How come we dont have satellites that drop tungsten rods like bombs? Seems it would work.
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Why tungsten if I may be so bold?
RJ805: Anything else will burn up in the atmosphere
Captain: Search "Rods from God", it was experimented with at some point but they abandoned the idea because they're incredibly hard to aim.
Captain: Search "Rods from God", it was experimented with at some point but they abandoned the idea because they're incredibly hard to aim.
OH cool thanks. I would think the guidance system would be the biggest issue.
Also getting them up there is quite expensive because getting weight into space is haha costly...
So I think the conclusion is that hypersonics are cheaper
So I think the conclusion is that hypersonics are cheaper
Yeap. A lot of energy to get them up there to the needed orbital velocity, then a lot of energy to get them on course (orbital maneuvering is extremely expensive from a fuel consumption standpoint), then there is the energy required to de-orbit them towards their target. Then there is the time factor for all of this setup; hours at a minimum, if not days to deliver a ballistic rod onto a target. Given current intelligence capabilities, the enemy would see something like that coming far in advance.
Orbital simulators like Orbiter 2024 can offer a glimpse at the complexities involved. The de-orbit is the easy part, but the rest would be a bear.
Hypersonics, at the end of the day, are cheaper to produce and quicker to deploy.
Orbital simulators like Orbiter 2024 can offer a glimpse at the complexities involved. The de-orbit is the easy part, but the rest would be a bear.
Hypersonics, at the end of the day, are cheaper to produce and quicker to deploy.
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>orbital bombardment
Note to self: Bioengineer space bugs that can steer asteroids
Note to self: Bioengineer space bugs that can steer asteroids