Riftmaster Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 I recall reading several Sci-Fi books/series that imagined spherical ships the size of earth's moon or even larger. Filled with generators, shields, engines, weapons, and hangers for smaller ships like battleships. Basically, a more mobile deathstar. Frankly a bit ridiculous, since there ended up being dozens of the things in a ridiculous-scale battle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordMaddog Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 I recall reading several Sci-Fi books/series that imagined spherical ships the size of earth's moon or even larger. Filled with generators, shields, engines, weapons, and hangers for smaller ships like battleships. Basically, a more mobile deathstar. Frankly a bit ridiculous, since there ended up being dozens of the things in a ridiculous-scale battle. While that sounds possible it is basically not . You see even though every thing is weightless in space thrust to weight ratio still matters. And at some point the size/mass/weight of an engine gets so large that it becomes to much for it to effectively move it's self. Now the max size changes according to what ever fictional technology that is being use but even with the most amazing ludicrous tech you can think of any thing the size or mass of a small moon would not be able to move effectively. You be talking about year long burns to even change your orbit , and you can totally forget maneuvering in battle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riftmaster Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 [While that sounds possible it is basically not . You see even though every thing is weightless in space thrust to weight ratio still matters. And at some point the size/mass/weight of an engine gets so large that it becomes to much for it to effectively move it's self. Now the max size changes according to what ever fictional technology that is being use but even with the most amazing ludicrous tech you can think of any thing the size or mass of a small moon would not be able to move effectively. You be talking about year long burns to even change your orbit , and you can totally forget maneuvering in battle. It did employ various fictional technology to allow things like traveling through an artificially created wormhole, some kind of warp drive thingy, and above all (for purposes of moving a small moon) ability to control or at least produce gravity, and nullify it. Basically, if it isn't currently known to be possible, there was a tech that addressed that and allowed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warrax Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 I appreciate all the fine work people have offered thus far. - Thank you, everyone !! ;) My ship classification system is partly inspired by historical and current naval classification, while others are borrowed (ie stolen) from various ideas in this post, and elsewhere. Modules Ship Classification 1 Miner 2 Scavenger 3 Scout 4 Skirmisher 5 Fighter 6 Interceptor 7 Corvette 8 Frigate 9 Destroyer 10 Cruiser 11 Battle Cruiser 12 Battle Ship 13 Juggernaut 14 Dreadnought 15 Titan 15+ Elite Titan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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