[Spaceships] Perpetual Motion?

Flyndaran · 10-28-2015, 06:34 PM

Technically, unless travelling at reasonable percentage of C, or through atomsphere, spaceships don't need any armor.
Control modules can be smaller than a full 5% if you don't mind it steering like a drunk whale.

Power Plants are only necessary if you have energy hungry modules like energy weapons, shields, or most reactionless drives.

I understand why energy density is important for militaries. But the differences between most fusion and fission designs isn't that, except for types that can do away with shielding.

Antimatter plants seem more like light superscience to me, especially since they don't seem to include shielding.

10-28-2015, 06:34 PM	#16
Flyndaran Untagged Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Forest Grove, Beaverton, Oregon	Re: [Spaceships] Perpetual Motion? Technically, unless travelling at reasonable percentage of C, or through atomsphere, spaceships don't need any armor. Control modules can be smaller than a full 5% if you don't mind it steering like a drunk whale. Power Plants are only necessary if you have energy hungry modules like energy weapons, shields, or most reactionless drives. I understand why energy density is important for militaries. But the differences between most fusion and fission designs isn't that, except for types that can do away with shielding. Antimatter plants seem more like light superscience to me, especially since they don't seem to include shielding. __________________ Beware, poor communication skills. No offense intended. If offended, it just means that I failed my writing skill check.