Alien weapons & warfare

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>>30738311
>Are we assuming rough technological parity or are the aliens significantly more advanced?
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>>30738311
Nukes.

>aesthetically designed

In what way?

Things can't just be "aesthetic," that's a valueless measure like "meme." Things are aesthetically appealing or unappealing, the qualifier is necessary.

I swear 4chan butchers English harder than urban youths.

>>30738311
Scrin a shit.

Get GDI'ed m8.

Kane a shit too.

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>>30738311
Tossing rocks into other planets is already technology we could easily develop, we just have no need to do so at the moment.

Really, the moment another life-form is discovered, that would pretty much become the defacto method of obliteration. Just huck rocks at each other until you vaporize the entire surface.

>>30740590
>>30738311
Not OP, but:

Can we assume for this thread that the aliens are hoping to invade earth for it's ecology and habitable surface and thus will refrain from using relativistic bombardment / nukes / whatever, or at least use them vary rarely in order to avoid destroying the biosphere?

It makes things more interesting this way.

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>>30738311

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relativistic_kill_vehicle

One-way ticket, no brakes.

>>30740114
fucc u kane is gr8 m8 ill wreck ye with me obbys

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>>30740567

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>>30738311
>>30740742
If you want to take a habitable planet with minimal ecological destruction then the following happens:

First step will be the destruction of orbital structures such as the ISS, any relevant satellites, et cetera. Assume GPS, communications satellites, all of it going down. This can be accomplished by practically any means. KKV missiles, lasers, et cetera.

Following that, targeted bombardment from orbit of major population centers, military infrastructure, and government locations, so as to sow havoc and create innumerable issues for the governments of earth to deal with. Again, KKV, lasers, tactical atomics, nerve gas, biological agents, et cetera.

Followed, after the siege period, by boots on the ground to mop up any major resistance left. This part, at least for a non FTL species is going to involve flinging large quantities of people from one planet to another, so assume the enemy in question has the technology and orbital infrastructure to easily ferry troops from their planetary surface to an easier launch point. This will be followed by at least several days to weeks spent in transit, at the minimum assuming this is in the same solar system.

Now, this is all expensive, and takes a lot of effort. And money, and time. But at least now you have the planet.

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>>30742983
>obbys
Kek.

>>30743558
what are spectres

>>30738311
One possibility, is they just terraform earth to suit their needs, killing us off without a fight or without us even seeing them.

Seeding the atmosphere with alien plants that outcompete the native crops and that expel toxic spores or something. Then they'd just wait a few years until all the humans in hermetically sealed bunkers or whatever are dead, then start building alien starbucks or whatever it is they wanted to do.

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>>30738311
>Alien life living on Mars
How about you read Terraformers and find out. It has all your questions answered

>>30738765
I ain't fucking that. Captain Kirk, however...

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>>30738311
The shrike from hyperion.

>>30743558
front rail guns, back rockets/ best option