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       Blaster yield thread
       By: Dutch Date: December 10, 2020, 12:57 pm
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       This thread is for calculations of the yields of non-turbolaser
       blaster cannons.
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       Defiant-class blasters
       By: Dutch Date: December 10, 2020, 1:11 pm
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       The first time the second ship explodes, the blast has a radius
       of about 12 feet, or 4 meters. So the combined power of all four
       of the Defiant's cannons is about the same as 0.3 lb of TNT. [1]
       That's 140 grams, or 585760 joules. [2] A pretty reasonable
       figure: 35g per cannon.
       Rating: 7/10
       [1]:
  HTML https://www.alternatewars.com/BBOW/Weapons/Conv_Explosive_Calculator.htm
       [2]:
  HTML https://www.justintools.com/unit-conversion/energy.php?k1=grams-of-TNT&k2=joules
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       Plasmatic pulse effect
       By: Dutch Date: December 18, 2020, 12:07 pm
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       I think that the bigger explosion is caused by the exploding
       reactor, and not the plasma. The smaller explosion is about 2
       feet in diameter (assuming that the ship being blown up is 10
       feet long). The bolt therefore has a yield of about 0.1 lbs (40
       grams) of TNT. [1]
       Rating: 5/10
       Now I'll do it by destruction. To melt 200g of iron requires
       about 256000 joules, or 61g of TNT. That's comparable to a
       Photon torpedo.
       Rating: 6/10
       Both answers above seem reasonable, but I think the second one
       is more reliable.
       [1]:
  HTML https://www.alternatewars.com/BBOW/Weapons/Conv_Explosive_Calculator.htm
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       Mk.III Bird of Prey
       By: Dutch Date: December 19, 2020, 8:48 pm
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       Two bolts put together have the shockingly low yield of about
       4-8 grams of explosives (by radius). Maybe it's a plasmatic
       pulse. [1][2]
       Rating: 5/10
       UPDATE: I did it by destruction.
       To vaporize 3g of iron requires 22890 joules. 22890J equals
       about 5.4g of TNT, within the range of the previous calculation.
       [2]
       Rating: 7/10
       [1]:
  HTML https://www.alternatewars.com/BBOW/Weapons/Conv_Explosive_Calculator.htm
       [2]:
  HTML https://rodentwarsnet.createaforum.com/new-board-5/plasmatic-pulse/
       [3]:
  HTML https://www.justintools.com/unit-conversion/energy.php?k1=joules&k2=grams-of-TNT
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       TIE destroyed
       By: Dutch Date: December 19, 2020, 8:59 pm
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       This appears to be about as powerful as the previous one, maybe
       a little more. About 10-20g.
       Rating: 6/10
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       Another TIE destroyed
       By: Dutch Date: December 19, 2020, 9:03 pm
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       The bolt-produced explosion is about 6g, probably 2-3g per bolt.
       The TIE exploding is about 90g. [1]
       Rating: 6/10
       [1]:
  HTML https://www.alternatewars.com/BBOW/Weapons/Conv_Explosive_Calculator.htm
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       Y-Wing blasted by TIE
       By: Dutch Date: December 19, 2020, 9:09 pm
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       The first explosion is from a Y-Wing getting taken down by a TIE
       fighter. It's about 1 pound/450 grams, maybe more. If we are
       conservative and assume that most of that is from the fuel, we
       still get 45 grams.
       Rating: 6/10
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