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Post by 𝕭𝖔𝖔𝖒𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖈𝖑𝖊 on Oct 8, 2017 23:51:40 GMT
For this thread I came up with some unrealistic but fun theoretical weapons meant to cause a ton of damage but be impractical in the short term.
If we dissolved nuclear waste into a solution of flouro-antimonic acid and put it into a bomb shell, you get the long lasting effects of a dirty bomb as well as the short term destruction of Flouroantimonic acid gas raining everywheree!!!
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Post by Enderminion on Oct 9, 2017 2:04:51 GMT
beehive rounds, litteral beehives out of cannons, barbed APDS rounds
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Post by srbrant on Oct 9, 2017 20:21:34 GMT
Boarder drones. They lodge themselves into a ship's hull and then unleash several robotic drones to tear it apart from the inside out.
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Post by RiftandRend on Oct 9, 2017 22:18:37 GMT
NSW super soakers
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Post by 𝕭𝖔𝖔𝖒𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖈𝖑𝖊 on Oct 10, 2017 1:00:27 GMT
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Post by cuddlefish on Oct 10, 2017 1:21:16 GMT
I believe Nuclear Salt Water, as in the Uranium Salt Water rockets. Water with a high proportion of dissolved uranium salts, such that with careful pumping and nozzle design you can propel your ship with a continuous criticality event. This is generally considered to be kind of nuts, but the creator (name of Dr Zubrin, IIRC) thinks it's a practical method for space travel. Squirting this at someone would not be a way to endear yourselves to them, naturally.
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Post by 𝕭𝖔𝖔𝖒𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖈𝖑𝖊 on Oct 10, 2017 2:56:44 GMT
How about elastic powered weapons;eg a 20,000 lb crossbow or Joregsprave inspired slingshot cannon. that would make a fun campaign... a one where gunpowder and ridiclous power sources have not been invented
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Post by 𝕭𝖔𝖔𝖒𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖈𝖑𝖊 on Oct 10, 2017 2:57:17 GMT
How about elastic powered weapons;eg a 20,000 lb crossbow or Joregsprave inspired slingshot cannon. that would make a fun campaign... a one where gunpowder and ridiclous power sources have not been invented Its actually not that unrealistic if you think about it... people have developed more stupid weapons
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Post by Enderminion on Oct 10, 2017 13:28:24 GMT
How about elastic powered weapons;eg a 20,000 lb crossbow or Joregsprave inspired slingshot cannon. that would make a fun campaign... a one where gunpowder and ridiclous power sources have not been invented Its actually not that unrealistic if you think about it... people have developed more stupid weapons man fireable 76mm mortar
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Post by srbrant on Oct 10, 2017 17:43:23 GMT
Extendable MELEE weapons.
Yeah, you heard me. Like a collapsable, micron-thick sheet of some sort of advanced nano-material that extends to three times the length of the ship and when it flies close by the enemy, it slices it in two!
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Post by The Astronomer on Oct 10, 2017 18:08:46 GMT
Extendable MELEE weapons. Yeah, you heard me. Like a collapsable, micron-thick sheet of some sort of advanced nano-material that extends to three times the length of the ship and when it flies close by the enemy, it slices it in two! I don't know how strong that handwavium stick is, but it'll most likely bend and tear apart the instant it hit the hull of the enemy ship.
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Post by Enderminion on Oct 10, 2017 18:36:05 GMT
that's a max of like 10km, spitting range, autocannons would shred any ship that got that close
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Post by srbrant on Oct 10, 2017 18:54:02 GMT
Extendable MELEE weapons. Yeah, you heard me. Like a collapsable, micron-thick sheet of some sort of advanced nano-material that extends to three times the length of the ship and when it flies close by the enemy, it slices it in two! I don't know how strong that handwavium stick is, but it'll most likely bend and tear apart the instant it hit the hull of the enemy ship. It's plausible at least.
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Post by RiftandRend on Oct 10, 2017 19:06:11 GMT
Polonium-210 tipped nerf guns would be interesting.
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Post by 𝕭𝖔𝖔𝖒𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖈𝖑𝖊 on Oct 10, 2017 23:06:42 GMT
Extendable MELEE weapons. Yeah, you heard me. Like a collapsable, micron-thick sheet of some sort of advanced nano-material that extends to three times the length of the ship and when it flies close by the enemy, it slices it in two! I don't know how strong that handwavium stick is, but it'll most likely bend and tear apart the instant it hit the hull of the enemy ship. If you has a drone which extended a ton of wires out in a giant wire net, you could put balls on the wires as projectiles and have a giant surface area like a giant, flak bomb that never despawns or spreads out more than what it already is. also, this would be ridiclous for hypervelocity drones. this would actually work kinda well
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