SciFi r/HFY -T.F.O.S

[@crowsenpai5625]

When the escort ship mentioned how the Antelope was berthed before they even arrived “probably due to difficulty securing new cargo” I like to imagine they got cargo just fine, but what took them so long was: Antelope “oh, we also need some refueling.” Station “ah, that’s fine. What does your drive take, hydrogen right?” Antelope “ehhhhhh, about that…”

[@mstrfool]

LoL

[@booperdooper1790]

I mean it can use hydrogen but of the more unstable varieties

[@MuwaUWU]

​​@@booperdooper1790 spicy hydrogen

[@whitedawn2122]

Me when he said Orion drive: *OHHHH YESSSSS*

[@AgroSquerril]

boom

[@eXpriest]

Pirates: Surrender immediately! Orion Drive: FWOOO -Carrier Signal Lost-

[@robertstoneking7916]

Footfall by Niven and Pournelle had an Orion drive battleship with nuclear pumped lasers.

[@mstrfool]

Oh.. You know it.

[@SNaKeEyexxx]

I read the “OHHHH YESSSSS” in David Tennant’s voice because of Doctor Who

[@nullblasterthevoidmaker1750]

"Your ship craps out nuclear bombs!?"

[@waynecampeau4566]

Ah yes, the old put-put drive. :) Crude but effective. BTW, that kick-plate would probably shrug of anything short of a planetary powered LASER, or fractional C railgun hit.

[@jordanbryan2612]

a huge ablative shield meant to ride the Shockwave of multiple nuclear weapons as a form of propulsion should be able to shrug off that and more. honestly if you run into trouble, just point the rear of the ship at them and accelerate away. try to follow me...

[@duanesamuelson2256]

Laser wouldn't touch it..its also ablative material and the outgassing would suck a ton of power from a Laser beam. Railgun? Perhaps but the shield may be 20m thick (for the mass don't cha know

[@mstrfool]

Yikes... When I heard the drive the human ship was using, I nearly had to clean my screen. Haven't heard that system mentioned in a while. In theory, it can do Earth to Jupiter in 6 months, and the more you pack on, the smoother the ride.

[@mstrfool]

Best part to me was from the ones that proposed it. Ok, that is impressive. But I don't see how it will land... Oh than. Meh... We will figure that out on the way back. Wow.. Salute.

[@Evilroco]

@@mstrfool The US looked into such propulsion when they still had the idea of space war ships (before NASA got the space program) and the Army , Navy and Air force were all vying for control.

[@TheMonk72]

Ah, good old Orion. Proof that humans, when faced with basically any problem, will at some point try to blow the problem up. With nukes, if possible. Because engineering is *supposed* to be loud

[@calvingreene90]

With the proper lasing rods the Antelope could be firing x-ray laser blasts.

[@AgroSquerril]

lol

[@calvingreene90]

@@AgroSquerril Study nuclear pumped x-ray lasers.

[@ouberfox5898]

Haha that pirates would think her running under suddenly more radiation

[@mstrfool]

Foot fall. Larry Niven. Delightful idea.

[@Lord_Lasagña]

Listening to your stories/narration have released the stress within my body and mind. More please.

[@AgroSquerril]

i am glad it helps and more is on the way

[@Lord_Lasagña]

@@AgroSquerril send in the cavalry!!

[@kurtismiller9544]

Love these 3 am starts, makes my night pass better at work

[@AgroSquerril]

Glad it makes your day easier.

[@purpledevilr7463]

Kurtis Miller. What country do you live in? Again in Britain it’s 8:00.

[@haroldwilbert4377]

@@purpledevilr7463 im going to guess same as me, eastern U.S.A standard time. These make my night shift much better too.

[@kurtismiller9544]

@@purpledevilr7463 USA, just outside Detroit, Michigan. I was born and raised 45 miles (approx 70 kms) southwest and an international border away just outside Windsor, Ontario, Canada

[@purpledevilr7463]

I wish that I found more brits in the internet. But anyway thanks for enlightening me.

[@wtfamidoing9716]

Oh the antilope sloop was a sickening sight

[@jamesforgie6594]

how I wish I were in Sherbrooke now

[@itachi112059]

@@jamesforgie6594 A letter of marque came from the king

[@the_victorious_1]

@@itachi112059 to the scummiest vessel I have ever seen!

[@Rogue_Shad0w]

God damn them all!

[@akumarazgriz6644]

I was told we'd sail in space for alien gold

[@tedb.5707]

500 kt nuclear tungsten shaped-charges salvos? Like the steel manhole cover launched from the Nevada Test Range at six-times Escape Velocity.

[@mstrfool]

Seeing that.. I would almost hit escape velocity just crapping my self...

[@markfergerson2145]

No, not tungsten shaped charges- the nukes are designed to exert most of their output in one direction rather than in a spherical fireball. Look up Casaba Howitzer.

[@lupaswolfshead9971]

Yep the fastest man made thing on earth is the manhole cover i really do love that crazy little fact

[@greygalaxy8638]

Aliens: We are propelled by advanced drive systems capable of rapid acceleration and the most nimble of maneuvering. We can control our velocity to the minutest degree. Humans: Haha Nuke goes Booom. *WEEEEEEEEEEE*

[@mstrfool]

Heheheh

[@JosephKano]

I like the jump point idea and transition time, that's a good way of setting it up I think.

[@chrissalch693]

Oh my ... Orion pulsed drive ...

[@FuzzyMarineVet]

The description of the jump drives in this story brings to mind the Traveler game.

[@flameendcyborgguy883]

ORIAN TYPE?! Wow, for such ship it should have quite some kick!! Edit: Ok, so for those who might not be truely understanding why it makes me smile: This engine type would be great for warship do to fact it is stirthy and it also can be used as a wepon, as it main function is throwing out big, usualy nuclear charges to propel itself forward... It is illegal do to radiation which breaks the space low right now until it is provent to be in the secure zone, which funly enough is not about solar system.

[@AgroSquerril]

kabloom , wheeeeeee , kabloom , wheeeeee

[@flameendcyborgguy883]

@@AgroSquerril Basicly

[@Zael_Moonblade]

Space is the safest place to use nukes especially of the size used for that type of drive. The base radiation level will not even be affected by the fallout of the nukes.

[@sebastianc9716]

@@Zael_Moonblade Yes and no. If it is properly used in space it would be save. But just imagine a carrier rocket that is transporting some Plutonium up into space exploding at low altitude spreading the Plutonium over an inhabitated area.

[@Zael_Moonblade]

@@sebastianc9716 That is a completely different thing.

[@lewis7315]

Thanks, nice ... reminds me of the WWs "Q" ships

[@arobidy]

Another 8 hour drive catching up on hfy thanks!

[@AgroSquerril]

a pleasure , stay safe

[@SeedlingNL]

That drive system is an actual proposed spaceship thruster called Project Archangel, but never build due to the obvious sideeffects of detonating dozens of nukes... There's a 1985 science fiction novel called Footfall, written by two big names in the scifi genre, where humans build a ship using this drive to attack the alien mothership/colony ship. (The name refers to the asteroid the aliens dropped on Earth, as their elephant-like species settles disputes by pushing each other down and stand on them. Initial contact with humans on the ground did not go well for that reason...)

[@Jutte777]

Wait...What ? Orion drive ???---really! - hahaha cool ! Would have been totally EPIC if it had been called the "IMS Daedalus"...

[@donaldscholand4617]

Larry Niven - Footfall - Earth saved from space elephants invasion by Orion Drive Dreadnought surprise attack. 👍

[@waynecampeau4566]

That's "Footfall" :) Good book.

[@donaldscholand4617]

@@waynecampeau4566 Dang auto-correct! Thanks.👍

[@mstrfool]

Dang it. Need to remember to check comments before posting. Beat me by months... And I got bit by the same auto incorrect...

[@anycombo]

Great book. Love Mote in the Gods Eye too

[@FedralBI]

You had me at Orion... you had me at Orion. F.T.A.

[@sbritton1313]

They had me at "BOOM"

[@asandrewsilvaw]

Forkin great work

[@leadingauctions8440]

An excellent story.

[@chrissalch693]

This one came to mind and I had to look it up again.

[@Shepherd1952]

So basically its the equivalent of rocket jumping in a game. Just with nukes.

[@hanzzel6086]

Yeah, pretty much.

[@gundam2jimmy]

6:35 Yup 9:43 BOOM 10:52

[@james35124]

This is such a good story

[@ouberfox5898]

That was a really good one

[@AgroSquerril]

:)

[@ronpope1373]

Good one!

[@OrangeRising]

I think I picked up some of the lyrics of Dawson's Christian by Carmen Miranda's Ghost at the end there. Maybe a coincidence, but would be a cool reference if not.

[@saunshilu]

"yes riko..."

[@JRRodriguez-nu7po]

It should have been called the kangaroo or springbok.

[@jeroylenkins1745]

the antelope: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kHraq4Whn9NrbNk

[@nos2342]

To please the algorithm

[@AgroSquerril]

For the algorithm

[@theonetodefyall238]

keeper going

[@dragon_games1657]

Welcome to the newest nateration. Of Fuck around and find out..... 😅

[@justinreijnders8992]

the link seems to be wrong

[@AgroSquerril]

should be right now.

[@asandrewsilvaw]

For the algorithm

[@AgroSquerril]

For the algorithm

[@beingsneaky]

Why do they not think to have retractable sensors on the push plate????

[@jakeand9020]

A warship probably would, but for a cargo hauler the price would be prohibitive considering minimal gain.

[@anycombo]

Far better to have fold outs on the hull extending past the drive plate.

[@terrieterblans7027]

This story is like war 95% utter crappy boredom and 5% good story. Rambling on and on and on and on and on and on and on ad nauseum.

[@arakheno4051]

For the Algorithm

[@AgroSquerril]

First for the algorithm

[@DEMONOFLOVEANDDEATH]

For the Prophet

[@ironworksdragon6843]

Bob the dragon

[@DanJones-np8xb]

5:30 terrible tactic. Just terrible. Why would any captain ever! position themselves, during babysitting duties, where at least a third, if not more, of their target acquisition arc.. cone? Is filled with friendlies!? And why would you WANT potential enemies to assume an easy target? Especially considering the implied self confidence of the final statement? "... Hopefully they will assume the guard detail, is not there..." (Paraphrased) If the guard detail would discourage the enemy from attacking in the first place!? Then don't hide them!

[@merlinwizard1000]

94th, 3 July 2023

[@sparkycat3068]

[@asgardianblacksmith464]

Good Narration, but the story is so...Zzzzzzzzz!

[@AgroSquerril]

maybe tonights ones will be more to your liking

[@asgardianblacksmith464]

@@AgroSquerril We'll see ^^

[@rodolfog2459]

Foreplay takes awhile too... 😜🤩

[@Steelsteed58]

YAP YAP, this story is sooo, lame😂

[@Steelsteed58]

Jesus get on with the effing story, ,short and sweet PLEASE

[@Monster_Ink]

For the algorithm