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After i watched the first season that is based of Asimov's Foundation, i started to read the first Foundation book. I stopped when i read, that they could simply resolve the conflict with Anakreon, because Terminus had nuclear technology... So Anakreon starships ran with gasoline or what?? Okay...

They want to reach another star system, then stop in it as soon as possible. They travel with near light speed. With living beings in the rocket, so no short acceleration time. Scenario 1: they calculate with relativistic effects. 2. They dont, they think travel is purely Newtonian. would they...

But isn't much more energy required to boost with constant 1g until you reach that halfway? (The distance is several light years, maybe a dozen)

The question is, is it possible, that relativistic equations enable to save fuel, compared to what if near light speed space travel were only Newtonian, no relativistic effects? The book didnt talk about saving life support (time dilation helps in that) but wrote, that a ship had lots of spare...

I am reading Andy Weir's Hail Mary. There was a part about relativity: it wrote, that a relativistic interstellar ship had lots of spare fuel, because the mission planners actually ignored relativity, and thought travel will be Newtonian. Am i wrong to think, that is nonsense, and the opposite...

I might cared more about tech details, if i knew anything about plasma and ball lightning physics, how it is possible to contain plasma without a large external structure.

I didnt feel i needed lengthy explanations. I described it glowed white, then destroyed the missile.

I am writing a military SF, and wonder, what could be the most realistic things, that are close to the old SF concept of energy shields. So far, i wrote that a small mecha uses a handheld plasma shield against an incoming missile. Like explosive reactive armor, it meant to shatter the...

The books are total great. Except the plotholes large enough for spaceships, outdated cliche worldbuilding, and irritating characters. And once Eros starts to move, they arent much harder than Star wars.

In the story i plan, the one who actually man a fighter is a high ranking person who want to be present at action and don't trust remote control. When his ship is basically the same as drone fighters, that means safety, they don't know which ship is the ultimate target.

Sure there will be no problem with unmanned planes, when Iran could down a drone with jamming, and key infrastructure like a pipeline could have been hacked :P In Ghost in the shell, the major is a human although only her brain is orgainc, she is definitally not soft.

Anti matter powered fighters can travel million kms. How to adapt to shifting situations with no human squadron leaders?

I thought about attacking ground targets on a Mars or Moon like place or on an asteroid mine.

Like when to fire and when not, if civilan infrastructure nearby. What kind of weapons should be used to minimize damage to colony.

The fighters are sent to make a small rebel colony surrender with minimal amount of damage/civilian casualties possible. A bunch of missiles can be sent to take out large lasers, then fighters search and destroy targets in low orbit.