2A.2AC12.A.BA.AB.A$134.2ACA3.AC2A166.A.BAB.BAB.A
10.4A.4A$8.3A5.3A115.AB7.BA166.2A.BA.AB.2A9.B2C.A.A.2CB$8.BAB5.BAB
113.2A.AC.B.B.CA.2A164.3A5.3A10.4A.4A$7.ABABA3.ABABA111.AC.2A.CA.AC.
2A.CA183.C.B.A.A.B.C$8.A.A5.A.A113.AC2A.2A.2A.2ACA165.A7.A10.2A.2A.2A
.2A$9.A7.A115.A3.A3.A3.A165.3A5.3A9.2BA2B.2BA2B$7.BCACB3.BCACB116.2AC
.C2A168.CA.A3.A.AC8.A2BABA.ABA2BA$8.BAB5.BAB116.C.B3.B.C166.BC2ACA.AC
2ACB7.2A.B2A.2AB.2A$7.2A.2A3.2A.2A290.C2.3A.3A2.C6.A2C3A3.3A2CA$8.3A
5.3A115.C.C5.C.C168.ABA.ABA9.AB2ACBA.ABC2ABA$8.3A5.3A311.C2B2A3.2A2BC
$8.3A5.3A311.AB.A.A.A.A.BA$7.A.C.A3.A.C.A116.B.B.B.B188.3A2B.2B3A$7.B
.C.B3.B.C.B115.2ACB.BC2A169.3A.3A11.2A.2C.2C.2A$8.3C5.3C116.2A5.2A
169.BAC.CAB12.C.2C.2C.C$8.BAB5.BAB117.B5.B168.AB.AB.BA.BA12.2B.2B$9.A
7.A117.BAB3.BAB167.AB.BA.AB.BA12.2A.2A$135.BA.A.A.AB168.3A3.3A12.3A.
3A$136.2A3.2A190.B2A.2AB$333.2AC.C2A$136.A5.A191.AB.BA$135.3A3.3A$
117.A5.A11.BAB3.BAB11.A5.A170.3AC.C3A$116.ABA3.ABA10.3A3.3A10.ABA3.AB
A169.BACA.ACAB$116.ACA3.ACA29.ACA3.ACA169.BAB3.BAB$116.ABA3.ABA29.ABA
3.ABA169.3A3.3A$116.A.A3.A.A29.A.A3.A.A$116.ACA3.ACA29.ACA3.ACA$117.A
5.A31.A5.A4$116.2A5.2A29.2A5.2A$2.A21.A90.ACABC.CBACA27.ACABC.CBACA$.
3A5.C7.C5.3A89.BC7.CB27.BC7.CB$.CBC19.CBC90.AB5.BA29.AB5.BA$BCACB17.B
CACB85.2A2CA7.A2C2A21.2A2CA7.A2C2A$.A.A19.A.A86.4A.ABA.ABA.4A21.4A.AB
A.ABA.4A$.3A19.3A86.3A.C.AB.BA.C.3A21.3A.C.AB.BA.C.3A$C.A.C17.C.A.C
86.ABACA.A.A.ACABA23.ABACA.A.A.ACABA$.CAC19.CAC88.2A.2A3.2A.2A25.2A.
2A3.2A.2A147.2A5.2A$B3AB17.B3AB284.A.A5.A.A$9.A7.A115.2A.A5.A.2A165.
2A7.2A$7.B3AB3.B3AB113.ACABA3.ABACA$6.A2CA2CA.A2CA2CA110.AB4A5.4ABA$
6.BAB.BAB.BAB.BAB109.3A2.A7.A2.3A160.3A$6.A2C.2CA.A2C.2CA110.AB.2A7.
2A.BA161.BA.C19.2A5.2A$7.B3AB3.B3AB112.4AB5.B4A161.4A8.C10.A.A5.4A$2.
C5.3A5.3A5.C109.A2C5.2CA164.ABA8.C10.2A7.C2A$127.4A.2A.ACB3.BCA.2A.4A
152.BCB2.C31.CBA$116.ACB6.BC3A5BAC5.CA5B3ACB6.BCA141.ACA4.2A28.ACA$.
3A19.3A89.ABAC6.BC3A2.3A.CB3.BC.3A2.3ACB6.CABA141.A4.3A.B.A10.A12.A.B
$.3A19.3A89.AB2A6.AC3AB.BACACB3.BCACAB.B3ACA6.2ABA142.A5.ACA2BA8.AC2A
10.ABC3A$2.A21.A90.2A.2A5.3ABA.ACABA7.ABACA.AB3A5.2A.2A142.2A4.A2.ACB
8.A.2BA10.ACAC2A$115.2AC2A4.A2BCA.2A2CABA5.ABA2C2A.AC2BA4.2AC2A142.2A
2.ABC2A12.ACAB8.AB.ABCA$116.A.A6.2A3.2CB.A.AC3.CA.A.B2C3.2A6.A.A147.A
B3AC2.C.C6.CB2AC7.3A2CA$116.ABA7.C2.B2A3.B2A3.2AB3.2AB2.C7.ABA147.AC
4A.2A3.3A2.CAC2.2A6.C.3A$116.ACA11.A4.ABA3.ABA4.A11.ACA148.BC3A.2A.BC
BA.CAC2A2.A.CB3.B2A2.AB.B$116.ABA16.ABA3.ABA16.ABA149.3A4.AC7A.A2BA2C
B5.A3.BC.A$117.A17.3A3.3A17.A158.2A.ABC.2AB2A2.C3.3A2B4.B$135.2AC3.C
2A177.2A.A3.ACAB3A2.ABA.ACA2.C$8.2A7.2A304.AB2CB4A.3A.BA.BACB$8.2B7.
2B305.B2C.A4.ACB.2A.BCA$6.A.B9.B.A313.2B6A$5.5A7.5A310.CACBABCB$6.ACA
9.ACA312.BA3.2A2$126.4A19.4A166.2A$125.A2BABA17.ABA2BA165.A.A$125.2A
2.3A15.3A2.2A166.2A$126.C2.2A17.2A2.C$128.C21.C180.C$126.B25.B187.C$
125.A.2C21.2C.A185.B$125.B.ABA19.ABA.B186.C$126.C3A.C15.C.3AC$6.C.C9.
C.C105.3A2.B15.B2.3A$6.B.B9.B.B109.2A15.2A$7.A11.A110.2A15.2A$131.B
15.B$129.C.C2.2C7.2C2.C.C$128.2A19.2A178.A3.2ACA$128.2ACB15.BC2A176.
2ABA2.AB3A$2.B2A17.2AB105.AB15.BA176.ABCA.A2.2ACA$BC2ABA15.AB2ACB297.
AB4A$ACB.3A13.3A.BCA91.C.BA35.AB.C164.ACB3A$AB2.2A15.2A2.BA92.4A33.4A
170.A$.2A21.2A92.B2A.A10.2A9.2A10.A.2AB167.CB$117.2ABAC2A9.2A9.2A9.2A
CAB2A$112.2A3.2AB3A33.3AB2A3.2A$112.CBA3.2AB37.B2A3.ABC$111.B.B2A3.A
39.A3.2AB.B170.B$112.ACAB47.BACA170.CBC$113.3A47.3A$319.2A14.C2.A2.C$
319.A.A10.A2.B.A.A.2B$320.2A9.BCB.C2.A2.C$332.2C$328.3A3.B2.CBC$328.B
2A3CB3.B$328.2B.BA.A$329.A.A.3A$329.AC2A.BA$330.ACA2CA$331.2ACA$332.
2A$341.B$339.AC.A$321.ABA14.2AB2A$127.C23.C163.2A3.CA2BA14.A2C.A$314.
3A.C4.2A16.B2A$315.2A3.CA2BA17.A$123.BCB27.BCB165.ABA$122.A2CB4.AC.2A
9.2A.CA4.B2CA$121.4A4.AB3AB9.B3ABA4.4A$122.A2CB4.BABAB9.BABAB4.B2CA$
123.BCB4.ABABA9.ABABA4.BCB$132.A13.A4$319.2A$319.A.A$320.2A2$334.BC$
333.A$334.BC15$347.3A3.3A$347.BAB3.BAB$346.ABABA.ABABA$347.A.BA.AB.A$
347.4A.4A$346.B2C.A.A.2CB$319.2A26.4A.4A$319.A.A24.C.B.A.A.B.C$320.2A
24.2A.2A.2A.2A$346.2BA2B.2BA2B$345.A2BABA.ABA2BA$345.A2.2A3.2A2.A$
345.3AC5.C3A$345.2AC7.C2A$345.2A2C5.2C2A$346.2ABA3.AB2A$346.A2BA3.A2B
A16$329.A5.A11.2A5.2A11.A5.A$319.2A7.3A3.3A9.A.A5.A.A9.3A3.3A$319.A.A
6.3A3.3A9.2A7.2A9.3A3.3A$320.2A$329.C5.C31.C5.C$327.C.A.C.C.A.C27.C.A
.C.C.A.C$328.2B.C.C.2B29.2B.C.C.2B$328.2A5.2A29.2A5.2A$329.C.C.C.C12.
A5.A12.C.C.C.C$328.3A3.3A10.3A3.3A10.3A3.3A$328.ABAC.CABA8.ABCA.A.A.A
CBA8.ABAC.CABA$328.ACA3.ACA8.3ABCA.ACB3A8.ACA3.ACA$329.2A3.2A9.AB2A.A
.A.2ABA9.2A3.2A$325.BC2ABA3.AB2ACB8.2A3.2A8.BC2ABA3.AB2ACB$324.AC.AC
2A3.2ACA.CA21.AC.AC2A3.2ACA.CA$325.2AC9.C2A23.2AC9.C2A$327.2A7.2A27.
2A7.2A$328.A7.A29.A7.A$327.C9.C27.C9.C10$319.2A19.2A19.2A$319.A.A18.A
C19.CA$320.2A17.A.CA17.AC.A$340.4A15.4A$341.A.CBC11.CBC.A$342.AC2.A9.
A2.CA$341.AB2ABCB7.BCB2ABA$326.2A8.C.B.AC4AC9.C4ACA.B.C8.2A$325.A.A8.
C.ACA.A.ACB9.BCA.A.ACA.C8.A.A$325.2A10.BABA.AC15.CA.ABAB10.2A$329.A7.
C.CB.AC15.CA.BC.C7.A$328.A.A7.ABCAC.B13.B.CACBA7.A.A$327.ABABA4.C.2A
2.2C15.2C2.2A.C4.ABABA$328.3A6.ABA2.2B15.2B2.ABA6.3A$329.A8.A9.C5.C9.
A8.A$345.3A7.3A$344.A.B.A5.A.B.A$329.A13.2ACBACB3.BCABC2A13.A$328.3A
11.AC3ABC5.CB3ACA11.3A$327.ABABA11.AC.2CB5.B2C.CA11.ABABA$328.A.A13.
2AB9.B2A13.A.A$329.A15.A11.A15.A5$340.C3A15.3AC$319.2A19.B.BA15.AB.B$
319.A.A19.2A17.2A$320.2A9$340.2A19.2A$340.2A19.2A$331.2A37.2A$331.2AC
35.C2A$329.BCA2.B33.B2.ACB$329.BCB.C2AB29.B2AC.BCB$331.3A.C9.2A9.2A9.
C.3A$331.AB.2BA8.2A9.2A8.A2B.BA$331.ACA.AB29.BA.ACA$332.AC.2A29.2A.CA
$326.BC4.3A33.3A4.CB$325.A7.A35.A7.A$326.BA47.AB$324.A.BA47.AB.A$324.
3A49.3A2$319.2A$319.A.A$320.2A!

I've got whole other categories of patterns for this and other 5c/12 bullet rules, but I suppose that's enough for tonight. Well, one last pattern for now: there was a poster here back in 2011 using the name Platypus5 who used to post "Battleships". They were ornately constructed rakes. I loved them. This one isn't very ornate, but here's a "Battleship" -- a 7 barreled forward rake. Delete the side and rear eaters for additional side and rearward barrels. It is fun for shoot-'em-ups:

A seven barreled forward rake with optional left, right, and rearward barrels:

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x = 310, y = 60, rule = 23567/358/4
301.A$300.ABA$300.ABAC2.A$8.A269.3A24.4A$7.ABA217.A.C48.ABA23.C2ABCB$
3.A2.CABA216.4A.2CA43.C.B.C17.2A4.B2ACA$.4A24.3A193.AC.B.BAB2A44.B18.
3A.2AB.3A$BCB2AC23.ABA48.C.A143.4A.2CA43.2C.2C16.C2BA.BA$AC2AB4.2A17.
C.B.C43.A2C.4A143.A.C68.BC4A$.3A.B2A.3A18.B44.2ABAB.B.CA$5.AB.A2BC16.
2C.2C43.A2C.4A$6.4ACB68.C.A177.A17.3A$259.4A.3A11.ABA$259.CB2ABCAB11.
CAC$29.3A17.A193.C15.2CAC2.A.2A9.3A$29.ABA11.3A.4A96.2A.A89.2A2.C15.C
2.B3.ABA9.A$29.CAC11.BACB2ABC96.2A2BA.B3.2A81.AB.B2.C13.3AC2.3ACA$29.
3A9.2A.A2.CA2C15.C81.C.BACA3.2A79.BCAC2AC.AB12.6A2.3A$30.A9.ABA3.B2.C
15.C2.2A78.B2.C.3A31.2A49.AC2.B2.AC2A13.BCA2.ABA.2A$39.AC3A2.C3A13.C
2.B.BA78.C2.C.A2B30.ABC2A21.2A23.BA.ACA2.ABA14.CB2AC2.A.CBA$39.3A2.6A
12.BA.C2ACACB75.B.B4.2A29.3A.2A20.3A23.B2A.BA3.A15.BC.A4.3A$37.2A.ABA
2.ACB13.2ACA2.B2.CA49.2A24.ACA34.BC3.C21.A.3AC20.4ABA21.CABA3.A$36.AB
C.A2.C2ABC14.ABA2.ACA.AB23.2A21.2ACBA22.2A.2A32.2A3C22.2ABCA.2A20.A2B
A22.B2CA$37.3A4.A.CB15.A3.AB.2AB23.3A20.2A.3A21.2A.2A33.BC.B23.A2C.3A
48.B$38.A3.ABAC21.AB4A20.C3A.A21.C3.CB22.A14.A22.C$42.A2CB22.A2BA20.
2A.ACB2A22.3C2A35.ACBA$43.B48.3A.2CA23.B.CB35.4AB$123.C37.2AC2A$162.B
A.2A86.3A$163.C.C87.ABA$252.C.B.C$54.3A197.B$54.ABA195.2C.2C$53.C.B.C
$55.B$53.2C.2C$253.3A$196.C.A54.ABA$192.A2C.4A53.CAC$54.3A50.A.C81.2A
BAB.B.CA52.3A$54.ABA49.4A.2CA78.A2C.4A54.A$54.CAC48.AC.B.BAB2A81.C.A$
54.3A49.4A.2CA$55.A51.A.C$157.A$155.2A.2A$155.2A.2A$156.ACA23.C$156.B
.B22.C2.2A$123.C33.C21.C2.B.BA$120.2A2.C32.B20.BA.C2ACACB$120.AB.B2.C
30.C19.2ACA2.B2.CA49.2A$118.BCAC2AC.AB28.3A19.ABA2.ACA.AB23.2A21.2ACB
A$67.2A49.AC2.B2.AC2A27.3A20.A3.AB.2AB23.3A20.2A.3A$66.ABC2A21.2A23.B
A.ACA2.ABA55.AB4A20.C3A.A21.C3.CB$65.3A.2A20.3A23.B2A.BA3.A57.A2BA20.
2A.ACB2A22.3C2A$64.BC3.C21.A.3AC20.4ABA85.3A.2CA23.B.CB$63.2A3C22.2AB
CA.2A20.A2BA117.C$64.BC.B23.A2C.3A$66.C!

[twinb7]

Not sure if anyone's found something like this, they probably have: Spaceship eating an extended tub and being reflected by one (but the tub is destroyed):

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x = 12, y = 49, rule = 23567/35/4
8.A$6.B3AB$5.A2CA2CA$5.BAB.BAB$5.A2C.2CA$6.B3AB$7.3A20$.A$A.A$.A.A$2.
A17$8.A$7.A.A$8.A!