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Post by David367th on Jan 9, 2017 15:46:53 GMT
Don't we have a thread somewhere just for CDE memes?
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Post by The Astronomer on Jan 9, 2017 16:25:41 GMT
Don't we have a thread somewhere just for CDE memes? I created it. Feel free to revive it. |
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Post by The Astronomer on Jan 9, 2017 16:45:10 GMT
25 MW
14.1 km/s
18.0 km for 1m^2
32.0 km for 10m^2
101 km for 1,000m^2
9.64 t
The new generation of OP guns
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Post by newageofpower on Jan 9, 2017 17:02:52 GMT
That's not OP at all...
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Post by caiaphas on Jan 9, 2017 17:09:52 GMT
For 25 MW and less than 10t? Better performance than I'm getting, but obviously we'd need to see the size of the slug it throws before passing further judgment. |
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Post by David367th on Jan 9, 2017 17:12:44 GMT
For 25 MW and less than 10t? Better performance than I'm getting, but obviously we'd need to see the size of the slug it throws before passing further judgment. I'll put 20c down that it's less than 5g of osmium. |
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Post by newageofpower on Jan 9, 2017 17:14:06 GMT
obviously we'd need to see the size of the slug it throws before passing further judgment. True. It's possible Astronavigator-chan is firing heavy rounds. |
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Post by caiaphas on Jan 9, 2017 17:24:56 GMT
obviously we'd need to see the size of the slug it throws before passing further judgment. True. It's possible Astronavigator-chan is firing heavy rounds. We really need to standardize the mass boundaries for "light", "medium", and "heavy" rounds. I mean, I've usually considered 1 to 10 kilos medium-weight rounds and anything smaller light rounds, but I think I've seen posts classifying 1 kg or greater as heavy rounds and 10 kilos or greater as superheavy. |
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Post by hast5250 on Jan 9, 2017 17:30:34 GMT
Which thread is Qswitched most active on?
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Post by caiaphas on Jan 9, 2017 17:34:05 GMT
25 MW 14.1 km/s 18.0 km for 1m^2 32.0 km for 10m^2 101 km for 1,000m^2 9.64 t The new generation of OP guns ...wait a tick, is this a railgun or a coilgun? |
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Post by randomletters on Jan 9, 2017 17:40:02 GMT
Coilgun using some heavy/strong materials would be my guess. Is it a chode gun?   I've yet to test my new heavy interceptor drones, but I like their aesthetics at least. |
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Post by Rocket Witch on Jan 9, 2017 17:42:04 GMT
I have this for 25MW. Though it's approaching 50t I doubt Astro's gun fires NOOKZ.   Can use U-233 bombs too but I wanted something a bit classier for the capitals. Effectiveness added by the pellets is indeterminate.  Mainstay of the fleet. Massing 5.14kt without the external tanks, carries 1000 rounds for the main gun as well as 2500 5kt missiles and 5000 defensive drones. Steel armour is only in the nose. |
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Post by caiaphas on Jan 9, 2017 17:44:06 GMT
I have this for 25MW. Though it's approaching 50t I doubt Astro's gun fires NOOKZ. Can use U-233 bombs too but I wanted something a bit classier for the capitals. Effectiveness added by the pellets is indeterminate. Mainstay of the fleet. Massing 5.14kt without the external tanks, carries 1000 rounds for the main gun as well as 2500 5kt missiles and 5000 defensive drones. Steel armour is only in the nose. That is sweet as balls. I kinda want to set up my improved laser fleet (once I finish it, of course) up against it. Sidenote: is anyone else seeing good results from Aluminium Silicon Magnesium with railguns? |
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Post by lieste on Jan 9, 2017 17:44:22 GMT
I'm not sure whether 20MW is the optimal power - for my railguns I was seeing good results at around 65MW for some material combinations (cost optimised, heavy mass) or ~ 100MW (mass optimised, high expense) - I haven't yet explored all of the options, and some materials are vastly superior to those I typically use at some lower power densities.
I use 7 railguns of this scale (90-100MW) and 4 high intensity 100MW lasers on my light weight combatant. (1.49kt, 22Mc, 356m^2), or can obtain similar performance for substantially more mass but lower cost, the lower cost ones to gundrones of modest performance (24.8km/s 31.7/56.4/178km for 291kc)
Coilguns are potentially quite powerful - and I have a few light(ish) high performance 100g-1kg class weapons, but I prefer the high velocity sand throwers for most purposes.
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Post by caiaphas on Jan 9, 2017 18:23:28 GMT
Does anyone have any tips on reaction wheels for light railguns? I'm trying to get my total power requirements, mass, and cost below 10MW, 10t, and 100kc (for a 3-meter railgun that's 3.85t and 69.4kc without the turret) for a light PD drone, but I'm not having any luck with osmium, vanadium chromium steel, or any of the other heavy metals; either my mass balloons into the 30t range or the required RPM breaks the material.
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