Talk:130th InterNaval Fleet/@comment-66.50.149.67-20140219234437/@comment-11135771-20140222024639

I suppose they could expel water, but it would work like a rocket. Very limited fuel, has to be used in short bursts because you will run out in only a few minutes of continuous use. They could move, but probably that quickly, and they would be dead if they got caught my enemy ships while in space, since they wouldn't be able to maneuver well, can only attack nearby targets, and even a single puncture to the water storage sacs would leave them drifting on whatever trajectory they were moving on, forever. Regarding waving their tentacles, that would do nothing since there is nothing for them to push against to cause an effect. And then there's the problem of re-entry (burnt calamari), and also getting into space in the first place, which wouldn't be remotely feasible with a pressurized water jet as your engine (low power, propellant runs out quickly, very poor thrust to weight ratio, bad stability).