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Post by goduranus on Nov 4, 2016 20:14:55 GMT
With 20GW generator, we can power MPDs that throw 6 kilograms of propellants at 80km/s evey second, could this be made into guns? Plasma cannon?
I wonder how much dispersion there is on the plasma drive exhausts?
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Post by jonen on Nov 4, 2016 21:02:31 GMT
With 20GW generator, we can power MPDs that throw 6 kilograms of propellants at 80km/s evey second, could this be made into guns? Plasma cannon? I wonder how much dispersion there is on the plasma drive exhausts? Eh, effective range is probably such that you practically need to be in physical contact with the enemy (or just about), and recoil will throw you out of range. Do remember, all that propellant is dispersing pretty much as fast as it can. Honestly, I'd advise against trying to weaponize it, except maybe as a test to see if it's hazardous to use in close formation maneuvering (probably). |
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Post by someusername6 on Nov 4, 2016 21:15:23 GMT
Clearly we next need a feature to be able to attach a drone to a hostile ship's armor.
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Post by bigbombr on Nov 4, 2016 21:24:03 GMT
I don't think you would be able to weaponize it. I would like to see particle cannons however.
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Post by jonen on Nov 4, 2016 21:26:16 GMT
Clearly we next need a feature to be able to attach a drone to a hostile ship's armor. Hostile ships armor? Give me the ability to carry drones as external (detachable/ablative) payloads/armor. |
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Post by someusername6 on Nov 4, 2016 21:32:38 GMT
I meant more that if plasma cutters have very short range, then just attach a small drone with a cutter to the enemy armor and let it work.
But being able to attach / detach ships, whether externally or with a docking bay, would be nice too.
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Post by jonen on Nov 4, 2016 21:47:02 GMT
"Strike one is starting final burn on track five in fifteen." "Do we have a confirm ID on track five yet?" "Nothing in the book, looks like a jury rigged tanker." "Burn in five. Four... Um. Track one is breaking up." "Shoddy worksmanship?" "Um wait one... Flares. Strike one is off target, detonating." "Seeing outgassing, proptanks compromised." "..." "Track five lost, seeing new track, designated bogey one..." "Warbook match! Bogey one designate bandit one!" " DAS IST KEIN FRACHTER!" |
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Post by argonbalt on Nov 4, 2016 23:05:21 GMT
I meant more that if plasma cutters have very short range, then just attach a small drone with a cutter to the enemy armor and let it work. But being able to attach / detach ships, whether externally or with a docking bay, would be nice too. I rather humorously tried this once, I attached duplicate engines to two sections of ship, with an explosive charge midsection to detonate and separate the two. It uh did not work out too well. |
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Post by jonen on Nov 4, 2016 23:47:52 GMT
I meant more that if plasma cutters have very short range, then just attach a small drone with a cutter to the enemy armor and let it work. But being able to attach / detach ships, whether externally or with a docking bay, would be nice too. I rather humorously tried this once, I attached duplicate engines to two sections of ship, with an explosive charge midsection to detonate and separate the two. It uh did not work out too well. ... I've kind of been thinking about trying for a design something like that: engine, power, propellant, crew - then spacer spacer spacer - crew, propellant, power, engine. And see if I can't make a hole in the armor belt along the spacer (or just not bother with armor), simulate a pair of spacecraft connected nose to nose by tether. Can't really have them spin for gravity or anything, will probably behave hilariously inappropriate, assume free invisible struts of infinite strength and zero mass. Maybe put a flak charge in the middle and see if I can't snap it into two ships? |
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Post by Rocket Witch on Nov 5, 2016 3:24:40 GMT
I meant more that if plasma cutters have very short range, then just attach a small drone with a cutter to the enemy armor and let it work. But being able to attach / detach ships, whether externally or with a docking bay, would be nice too. I've been thinking about playing around with flares as incendiary munitions and that sort of idea came to mind considering what thermite can do to... anything. External missile pods would be cool too (and useful, since they could dump their munitions at a very high rate), especially for attack drones.  |
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Post by n2maniac on Nov 5, 2016 22:27:12 GMT
With 20GW generator, we can power MPDs that throw 6 kilograms of propellants at 80km/s evey second, could this be made into guns? Plasma cannon? I wonder how much dispersion there is on the plasma drive exhausts? Crank up the voltage a bit more and maybe it could be useful illuminating a target with hard X-rays and irradiate the crew. (Or, you know, use a nuke) |
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Post by oprean on Nov 6, 2016 14:31:43 GMT
I don't think you need that much power, at the ranges plasma becomes effective (a few cm) you can use an electron welder in space, for the lack of air, just tether yourself to the enemy ship with a conductor and melt the armor away, whatever it's made of (except plastics, but who uses that for armor?).
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Post by someusername6 on Nov 6, 2016 23:19:57 GMT
I've been thinking about playing around with flares as incendiary munitions and that sort of idea came to mind considering what thermite can do to... anything. Do you have any designs that work or sort-of-work? |
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Post by argonbalt on Nov 7, 2016 1:01:20 GMT
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Post by Rocket Witch on Nov 7, 2016 3:34:14 GMT
(except plastics, but who uses that for armor?) I use UHMWPE for the innermost armour layer as a spall liner. I've been thinking about playing around with flares as incendiary munitions and that sort of idea came to mind considering what thermite can do to... anything. Do you have any designs that work or sort-of-work? Not as yet; I have a lot of other ideas, and may or may not get around to this one. |
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