We may eventually be able to program AI which is smart enough to strategize space battle plans, but with a several minute communication delay between planets, we will still need to rely on a human crew for this battle.Ī space battleship will require a propulsion system with a high delta-v and high acceleration. What do we want to put inside of our cylinder? Possibly the most important subsystem pending the introduction of intelligent AI is human living modules for the crew. Here is a shell design for a cylindrical spaceship. This game I love called “Children of a Dead Earth” depicts space battles perfectly, for anyone interested. This cylinder is your armor, and should be composed of very strong metals with high melting points to avoid punctures or ablation. For a balance between low mass and small cross sectional area, a long, slender cylinder does the trick. We are at war, and a sphere (with a circular cross section from all sides) is literally the easiest target to hit. Volume wise, the most efficient shape is a sphere, but hold on Death Star lovers, there’s a catch. To defend ourselves, we need to design some battleships! In space, you want to use as little material as possible to keep your mass low, and thus your acceleration and delta-v (basically your range), high. Okay, three lanterns in the steeple the aliens are coming by space, and they are bent on annihilation. Nothing in a space battle would be straightforward. Once in battle, orbital dynamics would not only drive the trajectories of spacecrafts, but of their projectiles as well. In a gravitational field, careful plotting of maneuvers needs to be arranged in order for a rendezvous with an enemy craft to even take place. Spacecraft designs may not be as sleek as they appear in a JJ Abrams film, and those ship’s weapons may not be nearly as flashy or bright. If a real space battle were ever to take place, it would have to occur in accordance with the laws of physics and orbital mechanics. Though beautiful, these CGI space battles which have inspired a generation of science fiction lovers, are far from what you would really see in a battle between opposing space fleets.Ī chaotic, explosive scene from Battlestar Galactica (2004), the source of debatably the greatest sci-fi battles to date.
#SPACE WARFARE COULD HAPPEN TV#
TV shows and movies such as Star Trek, Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica, and Babylon 5 display vast battles of hundreds of starships in close proximity, maneuvering through each other and firing glowing energy beams and projectiles towards their enemies. Space warfare would be vastly different from what we have seen depicted in Hollywood science fiction masterpieces. For those who don’t remember their high school history classes, such an introduction did not fare well for the Natives.
At the edge of our solar system, an alien invasion fleet has been identified with the intent to end all of humanity as we know it! It sounds like a prospect right out of science fiction, but the Drake equation has shown that abundant, space-faring life in our galaxy may not be as rare as we are lead to believe and who ever said they’d be friendly? Even renowned physicist Stephen Hawking forewarned us of engaging in first contact with an advanced alien race, benevolent or otherwise, comparing such an interaction to the introduction of Western settlers to Native Americans in the 15th century.
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