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Subject: What is "Galilean"

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So, I bet everyone most of the people here knows that "Galilean" is on on the official name of Spartan laser, and it's also painted on it.

So, I have noticed that it's also on the Reach's AA-gun, specifically on the ammunition canister, that has "GALILEAN, 1000 rounds" written on it.

So, do you have any idea what it means? Could it be a weapon company? (Most likely not, because most of UNSC equipment, including the AA-gun, is made by Misriah Armory.)

  • 01.22.2011 3:58 AM PDT
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I think it might be a speacial sort of gun round.But I'm not so sure.

  • 01.22.2011 5:00 AM PDT

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Posted by: W4ffleL0v3r123
I think it might be a speacial sort of gun round.But I'm not so sure.

But it would only work with the AA-gun. Splaser has a battery, and it would be bad if one word means two things.

  • 01.22.2011 5:27 AM PDT


Posted by: Gamer Whale
Could it be a weapon company? (Most likely not, because most of UNSC equipment, including the AA-gun, is made by Misriah Armory.)


Its actually either this or a special type of energy cell. The only thing I know about the word is that its one of the numerous religious referances (apparently a city named similarly to Galliean got toasted in the Bible.)

I guess its not to far fetched to say the company who makes the Splazer could be named after the city (especially if the city actually got fried. it'd make sense for them to be in the field of incinerating people with energy). And I doubt Misriah Armory would make energy weapons.

Misirah seems more of a conventioal mass-production of cheap yet easy to use firearms, not super-advanced laser snipers that would vaporize you on contact.

But other then this assumption, we don't know anything for sure.

  • 01.22.2011 5:35 AM PDT

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Posted by: Gamer Whale
Could it be a weapon company? (Most likely not, because most of UNSC equipment, including the AA-gun, is made by Misriah Armory.)


Its actually either this or a special type of energy cell. The only thing I know about the word is that its one of the numerous religious referances (apparently a city named similarly to Galliean got toasted in the Bible.)

I guess its not to far fetched to say the company who makes the Splazer could be named after the city (especially if the city actually got fried. it'd make sense for them to be in the field of incinerating people with energy). And I doubt Misriah Armory would make energy weapons.

Misirah seems more of a conventioal mass-production of cheap yet easy to use firearms, not super-advanced laser snipers that would vaporize you on contact.

But other then this assumption, we don't know anything for sure.

Just checked. Splaser has "Misriah Armory" written on it, so it's atleast manufactured by it.

And why would there be energy cell on a magazine?

  • 01.22.2011 5:47 AM PDT

The official name of the Spartal laser is not "Galilean".

It's Weapon/Anti-Vehicle Model 6 Grindell/Galilean Nonlinear Rifle.

Maybe Galilean could be referring to how the directed energy projectiles of the Model 6 Grindell/Galilean Nonlinear Rifle can be calculated to be governed by the Galilean Invariance and reach its target and deliver the same amount of energy independently of inertial frame.

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Galileo made the worlds first microscope. The UNSC named it after him.

  • 01.22.2011 7:47 AM PDT

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Posted by: Soundash
The official name of the Spartal laser is not "Galilean".

It's Weapon/Anti-Vehicle Model 6 Grindell/Galilean Nonlinear Rifle.

Maybe Galilean could be referring to how the directed energy projectiles of the Model 6 Grindell/Galilean Nonlinear Rifle can be calculated to be governed by the Galilean Invariance and reach its target and deliver the same amount of energy independently of inertial frame.

I said "galilean" is on the official name, not that galilean is the official name. That invariance thing looks kinda far-fetched and/or I don't know enough physics to say for sure. Also that doesn't explain the writing on the AA-gun.

  • 01.22.2011 7:48 AM PDT

Galilean relativity isn't limited to energy, its applied to all Newtonian laws. Regardless, it is almost definitely related to Galileo's work in the field of physics. Grindell also makes a fair example. Harry Grindell Matthews claimed to have invented a death ray in the 1920s. So, the names are most likely homages to the contributions of both men to the development of the Spartan Laser. If not to denote the nature of the weapon itself.

  • 01.22.2011 8:30 AM PDT

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Posted by: Soundash
Galilean relativity isn't limited to energy, its applied to all Newtonian laws. Regardless, it is almost definitely related to Galileo's work in the field of physics. Grindell also makes a fair example. Harry Grindell Matthews claimed to have invented a death ray in the 1920s. So, the names are most likely homages to the contributions of both men to the development of the Spartan Laser. If not to denote the nature of the weapon itself.

I buy that. But it leads to nowhere when trying to guess why it's on the AA-gun.

  • 01.22.2011 8:47 AM PDT

I'll give you that. There are other names that would make more sense to be plastered on the side of the AA-gun. Or maybe I'm just overlooking something.

  • 01.22.2011 9:00 AM PDT

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Posted by: Soundash
I'll give you that. There are other names that would make more sense to be plastered on the side of the AA-gun. Or maybe I'm just overlooking something.

Actually, I think it means something about the ammunition, being on the guns magazine.

  • 01.22.2011 9:05 AM PDT

It may have to do with lenses or the speed of light experiment. If Galilean is to be thought of as a weapon descriptor, then it might mean that the projectiles are so fast galileo's experiment can't figure if they're moving at infinite speed or not.

  • 01.22.2011 10:43 AM PDT

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Posted by: Mutoid Log
It may have to do with lenses or the speed of light experiment. If Galilean is to be thought of as a weapon descriptor, then it might mean that the projectiles are so fast galileo's experiment can't figure if they're moving at infinite speed or not.

I don't think that those AA-rounds have infinite speed...

  • 01.22.2011 11:32 AM PDT

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Posted by: Mutoid Log
It may have to do with lenses or the speed of light experiment. If Galilean is to be thought of as a weapon descriptor, then it might mean that the projectiles are so fast galileo's experiment can't figure if they're moving at infinite speed or not.

I don't think that those AA-rounds have infinite speed...
Neither does light. Galileo's experiment couldn't figure if light was infinitely fast or not. Now we know it isn't, it's just too fast to be detected without extremely accurate instruments or planetary scale testing ranges.

Galileo's experiment took place across about a mile and depended on human reaction time, so a galilean round would have a muzzle velocity higher than 1600 m/s.

  • 01.22.2011 12:32 PM PDT

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Posted by: Mutoid Log
It may have to do with lenses or the speed of light experiment. If Galilean is to be thought of as a weapon descriptor, then it might mean that the projectiles are so fast galileo's experiment can't figure if they're moving at infinite speed or not.

I don't think that those AA-rounds have infinite speed...
Neither does light. Galileo's experiment couldn't figure if light was infinitely fast or not. Now we know it isn't, it's just too fast to be detected without extremely accurate instruments or planetary scale testing ranges.

Galileo's experiment took place across about a mile and depended on human reaction time, so a galilean round would have a muzzle velocity higher than 1600 m/s.

Actually that makes sense! And it would make one hell of a CIWS (current ones have muzzle velocity of 900-1100 m/s). Add electronics of 2500 and you have one big no-fly zone.

Now only if that would happen in the game...

EDIT: Damn I forgot, covies don't use missiles. Can you "shoot down" plasma torpedo? (I believe it's possible for fuel rod)

[Edited on 01.22.2011 1:35 PM PST]

  • 01.22.2011 1:32 PM PDT