A New Note on SHIELD, Just for Fun
Jan. 14th, 2007 08:11 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dewlineSome of you may recall my post on SHIELD back in September, explaining why I think it a fun concept to set up heroes and stories around.
I still do. In that vein, I spotted a bit of techno-financial trivia that got my attention about their signature capital ships, the Helicarriers.
Apparently, in the "Classic" version of Marvel continuity - so sayeth Blade v.3 # 5 - one of those ships costs approximately US$ 90 Billion.
I did some checking to compare that against real-universe, traditional "wet navy" aircraft carrier costs. The USS Gerald R. Ford is currently priced out at US$ 13 Billion.
I grant that both of those figures are almost certainly subject to some change as the years go by. Also, I assume that a Helicarrier has a lot more to do for S.H.I.E.L.D. than a regular aircraft does for any ocean-going navy. Certainly, with the technologies aboard the 'Carriers, there's more to do it with. Examples of that technological prowess have included vortex beams, Trek-style transporters according to some accounts, supercomputers that make top of the line Crays green with silicon envy, and gravity-manipulation technology.
Still, it's an interesting figure for Blade writer Marc Guggenheim to throw out to the reading audience.
I still do. In that vein, I spotted a bit of techno-financial trivia that got my attention about their signature capital ships, the Helicarriers.
Apparently, in the "Classic" version of Marvel continuity - so sayeth Blade v.3 # 5 - one of those ships costs approximately US$ 90 Billion.
I did some checking to compare that against real-universe, traditional "wet navy" aircraft carrier costs. The USS Gerald R. Ford is currently priced out at US$ 13 Billion.
I grant that both of those figures are almost certainly subject to some change as the years go by. Also, I assume that a Helicarrier has a lot more to do for S.H.I.E.L.D. than a regular aircraft does for any ocean-going navy. Certainly, with the technologies aboard the 'Carriers, there's more to do it with. Examples of that technological prowess have included vortex beams, Trek-style transporters according to some accounts, supercomputers that make top of the line Crays green with silicon envy, and gravity-manipulation technology.
Still, it's an interesting figure for Blade writer Marc Guggenheim to throw out to the reading audience.