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Subject: What Would Occur if a Super MAC Fired into the Planet?

Okay, we had the scene at the end of ONI: Sword Base, but that was likely a low-power shot.

If I recall correctly, a super MAC has a yield in the gigatons, though it may have been retconned. That's more than a hundred times the energy of the Tsar Bomba, which was already unimaginably powerful. I'm guessing it could potentially be more effective at glassing a planet than the covenant energy projectors, and possibly even causing earthquakes and tectonic disturbances(I am not a geologist).

[Edited on 07.28.2012 5:52 AM PDT]

  • 07.28.2012 4:47 AM PDT
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Well, AFAIK it would be like a nuclear blast, without the radiation. The shockwave would be massive, it would be like an earthquake, not sure if it would be enough to move the planet's tectonical plates, but it would cause destruction on a massive scale.

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Well, AFAIK it would be like a nuclear blast, without the radiation. The shockwave would be massive, it would be like an earthquake, not sure if it would be enough to move the planet's tectonical plates, but it would cause destruction on a massive scale.

It could crack a smaller planets crust...

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The approximate energy released when the Chicxulub impact caused the mass extinction 65 million years ago was estimated to be equal to 96 million megatons of TNT.
That is 96,000 gigatons. Barring radiation poisening, it would take an exceptionally large explosion in one are to destroy most life on a planet. And in case you didn't notice, even 96 million megatons didn't destroy all life.

  • 07.28.2012 10:42 AM PDT
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On a much grander scale, supernova explosions give off about 1044 joules of energy, which is about ten octillion (10^28) megatons of TNT, a quantity equivalent to the explosive force of a quantity of TNT one and two-thirds the size of the planet Earth.
That's 100,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000.

We need a "Supernova gun".

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Tsar bombs total destruction area is 22miles or 35 kilometers, not including weakly or medium damaged areas.
thats only 50 megatons.

Imagine a SMAC cannon shot on earth ? The explosion would be so big, i think the total destruction area would be a little country, with it hitting earth, not exploding, it can infact i think move a tictanic plate, but not all of them.
But this isnt calculated and is only my opinoin.

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I believe it destroyed a small planet before.

So the answer is: Maybe.

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Posted by: Quen Viannam
I believe it destroyed a small planet before.

So the answer is: Maybe.


The NOVA bomb isn't a SMAC.

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Posted by: grey101

Posted by: Quen Viannam
I believe it destroyed a small planet before.

So the answer is: Maybe.


The NOVA bomb isn't a SMAC.


The nova bomb hasnt destroyed a planet, only a fleet and a moon as i remember ?

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That was what he was referring to.

  • 07.28.2012 2:33 PM PDT

It would probably sterilise the planet in the blast and the the resulting nuclear winter and may cause tectonic disturbances resulting in volcanic eruptions and possibly tsunamis if the oceans had Not mostly evaporated by that time. E.g. No good :(

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51.6 Gigatons of TNT is massive.

The round, if it could hold itself together, would smash and penetrate kilometres into the Crust, fracturing the area, the sheer heat from the impact would annihilate many kilometres around, perhaps kicking up tons of material.

But most of the energy would be directed to the ground, so expect the structural integrity of the area to be gone.

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There cant be nuclear winter...



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It would probably sterilise the planet in the blast and the the resulting nuclear winter and may cause tectonic disturbances resulting in volcanic eruptions and possibly tsunamis if the oceans had Not mostly evaporated by that time. E.g. No good :(

  • 07.28.2012 2:49 PM PDT

Any large explosion like this would send tons of ash and dust into the atmosphere blotting out the sun . That is what nuclear winter is.

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Posted by: LoopyA muffin 3
Any large explosion like this would send tons of ash and dust into the atmosphere blotting out the sun . That is what nuclear winter is.

Sorry forgot.

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The nova bomb hasnt destroyed a planet, only a fleet and a moon as i remember ?


And...? It destroyed planet's ecosystem and atmospheric/biosphere via scorching half of the planet and sending massive natural disasters such as massive tsunamis, etc and large doses of radiations killed all life on the planet. That is 1.2 petatons for NOVA bomb.

And yes, SMAC can cause nuclear-like winter because it has enough destructive power to potentially devastate entire ecosystem which it affects all life. 51.6 gigatons is 51,600,000 megatons.

Let me show you difference:

Kiloton = town killers
Megaton = city killers
Gigatons = multiple state killers
Teratons = entire continent killers
Petatons = half planet killers
above of that, entire planet killer.

[Edited on 07.28.2012 3:05 PM PDT]

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And, If I may point out, we don't know the round at end of Sword Base is a Super MAC round. It could be a frigate firing.

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Posted by: Cmdr DaeFaron
And, If I may point out, we don't know the round at end of Sword Base is a Super MAC round. It could be a frigate firing.

More likely, it could be an intentionally weaker shot.

  • 07.28.2012 3:32 PM PDT


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Posted by: Cmdr DaeFaron
And, If I may point out, we don't know the round at end of Sword Base is a Super MAC round. It could be a frigate firing.

More likely, it could be an intentionally weaker shot.


Perhaps. But people tend to view "Orbital defenses" as meaning ONLY super MAC stations. Where Orbital defenses could mean many things.

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  • 07.29.2012 2:42 AM PDT

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Posted by: LoopyA muffin 3
Any large explosion like this would send tons of ash and dust into the atmosphere blotting out the sun . That is what nuclear winter is.
I hate to break it to you, but that would require an explose more on the order of 96,000 gigatons (you know, the estimated force of the asteroid that impacted Earth resulting in mass extinction).

EDIT- 51.6 gigatons != 51,600,000 megatons. Try 51,600 megatons.

[Edited on 07.29.2012 10:48 AM PDT]

  • 07.29.2012 10:47 AM PDT

What a waste....

Probably planet-cracker Death Star status, especially if they all fired at once.

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