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Old 2006-04-18, 21:52   Link #58
reinloch
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Originally Posted by Laughing Manji
Don't underestimate nukes. That warship is toast. Its hard to say whether the absence of an atmosphere makes the nuke more or less deadly.
No it's not. The normal effects of the nuke (blast overpressure and thermal radiation) are gone. With a proximity detonation, the only thing hitting the warship is very intense nuclear radiation (gamma rays and neutrons). The crew might be toast but the warship stays intact.

The widespread usage of nukes will eliminate small manned fighters due to their inability to withstand radiation. Only heavily radiation-shielded warships will enter combat.
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