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Originally Posted by random_passerby
Well the only problem here is that Britannian science is only now discovering the benefits of nuclear energy. They don't even have internal combustion or gunpowder for that matter...  |
Don't be rediculous, of course they have gunpowder. you cannot have shell ejecting, explosive projectile weapons without discovering smokeless powder for the ammunition.
We just know that they have laser/particle beam technology and the respective "shield" type, able to repel physical as well energy weapons.
As for internal conbustion engine, i haven't seen anything to suggest they have not discovered it.
unless i've missed some very obvious evidence that the current vehicles are not based upon internal combustion engines? even the discover of electric diesel, or alternative LPG emission vehicles are based on the common engine block design.
unless they are turbine/electric based? if they had discovered turbine technology first, hence jet engines, they could easily adapt it to vehicles, as we see in Tanks, alternator electric motors are not complicated, at the beginning of the Great War submarines had electric motors that were at leased 20-30% efficient.
considering that todays electric motors are at best 70%, its not hard to imagine 30yrs+ of accelerated technological research would advance it, after all it would be used in kinghtmares.