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World Building Knowledgebase - How to write good Military World Building
This is a migration or re-post of something I posted in the Meta, which received good reviews:
Here is the Meta Post - go check the Meta out, it is where us cool-kids hang out.
This is going to be a ...
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Would a 'premature detonating' forcefield-type device be effective against shaped charge warheads?
As I've been thinking over how I might go about implementing forcefields into my setting, I considered the idea that 'early' shield designs might operate differently from the usual ability for shields ...
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How could one defend against a concentrated neutron beam in a hard sci-fi setting?
I'm thinking of adding a neutron beam cannon to my hard sci-fi setting (basically works by accelerating a bunch of ions and then shooting them at a beryllium foil target (see here).
However, I don't ...
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Would my particle cloud shield be effective in limiting the use of combined arms/maneuver warfare operations? [closed]
Since I have particle shields in my setting for my armored vehicles, my military forces have also decided to try and extend that technology to the larger battlefield. One of the issues plaguing my ...
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How does a projectile get past a rapid-firing, hyper-accurate point defense system?
Let's say that there's a point-defense system that's very good at hitting targets - as a matter of fact, it hits everything it shoots at. Moreover, it fires incredibly quickly and has, for the scope ...
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What are things to consider and keep in mind when making a heavily fortified and militarized border?
Here are some maps for reference
For some context, in my world, from 2030-2040, an event known as the Great Collapse saw the human race pushed towards the brink of extinction due to Unidentified ...
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How to defend a sailing ship from a wyvern
Pirates are always a threat, but this particular coastal city has another worry - wyverns. In order to get from said city to open seas, the ships must traverse about 600km towards the exit from the ...
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Defending a kingdom against highly arboreal (6-limbed) enemies
Before getting on to the main topic, I should point out that the defenders and attackers are both the same species, no humans are present in this scenario, as it does not take place on Earth. The race ...
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In a general sense, would it be better to equip troops with plate carriers, body armor, etc. if they’re fighting against zombies?
In a general sense, would it be better to equip troops with plate carriers, body armor, etc. if they’re fighting against zombies?
Right now, my Troopers (what someone in the US Garrison is called) ...
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Would this presidential directive be practical to implement?
So I currently have something call the National Defense-Continuity Directive (AKA Directive 0), which is basically a national call to arms.
Directive 0 is only signed off on when there is a truly ...
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What should I consider when making walls or fortifications that can stand against zombies, bandits, and enemy militaries?
So recently I’ve decided to add a wall to Washington, DC and this is where the wall (named Federal Wall) would end up encircling, with the area being within the Wall being known as the Federal Defense ...
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Can a group of sufficiently trained and armed high school seniors form an ad hoc force and defend against a battalion of militiamen? [closed]
Yeah this sounds really crazy but hear me out.
So I’m working out this semi-alternate history and post-apocalyptic story that’s essentially similar to The 100, The Division, The Hunger Games trilogy,...
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What should I call the troops in my world where the US military consolidated into a single, unified force? [closed]
So basically, for some backstory, rising sea levels and a viral pandemic known as the Black Plague both killed off billions of people in 2015. During that time, due to the collapse of every country ...
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How can people kill considerably death-resistant aliens with everyday objects?
In a world where people find aliens invading their homes, with what household object or objects found on the street or nearby, could people defend themselves against the invader?
The rules of the ...
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Zombie killing structure that's easy to construct, durable and low maintenance?
What would be an effective zombie killing structure that an average person could put together in a typical suburban neighborhood? Previous discussion that touched on the topic often rely upon ...
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Can spacecraft defend against antimatter weapons? How?
Here is what we know:
We have the means to create stable antimatter
We can direct it in a beam
It can travel nearly as fast as light with ease
Antimatter and matter combine in dangerous ways: one ...
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Dinosaurs VS arquebuses: effectivity of early gunpowder armory against giant lizards
In 1495 European sailors discover america, and found the nasty surprise that dinosaurs had survived in this continent and are the dominant species.
Can an early arquebus kill or damage a large ...
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Shielding system that blocks projectiles based on speed on wet navy ships
So right now I am thinking about a shielding system that would be added to a 20 minutes into the future scenario on naval ships. This shielding system would allow objects moving slower than 400 km/h ...
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How could an airplane defend against an electromagnetic pulse attack from another airplane?
Two nations are at war over something rather trivial, but offenses have been perpetrated here and there such that the conflict has escalated from a couple of guys shooting each other to massive ...
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