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Posted by: HundredJono
Railguns
This could work, but modern day rail guns require massive amounts of power to fire. This large amount makes them rather inefficient. We also have the tech for laser cannons which could prover useful against air units, but the laser can take minutes to destroy a single target

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  • 01.03.2013 9:28 PM PDT

Well arming it with a rail gun would make it somewhat viable. Then there is the smart artillery rounds that have fins on them which makes using artillery just as accurate as a cruise missile. Adding ant air missile's would increase its effectiveness as well. Then there is the possibility of add materials for stealth so you can sneak up close to an enemy shore line and bombard the hell out of it before they even knew what happened. So yes it is viable. Though by the time you've added and developed all this stuff the ship would cost somewhere in the hundreds of billions if not the trillions. So no it probably wouldn't be viable due to the stat of the economy. Though it would be militarily viable option.

  • 01.03.2013 9:35 PM PDT

Just for the record, cough syrup is the bane of my existence.

The 16 inch turrets that are on the Iowa class battleships are just too damn awesome.

(I'm not thinking strategically here)

[Edited on 01.03.2013 9:38 PM PST]

  • 01.03.2013 9:37 PM PDT
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Posted by: rennagang

Posted by: HundredJono
Railguns
This could work, but modern day rail guns require massive amounts of power to fire. This large amount makes them rather inefficient. We also have the tech for laser cannons which could prover useful against air units, but the laser can take minutes to destroy a single target

Bro, within thirty years we'll have perfected the tech and may even have prototype powered armor. They're even researching and testing equipment that would turn Rangers into the -blam!- Tom Clancy Ghost Recon.

Don't predict any technological failings of humanity, we advance, fast.

  • 01.03.2013 9:41 PM PDT

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Posted by: Maximus Decimus
Agreed. All the changes are good and add variety. Do we really want another Halo 3? Just running around with one gun and no armor abilities? It's good that 343 wants to try something new. Do we really want the same thing for three more games?

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  • 01.03.2013 9:43 PM PDT

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