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nl on Dec 28, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: What future space combat would really look like

So, in the absence of strong AI, it's vastly more efficient to actually have a few humans on board the ships.

Have you done the math on that? Humans (and more importantly their life-support systems) are hugely, hugely expensive in terms of the carrying capacity of a space ship.

vidarh on Dec 28, 2011 [–]

There's also the rather large cost in reduced maneuverability when you want your on board humans to be able to survive.

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