Dat cua Tien wrote:Purpelia wrote:Honestly I think the ultimate space weapon would be some sort of repeating air rifle. You don't need that much force from your shots because you don't need to incapacitate your opponent, just rip his clothes. Every tear is an immediate casualty. An air rifle meanwhile would have many advantages. Since there is no ejection system at all there is absolutely no way for any dirt to get into the weapon aside of the muzzle. And the muzzle can be really small.
Wouldn't recoil be greatly amplified on Mars too?
Why would it be?