SC:L Editorial: Quantifying the C-14 “Impaler” Gauss Rifle

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04-09-2010, 09:24 PM
Gradius

SC:L Editorial: Quantifying the C-14 “Impaler” Gauss Rifle

By l33telboi. Read it here.

And thanks to ZealotPowerade for the art! :D
04-09-2010, 09:42 PM
ArcherofAiur

Re: SC:L Editorial: Quantifying the C-14 “Impaler” Gauss Rifle

Wow!

Incredible art ZealotPowerade. Reading now.
04-09-2010, 10:01 PM
pure.Wasted

Re: SC:L Editorial: Quantifying the C-14 “Impaler” Gauss Rifle

Eeppiicc.

I remember reading bits and pieces of this back when it was posted on the Lore forum. This is a lot more thorough and exhaustive though, and was a very entertaining read. Kudos on the research and smarts, Mr. l33telboi, it shows. :)
04-09-2010, 10:01 PM
Arkalis

Re: SC:L Editorial: Quantifying the C-14 “Impaler” Gauss Rifle

Really nice essay l33telboi, and the art is pretty neat ZealotPowerade!

Will you be making more essays on other weapons? Like to say something, the C-10 canister rifle? Or studying Protoss weapons would be cool
04-09-2010, 11:46 PM
ArcherofAiur

Re: SC:L Editorial: Quantifying the C-14 “Impaler” Gauss Rifle

WTB Psi-Blade Editorial
04-09-2010, 11:51 PM
Arkalis

Re: SC:L Editorial: Quantifying the C-14 “Impaler” Gauss Rifle

Quote:

Originally Posted by ArcherofAiur

WTB Psi-Blade Editorial

What about Antimatter Cannon Editorial?

Psi Storm Editorial

Firefly (Phoenix) Editorial
04-09-2010, 11:54 PM
LordofAscension

Re: SC:L Editorial: Quantifying the C-14 “Impaler” Gauss Rifle

Glad you all enjoyed. This has been in the works for quite a long time but had to take a back seat to beta for a bit. But I just wanted to say thanks to l33telboi for his awesome guest editorial and to ZP for his awesome contribution (he's on staff - wait till you see what's next :O)

~LoA
04-09-2010, 11:56 PM
ArcherofAiur

Re: SC:L Editorial: Quantifying the C-14 “Impaler” Gauss Rifle

Quote:

Originally Posted by LordofAscension

wait till you see what's next

Oh come on! You cant do that.
04-09-2010, 11:58 PM
Hamshank

Re: SC:L Editorial: Quantifying the C-14 “Impaler” Gauss Rifle

Quote:

Originally Posted by ArcherofAiur

Oh come on! You cant do that.

Muhahahaha
04-10-2010, 12:22 AM
Shadow Archon

Re: SC:L Editorial: Quantifying the C-14 “Impaler” Gauss Rifle

I know he did a small calculation about Banelings from the short story Broken Wide. Here it is:

Quote:

Originally Posted by l33telboi

Yes, we can.

First, here's the description on the size of the explosive blister Ayers found: "I decided to dissect one of the smaller blisters, an angry green specimen the size of my fingertip. I charged up the med-laser and made a small incision." And here are the after effects: "And I woke up two hours later in the med-bay with my skin burning. Lieutenant Orran was standing over my gurney, his face sick with worry. He told me how the grenade had brought him running, how he had found me underneath a collapsed wall in the next room. That's when I glanced down and saw the remnants of my suit. The entire right side looked like a candle that had been held to a flame: the armored plates had been fused together. The lieutenant told me that, the next time I wanted to "off" myself, I should remove my armor first. Yeah, he's a funny guy."

A small finger-tip size blister was enough to kick a fully suited medic into the next room of bunker-esque location. A lower limit for this would be to assume it's a modern grenade, about a megajoule in yield. Though that's a serious underestimate since modern handgrenades don't tend to throw around fully suited marines through the walls of fortified underground bunkers.

Assume the blister was spherical with a diameter of 3 centimeters and you get a energy per volume ration of 1 megajoule per 0.0000141m^3. The volume of a baneling would be something like 0.5m^3, assuming it's a meter in diameter. That'd mean the baneling is something like 40,000 times more energetic then a handgrenade. Of course we'd have to factor in that the blister in question was just explosives while the baneling is the explosives plus the carrier. Whatever the case, the baneling should be in the double digit gigajoule region in terms of explosive yield as an extremely conservative estimate, a more likely estimate would be in the triple-digit gigajoule region.

Of course this all assumes the author did the math, which he probably didn't. And it'd also mean the token baneling is between MOAB and small nuclear explosive in terms of yield. Which is absurd and should therefore be accepted without question as highly scientific fact, as is traditional on spacebattles.

http://forums.spacebattles.com/showt...light=baneling
04-10-2010, 12:30 AM
LordofAscension

Re: SC:L Editorial: Quantifying the C-14 “Impaler” Gauss Rifle

Quote:

Originally Posted by ArcherofAiur

Oh come on! You cant do that.

Trust me - we want it all released much more than you do :p

~LoA
04-10-2010, 02:46 AM
l33telboi

Re: SC:L Editorial: Quantifying the C-14 “Impaler” Gauss Rifle

That's a damn fine gauss rifle model. Good work, ZealotPowerade. :)

As for some of the questions and suggestions; I don't think writing another article based on a weapon would be all that feasible. It'd be fun and all, but ultimately there isn't really another weapon that's described as much or featured in as many stories as the C-14.

I was toying with the idea of writing something similar in regards to the most iconic units for all three sides. Like an article about a Marine, a Zergling or Zealot. And naturally if you’re writing an article about a Zealot there’d have to be some analysis on the psi-blade as well. But I'm not sure I have the time for stuff like that. Not right now, in any case. :)
04-10-2010, 06:23 AM
Rake

Re: SC:L Editorial: Quantifying the C-14 “Impaler” Gauss Rifle

Excellent work!

I noticed the muzzel flash thing too. My theory is that it is a lubrication/protective/cleaning powder that increases the efficiency of the gun and ignites when it hits the air at such high speed.

Also, perhaps the cartridges that are ejected are the source of the power of the weapon, just like in conventional cartridges. Only, instead of the energy being expressed as a chemical explosion, it is electrical for the coils. Is the source of the guns power ever mentioned?
04-10-2010, 06:25 AM
ArcherofAiur

Re: SC:L Editorial: Quantifying the C-14 “Impaler” Gauss Rifle

Quote:

Originally Posted by LordofAscension

Trust me - we want it all released much more than you do :p

~LoA

Oh come on! You cant do that.
04-10-2010, 02:06 PM
newcomplex

Re: SC:L Editorial: Quantifying the C-14 “Impaler” Gauss Rifle

I love this so much. This is why I voted for 1337 in the forumgoer nomination thing way back.

Favorite SC:L article in quite some time. <3

I will point out however, that a much simpler explanation of the differences between the rifles effects and recoil can simply be attributed to ammunition types. We've been given at several different points in SC lore that they can handle a variety of different ammunitions. The zergling be pushed back can be attributed to the presence of extremely strong explosive rounds.

It would could also attribute to the differences on flesh and armored targets. In the Frontlines example, its likely that the Marines had equipped armor penetrating or Anti-Materiel rounds that had limited effect on people, while examples of it "sawing people in half" or exploding their heads could be attributed to specific anti-(unarmored) infantry targets, perhaps delayed fragmentary shells
04-10-2010, 02:45 PM
Islandsnake

Re: SC:L Editorial: Quantifying the C-14 “Impaler” Gauss Rifle

I don't have much to say on this really, i just wanted to post becasue alot of work went into it - it was a GREAT read and I love shit like this <3
04-10-2010, 08:33 PM
Kerriganz

Re: SC:L Editorial: Quantifying the C-14 “Impaler” Gauss Rifle

right......
04-10-2010, 08:35 PM
Freespace

Re: SC:L Editorial: Quantifying the C-14 “Impaler” Gauss Rifle

ZealotPowerade did a great job on the graphics. Interesting article, made me rethink some Gauss Rifle mechanics for a certain project I'm working on......
04-10-2010, 09:42 PM
ArcherofAiur

Re: SC:L Editorial: Quantifying the C-14 “Impaler” Gauss Rifle

Quote:

Originally Posted by Freespace

- You've seen StarCraft: First Contact -

Now, prepare for the next chapter

http://www.sclegacy.com/_staff/freespace/scl_sig.jpg

Oh come on! You cant....sigh
04-10-2010, 09:50 PM
Gradius

Re: SC:L Editorial: Quantifying the C-14 “Impaler” Gauss Rifle

Quote:

Originally Posted by ArcherofAiur

Oh come on! You cant....sigh

If it makes you feel better, we'll be releasing a teaser on our channel once we hit 15k subs. :p

(it probably doesn't make you feel better, but still)
04-10-2010, 09:51 PM
LordofAscension

Re: SC:L Editorial: Quantifying the C-14 “Impaler” Gauss Rifle

Quote:

Originally Posted by ArcherofAiur

Oh come on! You cant....sigh

Actually... we can :p haha.

~LoA

(PS) What Grad said! ^^^
04-10-2010, 11:28 PM
Aldrius

Re: SC:L Editorial: Quantifying the C-14 “Impaler” Gauss Rifle

BRIBERY. EXTORTION!

The nerve. :P
04-12-2010, 11:14 PM
LordofAscension

Re: SC:L Editorial: Quantifying the C-14 “Impaler” Gauss Rifle

Gradius - which SC:L project are you looking forward to the most?

a) Project Unicorn
b) Project SCC
c) Project FM
d) Project OC
or
e) Project Asp?

~LoA
04-12-2010, 11:16 PM
ArcherofAiur

Re: SC:L Editorial: Quantifying the C-14 “Impaler” Gauss Rifle

Quote:

Originally Posted by LordofAscension

Gradius - which SC:L project are you looking forward to the most?

a) Project Unicorn
b) Project SCC
c) Project FM
d) Project OC
or
e) Project Asp?

~LoA

Project Unicorn of course!

http://th03.deviantart.net/fs41/300W...an_project.jpg
04-12-2010, 11:31 PM
LordofAscension

Re: SC:L Editorial: Quantifying the C-14 “Impaler” Gauss Rifle

Quote:

Originally Posted by ArcherofAiur

Project Unicorn of course!

Ooooo! Good choice!

~LoA