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How do I propel a 14ton ferrous tungsten-depleted uranium projectile at 2-3% the speed of light for warfare purposes.

>> No.12679819

>>12679797
You gotta get that rotator cuff heckin' bulked up, mate

>> No.12679832

>>12679797
lots of matchheads

>> No.12679833

>How do I propel a 14ton ferrous tungsten depleted uranium projectile at 2-3% the speed of light for warfare purposes.
Very carefully.

>> No.12680185

>>12679797
It's simple. You make an capacitator that doesn't decharge and inductor that doesn't deinduct.

>> No.12680188

>>12679797
Nice try Chang, but you're going to need to fund your research labs yourself.

>> No.12680198

you swing hunter biden's big erect prong at it, Jinpeng

>> No.12680211

Have a laser cannon on the moon, and launch your tungsten projectiles in a rocket from nearby, then shoot the laser cannon into their collector plate on the back to impell them. It's all about the power of the laser cannon.

>> No.12680216

Dig a really deep shaft. Put a nuke at the bottom and a 14 ton manhole cover at the top.

>> No.12680231

You'd need a nuclear salt water reactor engine, and a mass ratio of about seven.

http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/enginelist2.php#nswr

>> No.12680245

>>12679797
you don't.

>> No.12680512

large railgun in a 0 gravity environment

>> No.12680524
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12680524

>Not picking a DEC that can cut an asteroid in half at 1.5 AU away