1 .TH Concept "Nuke Types"
2 .NA Nuke-types "Description of different kinds of nuclear weapons"
4 There are two different types of nuclear devices in Empire:
5 fission bombs, fusion bombs.
6 Both fission and fusion bombs perform similarly,
7 with fusion bombs giving \*Qmore bang for the buck\*U.
9 In general, the only way to avoid damage by a nuclear detonation
10 is to avoid the area prior to and during actual detonation.
11 \*QHardening\*U missiles (in silos) is the only exception,
12 and even that cannot protect from a direct hit
13 by the larger nuclear devices.
15 The details of the nuclear devices present in Empire can be seen using
17 The meaning of the fields are as follows:
23 The amount of lcm needed to build the nuke
25 The amount of hcm needed to build the nuke
27 The amount of crude oil required to build it.
29 The number of radioactive products required to build it.
31 The minimum tech level required to construct the nuke.
33 The cost of the nuke to construct.
36 The other fields given in the capabilities are as follows.
40 The blast type of the nuke
42 The damage rating of the nuke
44 the weight of the warhead, limiting missile and plane nuclear
45 device carrying capacity.
48 As a guide (these numbers are subject to change):
51 lcm hcm oil rad tech $
52 10kt fission 50 50 25 50 200 $7500
53 50kt fission 60 60 30 75 225 $9000
54 100kt fission 75 75 40 100 250 $12000
55 250kt fusion 50 50 25 50 280 $7500
56 500kt fusion 60 60 30 75 295 $9000
57 1mt fusion 75 75 50 100 310 $12000
58 3mt fusion 100 100 75 127 325 $19000
64 10kt fission 3 80 4 200 $7500
65 50kt fission 3 100 6 225 $9000
66 100kt fission 4 120 8 250 $12000
67 250kt fusion 4 150 4 280 $7500
68 500kt fusion 5 170 6 295 $9000
69 1mt fusion 6 190 8 310 $12000
70 3mt fusion 7 210 10 325 $19000
73 The larger the megatonnage, the more damage done by the weapon.
74 Effects (as in the real world) can only be determined
76 although research suggests that radioactivity left behind by nuclear
77 detonations may have lasting effects.
79 .SA "launch, fly, build, transport, show, Planes"