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Post by bdcarrillo on Jan 20, 2017 12:59:29 GMT
Random thought time...
What would be a good way to counter CIWS and PD weapons if you are a missile?
Randomized minor trajectory changes... AKA the goofy spiralling missiles we see in many sci-fi films.
I figure that it would be most effective at longer ranges where projectile flight time is significant enough that a .25 m/s dv maneuver is enough to cause a miss.
I'm NOT requesting this, just observing/pondering.
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Post by The Astronomer on Jan 20, 2017 13:08:37 GMT
If I am a missile, I would tell the engineers to make my armor with aramid fiber, make the missile tank out of thick aramid fiber layer, attach it to a non-explosive propellant tank, and enclose the tank in a thick, sloped armor as a drone. The mothership will deploy those, then they will burn to the enemy. Either crash everything right into the enemy ship, or deploy missiles for sake of targeting problems.
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Post by Easy on Jan 20, 2017 14:58:04 GMT
Goofy spirals and lots of missiles. Hence Macross missile spam.
But from my experience in CoaDE, put a thin layer of silica aerogel and stop worrying. Kinetic CWIS is too short ranged to be much of a concern. Improving non nuclear missile lethality is where I am more concerned.
Lead flak warheads ironically are giving me the most effectiveness. But few things beat dozens of nukes that disable engines making them sitting ducks.
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Post by mrsandman on Jan 20, 2017 15:47:14 GMT
Standard CIWS cannons suck. Especially in comparison to the lasers that people have managed to create. So don't worry about armoring against railguns/coilguns/cannons.
You can't really dodge lasers, which are the primary anti-missile defense, so use some kind of anti-laser armor. Either a thin diamond layer backed by AmCarbon, or silica aerogel (though silica isn't nearly as good anymore).
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Post by The Astronomer on Jan 20, 2017 15:56:07 GMT
Standard CIWS cannons suck. Especially in comparison to the lasers that people have managed to create. So don't worry about armoring against railguns/coilguns/cannons. You can't really dodge lasers, which are the primary anti-missile defense, so use some kind of anti-laser armor. Either a thin diamond layer backed by AmCarbon, or silica aerogel (though silica isn't nearly as good anymore). 1 cm of aramid fiber does the job. Expensive, but allow missiles to reach the laser craft with ease. |
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Post by theholyinquisition on Jan 20, 2017 18:33:10 GMT
If I am a missile, I would tell the engineers to make my armor with aramid fiber, make the missile tank out of thick aramid fiber layer, attach it to a non-explosive propellant tank, and enclose the tank in a thick, sloped armor as a drone. The mothership will deploy those, then they will burn to the enemy. Either crash everything right into the enemy ship, or deploy missiles for sake of targeting problems. If I am a missile, I would hold the ship hostage until my demands of freedom are met. |
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Post by lieste on Jan 21, 2017 0:08:39 GMT
I immediately thought of this...
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Post by argonbalt on Jan 22, 2017 22:33:54 GMT
Better RCS manoeuvring for missiles, like dual quad mounted directional thrusters
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