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Point defense weapons on bio-mechanical spacecraft that part of von Neumann machine horde
I am currently working on a concept for a science fiction novel about interstellar warfare in the 24th century.
I am wondering about the best point defense weapons for biomechanical space combat ships ...
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How could one defend against a concentrated neutron beam in a hard sci-fi setting?
I'm thinking of adding a neutron beam cannon to my hard sci-fi setting (basically works by accelerating a bunch of ions and then shooting them at a beryllium foil target (see here).
However, I don't ...
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Feasibility of “invisible” orbital bombs
The fleet is in orbit around the planet. The enemy is in a similar orbit, and they vastly outnumber the allies. The allies have a plan, ‘invisible’ bombs, incapable of being seen will float in orbit ...
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Would Corrosive Weapons Work in Outer Space?
In the new Thrawn books by Timothy Zhan, he describes a weapon called a 'breacher missile'. In simple terms it is a missile that sprays a corrosive chemical onto an enemy ship or structure, damaging ...
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Black hole minefields
A civilization has developed black hole guns and Hawking Radiation stabilizers while warring with other civilizations in their stellar neighborhood. Currently, they can create black holes up to 1000 ...
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How much weaponry would a space carrier have? [closed]
By carrier I mean people
This is in the distant future so we can ignore the materials and the time it would take to make it. Lets just say the government have the required materials to make it.
The ...
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Black Hole Weapons - Laser/Particle Beam?
First post here, but longtime lurker :3
My question is this: if you have a civilization that is using black holes as a battery/pseudo power source, and they want to weaponize it -without- shooting the ...
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Spacecraft-mounted weapons, in style
So I'm aware that the usual hard sci-fi array of spacecraft weapons generally includes self-guided missiles, rail guns, lasers, etc.
However, in keeping with this spirit of hard science, I've ...
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Missile warheads in space?
So I am thinking about space battles in my universe. The main weapons on my ships will be missiles/torpedos. Which of these would be the most effective warhead:
Tungsten shotguns. The missile closes ...
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Realistic space battle distances?
Distance in space battles is a crucial variable that affects the tactics and outcomes. With the following tech what is a reasonable distance for battles to be engaged:
Engines:
Fusion drives with max ...
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How Precisely Can a Space Cannon be Targeted?
If I have spaceships that are firing some variety of cannon at each other - MAC, laser, particle cannon, doesn't really matter the type - at extreme range, then even if the gun itself were somehow ...
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How do guns not penetrate the hull of a spaceship/station and still punch through body armor? [duplicate]
There are plenty of modern or slightly futuristic developments of the firearm that would avoid punching a hole in spaceships. The problem is that in doing so, all of them are much worse against body ...
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Coilgun vs Railgun in Space Vacuum [closed]
So, I am creating a Scifi setting as part of a personnal project, and was planning to use Rail and Coil gun as main armament for the human race. Other answers on this site have provided answers when ...
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'Speed Bumps' as a Lethal Trap in Space Ship Combat
Deceleration as a weapon
In a very interesting question about the scale of distance useful for a space opera game, I was inspired to consider the use of deceleration as a weapon.
Considering humans ...
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Mostly realistic weapons to assault a planet from orbit
I'm looking for a few weapons which I can use to attack a planet from orbit.
I'm not looking to destroy it or make it uninhabitable, just wreck a few things until the occupants stop launching anti-...
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