Timeline for How feasible are my Gauss weapons?
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| Sep 27, 2023 at 13:31 | comment | added | Nosajimiki | That said, my point had more to do with achieving orbital speed than actually launching satellites into space from a tank sized railgun. | |
| Sep 27, 2023 at 13:31 | comment | added | Nosajimiki | @Andrey Stable orbits from a cannon are impossible when you only calculate for Earth's gravity and the shell's velocity because your origin point will be part of the orbital path; so, your shell would land back approximately where it started, but this is still an orbit, though be it short lived. Such a weapon could hit anywhere on the planet or a wide range of orbital targets. There are also other factors that could be used to create a stable orbit like the Earth's rotation around the Sun, atmospheric skipping, or the Moon's gravity. | |
| Sep 25, 2023 at 20:39 | comment | added | Andrey | Is it really possible to put a shell into orbit? I have asked similar question here before trying to get the amount of energy needed and never gotten an answer. The energy loss becomes so exponential that the amount needed is like infinite | |
| Mar 8, 2023 at 20:33 | vote | accept | The Benefactor | ||
| Mar 8, 2023 at 20:29 | comment | added | The Benefactor | Material science should not be a problem, since my civilization has access to very powerful materials created by what are essentially gods, not to mention they have access to cheap stable hard light. | |
| Mar 8, 2023 at 20:11 | history | edited | Nosajimiki | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Mar 8, 2023 at 20:01 | history | answered | Nosajimiki | CC BY-SA 4.0 |