Chance of a Millennium
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Well, to be fair, there might be engineering constraints with things like refueling, waste heat, material strengths (since you'd be hollowing out a large chunk of the moon), et cetera. It'd seem like it might be something one of the two would propose, though, before the other dismissed it as "awesome, but probably infeasible".
Here is the Wikipedia page for the USS Nebraska: <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Nebraska_%28SSBN-739%29' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Nebraska_%28SSBN-739%29</a>
And here's an Ohio Class Submarine cutaway thanks to our very own PCHeinz72:
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And here's an Ohio Class Submarine cutaway thanks to our very own PCHeinz72:
<a href='http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl...=1t:429,r:0,s:0' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl...=1t:429,r:0,s:0</a>
It's an <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio_class' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Ohio class</a>, dude.
Also teleporting Mimas around cannot possibly be a good idea when you consider the physics of it. Wouldn't yoinking a planet's moon do shit to it's ecology?
Edit: And that of any planet it happens to BAMF in on top of?
Also teleporting Mimas around cannot possibly be a good idea when you consider the physics of it. Wouldn't yoinking a planet's moon do shit to it's ecology?
Edit: And that of any planet it happens to BAMF in on top of?
I've yet to decide of Mimas is settled or not... probably ought to work on that, really, considering the next chapter. But aside from, you know, magically sustained cities on the moon's surface, there's likely to be no ecological impact, since Mimas is an airless rock, and Saturn is a gas giant. Moving the moon away would maybe have a miniscule effect on Saturn and Saturn's other moons, but overall, I doubt gas giants tend to get much effect from smaller moons, due to their fluid 'surface.'
On the other hand, Mimas appearing over a rocky planet covered in life, like Earth, would probably cause all sorts of problems. Gravitational issues alone would be pretty nasty. And not being a physicist or whatever group of mathematicians studies things like that, I'm sure there's a million and one other things I'm leaving out.
Still. Mimas as a Death Star, while fun to think about, is far too overkill for any of the myriad scenarios and plans we have for the next, ohh... Three arcs. If we were to actually come to the end of those three arcs and begin working on an as-yet-unplanned fourth, then I suppose I could revisit the idea if the opponent we come up with justifies it.
After all, without the superlaser, the Death Star is merely an expensive space station/spacedock. With the super laser, it's a weapon of mass destruction. No Surgical strikes, no finesse. It's a planet killer, and very few problems should be solved with such finality if alternative options exist.
That's what the nukes in the Sub's missile tubes are for.
On the other hand, Mimas appearing over a rocky planet covered in life, like Earth, would probably cause all sorts of problems. Gravitational issues alone would be pretty nasty. And not being a physicist or whatever group of mathematicians studies things like that, I'm sure there's a million and one other things I'm leaving out.
Still. Mimas as a Death Star, while fun to think about, is far too overkill for any of the myriad scenarios and plans we have for the next, ohh... Three arcs. If we were to actually come to the end of those three arcs and begin working on an as-yet-unplanned fourth, then I suppose I could revisit the idea if the opponent we come up with justifies it.
After all, without the superlaser, the Death Star is merely an expensive space station/spacedock. With the super laser, it's a weapon of mass destruction. No Surgical strikes, no finesse. It's a planet killer, and very few problems should be solved with such finality if alternative options exist.
That's what the nukes in the Sub's missile tubes are for.
Personally I'm waiting to see if Mimas actually looks like Matt and Kyle are expecting it to look like. The Silver Millenium's supposed to be 100,000+ years before us, correct? It will be four kinds of hilarious if they get a look at it and realize the big giant crater wot makes it look like the Death Star isn't even there yet.
Instead of building a deathstar plannet cracker, I think a more realistic option would be to convert it into a Planetoid style system defender like Dahak.
For those who do not already know, Dahak was a moon sized ship with millions of beam weapon emplacements and multiple millions of missile launchers. It had enough surface area to put out truly ludicrus massed volleys of firepower.
To me this seems the better option.
For those who do not already know, Dahak was a moon sized ship with millions of beam weapon emplacements and multiple millions of missile launchers. It had enough surface area to put out truly ludicrus massed volleys of firepower.
To me this seems the better option.
Stop tempting me!
I still can't justify that much firepower, though. Even though I, personally, could adopt a "have-and-not-need" mentality, I doubt Serenity would allow it. Or, closer to home, Matt.
On the bright side, we haven't gotten any complaints about the lack of combat in this chapter. I know I was worried about that. Good to see my fears were unfounded.
I still can't justify that much firepower, though. Even though I, personally, could adopt a "have-and-not-need" mentality, I doubt Serenity would allow it. Or, closer to home, Matt.
On the bright side, we haven't gotten any complaints about the lack of combat in this chapter. I know I was worried about that. Good to see my fears were unfounded.
I'll never get that bad. I just don't want the readers to say "There aren't enough explosions! I'm bored."
Gotta find that happy middle-ground, with not too many, and not too few. I think we've reached that balance. We just have to maintain it.
Which reminds me: Anyone know if this fic has been recommended somewhere? This past couple months has seen steady traffic to its ff.net entry, despite a dry-spell of chapters, but I can't find any place it's been rec'd or listed aside from the places Matt and I post it to.
Gotta find that happy middle-ground, with not too many, and not too few. I think we've reached that balance. We just have to maintain it.
Which reminds me: Anyone know if this fic has been recommended somewhere? This past couple months has seen steady traffic to its ff.net entry, despite a dry-spell of chapters, but I can't find any place it's been rec'd or listed aside from the places Matt and I post it to.
The ratio is in your favor. x/2 authors versus x/y (where y>100) readers. If x is the number of people who think there aren't enough explosions, then...
sorry. I'm really tired.
Any thoughts on the OC, or the pre-reincarnation senshi? We have rough character bios and profiles, but while I'm sitting here waiting for my roommate to finish cooking me dinner, I thought I'd ask how we're doing in portraying them. See if we're close to what was intended. So! Observations? Comments?
sorry. I'm really tired.
Any thoughts on the OC, or the pre-reincarnation senshi? We have rough character bios and profiles, but while I'm sitting here waiting for my roommate to finish cooking me dinner, I thought I'd ask how we're doing in portraying them. See if we're close to what was intended. So! Observations? Comments?
Revisiting my Planetoid comment. Just because the moon has enough surface area to mount millions of heavy weapon emplacements does not mean they have the imfrastructure to build that many before they get it mobile. Simply focus the development of the moon on its internals.
Power generation, propulsion, habitation, docking berths and other miscellaneous features are all required long before they get around to building a million pluss beam cannons and missile silos. Only build a few dozen to start with as a defence for the vulnerable internal access points, then add more as time and resources permit.
With this kind of overtime development, a canny mind could find any number of ways to slip in just a few more guns every so often by simply missrepresenting certain facts.
The possibilities are nigh limitless.
Power generation, propulsion, habitation, docking berths and other miscellaneous features are all required long before they get around to building a million pluss beam cannons and missile silos. Only build a few dozen to start with as a defence for the vulnerable internal access points, then add more as time and resources permit.
With this kind of overtime development, a canny mind could find any number of ways to slip in just a few more guns every so often by simply missrepresenting certain facts.
The possibilities are nigh limitless.