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Ground-based artillery isn't really piratical, it would require a large power draw from a grid, or its own power source. In the case of drawing power from a gr
by lettergram 12y ago
Ground-based artillery isn't really piratical, it would require a large power draw from a grid, or its own power source.
In the case of drawing power from a grid, that wouldn't be practical (or at least, a good idea) in a war time scenario. In the case of having its own power source it would be much to large to be mobile.
It works well for ships because many are already nuclear powered and being on the water they have much more mobility.
- deeviant 12y agoI don't really see how being at sea makes the energy requirement logistics easier...
- ForHackernews 12y agoMany naval vessels already have a nuclear reactor onboard.
- deeviant 12y agoAny many land base grids have nuclear reactors of much high capacity, plus hydro power, plus solar, plus fossil fuels... Anyways.
- ForHackernews 12y agoWhich is great if you happen to be conducting your war in a developed, first-world nation with a solid power grid, and you can count on your enemies to play nice and not disable or degrade that power grid.
- deeviant 12y agoThere is a great amount of precedent here. Total war was waged in Europe, attempts by all sides were made to disable or degrade the enemies grid, to varying levels of success, but it was never completely suppressed. The same with rail, which I bring up because if you had one of these on a train with electrified track, it would be a pretty significant threat. I mean you could devastate London from Marquise(or from a train rolling down the coast of France.)
- ForHackernews 12y agoI guess rail guns will be an important munition if WWI breaks out again.
- deeviant 12y agoRight, because WWI was the last time artillery was used...
- nazgob 12y agoYou can have portable nuclear reactor or very powerful and efficient vessel engine to power it. Moving in on land is kinda difficult.
- FiatLuxDave 12y agoGround-based artillery isn't really piratical I love the sense of humor here, whether it's on your part or that of your auto-correct. ;)