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Great reference! A thermonuclear explosion drive - not elegant, but damn would that be a sight to behold! Bonus points for EMPing vast swaths of the launch reg
by nickpinkston 12y ago
Great reference! A thermonuclear explosion drive - not elegant, but damn would that be a sight to behold!
Bonus points for EMPing vast swaths of the launch region.
- arethuza 12y ago"but damn would that be a sight to behold" I imagine it would be quite something to experience as well!
- rtkwe 12y agoFrom inside the ship you wouldn't really know that you were being propelled using nuclear bombs. Between the pusher plate and the ship are extensive shocks that would be designed to smooth out the pulsing power of the bombs into a smooth acceleration. Anything else wouldn't work very well and induce loads of stresses up the ship.
- NoMoreNicksLeft 12y agoNot all nuclear detonations cause EMP. It requires a particular set of circumstances.