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Sci(fi) space fight

Anonymous Tue 21 Sep 23:57:24 2021 No.13668216 View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>13668576 >>13668620 >>13668780 >>13668820 >>13670076 >>13671039

What at least somewhat scientifically plausible weapons, defenses and tactics would you bring to a fight between city-size warships?

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Anonymous Wed 22 Sep 2021 02:07:44 No.13668576 Report

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>>13668216
Mass Driver.

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Anonymous Wed 22 Sep 2021 02:30:06 No.13668620 Report

Quoted By: >>13668752 >>13670575

>>13668216
Nukes?

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Anonymous Wed 22 Sep 2021 03:15:12 No.13668752 Report

Quoted By: >>13668816

>>13668620
I think the heat from them would only harm yourself, depending how close ofc

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Anonymous Wed 22 Sep 2021 03:25:06 No.13668780 Report

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>>13668216
>between city-size warships?
Super fast drones. No need to equip weapons

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Anonymous Wed 22 Sep 2021 03:35:12 No.13668816 Report

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>>13668752
How is that heat being conducted to you and why would hitting the other guy harm you more?

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Anonymous Wed 22 Sep 2021 03:37:06 No.13668820 Report

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>>13668216
nothing about "city-size warships" is scientific or realistic

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Anonymous Wed 22 Sep 2021 13:30:14 No.13670076 Report

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>>13668216
ramming

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Anonymous Wed 22 Sep 2021 16:07:26 No.13670575 Report

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>>13668620
Nah, nukes don't do much in space. They should be used for cheap, powerful mass driver propellant. Imagine a slug the size of a semi being shot down a barrel at the enemy. Or a nuclear shotgun

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Anonymous Wed 22 Sep 2021 16:34:11 No.13670653 Report

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>>13668820
why not? especially if they're sensibly built in orbit?

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Anonymous Wed 22 Sep 2021 18:26:07 No.13671039 Report

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>>13668216
Would you need retrothrusters on the other side of your ship to counter being blasted away at the velocity of the projectile in space?

I see that on the Space suit EVA scale but never Space ships. If the velocity of the ship 'under steam' enough to counter a force like that.

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Anonymous Wed 22 Sep 2021 18:54:24 No.13671136 Report

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If it is genuinely city-sized and has a decent proportion of it's mass as armour then destroying it outright will take more ordnance than it's worth. Better to just strip any surface defences with guns and lasers then board her. Or if you don't have enough manpower for a boarding action just disable it and wait for orbital decay/leaving the solar system/starvation

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