In principle, the physics behind the railgun is very simple. " Railgun-1" by Traced by User:Stannered from a PNG by en:User:DrBob - en:Image:Railgun-1.png. In real-life, explosive-powered military guns cannot achieve a muzzle velocity more than 2 kilometers per second but railguns can easily exceed 3 km/s, thus providing greater range and more punch. Railguns have the advantage in that they can quickly accelerate a projectile to far greater speeds than conventional weapons. The space battle between the Donnager and her unnamed assailants quickly moves from fighting with torpedoes to a Close Quarters Battle (CQB) using railguns. The Best Kinetic Weapon ever is the Railgun! Why don't we see everyone get sucked out like we see on just about every other movie (the two recent Star Trek movies are a good example), and can science tell us how long the crew has to patch the holes before everyone dies? Well, actually, it can. While there is no danger from an explosive decompression, as seen on a 2004 episode of the Mythbusters, the crew must still work quickly before their air runs out. We lose consciousness when this falls below 10%. The Earth's atmosphere contains approximately 21% oxygen and we can assume the same applies for spaceships in The Expanse. Instead of exploding outward and sending the Canterbury crew into space, the small group must quickly work to seal the holes before everyone asphyxiates. Seriously outgunned, the Martian ship takes heavy damage from railgun fire Canterbury med-tech, Shed Garvey ( Paulo Costanzo) is struck in the head with a railgun round that punches several holes in the Donnager's hull. In the season 1 episode, CQB of The Expanse, the flagship of the Martian Congressional Republic Navy's Jupiter fleet, The MCRN Donnager, finds itself in a space battle with the six ships that attacked the Canterbury.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |