How would real space war actually work? From stealth myths to fuel limits, explore the brutal physics shaping starships, tactics, and survival in deep space combat.
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Fleet of the Void - Designing Warships for Deep Space
Written, Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur
Editor: Keith Oxenrider
Graphics: Darth Biomech, Fishy Tree, Jeremy Jozwik, Legiontech, Udo Schroeter
Music by Epidemic Sound: http://nebula.tv/epidemic Chris Zabriskie & Stellardrone
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Chapters
0:00 Intro
1:53 The Strategic Context – Fighting in the Infinite
4:40 Unpredictable Motion and Limited Fuel Workarounds
6:37 Why Not Use Robot Pilots and Just Dodge Forever?
8:00 The Tethered Fleet: A fuel saving trick
10:13 No Stealth in Space
16:34 Warship Design: Built for the Void, Not for Hollywood
21:31 Command and Crew: Flesh, Steel, and Silence
25:43 Real Engineering
26:43 Life Support
28:06 Tactics in the Deep
31:42 Philosophy of the Void
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