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Why would one climb on board if the thing is not meant to be manned and doesn't have any controls on board? Anyway, if I were to design such a thing for milita

Why would one climb on board if the thing is not meant to be manned and doesn't have any controls on board? Anyway, if I were to design such a thing for military, it would probably have some self-destruct option

pandemic_region 2y ago
> Why would one climb on board if the thing is not meant to be manned and doesn't have any controls on board? to drop a grenade down a vent ? > Anyway, if I were to design such a thing for military, it would probably have some self-destruct option What would trigger the self-destruct in your design ?
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- adrian_b 2y ago
  While in the Hollywood movies people always succeed to miraculously enter heavily guarded objectives without being detected, in real life this should be impossible. With a well designed system of redundant sensors of multiple kinds, it should be impossible for anyone to come aboard such a ship without being instantly detected as a foe and without having their movements tracked with precision. The ship should have some self-defense system, but when that defense system is overwhelmed and it is impossible to prevent enemies to enter certain critical zones, self-destruction should be activated. When the internal communication between certain parts of the ship is lost, presumably due to damage inflicted by attackers, self-destruction may also need to be activated. This seems as one of the easiest parts to design of such a ship. Designing various sub-assemblies to be repairable using automatic means will be more challenging, especially in their mechanical design.
KineticLensman 2y ago
> Anyway, if I were to design such a thing for military, it would probably have some self-destruct option I'm reminded of the classic evil-overlord design mistake of putting a large self-destruct button very prominently on the big control panel that is close to the cell where you keep 007 Bond to gloat and give away your plans instead of just shooting him.

pandemic_region 2y ago

> Why would one climb on board if the thing is not meant to be manned and doesn't have any controls on board? to drop a grenade down a vent ? > Anyway, if I were to design such a thing for military, it would probably have some self-destruct option What would trigger the self-destruct in your design ?

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adrian_b 2y ago
While in the Hollywood movies people always succeed to miraculously enter heavily guarded objectives without being detected, in real life this should be impossible. With a well designed system of redundant sensors of multiple kinds, it should be impossible for anyone to come aboard such a ship without being instantly detected as a foe and without having their movements tracked with precision. The ship should have some self-defense system, but when that defense system is overwhelmed and it is impossible to prevent enemies to enter certain critical zones, self-destruction should be activated. When the internal communication between certain parts of the ship is lost, presumably due to damage inflicted by attackers, self-destruction may also need to be activated. This seems as one of the easiest parts to design of such a ship. Designing various sub-assemblies to be repairable using automatic means will be more challenging, especially in their mechanical design.

KineticLensman 2y ago

> Anyway, if I were to design such a thing for military, it would probably have some self-destruct option I'm reminded of the classic evil-overlord design mistake of putting a large self-destruct button very prominently on the big control panel that is close to the cell where you keep 007 Bond to gloat and give away your plans instead of just shooting him.