Pillar of Autumn vs. Enterprise-D

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Re: Pillar of Autumn vs. Enterprise-D

Post by Picard » Sun Jun 24, 2012 4:16 am

Mike DiCenso wrote:That runs contrary to what I know about it. Do you have a source for that, Picard?
-Mike
Fall of Reach I think. And I don't know what you know about it, since it is stated in highest canon (HALO: Reach game) that "glassing" is just BS propaganda term and that Covenant don't literally glass the planet - which they would be quite capable of if their ships could put out teratons of firepower with one plasma torpedo. So yeah, no teratons.

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Re: Pillar of Autumn vs. Enterprise-D

Post by Praeothmin » Mon Jun 25, 2012 11:20 am

Currently reading some Halo antologies, volume 2, where an Elite is walking on a planet they "glassed"...
While the surface is now barren, some buildings that were bricks and mortar are still standing, and the ground, aside from the most powerful mark, isn't glassed...

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Re: Pillar of Autumn vs. Enterprise-D

Post by Mr. Oragahn » Mon Jun 25, 2012 12:33 pm

Even the Nova bomb has to be some bullshit coverup for some rare artifact. The description of how it attains such a high yield with a mere fusion trick doesn't pass basic science but, since the project and its making are secret, I suppose that the technical datasheet that spoke of fusion is the only thing they let pass through. It's possible that the device was initiated through a fusion phase, perhaps to break something powerful.

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Re: Pillar of Autumn vs. Enterprise-D

Post by Praeothmin » Mon Jun 25, 2012 2:58 pm

Mr. Oragahn wrote:Even the Nova bomb has to be some bullshit coverup for some rare artifact. The description of how it attains such a high yield with a mere fusion trick doesn't pass basic science but, since the project and its making are secret, I suppose that the technical datasheet that spoke of fusion is the only thing they let pass through. It's possible that the device was initiated through a fusion phase, perhaps to break something powerful.
Fusion that initiates a M/AM reaction?

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Re: Pillar of Autumn vs. Enterprise-D

Post by Picard » Mon Jun 25, 2012 6:08 pm

Fusion that initiates technobabble. I don't remember exact description, but I think its way more powerful than normal M/AM bomb.

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