Idea ISV Venture Star (Avatar)

[Eli13]

Because nukes in space are banned by treaty. The corporation in the film is allowed to operate and have its security detail on Pandora if they abide by certain rules.

Nuking stuff might not have been that effective, either, and if someone did decide to nuke Pandora, they would have to wait roughly 7 years to ship the warhead there...

And they're actually trying to avoid killing the natives, because naturally it gets bad press back home, until General Ripper goes insane and takes control of everything...

It was a joke? Most of here are aware they're banned by law. But then again we dont know if they are still in effect. BTW, who says they had to go back? Did you check the cargo manifests? Cuz I didn't, but you don't know whats there.

 

[T.Neo]

Go refuel your ship, fly out to the nearest asteroid belt, and pick yourself out something in the 500 meter size class to drop on the Smurf's shiny tree at about 15 km/s. Let's see their bows and arrows stop that!

Good luck guiding it directly to that target. :lol:

It'd be bad if it hit your base instead...

It was a joke? Most of here are aware they're banned by law. But then again we dont know if they are still in effect. BTW, who says they had to go back? Did you check the cargo manifests? Cuz I didn't, but you don't know whats there.

We know it's still in effect because the ancillary material says so (apparently).

They wouldn't have a nuke in the system because there wouldn't be any need for a nuke in the system. And to ship something there would take 7 years due to transit time- more counting the time needed to rely back to Earth (though they use oogie-boogie superluminal communications, the bit-rate is very, very low so it would be a pain to send a very complex message).

 

[Ark]

Good luck guiding it directly to that target. :lol:

They can hit a perfect orbit insertion on a gas giant's moon after a 4 light year flight, but can't drop an asteroid on a specified target? :lol:

 

[jangofett287]

(though they use oogie-boogie superluminal communications, the bit-rate is very, very low so it would be a pain to send a very complex message).

Why would the message need to be complicated? you could simply say:
"Encountered huge resistance, send nuke.":rofl:

 

[Eli13]

Again it was just a joke. (And an alternate ending )

 

[T.Neo]

They can hit a perfect orbit insertion on a gas giant's moon after a 4 light year flight, but can't drop an asteroid on a specified target?

Cause the ship that does the perfect orbit insertion has RCS and a rock does not.

Why would the message need to be complicated? you could simply say:
"Encountered huge resistance, send nuke."

Well, according to the fluff, sending that message would cost... $ 2 460 000, but more crucially, would take roughly 4 and a half days to send...

 

[Eli13]

dont forget the costs of whatever they send

 

[jangofett287]

Well, according to the fluff, sending that message would cost... $ 2 460 000, but more crucially, would take roughly 4 and a half days to send...

That is one narrow piece of bandwidth.
Its also hellishly expensive. :rofl:

 

[fsci123]

But they are using antimatter matter engines in some way so they should have the ability to take some of that mixture and make it into a bomb... And in the final battle all they really needed to do was fly a little higher so those bird creatures couldnt kill em...

 

[liber]

Why can't they just get along?

 

[Eli13]

Because that would mean bad ratings for James Cameron. He thought ahead. Lol

 

[fsci123]

Why can't they just get along?

Because its the nature of sentient life to discriminate and kill...:rofl:

 

[Eli13]

That too!

 

[T.Neo]

But they are using antimatter matter engines in some way so they should have the ability to take some of that mixture and make it into a bomb... And in the final battle all they really needed to do was fly a little higher so those bird creatures couldnt kill em...

Because storing antimatter in fuel tanks and piping it to rocket engines is a totally different excersise from making a bomb?

 

[Eli13]

Lol. It still works though. And hopefully it wouldnt be against nuclear treaties

 

[Gerdih]

the valkyrie is that big? it not gave me that impression in the film

 

[Eli13]

I certainly thought it was.

 

[Gerdih]

who can explain me the sense of three shields in the back of the ship?

http://www.benprocter.com/picture/isv_venturestar_componentdiagram.jpg?pictureId=8071347

 

[Eli13]

The link is bringing up a blank page for me sorry. If you could put an image up that'd be nice.

 

[River Crab]

Well, I think I know what you mean; the shields in the rear are to protect the crew, engines, etc. from getting lasered when the ship is being thrusted away from Sol with its light sail. The sail is jettisoned before encounter to save ΔV. You can see the mast where it once was still attached.