Stealth in space

[Isard]

Split to new thread - HNM

As for that common misconceptions listed there, I want to point a few things out...



Space Is Three Dimensional

Never seen this done wrong. I've seen ships pulling 3D maneuvers in just about every sci-fi ever...

Rockets Are Not Boats

That's assuming you don't control gravity... Now most Sci-fi series happen so far into the future that gravity has been simulated without moving parts, so...



"Rockets Are Not Fighter Planes"

If you read the novels, they go into great detail on the wonderful maneuvers fighters can preform without atmosphere hampering them, and maneuvers that require atmosphere are absent.


Rockets Are Not Arrows

Again, its been done. Xwing's just love hitting that Z axis to flip around. Problem is, 90% of the time the squint on your tail will light you up if you stop juking around long enough to pull it off...

"Rockets Don't Got Windows"
Transparisteel and Transparent aluminum for Star Wars and Star trek respectively. All the structural integrity, plus see through.

"There Ain't No Stealth In Space"

Minimize heat emissions, paint the sucker black. Halo got their prowler vessels stealth-ed. Without additional tech. They're not invisible, they're just hard to see.

There Is No Sound In Space

In EVE, capsules simulate sound for us. We know its not the real sound, but it's to keep us focused.

Anytime those rules are broken, its for the benefit of the audience. But in the canon, most rules of space are followed.


Put guns on big ships, throw them at each other.