Big_Stupid_Jelly wrote...
Raxxman wrote...
Raygereio wrote...
PnXMarcin1PL wrote...
They are using Accelerated Laser beams.
No they don't. Besides the fact that one doesn't accelerate a laser beam (light has tendency to always travel as fast as possible), the ME universe doesn't use lasers as main weaponry. Just for point defence.
The codex entry for the thanix canon stated that Sov's main gun fired molten metal projectiles at relativistic speed. Basically it´s a regular mass accelerator, but one that can fire constantly and is on massive quantities of steroids.
I do question why BioWare felt the need to make those metal bits molten and also state they damage through heat transference next to the impact damage. As if a constant stream of metal bits flying at relativistic speed isn´t going to ruin someone´s day enough. Talk about adding insult to injury.
I imagine molten metal is just the way to get the weapon to fire as a beam. It just streams better than solids.
I remember reading about Anti-tank rounds, I know a little off topic, anyway when the round hits the tanks armour it basically becomes a slug of moten metal which then penetrates through the armour. I suppose suspending molten tungsten in the mass effect field just negates the initial projectile stage and goes straight to the molten part.
A little simplified. Actually, when you fire a designed AT rocket at a tank, the charge detonates in a way so as to create a focused beam of extreme heat that burns through the armor and kills the crew because tempature rises to an unhealthy degree inside the tank.
The effect is pretty much the same as what the reaper beams are doing, except the reaper beams start as beams for the entire journey, instead of only near impact, and the rise in tempature isn't the most dangerous part about it, but the slicing of hull in vacum.
Thinking about it, it actually makes me wonder why ships they hit explode so much in fire and big explosions... I guess it's the hollywood-effect that came in over there on the cinematics :-/
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