Gama OOC [Open] Episode Two in progress

[Camicon]

A normal railgun wouldn't destroy an entire hill..

Depends on the size of the hill.

[Kassaran]

A normal railgun wouldn't destroy an entire hill..

Depends on the size of the hill.

Josh attempted to use his as a means of blasting his assigned Inquisitor's VALK off-balance back in Seattle.

[Ulvenes]

Depends on the size of the hill.

Nothing someone could climb and notice right away.

[Camicon]

Depends on the size of the hill.

Nothing someone could climb and notice right away.

If a ten-pound slug of metal smashed into a small-ish hill at Mach 10 (the speed at which some of the VALK's railguns are firing projectiles, going by IC events), then there probably wouldn't be any hill left. But, when in doubt, MATH ALL UP IN THIS BITCH!

A 10lb slug is roughly 4.5kg. Mach 10 is 3402.9 m/s. The formula to calculate impact force is E = (1/2 m)v², where E is the impact energy (measured in kilonewtons), m is the mass of the object (in kilograms), and v is the velocity (meters per second).

E = (1/2 x 4.5kg) (3402.9 m/s)²
E = 2.25 x 11579728.41
E = 26,054,388.9225 kN (kilonewtons)

26,054,388.9225 kN equals approximately 2.61 Mt. That is an energy yield equivalent to the nuclear weapon test that made France the fifth state to obtain nuclear capability. Of course, only a fraction of that energy is going to transfer into the target, but I still think that's more than enough to blow up a small hill.

Hey, look, Physics 10 was actually useful for something!

[Ulvenes]

I stopped reading when you mentioned math.

[Camicon]

I stopped reading when you mentioned math.

Sorry about that. I'm taking Spring/Summer courses right now, so I'm kind've in "school mode".

[Ulvenes]

Not your fault, I just really dislike math.

[Vancon]

Not your fault, I just really dislike math.

I completely agree.

[Kassaran]

I on the other hand enjoyed it! Then again, I'm a bore like that.

[The Carlisle]

I'll be getting a post out today.

[Monfrox]

So I may or may not have slipped and fell onto a knife which may or may not have cut into my head, which probably may or may not have resulted in me going to the ER to get staples in my head again...

[Vancon]

So I may or may not have slipped and fell onto a knife which may or may not have cut into my head, which probably may or may not have resulted in me going to the ER to get staples in my head again...

(Image)

Well done.

Nah, get better soon.

[United Kingdom of Poland]

So I may or may not have slipped and fell onto a knife which may or may not have cut into my head, which probably may or may not have resulted in me going to the ER to get staples in my head again...

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um....what was a knife doing on the floor in a position to stab you in the head?

[Monfrox]

So I may or may not have slipped and fell onto a knife which may or may not have cut into my head, which probably may or may not have resulted in me going to the ER to get staples in my head again...

(Image)

um....what was a knife doing on the floor in a position to stab you in the head?

It fell out of my hand when I lost my footing on water

[Ulvenes]

Hasn't anyone told you not to run with a knife, especially when near slippery surfaces?

[Camicon]

So I may or may not have slipped and fell onto a knife which may or may not have cut into my head, which probably may or may not have resulted in me going to the ER to get staples in my head again...

(Image)

Silly Mon. Heads are not for cutting, they are for thinking.

Head wounds actually suck though, they bleed like all hell. Just make up a cool story for it. Maybe, a knife-fight in Budapest?

[Towers]

So I may or may not have slipped and fell onto a knife which may or may not have cut into my head, which probably may or may not have resulted in me going to the ER to get staples in my head again...

(Image)

Silly Mon. Heads are not for cutting, they are for thinking.

Head wounds actually suck though, they bleed like all hell. Just make up a cool story for it. Maybe, a knife-fight in Budapest?

Over some sort of hidden treasure chest?

[Monfrox]

Okay so I owe Cami a post from Alex and I suppose I can introduce the Base Commander to the two other transfers.

[Camicon]

Okay so I owe Cami a post from Alex and I suppose I can introduce the Base Commander to the two other transfers.

I'm in no rush. I have tank-commanding fantasies to fill my days.

[Bluezone]

Hmm... I'm thinking about joining, but one thing-Can someone explain what has happened over the course of the episodes? I'm sorry, but as much as I want to, I don't have the will to read all those pages.

[Camicon]

Hmm... I'm thinking about joining, but one thing-Can someone explain what has happened over the course of the episodes? I'm sorry, but as much as I want to, I don't have the will to read all those pages.

GAMA team did a few ops in a few different places: failed to protect Samoa, picked up a familiar face in Singapore, mistakenly thought one of their own had died in Warsaw, saw some crazy-ass zombie shit in Japan, fought off an attempted invasion of Cape Town, and then they got their asses handed to them by a team of dopplegangers in Seattle. Their New Mexico base got overrun, so now they're at a GAMA base in Ramstein, Germany. Most of the VALKyries are doing an infantry training exercise at the moment.

[Monfrox]

Hmm... I'm thinking about joining, but one thing-Can someone explain what has happened over the course of the episodes? I'm sorry, but as much as I want to, I don't have the will to read all those pages.

GAMA team did a few ops in a few different places: failed to protect Samoa, picked up a familiar face in Singapore, mistakenly thought one of their own had died in Warsaw, saw some crazy-ass zombie shit in Japan, fought off an attempted invasion of Cape Town, and then they got their asses handed to them by a team of dopplegangers in Seattle. Their New Mexico base got overrun, so now they're at a GAMA base in Ramstein, Germany. Most of the VALKyries are doing an infantry training exercise at the moment.

I couldn't have put it better myself.

[Bluezone]

That's... simpler than I expected. Anyway, I now have to get to work on my character bio.
Question, though. Two, actually. One-does the character image have to be an actual image, or can it be a description (I'm fine with both, just I'd prefer the second) and the other question is how exactly the nanotech that the Valkyries use to interface with the VALKs work, I.E. what does the pilot experience.
Again, sorry for my noobishness.

[Monfrox]

That's... simpler than I expected. Anyway, I now have to get to work on my character bio.
Question, though. Two, actually. One-does the character image have to be an actual image, or can it be a description (I'm fine with both, just I'd prefer the second) and the other question is how exactly the nanotech that the Valkyries use to interface with the VALKs work, I.E. what does the pilot experience.
Again, sorry for my noobishness.

It says image on the app, so I would hope you have one.

As for the nanotech, I'm fairly certain that the nanites connect to the VALK and ease the mental strain of piloting the machine enough for one person to be able to use it. If you have further question of it, my co-op would be happy to explain.

[Towers]

Silly Mon. Heads are not for cutting, they are for thinking.

Head wounds actually suck though, they bleed like all hell. Just make up a cool story for it. Maybe, a knife-fight in Budapest?

Over some sort of hidden treasure chest?

No George Ezra fans in the audience I see, well I suppose he's not really impacted America yet.

I feel like a bit of an odd duck here in GAMA because I'm not really a big mecha anime watcher, I watched Gurren Lagann but that was more because it was so emotionally griping rather for the (admittedly very nice) mechs. Am I as alone as I think or is anyone else a fifthly casual infiltrator?