[Spaceships] 'Triple' bomb size instead of triple ammo count?

[vicky_molokh]

Originally Posted by Ulzgoroth

'Mines' seems like a word to avoid in space. You can't really do area-denial weapons very well between 'space is big' and 'stealth is hard'.

Unless you're in Star Wars EU, or Star Trek . . .

Though now I wonder if we can make a 'mine' ship, and scale it down from SM4 to some more tame size.

Originally Posted by Ulzgoroth

The distinction makes sense at the 28-32cm size range. Naturally it needs some adaptation for the rest, considering that missiles weigh anywhere from 133 pounds to 40 tons.

Comparing Spaceships bombs and missiles to atmospheric bombs and missiles is unwise, since they have very different modes of action. The ~44 pound conventional 16cm bomb isn't packed with explosives. Most of its mass is solid penetrators and maybe some terminal attack boosters and penaids. Its lethality comes from being delivered at a few miles per second.

Hum. It's a bit strange to me that bombs mass less than electromagnetic and grav gun shells. Why does the shell version weight 50% more?

Interesting points.