Talk:AFOH/@comment-27015223-20151013144344/@comment-27015223-20151013195657

Okay so I get that (1. The warp capable object needs to be very sturdy (2. There has to be enough room for a sufficient power source and the warp drive itself. (3. Warp space is hostile, so there needs to be proper shielding.

But I disagree with the arguement that a small object cannot handle the stresses of warp just because it is small. One could actually argue that smaller objects would be even more structurally sound than larger ones (ever heard of the square-cube law?). It should actually be easier to build an object able to handle the stresses of warp if it is smaller.

Meanwhile there's the issue with the inertial dampeners. First of all there is no such thing as an "FTL speed". There are only shortcuts and rule bending to get around the light speed limit. So maybe you have a warpdrive-type FTL drive to warp spacetime around your "stationary" ship resulting in effective FTL "movement". There would be no acceleration felt by the ship in this case. Or maybe you have a hyperdrive-type FTL drive that transports you into an alternate dimension known as "hyperspace" or "slipspace" where travel relative to "real space" is much much faster to the point of effectively being FTL. In this case the only acceleration experienced would be that of normal maneuvering. Since the hyperdrive-type is what I intended for the tank to use, I think it is debatable whether inertial dampeners are seriously needed or not due to the lack of acceleration to relativistic speeds.

Regardless, the only real obstacle then to a warp-capable tank is the need for structural strength, sufficient shielding, a sufficient power source, the warp drive itself, and maybe inertial dampeners. Structural strength can easily be achieved, as can shielding. Adding in the power source and warp drive will increase the volume of the tank markedly from what I have designed, but it is still possible to create an AFV of reasonable size with all this packed in, assuming this entire package will equal the size of the Centaur APC. I think inertial dampeners can be done without if no massive acceleration is experienced, especially if the interior of the vehicle were flooded with liquid water during warp to increase the g-force tolerance of the crew (water does not compress and lends support to the human body and the vehicle's structure as a whole).