Blue Cluster
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Blue Cluster
Alright, this is the most I've written in a very long time, and I still working on it, I just need to stop and caffinate some more... This is the current working summery of the scifi era of my verse, I call it Blue Cluster because my first novel is called "Once in a Blue Moon". I'll keep updating this as I write more.
Overview
The Kawajin interstellar era is a hard scifi setting of elves, furries and humans. The various empires are highly militarized and aggressive, and border skirmishes and military displays are common. The two most powerful empires, Matazenchi and Etharia, take great pride in their military prowess, and hold a huge convention every year to show off their latest and greatest technologies. They also have a constant friendly “cold war” in which they are constantly vying to outdo the other. Matan/Etharian war games are spectacular, often involving civilians and even other factions in mock combat. Although political and military ties are strong, the same can’t be said about the rest of the known systems. The Matans and Wolfen become increasing hostile towards each other as the wolfen have tried the claim a resource rich system already surveyed by the Matans, and it looks like war in inevitable.
Technology
The cluster’s tech base is generally true hard scifi, but with some leeway for stuff I like, such as giant robots. Space combat is much like the wargame Attack Vector: Tactical, albeit less conservative. The main weapons used by “ships” are lasers and missiles, although a few powers like Etharia have begun to use kinetics more pervasively. Shipboard lasers are generally ultraviolet range free electron type, and can vary in power output from around 50MW for CIWS, up to 1GW for the largest spinal mounts. X-ray lasers also exist, but a FEL capable of lasing up to x-ray bands is at a minimum of a kilometer long, making them infeasible for mobile forces. Missiles come in thousands of different types and capabilities, far too many to easily summarize. Matan anti-ship missiles tend to be about the size of a tomahawk cruise missile, torch powered, and fitted with a modified version of the expanding-rod warheads used in contemporary AA weapons.
Propulsion technology is mostly fusion based. The military uses fusion pulse torches fed by frozen hydrogen pellets, although research is being done into using iron pellets instead, greatly reducing the size of ship remass tanks. Commercial shipping uses low-thrust but highly efficient magnetically confined fusion drives. Not nearly as powerful (or dangerous) as mil-speced torches, they none the less allow for affordable shipping of bulk cargo between the stars. In due fact it’s actually cheaper to ship cargo from planet to planet then it is to get it off the planet in the first place. Other drives exist, such as recreational lightsails, but none are as pervasive as the fusion drive, it’s often said that some backwater areas still use nuclear-saltwater rockets.
Materials technology is mostly dominated by carbon fiber, diamondoids, and lightweight polymers. Lightweight alloys are still used quite extensively were they are useful, as well as good old fashioned steel, although modern microgravity nanite forged steel quite a bit stronger then contemporary alloys. Ships generally use foamed aluminum-lithium alloys from their hulls and superstructure, with diamondoid ceramic composite hybrids in areas expected to be subjected to high stress, such as the nosecap armor on Matan ships, as well as engine bells for fusion drives.
Power generation is achieved in a variety of ways depending on the specific application. Fission power is still commonplace, since at outputs below 1GW reactors can be made extremely tiny, reactors below 1MW are actually small enough to be mounted in ground vehicles, though the practice isn’t common. For requirements above 1GW, fusion is the standard. Direct thermal fusion reactors are significantly heavier then the equivalent fission plants, but does away with much of the support machinery, making them small, lighter overall, and easier to maintain. Fusion plants have a lower startup cost then fission thanks to the abundance of helium-3 in gas giants, but are more expensive in the long run because of the constant fuel demands, whereas a fission plant can run for decades before needing fuel. Planetary power generation usually uses combinations of beamed solar, fusion, and geographic sources, such as hydroelectric and geothermal. Chemically fuel plants are practically nonexistent, with the exception of the odd hydrogen fired turbine plants.
Computers
Architecture
Ground warfare
Daily Techs
Known Species
Etharians are one of the oldest known races, with traces of history stretching back tens of thousands of years, for so then even humans. The exact nature of elven evolution is almost totally unknown, but they are thought to be a mutation of humans, or the other way around. Elves share nearly 99% the DNA of a human for example, compared to the 89% of the typical Kawajin(furry). It is however widely believed that modern Etharians are the result of interbreeding between two older elven races. This has never been confirmed, although some ancient texts mention the Tanesians, and Krolin. Many however believe this to either be misinterpretations, such as the supposed Kawajin Empire, or simple myth, like the origins of Matans. Etharians are unique for their extreme sexual dimorphism; males tend to average 182cm or more, and upwards of 90kg, where females average 165cm and 60kg. This leads some to question how mating is even possible, but they dislike talking about such things. Etharian skin color ranges from tan (latin humans) to a light brown color (think Tiger Woods), with either green or blue eyes, and hair ranging between blonde and brunette. Being elves, Etharians have much larger ears then humans, usually tapering to a point just past the back of their skulls. They tend to be extremely mild in public and with strangers, although when left to themselves they are very passionate and emotional. It also seems that in recent times they have taken to ear moments similar to felines, in one unusual show of passion, an Etharian diplomat actually flatted her ears against the back of her neck in a manner identical to an angry cat.
Matans, or Nekomatajin, are a recent (with the last several thousand years) mutation of Neko bloodlines. The mutation that sets Matans apart from other Neko is in the genes responsible for pubescent bone growth. Most commonly this results in the Matan’s caudal vertebrae dividing during a youth’s so-called “growth spurts”. This event typically starts around the age of 13, and completes around 21 years. It has been proven though, unlike normal bone growth, that the event is actually extremely painful, unlike normal bone growth. This is attributed to the strain put on a Matan’s spinal cord as it’s divided along with the vertebrae. The growth typically stops a few vertebrae short of the sacrum vertebrae, although this isn’t always the case, resulting in disfigurement and paralysis, or even death in extreme cases. It’s also known that the mutation isn’t isolated to the vertebrae, and in the past it was entirely possible for other bones to malform, either in the fetal stages or during puberty. This resulted in a particularly high infant and child mortality rate, and contributed to the slow spread of Matan populations in their early years. Because of these mutations Matans are often seen as genetically inferior to other races, and are generally looked down apart by the pervious international communities. Matans average about 165cm tall and 55kg, their fur colors run the gamut, but unusually all Matans will have a tabby patterned coat. Matans are the only species that naturally carries the genes for the vibrant “Matan Blue” fur, a dark, reflective shade of blue that appears metallic in bright light, because of this it’s often referred to as Steel Blue.
Wolfen
Toran
Human
Minor Races
Political Factions
Etharian Federation
New Republic of Matazenchi
(Unnamed) Wolfen
(Unnamed) Toran
TransAran Commonwealth
Ara
Recongnition silhouette of a Matan inetercepter.
Overview
The Kawajin interstellar era is a hard scifi setting of elves, furries and humans. The various empires are highly militarized and aggressive, and border skirmishes and military displays are common. The two most powerful empires, Matazenchi and Etharia, take great pride in their military prowess, and hold a huge convention every year to show off their latest and greatest technologies. They also have a constant friendly “cold war” in which they are constantly vying to outdo the other. Matan/Etharian war games are spectacular, often involving civilians and even other factions in mock combat. Although political and military ties are strong, the same can’t be said about the rest of the known systems. The Matans and Wolfen become increasing hostile towards each other as the wolfen have tried the claim a resource rich system already surveyed by the Matans, and it looks like war in inevitable.
Technology
The cluster’s tech base is generally true hard scifi, but with some leeway for stuff I like, such as giant robots. Space combat is much like the wargame Attack Vector: Tactical, albeit less conservative. The main weapons used by “ships” are lasers and missiles, although a few powers like Etharia have begun to use kinetics more pervasively. Shipboard lasers are generally ultraviolet range free electron type, and can vary in power output from around 50MW for CIWS, up to 1GW for the largest spinal mounts. X-ray lasers also exist, but a FEL capable of lasing up to x-ray bands is at a minimum of a kilometer long, making them infeasible for mobile forces. Missiles come in thousands of different types and capabilities, far too many to easily summarize. Matan anti-ship missiles tend to be about the size of a tomahawk cruise missile, torch powered, and fitted with a modified version of the expanding-rod warheads used in contemporary AA weapons.
Propulsion technology is mostly fusion based. The military uses fusion pulse torches fed by frozen hydrogen pellets, although research is being done into using iron pellets instead, greatly reducing the size of ship remass tanks. Commercial shipping uses low-thrust but highly efficient magnetically confined fusion drives. Not nearly as powerful (or dangerous) as mil-speced torches, they none the less allow for affordable shipping of bulk cargo between the stars. In due fact it’s actually cheaper to ship cargo from planet to planet then it is to get it off the planet in the first place. Other drives exist, such as recreational lightsails, but none are as pervasive as the fusion drive, it’s often said that some backwater areas still use nuclear-saltwater rockets.
Materials technology is mostly dominated by carbon fiber, diamondoids, and lightweight polymers. Lightweight alloys are still used quite extensively were they are useful, as well as good old fashioned steel, although modern microgravity nanite forged steel quite a bit stronger then contemporary alloys. Ships generally use foamed aluminum-lithium alloys from their hulls and superstructure, with diamondoid ceramic composite hybrids in areas expected to be subjected to high stress, such as the nosecap armor on Matan ships, as well as engine bells for fusion drives.
Power generation is achieved in a variety of ways depending on the specific application. Fission power is still commonplace, since at outputs below 1GW reactors can be made extremely tiny, reactors below 1MW are actually small enough to be mounted in ground vehicles, though the practice isn’t common. For requirements above 1GW, fusion is the standard. Direct thermal fusion reactors are significantly heavier then the equivalent fission plants, but does away with much of the support machinery, making them small, lighter overall, and easier to maintain. Fusion plants have a lower startup cost then fission thanks to the abundance of helium-3 in gas giants, but are more expensive in the long run because of the constant fuel demands, whereas a fission plant can run for decades before needing fuel. Planetary power generation usually uses combinations of beamed solar, fusion, and geographic sources, such as hydroelectric and geothermal. Chemically fuel plants are practically nonexistent, with the exception of the odd hydrogen fired turbine plants.
Computers
Architecture
Ground warfare
Daily Techs
Known Species
Etharians are one of the oldest known races, with traces of history stretching back tens of thousands of years, for so then even humans. The exact nature of elven evolution is almost totally unknown, but they are thought to be a mutation of humans, or the other way around. Elves share nearly 99% the DNA of a human for example, compared to the 89% of the typical Kawajin(furry). It is however widely believed that modern Etharians are the result of interbreeding between two older elven races. This has never been confirmed, although some ancient texts mention the Tanesians, and Krolin. Many however believe this to either be misinterpretations, such as the supposed Kawajin Empire, or simple myth, like the origins of Matans. Etharians are unique for their extreme sexual dimorphism; males tend to average 182cm or more, and upwards of 90kg, where females average 165cm and 60kg. This leads some to question how mating is even possible, but they dislike talking about such things. Etharian skin color ranges from tan (latin humans) to a light brown color (think Tiger Woods), with either green or blue eyes, and hair ranging between blonde and brunette. Being elves, Etharians have much larger ears then humans, usually tapering to a point just past the back of their skulls. They tend to be extremely mild in public and with strangers, although when left to themselves they are very passionate and emotional. It also seems that in recent times they have taken to ear moments similar to felines, in one unusual show of passion, an Etharian diplomat actually flatted her ears against the back of her neck in a manner identical to an angry cat.
Matans, or Nekomatajin, are a recent (with the last several thousand years) mutation of Neko bloodlines. The mutation that sets Matans apart from other Neko is in the genes responsible for pubescent bone growth. Most commonly this results in the Matan’s caudal vertebrae dividing during a youth’s so-called “growth spurts”. This event typically starts around the age of 13, and completes around 21 years. It has been proven though, unlike normal bone growth, that the event is actually extremely painful, unlike normal bone growth. This is attributed to the strain put on a Matan’s spinal cord as it’s divided along with the vertebrae. The growth typically stops a few vertebrae short of the sacrum vertebrae, although this isn’t always the case, resulting in disfigurement and paralysis, or even death in extreme cases. It’s also known that the mutation isn’t isolated to the vertebrae, and in the past it was entirely possible for other bones to malform, either in the fetal stages or during puberty. This resulted in a particularly high infant and child mortality rate, and contributed to the slow spread of Matan populations in their early years. Because of these mutations Matans are often seen as genetically inferior to other races, and are generally looked down apart by the pervious international communities. Matans average about 165cm tall and 55kg, their fur colors run the gamut, but unusually all Matans will have a tabby patterned coat. Matans are the only species that naturally carries the genes for the vibrant “Matan Blue” fur, a dark, reflective shade of blue that appears metallic in bright light, because of this it’s often referred to as Steel Blue.
Wolfen
Toran
Human
Minor Races
Political Factions
Etharian Federation
New Republic of Matazenchi
(Unnamed) Wolfen
(Unnamed) Toran
TransAran Commonwealth
Ara
Recongnition silhouette of a Matan inetercepter.
"What's the differance between a light tank and a kinetic strike?"
"Whether or not the parachute deploys..." - Common joke of the Matan orbital assault forces.
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Re: Blue Cluster
Now is the time for mankind to stand up for the future!Nekomata wrote:The cluster’s tech base is generally true hard scifi, but with some leeway for stuff I like, such as giant robots.
Zonkers - AV:T really isn't very conservative as far as super hard sci fi goes, so you might want to be careful here if you really want to stay on the hard side of the spectrum.Space combat is much like the wargame Attack Vector: Tactical, albeit less conservative.
Don't forget the problem with kinetics though: targetting them. Across the huge distances of space, the superior speed of a laser is its real deadliness - by the time you know it has been fired, you are already hit.The main weapons used by “ships” are lasers and missiles, although a few powers like Etharia have begun to use kinetics more pervasively.
With a kinetic, you might see it getting fired, then have hours to dodge it! Pretty unlikely you'll score many hits at all.
Of course, if ranges are very short, this doesn't matter as much, but short ranges will take some handwaving to get; even my favourite tool of setting manipulation can't really do it. Messing around with the FTL magic could do it, as could something that renders longer range lasers impossible, but given your explanations so far, it doesn't look that would work.
I think it was Isaac Kuo on the sfconsim yahoo mailing list that had a cool solution to this: a two part laser setup.X-ray lasers also exist, but a FEL capable of lasing up to x-ray bands is at a minimum of a kilometer long, making them infeasible for mobile forces.
One part would be back and generate the beam. Part two would be several satellite ships up ahead, perhaps considerably ahead, which take the beam generated by the first part and focus it on the target.
This gives a much longer effective length of the laser while still being easy to move and fairly resistant to damage.
Iron fusion is endothermic; this isn't likely to actually work.Propulsion technology is mostly fusion based. The military uses fusion pulse torches fed by frozen hydrogen pellets, although research is being done into using iron pellets instead, greatly reducing the size of ship remass tanks.
What's your FTL system look like? If you don't have it, I doubt there will be any interstellar cargo being sent, since even with magic fusion torches, it is just too expensive and too slow to be worth it.Commercial shipping uses low-thrust but highly efficient magnetically confined fusion drives. Not nearly as powerful (or dangerous) as mil-speced torches, they none the less allow for affordable shipping of bulk cargo between the stars.
I'd expect just the opposite - the fission reactor would probably be the easier to maintain option, though for lighter, large fusion might end up being better (I'm not convinced for sure either way).Direct thermal fusion reactors are significantly heavier then the equivalent fission plants, but does away with much of the support machinery, making them small, lighter overall, and easier to maintain.
He-3 + H-2 fusion yields about 6e14 J / kg of He3 (and about 0.7 kg of H-2)Fusion plants have a lower startup cost then fission thanks to the abundance of helium-3 in gas giants, but are more expensive in the long run because of the constant fuel demands, whereas a fission plant can run for decades before needing fuel.
U-235 fission gets about 8e13 J / kg of U-235.
The fuel requirements, mass wise, should give the edge to the fusion reactor. Though, I could see a fission reactor getting all its fuel built in at once, since uranium is much more dense than helium, thus you could fit it into a much smaller tank.
I've seen worse. Though, this is rather telling about their historical mating habits - more dimorphism generally means more polygamy. Does this hold true in their modern day culture?Etharians are unique for their extreme sexual dimorphism; males tend to average 182cm or more, and upwards of 90kg, where females average 165cm and 60kg.
Splendid.It also seems that in recent times they have taken to ear moments similar to felines, in one unusual show of passion, an Etharian diplomat actually flatted her ears against the back of her neck in a manner identical to an angry cat.
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Re: Blue Cluster
Alot of this will get expanded as I work, right now I'm just throwing up general summeries as my brain fectches tehm from the deep, unexplored trenches of my brain... Like the fact that I completely forgot to add my ftl tech, which isn't well defined yet.
I'm not really going for super hard scifi, eight months to get to Mars with a 2year launch window? Fuck that.Zonkers - AV:T really isn't very conservative as far as super hard sci fi goes, so you might want to be careful here if you really want to stay on the hard side of the spectrum.
I've got this more or less covered, just not written down. But for a little explination, normal combat ranges at about a lightsec because of sensor issues, and the shells are rocket-assisted guided weapons. That won't stop anyone worth their weight in remass from shooting down the shells though.Don't forget the problem with kinetics though: targetting them. Across the huge distances of space, the superior speed of a laser is its real deadliness - by the time you know it has been fired, you are already hit.
With a kinetic, you might see it getting fired, then have hours to dodge it! Pretty unlikely you'll score many hits at all.
Of course, if ranges are very short, this doesn't matter as much, but short ranges will take some handwaving to get; even my favourite tool of setting manipulation can't really do it. Messing around with the FTL magic could do it, as could something that renders longer range lasers impossible, but given your explanations so far, it doesn't look that would work.
AS I understand it, the issues isn't the laser, but the "wigglers" need to move the electrons. To get them to move at x-ray levels you need a really long particle accelerator.I think it was Isaac Kuo on the sfconsim yahoo mailing list that had a cool solution to this: a two part laser setup.
One part would be back and generate the beam. Part two would be several satellite ships up ahead, perhaps considerably ahead, which take the beam generated by the first part and focus it on the target.
This gives a much longer effective length of the laser while still being easy to move and fairly resistant to damage.
Your probably right, but I remember reading about it somewhere, so I need to do somee research.Iron fusion is endothermic; this isn't likely to actually work.
Will come with the next update, can't believe I forgot it...What's your FTL system look like? If you don't have it, I doubt there will be any interstellar cargo being sent, since even with magic fusion torches, it is just too expensive and too slow to be worth it.
To be honest I'm not sure how alot of this works, I'm just writing from memory, but I want fusion to be the standard, and fission still being useful.I'd expect just the opposite - the fission reactor would probably be the easier to maintain option, though for lighter, large fusion might end up being better (I'm not convinced for sure either way).
That's what I'm getting at, fission has all of its fuel preinstalled, but the limited volume for tanks means that ships need to stop for reactor mass often.The fuel requirements, mass wise, should give the edge to the fusion reactor. Though, I could see a fission reactor getting all its fuel built in at once, since uranium is much more dense than helium, thus you could fit it into a much smaller tank.
Huh, I didn't know that, but I never saw elves as being partically monagamous either so...I've seen worse. Though, this is rather telling about their historical mating habits - more dimorphism generally means more polygamy. Does this hold true in their modern day culture?
I can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not... the is a reason for it, I just didn't include it yet.Splendid.It also seems that in recent times they have taken to ear moments similar to felines, in one unusual show of passion, an Etharian diplomat actually flatted her ears against the back of her neck in a manner identical to an angry cat.
"What's the differance between a light tank and a kinetic strike?"
"Whether or not the parachute deploys..." - Common joke of the Matan orbital assault forces.
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Re: Blue Cluster
All right. I sometimes actually take months to get around to finishing something myself, so no rush from me.Nekomata wrote:Alot of this will get expanded as I work, right now I'm just throwing up general summeries as my brain fectches tehm from the deep, unexplored trenches of my brain... Like the fact that I completely forgot to add my ftl tech, which isn't well defined yet.
All righty.I'm not really going for super hard scifi, eight months to get to Mars with a 2year launch window? Fuck that.
Even a light second is pretty big for rockets to cross, so missile or rocket bullet combat will probably take hours. The cool part there is you can have tense moments of waiting as the crews are helplessly watching those missiles close...I've got this more or less covered, just not written down. But for a little explination, normal combat ranges at about a lightsec because of sensor issues, and the shells are rocket-assisted guided weapons.
Yeah.That won't stop anyone worth their weight in remass from shooting down the shells though.
Hmm, I'm not sure. I'll look it up later when I have more time.AS I understand it, the issues isn't the laser, but the "wigglers" need to move the electrons. To get them to move at x-ray levels you need a really long particle accelerator.
The size is probably the best way to go with that; just say fusion reactors cannot be built smaller than something, so anything smaller must be fission.To be honest I'm not sure how alot of this works, I'm just writing from memory, but I want fusion to be the standard, and fission still being useful.
Yeah, that works too.That's what I'm getting at, fission has all of its fuel preinstalled, but the limited volume for tanks means that ships need to stop for reactor mass often.
Yup. Thinking about it from an evolutionary perspective, you can start to see why. Polygamous animals tend to have more mate competition - the male who can defeat most other males is able to claim all the females for his own (or the other way around in some animals, but mammals tend to be polygynous like this).Huh, I didn't know that, but I never saw elves as being partically monagamous either so...
The more he claims, the fewer females there are available for everyone else, which makes them all the more desperate to fight for one, thus the bigger males are favored, since they can better defeat the top man. The big one now mates (a lot), producing large male offspring, while the small ones just die. Have this go on for several generations, and the difference between the sexes gets big.
With a monogamous species, there is no mate shortage - a 1:1 ratio is pretty workable, so they don't have to fight for mates, thus that selection pressure for the big, strong man who can dominate other males and females alike isn't there, thus they generally work out to be closer to the same. Some differences can still arise, since there is the whole courtship thing that happens before the one mate is chosen and some competition happens there, but unlike with polygamous animals, if the monogamous animal fails to win this female, he can always move on to another; they won't all be taken by the one strongman.
Nope, splendid is an honest word. I love ear movements in aliens (my own use them too). It is just so cool.I can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not... the is a reason for it, I just didn't include it yet.
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Well, this is certainly an impressive piece of work, Nekomata. It'll be nice to see how you continue to develop this.
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Re: Blue Cluster
I've taken a break from my brain recently to conqure galaxies instead of create them. I'm also looking for computer programs to build starsystems, the GURPS book its took damned time consuming. I figured I'd post this, its an unfinished map of Matazenchi's territory, with the matan homeworld at its center.
Crap, it cut it off.
Crap, it cut it off.
"What's the differance between a light tank and a kinetic strike?"
"Whether or not the parachute deploys..." - Common joke of the Matan orbital assault forces.
Re: Blue Cluster
For Destructionator, these are the stats for the most common military lasers, so yeah, I very much overestimated the ranges in my first post. Max range is the range that it can still penetrate armor, about 10mm of aluminum by the math I was using.
Laser Rifle
Wavelength: 475nm (Blue)
Focal diameter: 20cm
Output power: 1.5kW
Beam Duration: 0.5sec
Frequency: 100Hz
Maximum range: 200m
Point Defense Laser
Wavelength: 475nm (Blue)
Focal diameter: 1m
Output power: 20MW
Beam Duration: 1 second
Frequency: 10Hz
Maximum range: 100km
Anti-ship laser
Wavelength: 10nm (EUV)
Focal diameter: 3m
Output power: 500MW
Beam Duration: 1 second
Frequency: 10Hz
Maximum range: 5500km
Spinal laser
Wavelength: 10nm
Focal diameter: 10m
Output power: 1GW
Beam Duration: 1 second
Frequency: 10Hz
Maximum range: 27,000km
X-ray laser
Wavelength: 1nm
Focal diameter: 10m
Output power: 5GW
Beam Duration: 1 second
Frequency: 10Hz
Maximum range: 3.67 lightseconds
Laser Rifle
Wavelength: 475nm (Blue)
Focal diameter: 20cm
Output power: 1.5kW
Beam Duration: 0.5sec
Frequency: 100Hz
Maximum range: 200m
Point Defense Laser
Wavelength: 475nm (Blue)
Focal diameter: 1m
Output power: 20MW
Beam Duration: 1 second
Frequency: 10Hz
Maximum range: 100km
Anti-ship laser
Wavelength: 10nm (EUV)
Focal diameter: 3m
Output power: 500MW
Beam Duration: 1 second
Frequency: 10Hz
Maximum range: 5500km
Spinal laser
Wavelength: 10nm
Focal diameter: 10m
Output power: 1GW
Beam Duration: 1 second
Frequency: 10Hz
Maximum range: 27,000km
X-ray laser
Wavelength: 1nm
Focal diameter: 10m
Output power: 5GW
Beam Duration: 1 second
Frequency: 10Hz
Maximum range: 3.67 lightseconds
"What's the differance between a light tank and a kinetic strike?"
"Whether or not the parachute deploys..." - Common joke of the Matan orbital assault forces.
Re: Blue Cluster
I've fashioned you your universe. Good luck filling 'er up; your work so far sure does look like it's got potential!
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Re: Blue Cluster
Heh, thanks alot! I'll do my best not to disapoint.
"What's the differance between a light tank and a kinetic strike?"
"Whether or not the parachute deploys..." - Common joke of the Matan orbital assault forces.
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You used that sexy laser equation, didn't you. I'm willing to get behind any universe that uses that!
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