Battleship discussion topic

[Korrd]

I think that its a very valid comparison. Much more valid than any Hollywood junk

Think about it its a simple question of logistic. How many fighters can you build instead of that one big battleship? How many fighters can you crew instead of one big battleship?
You do not, if you can avoid it, use that kind of overkill. If five small fighters manned by five pilots can do the job well, then you certainly dont waste your resources by building a battleship!

I think not. Sea ships and Star Ships are 2 different things. they are meant for 2 different environments, which have nothing to do with each other.
Just because the starships are named after their naval counterparts does not mean that you should compare them to sea ships.

And about fighters vs BS, remember that a fighter has limited range in comparison to a BS. and their weapons are far less powerful that those of BS's.

You cant siege a planet with fighters alone. They will not have the firepower nor the supplies required to do such task.

A battleship will have a much bigger mass that a fighter, right? And so it will need a proportionally larger engine in order to accelerate as fast as a fighter right?
But wont the bigger mass also mean that it will reach infinity point faster? I mean, the point where the energy needed to accelerate the mass will be nearly infinite?

Yes, and see that a FL BS has a HUGE engine. In fact, i consider BS engines oversized. so they should have a far greather push than a fighter engine. Compare them by yourself. A RH BS engine is so big that 2-3 fighters can be placed inside of its exaust (Ask D-o-S if you dont believe me).
Also, the relativistic effect you talk about happen at near light speed. Those ships go far slower than speed of light when using sublight engines.

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