Ancient man: throw a rock at it Modern man: throw a rock at it Future man: throw a rock at it Death: *face palming that it’s champions are a band of murder monkeys that have never found a better solution than just throwing more and more dangerous rocks at something*
So command, the human have a new interesting weapon. It worked fantastic and if we could copy it, it would save tons on munitions costs. Also I would heavily advise never ever considering going to war against the humans.
Anyone gonna point out a weapon like this will create an absolute ton of celestial hazards? They are moving things from a stable orbit of a sun to plummeting through space. Possibly hitting planets or other celestial objects. With time, you could very well kill more then one bird with those stones.
Kind of anticlimactic LoL both commanders are kind of.... Wow ok don't even need to fire a shot. Reminds me of an older story who can throw the biggest rock lol. Humans ROFL always picking up rocks weapon of opportunity
This is actually a really stupid idea for a weapon. Like, the amount of energy to redirect a friggen asteroid would be insane, and then you gotta, ya know, not let the damned thing collide with a planet or something afterwards.
Depends on how easily available the fuel is and how efficient the engines are. If all you need is fuel, then you can forgo quite a lot of ammo and weapons, freeing up space for more fuel
@@asurasyn that also means bring your own ammo. It is, to note however, that this is an experimental ship. In many cases experimental vehicles don't get to go further than field testing. A "war thug" like this does have limitations, specially considering that it needs an asteroid pocket to be of use offensively. As is, it's little more than a experimental weapons testbed.
@@GrimpakTheMook Was it any different here? The "ammo" in this case isn't just the asteroids, but also the tugs that threw the asteroids. You can't always rely on having asteroids close enough, and the story suggests you don't usually get 4 hours warning of where the enemy will drop out of FTL. The more I think about it, it probably would have been more mass efficient for a ship to carry mines, missiles, or just dumb bullets and shoot them an emergence point from long range with their own guns rather than carry a bunch of tugs. Since you know when and where a ship will drop out of FTL in advance, bushwacking ships just as they appear with timed weapons fire should have long since been standard tactics in this universe. After all, if you can hit an arriving ship the moment it appears with rocks, you should be able to do the same with bullets, missiles, or even lasers
@@noppornwongrassamee8941 well, you don't really need the thugs for every bit of the path. Space battles might be taken over a huge field so all you need is a push, so you only need thrust for a bit and decouple yourself from the rock.
Hum, if it was real its something who can bring trouble, the rock who hit nothing where not stopped and they will stlill fly in space so if a planet or a spaceship face them in a millenia or two...
human war tactics 101: spawn killing
Ancient man: throw a rock at it
Modern man: throw a rock at it
Future man: throw a rock at it
Death: *face palming that it’s champions are a band of murder monkeys that have never found a better solution than just throwing more and more dangerous rocks at something*
If it's not broken...
lol
I hereby give up my comment, I couldn't possibly do better than this
I mean, by all accounts a bullet is just a specially formed metallic rock
Well, if it ain't broken, why changing it?
Chinese saying: "Don't waste too many stones on one bird"
Some nutjob in R&D: "Hell, throw the whole damn asteroid belt at the bastard"
So command, the human have a new interesting weapon. It worked fantastic and if we could copy it, it would save tons on munitions costs. Also I would heavily advise never ever considering going to war against the humans.
Humans are very good at throwing rocks at things. Didn't even have to chase this one down until it gave up.
I like seeing other forms of weaponized drones and swarms thereof, a toolbox that people are not nearly imaginative enough to use to the fullest.
true
The the most efficient weapon is one you don’t need to fire to be fair.
I actually feel bad for the enemy crew. They got taken out by literally stone age tactics.
1:54 - Ah yes, human experimental tech. A mark of true quality!
Dont worry the ships military grade
those are some pretty good sensor readings if they can throw a bunch of rocks and hit a ship as it drops into real space.
"A little reckless." Some health and safety type must be sitting on the R&D teams.
lol
It's all in the timing and accurate aim.
I was expecting the tug-carrier's large railgun to be used as an asteroid shotgun.
This is why stoning is still used as a punishment/death sentence.
That's a lot of yeets.
command, the enemy ship was destroyed by an asteroid belt.
how did they manage to navigate so poorly?
no command, the humans threw it
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Anyone gonna point out a weapon like this will create an absolute ton of celestial hazards? They are moving things from a stable orbit of a sun to plummeting through space. Possibly hitting planets or other celestial objects. With time, you could very well kill more then one bird with those stones.
Let's be honest, Collateral damage is simply bonus points.
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Kind of anticlimactic LoL both commanders are kind of.... Wow ok don't even need to fire a shot. Reminds me of an older story who can throw the biggest rock lol. Humans ROFL always picking up rocks weapon of opportunity
Damn campers...
lol
War Ape plays with Rock!
Stick, rock, shield. Rock ewins.
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Human throw lot of rocks break bad ship.
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This is actually a really stupid idea for a weapon.
Like, the amount of energy to redirect a friggen asteroid would be insane, and then you gotta, ya know, not let the damned thing collide with a planet or something afterwards.
Depends on how easily available the fuel is and how efficient the engines are. If all you need is fuel, then you can forgo quite a lot of ammo and weapons, freeing up space for more fuel
@@GrimpakTheMook conversely, since it's entirely dependent on knowing exactly where and when the enemy will be, you could just mine the area and wait.
@@asurasyn that also means bring your own ammo.
It is, to note however, that this is an experimental ship. In many cases experimental vehicles don't get to go further than field testing. A "war thug" like this does have limitations, specially considering that it needs an asteroid pocket to be of use offensively.
As is, it's little more than a experimental weapons testbed.
@@GrimpakTheMook Was it any different here? The "ammo" in this case isn't just the asteroids, but also the tugs that threw the asteroids. You can't always rely on having asteroids close enough, and the story suggests you don't usually get 4 hours warning of where the enemy will drop out of FTL. The more I think about it, it probably would have been more mass efficient for a ship to carry mines, missiles, or just dumb bullets and shoot them an emergence point from long range with their own guns rather than carry a bunch of tugs. Since you know when and where a ship will drop out of FTL in advance, bushwacking ships just as they appear with timed weapons fire should have long since been standard tactics in this universe. After all, if you can hit an arriving ship the moment it appears with rocks, you should be able to do the same with bullets, missiles, or even lasers
@@noppornwongrassamee8941 well, you don't really need the thugs for every bit of the path. Space battles might be taken over a huge field so all you need is a push, so you only need thrust for a bit and decouple yourself from the rock.
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Hum, if it was real its something who can bring trouble, the rock who hit nothing where not stopped and they will stlill fly in space so if a planet or a spaceship face them in a millenia or two...
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