Has sci-fi affected the way that our navies conduct warfare?ĬW: This is a question that I occasionally think about. But all of these models are based more upon historical analogs then analysis of the actual situation in space.įP : Let’s reverse the question. I’m not one who gets hung up on the real physics because it is science fiction. Combine a couple of those, and you have aircraft carriers in space. You have a model that resembles the Age of Sail, World War I or World War II surface action, or submarines, or fighters in space. As navies have changed over time, that means there is a fair number of models that various science fiction authors can draw on. So when people were looking for ways to think about, there was a tendency to use models they already understood. When people started writing about science-fiction combat, it was very easy to say that a spaceship is like a ship that floats on the water. They are analogs, models of ways to think about naval combat. Naval War College research professor, and an ardent science-fiction fan about how naval warfare is portrayed in the literature and television of outer-space.Ĭhris Weuve: There are a lot of naval metaphors that have made their way into sci-fi. So FP‘s Michael Peck spoke with Chris Weuve, a naval analyst, former U.S.
Space fighters and space warfare tv#
Well, not everyone thinks so, especially in science-fiction, where "flat tops" still rule in TV shows like Battlestar Galactica. Last month, Small Wars Journal managing editor Robert Haddick asked whether new technology has rendered aircraft carriers obsolete. But all of these models are based more upon historical analogs then analysis of the actual situation in space. I'm not one who gets hung up on the real physics because it is science fiction.
Naval War College research professor, and an ardent science-fiction fan about how naval warfare is portrayed in the literature and television of outer-space.įoreign Policy : How has sci-fi incorporated the themes of wet-navy warfare? How have warships at sea influenced the depiction of warships in space?Ĭhris Weuve: There are a lot of naval metaphors that have made their way into sci-fi. So FP's Michael Peck spoke with Chris Weuve, a naval analyst, former U.S.
0 kommentar(er)
