UH, Houston we have a slight problem. Col. BFN seems intent on starting an Interstellar war by blowing up the space ship from two galaxies over. Please send lots of Imodium AD because we all about to Krap our drawers. Oh yes a few pair of clean drawers for those who can't wait for the AD.
Hmmm, maybe she could start with: why did you (try to) kill Captain Kiku, Pensri and Widget? We just have removed / are removing their bodies from the hallway...
Maybe that will get to him.
(...and if you include the whispered "try to" there is no lie in there at all...)
Good scene build-up and it does show how brave and determined Gali is. Some people would probably lose it, run and get themselves capped off by Lt. Col. La-La Land there...
Most people aren't that CRAZY, Outlaw. I mean, staring down the barrel of a gun is bad enough. He is arming multiple nuclear weapons while doing that... Not real conducive to friendly visits. :-D
Just thought I'd point out that nuclear and thermo nuclear weapons aren't nearly as effective in the vacuum of space as we think they would be. The destructive power of their shock waves are lost without a media to transmit them through and their heat flash is similarly restricted. They become a rather local effect weapon, more suited for demolition. In practice this means placing then inside the target so they can blow them outwards. Outside impacts on asteroids and spaceships are not likely to do much harm.
Quite true. Square-cube law is a harsh mistress. However, contact nuke (ie. meter or two outside) is still quite effective and the radiation flux is a real killer. For more info, look here: http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/spacegunconvent.php
So what I'm seeing is simply:
Nukes are more precise weapons when used in space. And if you hit an enemy space ship, it won't vaporize or likely hit your ship at all.
I see less problems with using nukes in space than on earth.
Except missing, that is now an issue.
She is in a unique position to reason with him. The people he sees as actual people he thinks are being "controlled" by the aliens. Well he already knows that she is not affected by them because of what she is. So if he was going to listen to anyone on the ship it would be her.
Hmm.. one wonders whether those missiles have penetrating heads or magnetic mountings. Why do I wonder this? because a nuclear explosion whether out such a way to keep the forces directed at the target, probably wouldn't even increase the background rad levels.
Well if they have proximity fuses, then they would detonate when they got into the target's area. Should never get an impact, the proximity fuse would trigger it before then. :-)
Oops, sorry. I lost it for a minute there.
Do you all think there's only 1 ascetylene torch on that ship too?
"was scared half out of my mind, and not by the gun." (Is he happy to see me or is that a gun in his pocket?)
poor Gali *hugs her*
I hope she can really talk him down...
Maybe that will get to him.
(...and if you include the whispered "try to" there is no lie in there at all...)
Thermic radiation or neutron radiation...
In space, you use a vector to deliver the nuke inside your target, then the thermic effect is enough to make enough havoc.
Nukes are more precise weapons when used in space. And if you hit an enemy space ship, it won't vaporize or likely hit your ship at all.
I see less problems with using nukes in space than on earth.
Except missing, that is now an issue.