Nukes VS Mother Ships

[Monan]

what would happen if a nuk`was painted on a mother ship and the mother ship does the time bomb?

would it blow the mother ship or nothing would happen to thw mothership?

[coalescence]

Depend if it hits the mothership. As you can see in the movie, rockets are only slowed and not stopped by the timebomb, some still hit the mothership. But blizzard will probably ignore it and just let the nuke go fullspeed cuz its a nuke.

[Ghost]

Well, it might delay the blast, but when the missle "falls harmlessly to the ground" will it blow or not? Power up for your question, i want to know the truth too lol. :powerup:

[Monan]

Depend if it hits the mothership. As you can see in the movie, rockets are only slowed and not stopped by the timebomb, some still hit the mothership. But blizzard will probably ignore it and just let the nuke go fullspeed cuz its a nuke.


but actually they also say that the missiles fall to the ground harmless and the nuk is usaly kind of slow, really i dont know.

[Ghost]

Depend if it hits the mothership. As you can see in the movie, rockets are only slowed and not stopped by the timebomb, some still hit the mothership. But blizzard will probably ignore it and just let the nuke go fullspeed cuz its a nuke.

but actually they also say that the missiles fall to the ground harmless and the nuk is usaly kind of slow, really i dont know.


But the new nukes go pretty fast dont they?

[coalescence]

Well, it might delay the blast, but when the missle "falls harmlessly to the ground" will it blow or not? Power up for your question, i want to know the truth too lol. :powerup:


Well, I guess it still blows, but maybe you will have more time to evacuate your units, but man you have to do some fast microing.

[Monan]

But the new nukes go pretty fast dont they?


perhaps, the nuk would actually make a SLLLOOOWWW explotion iside of the time bomb.


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[Ghost]

Like on invader zim, if anyone watches the show lol.

[GuiMontag]

lol invader zim rocks!
blizzard will probably make the nuke explode in the feild, and when the nuke goes off it deactivates the timebomb because the ship has no more power, so itl look like a normal nuke explosion.
otherwise we will see some awsome slow motion effects :P

itd be realy awsome if when a nuke goes off right outside the feild there was a ripple effect on the bubble

[Ghost]

lol invader zim rocks!
blizzard will probably make the nuke explode in the feild, and when the nuke goes off it deactivates the timebomb because the ship has no more power, so itl look like a normal nuke explosion.
otherwise we will see some awsome slow motion effects :P

itd be realy awsome if when a nuke goes off right outside the feild there was a ripple effect on the bubble


Yes to all of the above :P

[generalrievous]

interesting query was thinking about this myself but id imagine that the time bomb wouldnt stop the explosion

[coalescence]

Don't think that too, the missile is way to fast :P but I guess the effects of the explosion could be slowed down....

[Ghost]

I just double checked the mother ships HP and one nuke wont pierce its shield (taking into consideration that the nuke is as powerfull as b4) so I dont see why the nuke cant blast through the time tomb.

[coalescence]

Because its a time shift, energies like heat shouldn't have any effect on it in that way (for the sake of science ;D)

[Ghost]

Lolz :P

Anyway nvm, it would pierce the shield but would not come near destroying it.

[UchihaItachi0129]

lol i like your signature Ghost XD lmao

anyways i think once the nuke touches the timebomb it would either blow up then and there or it would go slower by 1/2 or some other fraction but the mothership would get hit either way because the mothership is the one holding the nuke and if it even moves a little bit it could distort the entire timebomb and BOOM!

also another question about timebomb (similar) what would happen if a mothership were to get locked down when it had it's timebomb up? probably the timebomb goes away because when you lock a arbitor the cloaking feild dies but couldn't you run from the lockdown? XD statsis probably won't be effected by the timebomb though, because it isn't a projectile

[Ghost]

lol i like your signature Ghost XD lmao


Thx :)

[mc2]

The time bomb is only for projectiles, a nuke comes down via the force of gravity, so the time bomb won't have effects on it. Anyway killing the ghost 1st would be the best defense :P

[Meloku]

A very interesting question. I don't think it would be overpowered for the mothership to be able to stop nukes. Here's why

Think about it in terms of possibility:

Several things have to happen for this instance to occur

you need a mothership (within very close proximity) of the nuke. You need a mothership period. These things dont grow on trees. Your mothership must have energy. Your mothership must get the time bomb down fast (that nuke really flies in). your mothership must waste energy stoping a nuke that you probably (by this time) could have simply run away from.

Not to mention a ghost rarely nukes alone. Science vessels (if they exist) could reek havoc on your mothership. As could another ghost with lockdown / a few cruisers waiting to yamato.

In conclusion, I believe the mothership will be able to stop nukes, but it will not really be a prefered method of doing it. Then again, sometimes a nuke needs to be stopped at all costs.

But in reality, none of us know, these are only my thoughts, which are as good as yours.

[[LightMare]]

Depend if it hits the mothership. As you can see in the movie, rockets are only slowed and not stopped by the timebomb, some still hit the mothership. But blizzard will probably ignore it and just let the nuke go fullspeed cuz its a nuke.

hehehehehe, no rockets hit the mothership after the timebomb... it was the missles going through the timebomb barrier making similes of explosions, not actual damage to it. ever though of moving the mothership AFTER the nuke was painted on? it doesn't lock it down... and i doubt the nuke would blow after it hit the groung during a time bomb

[GuiMontag]

i dont see the mothership being affected by nukes as a problem because remember it can just teleport away!

[mc2]

The efforts and resources needed for a terran player to obtain a nuke, plus the difficulty of launching a nuke should make it powerful enough to go against the mothership (not necessarily destroy it)

[FlyingTiger]

The time bomb is only for projectiles, a nuke comes down via the force of gravity, so the time bomb won't have effects on it. Anyway killing the ghost 1st would be the best defense :P


eh i think the nuke is a "projectile." I mean in SC1, the nuke is launched like a rocket and u can see smoke coming from it (of course lol) and it went down kinda slow, but it wasn't like slamming down to the ground like in SC2. So I dunno what this will mean for the time bomb. It could have that effect.

haha wouldn't it be cool tho. the nuke stopping then falling to the ground, rolling down the cliff. :D

[UchihaItachi0129]

The time bomb is only for projectiles, a nuke comes down via the force of gravity, so the time bomb won't have effects on it. Anyway killing the ghost 1st would be the best defense :P


eh i think the nuke is a "projectile." I mean in SC1, the nuke is launched like a rocket and u can see smoke coming from it (of course lol) and it went down kinda slow, but it wasn't like slamming down to the ground like in SC2. So I dunno what this will mean for the time bomb. It could have that effect.

haha wouldn't it be cool tho. the nuke stopping then falling to the ground, rolling down the cliff. :D


lol lmao if i saw a nuke rolling down a cliff i'd still run away from it XD

[wolfblood]

Nukes usually dont slam the ground, they explodes in the air. :D

Btw, mc2, nukes arnt that hard 2 obtain :P

[Meloku]

Nukes usually dont slam the ground, they explodes in the air. :D

Btw, mc2, nukes arnt that hard 2 obtain :P


Then again, starcraft nukes arent real nukes. After the destruction of korhal, terrans only use tactical nuclear missiles (against all logic.)

[Arachanox]

A nuke is basically a bigger bullet, except with a radioactive warhead instead of a conventional one. The Time Bomb should slow it down, and when the TB wears off, it should fall to the ground and explode. Velocity has nothing to do with how nuclear devices work. If you drop a nuke from 1 inch off the ground, and the trigger releases (if it was already primed), it will do just as much damage.

[Monan]

A nuke is basically a bigger bullet, except with a radioactive warhead instead of a conventional one. The Time Bomb should slow it down, and when the TB wears off, it should fall to the ground and explode. Velocity has nothing to do with how nuclear devices work. If you drop a nuke from 1 inch off the ground, and the trigger releases (if it was already primed), it will do just as much damage.


thnx for explaining.
so if i use the time bomb and then a arbitrer to bring the mother ship back to my base, the nuk will fall in this other area exploding without my mothership there.

[Itsmyship]

Well, I'm not sure if the time bomb moves with the ship or it stay stationary, or if the mothership can't move at all, if it CAN move though, you may be able to just get the hell out and then when the time bomb wears out, the nuke just goes boom and hopefully knock out your enemy's units in the process ;)

[Monan]

Well, I'm not sure if the time bomb moves with the ship or it stay stationary, or if the mothership can't move at all, if it CAN move though, you may be able to just get the hell out and then when the time bomb wears out, the nuke just goes boom and hopefully knock out your enemy's units in the process ;)


if the nuk is like in starcraft 1, it will stay in the spot and not in the ship.

[Ghost]

No he means if the TIME BOMB moves with the ship, not if the nuke follows you around.

[zeratul11]

now how many nukes is needed to bring down the mothership? i think 3 is enough.

[ENTAROGUNTER]

The time bomb is only for projectiles, a nuke comes down via the force of gravity, so the time bomb won't have effects on it. Anyway killing the ghost 1st would be the best defense :P


eh i think the nuke is a "projectile." I mean in SC1, the nuke is launched like a rocket and u can see smoke coming from it (of course lol) and it went down kinda slow, but it wasn't like slamming down to the ground like in SC2. So I dunno what this will mean for the time bomb. It could have that effect.

haha wouldn't it be cool tho. the nuke stopping then falling to the ground, rolling down the cliff. :D


lol lmao if i saw a nuke rolling down a cliff i'd still run away from it XD


If I saw a nuke rolling down a cliff, I'd send an SCV to go pick it up and put it back in the silo, ready for round 2! haha.

[SirBaron]

Aren't like 95% of the nukes airburst ones?

[paragon]

Aren't like 95% of the nukes airburst ones?

Yeah. Actually, I don't think theres any that actually hit the ground and explode. Doesn't cause as much damage.

[marinepower]

Well, the nuke can destroy any unit or building in 2 hits, so all you have to do is lock the MS down maybe 3 times to disable it completely, then just nuke away. If you are unable to lock it down, then the MS can either use the timebomb, the black hole, or just run away from the nuke.

[ZiiDriX]

now how many nukes is needed to bring down the mothership? i think 3 is enough.


I think 2 is enough :P

[Trooper_Lozer]

What if when you used the time thing the nuke stopped then after it fell to the ground and blew up into a super nuke. ;D. THEN EVERYONE WOULD BE SCREWED.

-Trooper