Concept : Nuke Types
Expert
There are two different types of nuclear devices in Empire:
fission bombs, fusion bombs.
Both fission and fusion bombs perform similarly,
with fusion bombs giving more bang for the buck.
In general, the only way to avoid damage by a nuclear detonation
is to avoid the area prior to and during actual detonation.
Hardening missiles (in silos) is the only exception,
and even that cannot protect from a direct hit
by the larger nuclear devices.
The details of the nuclear devices present in Empire can be seen using
the show command.
The meaning of the fields are as follows:
name
The nukes name.
lcm
The amount of lcm needed to build the nuke
hcm
The amount of hcm needed to build the nuke
oil
The amount of crude oil required to build it.
rad
The number of radioactive products required to build it.
tech
The minimum tech level required to construct the nuke.
$
The cost of the nuke to construct.
The other fields given in the capabilities are as follows.
blst
The blast type of the nuke
dam
The damage rating of the nuke
lbs
the weight of the warhead, limiting missile and plane nuclear
device carrying capacity.
As a guide (these numbers are subject to change):
[##:##] show nuke build
lcm hcm oil rad tech $
10kt fission 50 50 25 50 200 $7500
50kt fission 60 60 30 75 225 $9000
100kt fission 75 75 40 100 250 $12000
250kt fusion 50 50 25 50 280 $7500
500kt fusion 60 60 30 75 295 $9000
1mt fusion 75 75 50 100 310 $12000
3mt fusion 100 100 75 127 325 $19000
[##:##] show nuke capab
blst dam lbs tech $
10kt fission 3 80 4 200 $7500
50kt fission 3 100 6 225 $9000
100kt fission 4 120 8 250 $12000
250kt fusion 4 150 4 280 $7500
500kt fusion 5 170 6 295 $9000
1mt fusion 6 190 8 310 $12000
3mt fusion 7 210 10 325 $19000
The larger the megatonnage, the more damage done by the weapon.
Effects (as in the real world) can only be determined
by experimentation,
although research suggests that radioactivity left behind by nuclear
detonations may have lasting effects.
See also : launch
, fly
, build
, transport
, show
, Planes