To counter pic related, they think they're hot shit with their flying saucers and mind control until they get fricked up the ass with a relativistic projectile going 0.25c
bunker-buster
nuke interceptor
'frick everything in that general direction' warhead in atmo and in space
Anti-Covenant precaution
Nuclear lance jousting
>What exactly would this thing be good for?
Blasting ayy motherfrickers out of their low earth orbit
Blasting space rock motherfrickers on a collision course with old mother earth
This. Given the immense thrust provided by the Orion drive, a few dozen weaponized version ought to be able to at least nudge a big rock off a collision course.
Instead of flying an interceptor missile within a few km of an incoming enemy warhead and fricking your air defense radar, you yeet a nuclear shaped charge far enough from the ground to avoid damage yourself, point it at the enemy warhead, and annihilate the whole incoming threat tube and any unfortunate downrange ayys who showed up to watch the free fireworks.
Blowing up other ships. Penetrating deeeeeeeeep bunkers.
one shotting ayys. or the moon.
Killing Aliens
what exactly would it NOT be good for?
dentistry
please, you gotta be kidding. I seriously doubt any plaque could survive it.
babysitting
Gardening
flipping coins.
big coins.
nuclear point defense.
killing aliens
interplanetary artillery
I'd frick it
geosynchronous orbit property line defense
ayys violated the NAP. no remorse.
idk, what caliber does it come in?
Over 9000 easily.
>mag fed shoulder fired casaba howitzer
I had never pondered this before but that is hot.
>idk, what caliber does it come in?
Yes.
Atomic Rockets is the most /k/ website
To fire out of a giant bazooka at a space navy holding a dog and pony show.
To counter pic related, they think they're hot shit with their flying saucers and mind control until they get fricked up the ass with a relativistic projectile going 0.25c
>What exactly would this thing be good for?
a smoking incident in the most densely populated area of st. petersburg
bunker-buster
nuke interceptor
'frick everything in that general direction' warhead in atmo and in space
Anti-Covenant precaution
Nuclear lance jousting
Did they ever work out how much it could penetrate?
according to this
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/spacegunconvent.php#id--Nukes_In_Space--Nuclear_Shaped_Charges
for a 50kt fisson device almost 60cm at 50km. More with thermonuclear warheads as the ejecta is 30 times faster than a fission device's would be.
It puts very, very, VERY, big holes in things.
>What exactly would this thing be good for?
Blasting ayy motherfrickers out of their low earth orbit
Blasting space rock motherfrickers on a collision course with old mother earth
This. Given the immense thrust provided by the Orion drive, a few dozen weaponized version ought to be able to at least nudge a big rock off a collision course.
Instead of flying an interceptor missile within a few km of an incoming enemy warhead and fricking your air defense radar, you yeet a nuclear shaped charge far enough from the ground to avoid damage yourself, point it at the enemy warhead, and annihilate the whole incoming threat tube and any unfortunate downrange ayys who showed up to watch the free fireworks.
Vibe checking whales
Nookin’ stuff