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Blaster yield thread
« on: December 10, 2020, 12:57:29 pm »
This thread is for calculations of the yields of non-turbolaser blaster cannons.
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Defiant-class blasters
« Reply #1 on: December 10, 2020, 01:11:56 pm »


The first time the second ship explodes, the blast has a radius of about 12 feet, or 4 meters. So the combined power of all four of the Defiant's cannons is about the same as 0.3 lb of TNT. [1] That's 140 grams, or 585760 joules. [2] A pretty reasonable figure: 35g per cannon.

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[1]: https://www.alternatewars.com/BBOW/Weapons/Conv_Explosive_Calculator.htm
[2]: https://www.justintools.com/unit-conversion/energy.php?k1=grams-of-TNT&k2=joules
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Plasmatic pulse effect
« Reply #2 on: December 18, 2020, 12:07:20 pm »


I think that the bigger explosion is caused by the exploding reactor, and not the plasma. The smaller explosion is about 2 feet in diameter (assuming that the ship being blown up is 10 feet long). The bolt therefore has a yield of about 0.1 lbs (40 grams) of TNT. [1]
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Now I'll do it by destruction. To melt 200g of iron requires about 256000 joules, or 61g of TNT. That's comparable to a Photon torpedo.
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Both answers above seem reasonable, but I think the second one is more reliable.


[1]: https://www.alternatewars.com/BBOW/Weapons/Conv_Explosive_Calculator.htm
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Mk.III Bird of Prey
« Reply #3 on: December 19, 2020, 08:48:32 pm »


Two bolts put together have the shockingly low yield of about 4-8 grams of explosives (by radius). Maybe it's a plasmatic pulse. [1][2]
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UPDATE: I did it by destruction.
     To vaporize 3g of iron requires 22890 joules. 22890J equals about 5.4g of TNT, within the range of the previous calculation. [2]
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[1]: https://www.alternatewars.com/BBOW/Weapons/Conv_Explosive_Calculator.htm
[2]: https://rodentwarsnet.createaforum.com/new-board-5/plasmatic-pulse/
[3]: https://www.justintools.com/unit-conversion/energy.php?k1=joules&k2=grams-of-TNT
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TIE destroyed
« Reply #4 on: December 19, 2020, 08:59:07 pm »


This appears to be about as powerful as the previous one, maybe a little more. About 10-20g.

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Another TIE destroyed
« Reply #5 on: December 19, 2020, 09:03:40 pm »


The bolt-produced explosion is about 6g, probably 2-3g per bolt. The TIE exploding is about 90g. [1]
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[1]: https://www.alternatewars.com/BBOW/Weapons/Conv_Explosive_Calculator.htm
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Y-Wing blasted by TIE
« Reply #6 on: December 19, 2020, 09:09:13 pm »
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The first explosion is from a Y-Wing getting taken down by a TIE fighter. It's about 1 pound/450 grams, maybe more. If we are conservative and assume that most of that is from the fuel, we still get 45 grams.

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