Aeredor

Aeredor t1_j6ti2mh wrote

Reply to Supermassive Black hole S50014+81 by [deleted]

I wouldn’t try to measure much in Earth diameters besides other planets. An AU is much more efficient for measuring things the size of a star system, like black holes. (And solar masses is helpful for star sizes of course.) 1 AU = 11,740.7 Earth diameters, so that black hole is like 9 million Earth diameters, if my quick math is correct (not my strong suit lol).

Did I misunderstand your question?

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Aeredor t1_j6pcra4 wrote

Reply to At what point do you expect surface combatant ships to become obsolete? Is there any paticular key system thay might be the cause of this obsolescence? by BluntBastard

You asked about warships on the surface In among some other comments. Good question. Frankly, I’m surprised they’re still relevant, but I give them maybe 2-5 more years. The reason is because, according to the news, hypersonic weapons have passed early testing. The modern navies have enjoyed stand-off and over-the-horizon distances, which is why the carrier is the heart of the fleet. With a hypersonic missile, there’s no point defense gun that can protect these astronomically expensive boats. Navies won’t be able to deploy them into range of the aircraft on the carriers without putting them at risk.

The other reason is submarines continue to get stealthier. If there were any naval conflict going on right now, I think it would be the end of surface ships as we know them.

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