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> imagine drones and troop delivery in 30-60 minutes around the world. To win the fight, you have to get to the fight. Starship re-entry would be challenging i
by KineticLensman 4y ago
> imagine drones and troop delivery in 30-60 minutes around the world.
To win the fight, you have to get to the fight. Starship re-entry would be challenging in contested air space.
> Starship also enables orbital battle platforms with the mass it can load.
Some ball bearings in a counter-orbit would be a good asymmetric countermeasure.
- Qem 4y ago> Some ball bearings in a counter-orbit would be a good asymmetric countermeasure. Artificial Kessler syndrome probably the cheapest superweapon available. Probably won't require even an unreasonable amount of bearings. Just enough to shred some satellites do generate more shrapnel.