Because UNSC uses the MAC as primary ship-to-ship weapon. And since there’s no ‘space’ in space, there are no friction that causes the tungsten round to slow down. So if there’s no other object (planets, etc) near the path of the MAC gun, there are no real limit for the “range” of the MAC right?
Correct, though travel time would make it easier for the enemy to evade at longer ranges.
Yep.
Not to mention how rediculously difficult it would be to calculate attacks from major ranges. If you are just a millimeter off here by the time you get out there it could literally be miles
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> Not to mention how rediculously difficult it would be to calculate attacks from major ranges. If you are just a millimeter off here by the time you get out there it could literally be miles
I’m not exactly asking for the ability for this to be an actual tactic, just want to know if it fits in physics
Laws of physic say that anything in motion will continue to be in motion unless stopped by another force. Here on earth we have gravity, an atmosphere, etc. In space there are many things to collide into but ultimately yes any projectile with enough initial force would continue on to near infinity
Things in space that could change or halt the trajectory of a MAC round:
- Physical objects (asteroids, debris, ships, etc.) - Gravitational fields from planets, stars, and other celestial bodies of sufficient mass - Electromagnetic fields - could be more that I’m forgettingNow statistically speaking, if something travels through space long enough, it would eventually encounter something that changes or slows its momentum. However, assuming the round never encountered anything during its flight, it could theoretically travel forever. It probably wouldn’t travel straight; more than likely, it would enter the orbit of some giant celestial body.
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> Things in space that could change or halt the trajectory of a MAC round:
> - Physical objects (asteroids, debris, ships, etc.) - Gravitational fields from planets, stars, and other celestial bodies of sufficient mass - Electromagnetic fields - could be more that I’m forgettingNow statistically speaking, if something travels through space long enough, it would eventually encounter something that changes or slows its momentum. However, assuming the round never encountered anything during its flight, it could theoretically travel forever. It probably wouldn’t travel straight; more than likely, it would enter the orbit of some giant celestial body.
It’s not like I’m hinting something like “Let’-Yoink!- that Covenant carrier 4 lightyears away!” I’m just curious if no one discuss this before.
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> Laws of physic say that anything in motion will continue to be in motion unless stopped by another force. Here on earth we have gravity, an atmosphere, etc. In space there are many things to collide into but ultimately yes any projectile with enough initial force would continue on to near infinity
An object of equal or greater force but yeah.