Originally Posted by
Green Flash
Any plumbers in the house? Tech briefing required, please. As I understand it, the weapon is a standard cannon, presumably firing standard rounds. For the propellant to burn, would it not need oxygen? Last time I looked, there wasn't exactly an abundance of that stuff in orbit. Standing by to be edumacated!
Oxidisers are part of the mix in a solid propellant, so no, it doesn't need oxygen.