Re: Cause this isn't Star Wars...

J.J. O'Shea <try.not.to@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

One of the things I've always disliked about warships as depicted in TV and
the movies (SF and otherwise) is how much _space_ most of 'em have. Some
movies get it right; _Das Boot_, for example. More of 'em are like, oh,
_Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea_ or, worse, _SeaQuest DSV_. I think I've
mentioned what subs are really like...

I just watched Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea. And I can explain why
they have so much room in there. I swear one point I saw them walking
down a hallway, open a door in the side wall, go through it, and walk
down another hallway apparently crosswise to the first one.

Clearly most of that submarine is actually in some other dimension.


On the other paw. If it's a SF setting, there may be reasons why living
space is deemed to be a higher priority than it is/has been on warships
currently, and in the past.

You didn't mention Star Trek. Do you consider it reasonable for a ship
on a "five year mission" to be more spacious than your typical
submarine?


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