What If There Was War In Space?

One day humanity will take to the stars, and just like it did in the sea and the air, it will bring its weapons with it. Though we can hope that the rise of mankind from the cradle of its infancy to the heavens above will be accompanied by a similar cultural enlightenment, it's likely that humans will keep on shooting at each other no matter where they find themselves. But odds are war in space won't look a thing like what you see on film and TV nowadays. Hello and welcome to another episode of The Infographics Show- today we're taking a look at what war in space would look like in the future.

Most science fiction mirrors its wars along the lines of World War I and II naval battles, with large battleships squaring off against each other as smaller cruisers dart in and out of the fight to strike at targets of opportunity. From the rear, squadrons of fighters and bombers weave through the melee to deliver devastating blows at knife-fighting range. Yet space involves moving war from two dimensions to a third dimension mankind is largely unfamiliar with, and a place where physics will always dictate the winner. So what would a real space war look like versus a traditional science fiction one? Let's take a look at weapons and defenses, ship types, and tactics.

Space-based weapon systems will be able to enjoy one advantage over planetary weapons: a lack of friction and gravity both. On earth, gravity pulls even the fastest bullet to the ground, and friction as it travels through the air starts slowing it down the moment it leaves the barrel. But in the almost perfect vacuum of space there is no friction to slow down a projectile, and unless fighting very near a supermassive source of gravity, there won't be much to pull a projectile off its trajectory.

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[Apollo-zcrj]

the scenario described here is pretty much just The Expanse

[blackbushido]

Little to no friction mean they can cut off the engine to save fuel


Newton's law
1.what is in motion will stay in motion unless another Force acts upon it
There is no friction or gravity in space so they can continue go without anything to stop them or slow them down

[ultimatedarktriforce]

Oh, you mean the UNSC v. Covenant war?

[xgummybowld]

Future people that saw old star wars movies: i love democracy.

[eternal]

NEWS: US Military suddenly starts training Star Wars, Star Trek, Warhammer, Halo and Marvel fans.

[carteradams]

I think larger ships may have a use. since they are much larger, they have way more surface area for radiators. this means you can have a ship specifically designed to shoot lasers at incoming missiles.

[hobog]

TV show and books: the expanse. Videogame: children of a dead earth

[evaristegalois]

*_Bold of you to assume that humanity has a future_*

[poweroffriendship.]

_"So long and thanks for all the fish."_



*~ Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy*

[oliverbarwell]

Space combat will be exactly like what it is in The Expanse cause that’s a full Newtonian physics sci-fi show.

[taddeus]

Did you notice The Expanse? very cool series about realistic warfare.

[arnulfotapicjr]

If there is a war in the space
Space Battleship Yamato: EXIST!

[infiniteaseem]

Woohoo!! Back to back uploads!!! Thanks a lot guys! ☺️

[SB-klbg]

Hey second video in single hour. Great video.

[hughgriffin]

I like how they used the ship models from EVE Online.

[Nameperson]

Fallout: war never changes
Space: are you show about that

[Spoon]

From what I’ve heard, the expanse is pretty accurate

[rosiemeraz]

Infographics Show: Wars In Space
Me: WOOHOO STAR WARS

[tuckhoichan]

Babylon 5 and the expanse are the best examples of realistic space combat

[zacharybyford]

You've basically just described the combat in my sci-fi story. Though with the harnessing of dark matter (and by extension dark energy) as fuel Delta V is not a problem. Because dark matter is everywhere they can just refuel anywhere but are afraid to leave the solar system.