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== Dragons will be phased out of military use within Temeraire's natural lifetime == |
== Dragons will be phased out of military use within Temeraire's natural lifetime == |
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In the age of muzzle-loaded muskets it takes a very lucky head and/or wing shot to do worse than inflict a [[Only a Flesh Wound|flesh wound]] on a combat-sized dragon. If tech development continues we are looking at gatling guns within 60 years, and once someone works out an internal combustion engine with a power-to-weight ratio sufficient to put on something airworthy we are looking at a human generation at most before we have machines faster and more readily 'fixed' than dragons carrying weapons that can kill them outright. |
In the age of muzzle-loaded muskets it takes a very lucky head and/or wing shot to do worse than inflict a [[Only a Flesh Wound|flesh wound]] on a combat-sized dragon. If tech development continues we are looking at gatling guns within 60 years, and once someone works out an internal combustion engine with a power-to-weight ratio sufficient to put on something airworthy we are looking at a human generation at most before we have machines faster and more readily 'fixed' than dragons carrying weapons that can kill them outright. |
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