It's not a competition to be the absolutely best-informed - or if it was, ChatGPT has won the competition already. Rather, it's about what we can do make each other relatively better informed. So, do some link posts!
The original thing I was going to ask about was 'internal vs external combat', so I'll just tack it onto this comment. I'm not sure how to interpret 'internal combat'. The literal meaning would be mutiny. Figuratively, I guess it could mean optimizing crew behavior, but this wouldn't be a typical use in English. Perhaps the word for 'combat' in your native language has a broader sense than the English word does? (Cf. the use of 'jihad', which is said to have the broad meaning of 'struggle' as well as the narrow meaning of 'holy war'.)
Hey, sorry for not replying earlier, got caught up in some RL stuff!
I'll probably take you up on the linkpost thing XD
German for 'internal combat' is 'Inneres Gefecht'. I'm really sure e.g. the Royal Navy has some equivalent concept. Essentially, it's like the back end of external combat. Responding to damage done from the external combat ('Äußeres Gefecht') like containing flooding, putting out fires, taking care of wounded if necessary, but also action messing and action snacking (yes, those terms are really in use) to keep everyone on their feet. I suppose more technical stuff like changing which exhaust funnels you use to confuse heat-seeking missiles could also qualify? I'm not sure about the exact definition but roughly speaking, everything happening inside the ship's hull during combat is internal combat.
Linking to useful things to read that your audience has never encountered before is good!
I like the concepts of linkposts, too :)
Though I suspect that most people who read this are better informed than me, due to demographics alone if nothing else.
It's not a competition to be the absolutely best-informed - or if it was, ChatGPT has won the competition already. Rather, it's about what we can do make each other relatively better informed. So, do some link posts!
The original thing I was going to ask about was 'internal vs external combat', so I'll just tack it onto this comment. I'm not sure how to interpret 'internal combat'. The literal meaning would be mutiny. Figuratively, I guess it could mean optimizing crew behavior, but this wouldn't be a typical use in English. Perhaps the word for 'combat' in your native language has a broader sense than the English word does? (Cf. the use of 'jihad', which is said to have the broad meaning of 'struggle' as well as the narrow meaning of 'holy war'.)
Hey, sorry for not replying earlier, got caught up in some RL stuff!
I'll probably take you up on the linkpost thing XD
German for 'internal combat' is 'Inneres Gefecht'. I'm really sure e.g. the Royal Navy has some equivalent concept. Essentially, it's like the back end of external combat. Responding to damage done from the external combat ('Äußeres Gefecht') like containing flooding, putting out fires, taking care of wounded if necessary, but also action messing and action snacking (yes, those terms are really in use) to keep everyone on their feet. I suppose more technical stuff like changing which exhaust funnels you use to confuse heat-seeking missiles could also qualify? I'm not sure about the exact definition but roughly speaking, everything happening inside the ship's hull during combat is internal combat.