NationStates Jolt Archive

After the successful use of the Sidium bullets in our infantry we have decided to create new guns and gunpods to be used on our smaller spacecraft that will fire these bullets. They will be an optional attachment for all smaller spacecraft which can be removed during anytime in battle. On fighters like the Valkyries and mobile suits they will be optional guns. After that is completed the Sidium bullets will be adapted to larger ships for combat. For reference the bullets in the Magnums are capable of blowing a 3 inch wide hole through a 4 inch Duratrinium wall. Duratrinium is a material 5x stronger than Titanium. On these new outfittings their power increases by a rate of 200% and on large ships anywhere from 300-700% increase.

What is Sidium?

(OOC: Looks to me like it's some kind of made up material?)

(OOC: Looks to me like it's some kind of made up material?)

Of course, but what makes it so dang good.

It is. It's a new material that is high density but extremely light allowing for it's use in infantry. This material is extremely difficult to produce because it must be produced in a special dimension under very special conditions. But it is possible to produce in mass now but only to a degree. It will be a few more years before we can produce near unlimited quantities. It is the special physics in that dimension that allows it to be this powerful.

New material?

Well, I call you a n00b godmoder.

It is. It's a new material that is high density but extremely light allowing for it's use in infantry. This material is extremely difficult to produce because it must be produced in a special dimension under very special conditions. But it si possible to produce in mass now but only to a degree. It will be a few more years before we can produce near unlimited quantities.

(OOC: But how can that be? If it's high density, then that would mean that there's no escaping high mass, and therefore, lots of weight. If you want something light, yet strong, try playing around with molecular structures or something. I'm not going to ignore it, but I just hope you don't stretch that dimension thing too far, if this doesn't already qualify. There's just too many issues with making things in other dimensions, then bringing them here, and whatnot too explain for me. Maybe Xess knows.)

Well the laws of physics and the laws for creation of materials are different there which is what allows for the materials special characteristics. This is the only thing of use that can be created there and carried over here. It's basically a slightly more powerful, non radiated, lighter form of depleted uranium. It's my answer to the 40K bolter.

(OOC: But how can that be? If it's high density, then that would mean that there's no escaping high mass, and therefore, lots of weight. If you want something light, yet strong, try playing around with molecular structures or something. I'm not going to ignore it, but I just hope you don't stretch that dimension thing too far, if this doesn't already qualify. There's just too many issues with making things in other dimensions, then bringing them here, and whatnot too explain for me. Maybe Xess knows.)


High density/low mass projectiles are fine so long as they have a low volume. So no 10 gram .50 cal bullets made of this stuff.

As for making things in alternate dimensions and bringing them to this one, it is fine so long as it is 1) Expensive and 2) energy intensive.

For every kg of material you produce and move between universes you need to spend 9e16(21.4 megatons) Joules of energy to do so. That is what makes it expensive. So long as you do that Dratheria you're not godmodding in anyway.

Well, I invented a bullet made of material that is many times stronger then steel, yet lighter then aluminum. When it fires it phases out of this dimension, and phases back in before it hits the enemy, making it impossible to counteract. Oh, and its explosive, and packed with a miniature nuclear warhead. So you can't guard against it, and it will automatically kill an entire army. But only my guns can use it, because they are awesome. They can fire like 5 bagillion jillion of doz bulleets at a tyme n dey kill all uv u!! w/ n00ks!!!!111 OMG WTF LOL!!!!111

These can only be fired single round. If I want faster fire rates I use depleted Uranium.

High density/low mass projectiles are fine so long as they have a low volume. So no 10 gram .50 cal bullets made of this stuff.

As for making things in alternate dimensions and bringing them to this one, it is fine so long as it is 1) Expensive and 2) energy intensive.

For every kg of material you produce and move between universes you need to spend 9e16(21.4 megatons) Joules of energy to do so. That is what makes it expensive. So long as you do that Dratheria you're not godmodding in anyway.

(OOC: Hmm. Thanks. I'm somewhat lost as to how you arrived at the energy figure though. I'm not sure there have even been other universes discovered, much less a science made out of moving things back and forth between them. It's pretty obvious that my understanding of this, is pretty much only skin deep.)

(OOC: Hmm. Thanks. I'm somewhat lost as to how you arrived at the energy figure though. I'm not sure there have even been other universes discovered, much less a science made out of moving things back and forth between them. It's pretty obvious that my understanding of this, is pretty much only skin deep.)

I arrived at the figure by using E=mc^2. Whenever you move something between universes you need to keep conservation of mass/energy by spending the energy equivalent to it's mass. Now that actually wouldn't work in reality but for NS it's a good rule of thumb.

I arrived at the figure by using E=mc^2. Whenever you move something between universes you need to keep conservation of mass/energy by spending the energy equivalent to it's mass. Now that actually wouldn't work in reality but for NS it's a good rule of thumb.

(OOC: Nice. Heh, score one more for Einstein.)