Alternative Power Generation Method for the Sulaco

[GarlicBread]

Now we all know that sometimes power is a bit hard to come by on the Ole Sully sometimes due to a number of factors; (Ayys slahing APCs and melting parts of the engines, suicidal COs, Incompetent engineers, M.O.T.H.E.R being generally unsatisfied with marine performance and Iron Bears spilling vodka on the wires and such). But I've had an idea. There is no friction in space and gravity is but a plot by the globalists to accept the New World Order I present to you Perpetual motion machines



1. Steal Acquire some Weyland Yutani™ Wind Turbines

2. Duct tape them to your vessel and get your grease monkeys to put some engineering shit on it

3. Duct tape marines to blades for optimal energy distribution and efficient startup procedure

4. Get Private Baldy to FF the marines on the blade

5. Blades start spinning and turns turbine making power

6. Space Magic means blades never stop

7.????

8. Sell energy back to W-Y for increased profits

Now you can become most energised ship, Eject the Supermatter onto a W-Y colony, become space pirates or Plaster the outer hall in Red LEDs to show off how good Alpha Squad is, there is no limits to your newfound Power

[Tristan63]

Now we all know that sometimes power is a bit hard to come by on the Ole Sully sometimes due to a number of factors; (Ayys slahing APCs and melting parts of the engines, suicidal COs, Incompetent engineers, M.O.T.H.E.R being generally unsatisfied with marine performance and Iron Bears spilling vodka on the wires and such). But I've had an idea. There is no friction in space and gravity is but a plot by the globalists to accept the New World Order I present to you Perpetual motion machines



1. Steal Acquire some Weyland Yutani™ Wind Turbines

2. Duct tape them to your vessel and get your grease monkeys to put some engineering shit on it

3. Duct tape marines to blades for optimal energy distribution and efficient startup procedure

4. Get Private Baldy to FF the marines on the blade

5. Blades start spinning and turns turbine making power

6. Space Magic means blades never stop

7.????

8. Sell energy back to W-Y for increased profits

Now you can become most energised ship, Eject the Supermatter onto a W-Y colony, become space pirates or Plaster the outer hall in Red LEDs to show off how good Alpha Squad is, there is no limits to your newfound Power

Realistically wind turbines wouldn't work in space because theirs no fucking wind. Its just abunch of gasses shitting themselfs here and there, with your occasional pocket of oxygen.
That being said this is 2d spessmen, and anything can happen so why the hell not!
+SUPPORT

[Disco Dalek]

Actually, you might be able to get some power out of wind turbines if you placed large solar sails (a real thing btw) on each blade. Provided you're close enough to a star, that might actually make the blades spin.

+1, totally realistic and not at all a joke thread

[GarlicBread]

Nah dude less wind means less resistance which means they turn faster! It's troll physics 101 friendo.

I've got R&D working on a method of propulsion that utilises only the salt that marines generate in large amounts, instead of the current method of ejecting it out the airlocks in large canisters to avoid buildup.

[Helgraf]

the marines should be generating by products (read: salt) that you can collect in some barrels and sell to W-Y for more profits or salt the blades up to make them produce even more salt. SALT! SAAAAALLLLLLLT!