Koprulu Terrans

[arthas]

OMGMGMWMDWAMDMD SKY IS FALLING...



And yeah, we already have stuff that detonated missles in the air with lazers.

it really is falling ! And do you realise that whole laSer vs missile has never worked in a real situation??? And i don't know why are you telling me to calm down while you on the other hand are talking complete bull****

[almostfamous]

it really is falling ! And do you realise that whole laSer vs missile has never worked in a real situation??? And i don't know why are you telling me to calm down while you on the other hand are talking complete bull****

well, since my last post appears to have been looked over, here is the article:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriot_missile_defense

Missile defense is real, and one can only imagine what new kind of anti-ballistic missile (ABM) systems will be around in 500 years. Though it is not addressed in this game, it is most likely possible they are able detect incoming nuclear devices (as they do contain radioactive material) from long distances. This combined with ABM systems would make orbital control vital before launching a nuclear strike. This breaks down slightly in the game because the game doesn't include both the surface and space in one level, but one can suspend their disbelief for that.

OMGMGMWMDWAMDMD SKY IS FALLING...

No need to turn into a child, this is a forum for grown-ups. If arthas is so wrong, remember the old adage "You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink" if he doesn't accept the truth after being shown all the facts, either he's a pigheaded fool or a troll. Either way don't loose sleep over it

[Gradius]

Arthas's argument basically boils down to "StarCraft contains some fanciful elements that would otherwise not seem possible in real life."

[Pandonetho]

"omg if nukes are so strong now a days imagine what they can make in the future?!?!"

"omg the patriot missile defense system doesn't work in real battle situations, so that means in the future they won't be able to shoot down missiles!!!"

Yeah, I like your logic.

[PhanttoM]

Forget about the patriot missile, I'd take the Phalanx CIWS instead.

[arthas]

"omg if nukes are so strong now a days imagine what they can make in the future?!?!"



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Well isn't it logical???


And what about the patriot? I mean missiles have all sorts of protection againts lasers,emps,decoys,make manuevers in mid-cource, AND those lasers on planes which you see on TV can only disable short ranged missiles and ONLY in boost phase,And have to be above their target to do that,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_YAL-1

So missile defence is only good vs the so called 'rogue' states that have out of date technology and are 'evolving' their missile technology...and THIS has yet to proven....

[Shadow Archon]

Well isn't it logical???

No, because we have no idea if the human race went stagnant or not. We don't know the circumstances either, so there should be no guessing. Anyways, if Korhal had enough water as earth did, then each Apocalypse Nuke would be three digit tera-tons for having vaporized it. Heck, it may even be 1 peta-ton. But, until we see Korhal before it was bombarded, we won't know how firepower each nuke has. The Nukes are smaller than Dropships to boot, which probably means they use some kind of different energy release system.

[arthas]

The Nukes are smaller than Dropships to boot, which probably means they use some kind of different energy release system.

Well yes perhaps they can deliver more than the todays 6megaton/Ton,But it just seems very likely,In our 26th century they will probably be ,but In the SC universe maybe they don't or maybe do, who knows...

[almostfamous]

Well isn't it logical???


And what about the patriot? I mean missiles have all sorts of protection againts lasers,emps,decoys,make manuevers in mid-cource, AND those lasers on planes which you see on TV can only disable short ranged missiles and ONLY in boost phase,And have to be above their target to do that,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_YAL-1

So missile defence is only good vs the so called 'rogue' states that have out of date technology and are 'evolving' their missile technology...and THIS has yet to proven....

Maneuvers mid course is something that a sidewinder or tracking missile can do, not a ballistic missile... hence the ballistic part. And patriots shoot missiles out of the air, who cares if its just a SCUD? Again, extrapolated 500 years into the future, the technology would be either improved until it was perfected (like the metal sword) or replaced with something better (how the metal sword was replaced with the firearm).

[PhanttoM]

AND those lasers on planes which you see on TV can only disable short ranged missiles and ONLY in boost phase,And have to be above their target to do that,

For someone who keeps talking about technological evolution, you sure make it sound as if the laser tech won't evolve right along with everything else.

The laser tech is still pretty much experimental. But it's no longer at "have to be above target" - They've been doing various tests on humvees last I checked.