I'm still trying to work though some details trying to use Traveller
(any version) to simulate BSG.  One of the problems I'm running into
with the kinetic weapons approach is that when you have ships that are
1000 meters to almost 3000 meters long shooting at each other, they
would tend to stay at some distance and not get so close that if one
turned that another couldn't get out of its way.  If they engaged from a
range of 30km, and the projectile velocity was 10km, it would leave a
lot of chance for the target to purposely change their location (climb,
dive, turn, change velocity, etc).

The damage caused by a 1m kinetic round at 10,000m/s is already pretty
insane and in Traveller terms would probably punch through a Tigress
from side to side without much problem...and possibly the Tigress next
to her.

So here's my question:  Just how fast would the railguns or coilguns
reasonably be?  50,000m/s?  100km/s?  More?

Thanks!
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Kurt Feltenberger
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