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| − | + | A [[Planet-buster]] is a weapon intended to destroy a [[planet]]. | |
| + | * It is a [[WMD]] or [[Thunderball]]. | ||
== Description ([[Specifications]]) == | == Description ([[Specifications]]) == | ||
| − | + | As the name implies, this refers to devices able to destroy [[planet]]s. Even at [[TL-15]], such a device is not practical, though it primarily appears to be an issue of maximum achievable scale. | |
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| + | There have been many design studies around weapons to either "detonate" a planetary core, or slowly ablate a planet away. Many of them have concluded that, if (as is often the case) the objective is to merely ruin a planet's biosphere or annihilate all [[sophont]]s on a planet's crust, this is far more readily achievable by other means, which do not qualify as "Planet-busters" because they leave the planet itself mostly intact. | ||
== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) == | == History & Background ([[Dossier]]) == | ||
| − | No information yet available. | + | It is theorized that the [[Ancients]] may have extensively used these devices in the [[Final War]], turning many [[planet]]s into [[planetoid belt]]s. |
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| + | === Technological Overview of Planet-busters === | ||
| + | No information yet available. | ||
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| + | === Technological Stages of Planet-busters === | ||
| + | No information yet available. | ||
== References & Contributors ([[Sources]]) == | == References & Contributors ([[Sources]]) == | ||
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| − | |S2= [[ | + | |S2= Author & Contributor: [[User:Atymes|Adrian Tymes]] |
|S3= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]] | |S3= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:45, 13 January 2022
A Planet-buster is a weapon intended to destroy a planet.
- It is a WMD or Thunderball.
Description (Specifications)[edit]
As the name implies, this refers to devices able to destroy planets. Even at TL-15, such a device is not practical, though it primarily appears to be an issue of maximum achievable scale.
There have been many design studies around weapons to either "detonate" a planetary core, or slowly ablate a planet away. Many of them have concluded that, if (as is often the case) the objective is to merely ruin a planet's biosphere or annihilate all sophonts on a planet's crust, this is far more readily achievable by other means, which do not qualify as "Planet-busters" because they leave the planet itself mostly intact.
History & Background (Dossier)[edit]
It is theorized that the Ancients may have extensively used these devices in the Final War, turning many planets into planetoid belts.
Technological Overview of Planet-busters[edit]
No information yet available.
Technological Stages of Planet-busters[edit]
No information yet available.
References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]
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- Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
- Author & Contributor: Adrian Tymes
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science