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kurushio95
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I recently read the novels based on the Xbox game "Halo" and was wondering about the technology.
1) There was frequent mention of a "MAC gun" (Magnetic Accelerator Cannon). For those of you that are unfamiliar with the Halo books, this weapon uses magnetic force to accelerate a metallic round to a fraction of the speed of light (there was one that could reach 1/4 SOL). Would these be plausible on a craft in Zero-G? There was also mention of a "Gauss cannon", basically a small MAC. How would these be possible? We already have similar technology for Maglev trains.
2) There was also a kind of warp drive that allowed a craft to enter into another dimension and travel between points of the galaxy in a few days. Would these be possible?
Kuru
1) There was frequent mention of a "MAC gun" (Magnetic Accelerator Cannon). For those of you that are unfamiliar with the Halo books, this weapon uses magnetic force to accelerate a metallic round to a fraction of the speed of light (there was one that could reach 1/4 SOL). Would these be plausible on a craft in Zero-G? There was also mention of a "Gauss cannon", basically a small MAC. How would these be possible? We already have similar technology for Maglev trains.
2) There was also a kind of warp drive that allowed a craft to enter into another dimension and travel between points of the galaxy in a few days. Would these be possible?
Kuru