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Death 999
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The problem with bending space with matter is that you always bend it straight down, as it were - you always make it further to get where you're going, rather than less. (for the "straight down" image, I am referring to the 'rubber sheet' analogy, which is actually quite strong within the elastic limit of the rubber. You will never make a path on this rubber sheet shorter just by pushing the points further down...)
As for A vs. H-bombs, well, we have the H-bomb technology pretty well figured out. It is much more complicated, yes, but so are computers, and they use THEM...
Neutron bombs might be useful for irradiating the hull, which could weaken it. This is such a nifty idea, having a weapon that increases the damage of all later weapon hits, that I included it on one of my ship designs -- but it is not how the Earthling Cruiser works.
Now, the real problem is, A-Bombs and H-Bombs are really be so powerful that a point-blank range blast from either one would vaporize hundred of tons of metal - a single hit from either one would destroy any reasonably-sized Earthling Cruiser. Yet Earthling Cruisers (assuming they don't use PD) can take four such hits and still operate.
This is probably just going to have to be chalked up as a game fallacy, and left at that.
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Most of the size of an ICBM is the fuel for the long flight. Including around 3 seconds of fuel instead of about 10 minutes (200 times as much) would really cut down on the size.
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Well, warheads aren't all THAT big. I mean, yeah, the test run, "Trinity" was bigger than your average office park - but a short range thermonuke can be mounted on a truck.
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The rockets have a better chance of reaching their destination than Ur-Quan fighters...
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I don't get it - what do you think the Glory device IS unless it's a thermonuclear bomb? It's not a Flour-bag of DOOM that goes pop and white dots fly all over the place killing people.
Essentially, the suggestion has already been taken. Anyway, the Glory Device does a lot more than the 4 damage of an Earthling Cruiser missile.
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