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It is theorized that if a ship's armor or shields were to absorb all the kinetic energy of a MAC round, the release of thermodynamic energy would still vaporize the ship. By receiving power from [[Orbital Defense Generator|ground-based power plants]], orbital platforms could achieve recharge and reload times as short as five seconds. | It is theorized that if a ship's armor or shields were to absorb all the kinetic energy of a MAC round, the release of thermodynamic energy would still vaporize the ship. By receiving power from [[Orbital Defense Generator|ground-based power plants]], orbital platforms could achieve recharge and reload times as short as five seconds. | ||
Using Ek=1/2mv2 | |||
Ek=(0.5)(600,000)(119,040,000) | |||
The amount of kinetic energy from a regular MAC round weighing 600 tons (600,000kg) and travelling at 40% the speed of light (119,040,000ms-1), | |||
4.25x10^21J of energy is released. (4,250,000,000,000,000,000,000J) | |||
In contrast, the Super MAC, firing the 3,000 ton (3,000,000kg) slug at 50% the speed of light (148,800,000ms-1) creates | |||
3.32x10^22J of energy. (332,000,000,000,000,000,000,000J) | |||
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