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
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Ok, forgive my ignorance.
The premise is dropping metallic spears through earth's atmosphere as a weapon of sorts?
Tungsten is vv heavy
The premise is dropping metallic spears through earth's atmosphere as a weapon of sorts?
Tungsten is vv heavy
Yea, because they pick up a lot of inertia while coming down.
But two problems:
1. Guidance is a bitch.
2. Getting them up there requires 1000x the energy that they end up releasing in the end because of the "you need fuel to move the fuel" problem that makes rocketry suck.
But two problems:
1. Guidance is a bitch.
2. Getting them up there requires 1000x the energy that they end up releasing in the end because of the "you need fuel to move the fuel" problem that makes rocketry suck.
I had no idea this was a theory, wow.
The cost alone as it's fairly expensive to mine & refine first & foremost.
Learn something new every day..
The cost alone as it's fairly expensive to mine & refine first & foremost.
Learn something new every day..
Tungsten isn't that expensive, I mean, you don't build buildings out of it, but it's not precious or anything.
The major costs are the insane amount of rocket power for the ride up, and the crazy guidance system that can steer without burning the flaps off on the ride down...
The major costs are the insane amount of rocket power for the ride up, and the crazy guidance system that can steer without burning the flaps off on the ride down...
Yeah if that rocket goes out you just bombed someone below.
Usually they launch over unpopulated areas or ocean for that reason.
Seems inefficient for the intended purpose, intriguing
Thanks for the info 🍻
Thanks for the info 🍻
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.
>orbital bombardment
Note to self: Bioengineer space bugs that can steer asteroids
Note to self: Bioengineer space bugs that can steer asteroids