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Post by dwwolf on Apr 30, 2017 20:09:35 GMT
You know the big drawback of an RTG.....its always on.
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Post by Dhan on Apr 30, 2017 20:41:56 GMT
I'm not entirely sure, but I believe 26 crew would be the bare minimum for this. And since crew is actually the limiting factor in waste heat, there isn't much lower you can get it, seeing as my RTG is essentially only supplying the bare minimum power to run the crew module. That being said, there is still room for improvement in the other challenge requirements.
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Post by HeinzPepperoni on Apr 30, 2017 22:07:41 GMT
I can confirm you don't have to get to 30 to get a space submarine running. This is my first attempt(Pardon my small screen.): Will need to swap the main reactor radiator as it is too big, and the missile is a 452mm flak I had already lying around. Lenght is 95m. DV is 4.19km/s. Cost is 20Mc. Can take a few railgun shots from the front, but it's paper-thin armor can't do much everywhere else. Will probably tweak it a bit the following days. Last but not least, Thank you to everyone which took on the challenge!
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Post by acrosome on May 1, 2017 4:13:51 GMT
That's why I said "we can pretend". Ah. My bad. Proceed. Pshaw. There may be no stealth in space..but neither is there a perfect observation system. Not a convincing argument. Nothing is perfect, yet many things are effective. Russia's integrated air-defense network isn't "perfect"- see Mathias Rust- but would you want to try to fly a solo penetration to Moscow against it? Heck, I'll even throw stealth into the mix and let you use a B2. So, why not? Answer: because though Russian air defense is imperfect a solo penetration is nonetheless impractical. If your plan is just to count on a competent adversary to screw up epically, well, that's a Bad Plan. Read my previous link, if you haven't already. It's damned easy to spot a heat source against the cold sky when ice at 273K is blazing hot in comparison. Some sort of stealth in space is possible for unmanned and incredibly slow vehicles- I can elaborate if you like- but not in the way being discussed here.
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Post by dwwolf on May 1, 2017 5:47:54 GMT
Its only a difference of a "few" orders of magnitude more area to cover.
Keep in mind CoaDE is not far from current tech with much less resources available than we currently have...the population base is much smaller. And more resources are needed for bare survival.
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Post by SevenOfCarina on May 1, 2017 5:57:05 GMT
But they have us insane min-maxxers!
Also, Word of God says that minidrones with passive sensors are cheap and ubiquitous.
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Post by dwwolf on May 1, 2017 14:46:51 GMT
Spitzer /Hubble space telescopes are not cheap.
Because that is what you are asking for.
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Post by The Astronomer on May 1, 2017 15:09:30 GMT
Spitzer /Hubble space telescopes are not cheap. Because that is what you are asking for. Space Age technology, what are you expecting?
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Post by HeinzPepperoni on May 1, 2017 18:25:34 GMT
Worked a bit on the armor scheme and optimized it a bit. Also replaced the big radiator with 6 smaller ones that haven't been hit once in all tests. Price is still 20 Mc, 5.17kt, 95 meters long, but now it is armored against the Gunship's violet laser and a bit also against sandblasters, though it is still a very dangerous ship that will blow up at the first penetration. Does anyone know if purposely built "radiation" shields can help stopping bullets? I'm trying several solutions, but none seems to work.
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Post by michalo on May 2, 2017 14:46:20 GMT
Would't it be more realistic to use NTR hydrogen deuteride thrusters? They have invisible plume, you can easily achieve 6 kelvin exhaust temp with them with only minor sacrifice on velocity, and you don't need to keep your propellant warm at incredible 273K. HD also does not explode when someone accidently touches the fuel tank.
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Post by The Astronomer on May 2, 2017 15:02:14 GMT
Would't it be more realistic to use NTR hydrogen deuteride thrusters? They have invisible plume, you can easily achieve 6 kelvin exhaust temp with them with only minor sacrifice on velocity, and you don't need to keep your propellant warm at incredible 273K. HD also does not explode when someone accidently touches the fuel tank. Reminder: Hydrogen Deuteride is the least dense of all fuel (barring hydrogen), so if you are speaking about heavily armored warships, this and hydrogen are the firsts to get eliminated from the choices. However, it seems that this is a must-have for the 'space submarine'. Look for more in 'Hydrogen Steamer'.
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Post by The Astronomer on May 2, 2017 15:46:47 GMT
Behold! My hydrogen steamer!
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Post by Enderminion on May 2, 2017 15:50:06 GMT
firepower? armour? radar cross section?
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Post by The Astronomer on May 2, 2017 15:57:40 GMT
firepower? armour? radar cross section? 1. 0 2. some graphene + vantablack 3. (forgot to look at) 4. This is not a warship. It is merely a test prototype.
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Post by underwhelmed on May 2, 2017 16:55:39 GMT
Does anyone want to do Space Submariner Logistics Roleplay.. I'll be the Space BuOrd guy who forces you to use the Mk14 SpaceTorp. For years you will send me videos of engagements where Mk14 SpaceTorps prematurely detonate or bounce harmlessly off the hulls of their targets while I accuse you of being incompetent rather than testing the torpedo, In all fairness, they did test the torpedoes... But all their instrumentation was calibrated incorrectly and offset the error perfectly so they didn't discover it for a long time.
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