Questions tagged [stealth]
For questions about the prevention of detection of objects, whether artificial or natural.
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Stealth on Titan (ground vehicles against satellites)
Titan is a shrouded moon, cloaked in a dense haze that obscures its surface to direct visual observation. Cassini, when it visited, had to rely on radar and near infrared imaging to see the surface [...
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Questions regarding suspiciously unnatural properties of a planet killing, stealth and above-average velocity asteroid [closed]
I was gonna ask a very similar question to a very recently updated post from 5 years ago, sorry if considered a duplicate.
My question is : how long can a 15-150 km-long extrasolar asteroid coming ...
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Would foot weapons be viable in a street fight? [closed]
There are several weapons that are used to enhance a person's punches. These include brass knuckles, caestus, boxing tape, etc. These weapons are often used in disorganized conflict like bar brawls ...
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Would an aircraft covered in radiation-absorbent sponges be invisible to radar?
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In this semi-futuristic war history, some militaries looked at the ultra-high performance concrete used in bunkers and thought: "hum, the only problem with bunkers is that they can't ...
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How far away can (non-dusty) rocket exhaust be detected?
There are several questions around regarding stealth in space, where the general conclusion is that stealth is not really feasible because (among other things) heat radiation from a spaceship doing ...
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How to make stealthier armor?
In my setting a colonial power at a late medieval level of technology has gifted its native allies with mail armor. The natives are quite happy to receive it, but are simultaneously frustrated. The ...
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Is it possible to make a concealable firearm that is undetectable to metal detectors? [closed]
In Die Hard 2, there is an infamous scene where the protagonist talks about the fictional Glock 7 that was used against him. Apparently, it was a porcelain gun made in Austria Germany that didn't ...
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Could superhuman pre-Industrial Orcs wage effective guerilla warfare against a modern military?
In my story, a portal links the modern world to a medieval fantasy world. This is sort of similar to Gate: Thus the JSDF Fought There. The North Korean military decides to go through their portal and ...
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Possible alternatives to nebulas as a celestial smokescreen
I've been trying to find celestial phenomena that could act like nebula often do in Sci fi shows, i.e.,
A phenomena where a ship can hide from other ships
A phenomena which is difficult but possible ...
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What would an alien spaceship need to have to be undetectable to us with our current technology
This alien spacecraft would be orbiting around earth at 300-400 km, it has a similar size to the ISS, and it has to be undetectable with our current technology. I assume that it would prevent emitting ...
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How can a Middle-Age spy traveller hide as many ropes and gags as possible on themselves?
As I recalled about some Mermaids being tied up, I remembered some stealth game moments where the heroes, in order to have free moments wandering around without those annoying guards and honest ...
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Does microwaves (or other types of wave) be able to disrupt radar signals? [closed]
The idea is that this next generation fighter jet would have some microwave or electromagnetic emitters to disrupt the travel path of the waves radars emits and "disappear" from the map, but ...
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Would coating a space ship in liquid nitrogen mask its thermal signature?
One of the biggest problems with stealth in space is heat.
My idea was to have a gap between hulls filled with a liquid similar to liquid nitrogen which would chill the outer hull and electric ...
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Will this stealthy ship work?
My idea is a corvette is dipped in radar reflecting paint that makes it look like a 50x50x70 foot asteroid. It shuts down its reactor and the crew all huddle in the ops deck with minimal heating and ...
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Can a rogue radio signal from the moon or near orbit realistically go unnoticed?
I'd like some fact-checking for a somewhat lively discussion going on over here. Feel free to wander over for details, though they aren't necessarily relevant. (Also, I hope this can serve as a useful ...
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