Apparently it's a laser-fusion propulsion system.
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- Fri Jul 17, 2015 5:33 pm
- Forum: Mecha and Technology
- Topic: Boeing patents a fusion reaction based jet engine
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2653
- Thu Jul 09, 2015 9:38 pm
- Forum: Games
- Topic: Arkham Knight Thread
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5050
Re: Arkham Knight Thread
As an Arkham fan I'm pretty disappointed with the story. Only continue if you want to read spoilers. So if you were a fan of the Batman comics before Arkham, Jason Todd was at the top of your list of suspects for the Arkham Knight. But then Rocksteady lied to us, either that or they're hiding a time...
- Mon Sep 23, 2013 2:33 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Believe it or not, I just have a question
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1774
Re: Believe it or not, I just have a question
Just doing an eyeball estimate, the RX-78 is about a quarter as 'deep' as it is tall so somewhere are ~6.5m from the farthest extent of the chest to rear-side of it's thruster pack.
- Fri Jun 24, 2011 7:33 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Fantasy in Space! (?)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 6668
Re: Fantasy in Space! (?)
Warhammer 40k is pretty much what you're looking for. At it's core it's Warhammer Fantasy Battles IN SPACE! You've got knights in the Space Marines, particularly the Black Templars , the Dark Angels , and the Grey Knights . Or the Space Wolves if you prefer vikings. You've got your Elves in the Elda...
- Fri Jun 24, 2011 5:26 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Future-tech: Rockets, PewPew, etc. 05/24/2012
- Replies: 55
- Views: 11995
Re: Future-tech: Ducted-Fan Jetpacks! 06/08/11
Bad news. The US Senate canceled funding for the US Navy's Laser and Railgun programs. As if that weren't bad enough the Littoral Combat Ship is being given a waiver on having to undergo the mandatory stress tests.
- Tue May 31, 2011 4:58 am
- Forum: Mecha and Technology
- Topic: Dom Funf- Delaz Personal Suit
- Replies: 27
- Views: 6907
Re: Dom Funf- Delaz Personal Suit
As far as the Dom vs Gelgoog comparison, since the Gelgoog has a similar thruster setup (including hovering features, as we see in Gundam ZZ) To be honest we should probably attribute that to a retrofit rather than an original spec feature. I mean we see it, but it's never mentioned in any of the o...
- Sat Feb 26, 2011 6:42 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The Power Rangers/Super Sentai/Tokusatsu thread
- Replies: 111
- Views: 36832
Re: The Power Rangers/Super Sentai/Tokusatsu thread
Dragonzord wins every time, man. This isn't even a contest.
- Sat Feb 19, 2011 4:21 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Future-tech: Rockets, PewPew, etc. 05/24/2012
- Replies: 55
- Views: 11995
Re: Future-tech: Anti-Laser 02/19/11
Navy makes record-breaking laser, it's supposedly capable of burning through 20ft/second of steel and..... they want to use it to shoot messages at allied ships.
- Thu Feb 17, 2011 8:19 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Future-tech: Rockets, PewPew, etc. 05/24/2012
- Replies: 55
- Views: 11995
Re: Future-tech stuff: More mili-centric stuff 02/11
The good thing about UCVs is they aren't very viable as the sole combatants. Most are controlled from a station on the other side of the world with a signal bouncing off one or more satellites in space. This means control lag and satellites are extremely vulnerable to attack as their course or posit...
- Tue Feb 08, 2011 5:54 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Future-tech: Rockets, PewPew, etc. 05/24/2012
- Replies: 55
- Views: 11995
Re: Future-tech stuff: Mostly military-centric stuff 01/27/1
In better news, Boeing is releasing a new upgrade package for the F/A-18.
Improvements include an IRST, a new missile detection system, two 1.5kg conformal fuel tanks with a net zero increase to drag, and a low-observability weapons pod designed to decrease the drag of weapons.
Improvements include an IRST, a new missile detection system, two 1.5kg conformal fuel tanks with a net zero increase to drag, and a low-observability weapons pod designed to decrease the drag of weapons.
- Tue Feb 08, 2011 4:14 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The Power Rangers/Super Sentai/Tokusatsu thread
- Replies: 111
- Views: 36832
Re: Power Rangers Samurai
Then you missed Dinothunder. Where Tommy comes back as DOCTOR Tommy Oliver Black Dinothunder Ranger.
- Sat Feb 05, 2011 3:30 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Future-tech: Rockets, PewPew, etc. 05/24/2012
- Replies: 55
- Views: 11995
Re: Future-tech stuff: Quadrotor, Falcon 9 Launch, pew-pew s
Meanwhile, the F-35 STOVL variant went supersonic for the first time last June 10 Don't forget that cracks are forming in the rear of the fuselage, the lift-fan exhaust is melting the deck of our carriers, AND it's been delayed for another two years. I'll be surprised and upset if that waste of mon...
- Fri Jan 21, 2011 9:06 pm
- Forum: Anime and Manga
- Topic: They're altogether ooky, the Zabi family
- Replies: 64
- Views: 16091
Re: They're altogether ooky, the Zabi family
Yes, there is. One has you become a martyr in the name of moral behavior, the other makes you complicit in the transgression of said behavior. There is most certainly a correct answer, whether you wish to realize it or not.Yazan Gable wrote:There isn't a right answer.
- Wed Jan 19, 2011 7:40 pm
- Forum: Anime and Manga
- Topic: They're altogether ooky, the Zabi family
- Replies: 64
- Views: 16091
Re: They're altogether ooky, the Zabi family
I'm sure there are many people in the military who would want to disobey what they believe to be an immoral order, but if people started disobeying their superiors as such it would effectively shut down the military because everyone can claim moral issues for shooting at an enemy, taking prisoners,...
- Wed Jan 19, 2011 3:54 am
- Forum: Anime and Manga
- Topic: They're altogether ooky, the Zabi family
- Replies: 64
- Views: 16091
Re: They're altogether ooky, the Zabi family
The thing is that the people charged in the Nuremburg Trials were presumably "the superiors". They were the Gihrens, the Kycilias, the Bask Oms, etc. They were the men who got to their position because of their beliefs aligning with Nazism, their expertise, and non-issue of carrying out t...
- Tue Jan 18, 2011 7:26 am
- Forum: Games
- Topic: What's Your Latest Game? Mk III
- Replies: 314
- Views: 131675
Re: What's Your Latest Game? Mk III
Europa Universalis III: Heir to the Throne, Victoria II, Hearts of Iron III: Semper Fi, Arsenal of Democracy, and Mount & Blades Warband. EU3, Vicky II, and AoD are pretty straightforward. HOI3: SF I'm still getting the hang of. MB: WB, though I've been mainly focusing on, I got a mod for it pre...
- Tue Jan 18, 2011 6:56 am
- Forum: Anime and Manga
- Topic: They're altogether ooky, the Zabi family
- Replies: 64
- Views: 16091
Re: The Battle of Axis
Ms. Machiavelli Who's Miss Machiavelli? The only person I'm aware of with that name is Niccolo. Assuming that's who you meant, he was hardly evil in any fashion, despite common misconceptions. The Prince was written as a Republican (in the classical sense of electing representatives) book, it was a...
- Sat Jan 08, 2011 2:32 pm
- Forum: Mecha and Technology
- Topic: On Old Technology Circumventing New Technology
- Replies: 41
- Views: 12363
Re: On Old Technology Circumventing New Technology
I meant more the issued rifles, since after WWII those did advance (Could be argued right at the end of WWII as well.) to modern assault rifles. Like they go back to bolt-action rifles or even clip-fed semi-autos a bit to often for my liking. I prefer magazines (Though I have no issue with semi-aut...
- Sat Jan 08, 2011 6:51 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Going to Iraq EDIT FOR 2010! In KUWAIT!!!!!!
- Replies: 94
- Views: 30272
Re: Going to Iraq EDIT FOR 2010! In KUWAIT!!!!!!
Hooah! Too bad you didn't get to bring the rain with you. Oh well we can't all be 13B.dreacon wrote:I'll be Romping about with my new Unit B BTRY 1-182f
- Sat Jan 08, 2011 6:47 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What books are you reading?
- Replies: 467
- Views: 110895
Re: What books are you reading?
On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society by LTC Dave Grossman.