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Post by american2006 on Aug 12, 2020 12:14:43 GMT
It would likely depend on a) who is fighting the war and b) what part of space. Traditional weapons (eg firearms) are a obsolete in space because there isn’t any gravity, meaning everything is based off inertia. Large cannons attached to spacecraft might become a thing
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Post by lordroel on Aug 13, 2020 4:10:51 GMT
Traditional weapons (eg firearms) are a obsolete in space because there isn’t any gravity, Seems for all mankind season 2 might disagree with you on that.  |
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Post by stevep on Aug 13, 2020 13:13:21 GMT
Traditional weapons (eg firearms) are a obsolete in space because there isn’t any gravity, Seems for all mankind season 2 might disagree with you on that.
Is that in space or on a body such as the moon? In space itself or ships without artificial gravity - which generally occurs in popular electronic media simply because its difficult simulating weightlessness and also would complicate the story - there would probably be problems with recoil. On somewhere like the moon then projectile weapons would be practical although the lower gravity would cause complications unless the forces were trained in that environment.
Actual project weapons would be useful as ship weapons rather than personal ones as with no gravity [other than if any bodies nearby] and a near vacuum they fire straight and have in theory infinite range. Although they really need to be fired close to light speed else the target is going to have moved on by the time the projectile arrives, or possibly have changed course so its not in the position expected.
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Post by lordroel on Aug 13, 2020 14:56:28 GMT
Seems for all mankind season 2 might disagree with you on that. Is that in space or on a body such as the moon? In space itself or ships without artificial gravity - which generally occurs in popular electronic media simply because its difficult simulating weightlessness and also would complicate the story - there would probably be problems with recoil. On somewhere like the moon then projectile weapons would be practical although the lower gravity would cause complications unless the forces were trained in that environment. Actual project weapons would be useful as ship weapons rather than personal ones as with no gravity [other than if any bodies nearby] and a near vacuum they fire straight and have in theory infinite range. Although they really need to be fired close to light speed else the target is going to have moved on by the time the projectile arrives, or possibly have changed course so its not in the position expected. Steve
Its from the trailer for the 2nd season of For All Mankind — Season 2 Official Teaser | Apple TV+. |
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Post by lordapocalipsis on Nov 25, 2020 1:58:10 GMT
if there is space war; and you use big weapons; the you have massive casualties, perhaps even entire planets
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Post by alternatehistoryfox on Nov 25, 2020 2:39:55 GMT
That heavily depends on how near future we're talking about. The interesting thing is that Battletech's armor is probably viable given that we've developed freaking EndoSteel back in 2016.
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