Just imagining this happening after the war. XP Canada: Hey America we just finished invading Micronesia America: Cool, remember when I did something like that
The name "Rods from G-d" was a creation of Popular Science to describe Kinetic bombardment. Project Thor was a weapon system that was theorized in the 1950's where telephone pole-sized tungsten projectiles were launched from orbit to targets on the ground. This was created by Jerry Pournelle as a concept while he was working at Boeing (yes, the author and he later used it in his novels). Hypervelocity Rod Bundles (the AF's name) are superdense and the kinetic energy imparted to the ground is more than any other explosive that you can put into the weapon system. This includes nukes, which also would have the issue of how the impactor would damage the initiator. The destruction of Rio in Starship Troopers (the movie) is NOT an example of this system. In this case, the "bugs" caused an asteroid to impact the ground. There are a lot of problems with this scene (The damage is actually extremely low compared to the size of the asteroid shown (it should have been an Extinction Level Event (ELE) based on the size, and careful analysis give you the hint that most likely it was the government that did this to the earth not the bugs.)
@Quill18: it has been also occasionally called Tungsten Telephone Poles of Doom, but the Rods from God is an American idea (yay performative religious nonsense).
Played Canada resently in RP 2 annexed france and have got britan and spain in a bloc. Mad 12.5K per month. Not to mention I was a nuclear power and had an army limit of 500 soldiers.
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Just imagining this happening after the war. XP
Canada: Hey America we just finished invading Micronesia
America: Cool, remember when I did something like that
"Can we have them shot?"
-Quill18, 2020
Wait...
He has free public transportation without public transportation. XD
The name "Rods from G-d" was a creation of Popular Science to describe Kinetic bombardment. Project Thor was a weapon system that was theorized in the 1950's where telephone pole-sized tungsten projectiles were launched from orbit to targets on the ground. This was created by Jerry Pournelle as a concept while he was working at Boeing (yes, the author and he later used it in his novels).
Hypervelocity Rod Bundles (the AF's name) are superdense and the kinetic energy imparted to the ground is more than any other explosive that you can put into the weapon system. This includes nukes, which also would have the issue of how the impactor would damage the initiator.
The destruction of Rio in Starship Troopers (the movie) is NOT an example of this system. In this case, the "bugs" caused an asteroid to impact the ground. There are a lot of problems with this scene (The damage is actually extremely low compared to the size of the asteroid shown (it should have been an Extinction Level Event (ELE) based on the size, and careful analysis give you the hint that most likely it was the government that did this to the earth not the bugs.)
Makes sense given the movie's version of the terran federation.
It has to be Merkel, the hair is too dark to be Boris and not nearly crazy enough
It is Merkel, they changed it to the Queen of England in the final version since She is retiring (Merkel) and they also changed Trump to Biden.
Apparently a 2004 Popular Science article called them "Rods from God" but I'd never heard it called that before either.
Sad that the intaking of countries in the America's has stopped... it was going to be such a nice super block too...
@Quill18: it has been also occasionally called Tungsten Telephone Poles of Doom, but the Rods from God is an American idea (yay performative religious nonsense).
rods from space sounds like a porn movie man
Played Canada resently in RP 2 annexed france and have got britan and spain in a bloc. Mad 12.5K per month. Not to mention I was a nuclear power and had an army limit of 500 soldiers.
Also...
@Quill18 Have you ever had shawarma poutine?
Speaking on poutine I am a bit excited to have some tonight.
Quill18 will be a benevolent emperor
Canada has a full olympics based on sports they do moderately well in
I have never heard DVT, in such an up beat fashion
Deep vein trombosis, for you plebians out there >:D
10:20 - *Illuminati confirmed*
Realpolitiks is very similar to the type of game Im currently making
What game, got a link?
I had the same issue with not being able to start a project even with enough oil. Mist be a bug
"My armies have the green background."
*Is colour blind*
*Mental Scream.*
31:00 Maybe it's oil income?
We doing a Best Korea run after this? :)
SPAIN OWNS THE ATLANTIC!?!?!?
Lol I can’t get the money in the green
More!
Next ep please
Keep it up
anyone else notice that apparently spain owns the entire atlantic ocean?
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