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    Interesting. Wouldn't get Callisto though.
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    Lasers are easy to dodge(lightspeed delay), railguns won't always be lethal, but missiles can home in. Radio...
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    So we need to have a probe standing by to launch and intercept the next one.- named the Newton, hopefully(from Rama II) The problem is, could we do it? With slingshots and ion drives, we could have enough delta vee, but you would intercept it very far from the sun, so how would you power the ion drives?
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    That's why you might have one heavily defended crewed ship(for decision making without lag), and lots of smaller drones, or a few unmanned large craft.
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    The problem is money. A single missile or kinetic impactor could take out a large ship, so you want to have many small ones. Maybe instead of tiny drones, some medium sized ships might be better.
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    Oh no so many predictable, misleading, clickbait articles. http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/oumuamua-interstellar-visitor-alien-object-breakthrough-listen-latest-discovery-proof-a8116756.html I hope we find another interstellar rock quick so we can stop all the hype and bad reporting.
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    Making lots of small ships is also better if, say, you were invading all of jupiter's moons at once.
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    @tater, If the ships are within a few thousand kilometers, having drones would allow you to send lasers closer, or fight their drones. Also, they could be used for electronic warfare, or boarding a vessel(spaceships are expensive. You probably want to capture your enemies ships, not destroy them.)
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    The Blunderbirds have not gone to eeloo yet...maybe @Matt Lowne would be interested?
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    Yes, I know. I was thinking more along the lines of drones.
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    Its not actually iron. In fact, in the movie, he keeps pointing that out.
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    If the payload fraction is the same as the mothership, delta vee is the same. Fighters would also be cheaper and more expendable.
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    Not necessarily,i f weapons are powerful enough to take out a ship in s one shot, it makes sense to have many smaller ships. Of course, they have to obey Newtonian physics, but if they do, its fine. Though they will probably be drones, not Starfuries. It only takes days to go from Earth to Mars at one gee. With 1/10 scale solar system, it is possible.
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    The expanse has the ring.
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    Well, it certainly feels easier, even if it mathematically is the same. I also don't think it means that a helicopter would fly equally well upside down. Yeah. A suit is completely possible, but it would be bulkier to allow for padding. Overall, completely possible, but with a battery life of 30 seconds.
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    oops
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    I can't believe this one hasn't been done since 2015! I'll have to take a look...
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    This thread was 18 months inactivate.
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    Is takecommand allowed?
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    With the amount of parts I have, physic warp makes the game run slower, and glitch out. I might edit the config files to increase thrust.
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    @Floppster correct
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    https://alexrhowe.com/2017/11/22/what-if-rejects-10-3-turkey-day/
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