yeah, unless we figure out some really crazy tech

And fights in the air happen over hundereds of meters, you can barely see your opponent most of the time.

oh yeah it will be at absurd distances

Imagine that in space, might be kilometers apart

You cant fight infantry in space

With infantry

later down the line ships could be fighting each other from interplanetary distances

let's see your space jetpack get you to mars before the sedan-sized raingun rounds hit you lmao

Well lazers will be very popular in space id reckon, and missiles

And railguns would be the equivalent of a musket vs a crossbow. Id imagine electricity plus some material for rounds is cheaper than nrining up alot of traditional ordinance.

the interesting thing about lasers is the ultimate defense against them is just to polish the shit out of your ship

so all ships designed for warfare will have a mirror-finish, making lasers completely ineffective lol

Make them very reflective.

Railguns are going to be king then I assume?

Just some power and material for the shot.

railguns will most likely be the emergency short-range weapons, for long-range they'll most likely be firing nuclear missiles

because space is effectively immune to the radiation that makes nukes such an environmental problem on planets

Fair enough. Id imagine people up there are gonna need insane shades

Excuse me but you're ignoring the possibility of vehicles that function as infantry.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvs_f5MwT04

this guy's great for topics like this

he's got a speech impediment tho so subtitles recommended

Space warfare is interesting considering there is no up or down

yeah it always makes me sad when space warfare is depicted as a bunch of ships that happen to be along a flat plane with the "tops" of the ships all pointing the same direction

Speaking of nukes it's scary just how much the ww2 nukes look like toys compared to what we can make in modern times

they were cute little chubby bomb-bois

http://blog.nuclearsecrecy.com/2012/09/12/in-search-of-a-bigger-boom/

We won't get power armor or rail guns until we figure out a good enough battery. High storage and rapid transfer of energy.

yeeeah chemical batteries aren't super efficient

The honorverse books depict the most realistic space battle imo

3d submarine warfare + hugekoad amount of missiles

sounds about right

I like that guy

isaac

I'm slowing getting used to his voice

he jokes about it

so it's ok in my book

FLCL color

isaac is great i love him

my gf calls me a nerd for watching him :c

you are a nerd