If the world is invaded by aliens...seriously..

alexycyap said:

Our modern weapon systems are the result of thousand of years of arms race, where one system was invented to counter another (usually earlier) system. E.g. Bombers -> AAA/SAMs/Interceptors -> Ballistic/Cruise missiles -> Anti-missile defense... and so on. Basically, all our weapons originated from the fundamental purpose of killing/maiming human beings.

It is extremely unlikely that any alien weapon system would have followed a similar development path to ours, unless they have been observing our civilization for some time. Also remember alien biology will be very different from ours.

If we assume that the aliens have just chanced upon the Earth, I think we'll find that their weapons are thoroughly unsuitable against us humans. Of course, our weapons will probably be equally ineffective against them. Ironically, the more technologically advanced the weapon system, the more specialized it becomes, so probably less useful. There is not going to be dogfights with F-18s, or hacking into computer systems.

So both sides may have to start inventing new weapons from scratch.

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Sorry but that is not exactly correct. A gun is a gun is a gun, a spear is a spear is a spear and a knife is a knife is a knife. They will punch a hole or cut a wound no matter what. All these weapons actually originated or adapted mainly to kill other species (animals) before Man. Well, a gun is first made to kill other people but it also went and killed animals.

Every weapon will kill other living things no matter what. Poisons for example are universal. Its as toxic to Man as it with insects.

If they are ever landing, try to find out a pattern of the terrain that they are trying to land, and guess whether their landing craft is suitable to land at other place. Try to also guess if they are avoiding landing at places where it may harm them such as 'water' from mel gibson's movie. Also AK47 for everyone, this little weapon of ours should help for personal defence.

Like others has said, try to steal alien technology like in Crysis game. Ambush any known landing site with spacecraft or weapons that we can capture at high percentage, but we don't know if they have self destruct sequence.

Herd of dogs would also do a trick, we know that Dog have good sense or so called sixth sense. Try to study their behavior and use it for early detection so people can evacuate eventhough it is not accurate. Use dogs to attack alien lifeforms that are unarmored. We know dogs run faster and more agile than us, use it to attack or a so called lab mouse to see if there is any toxin that may harm us.

Aliens may land at a certain place and leave to the next, secure the area where alien landed and studied the debris, burnt mark, radiation or any possible "garbage" that they leave behind.

Last resort of course is shoot all the atomic bomb at them, if we know that we are going to die for sure shooting at it helps, even if they are shot down, it gets detonate and turn earth into a sun.

crobato said:

A gun is a gun is a gun, a spear is a spear is a spear and a knife is a knife is a knife. They will punch a hole or cut a wound no matter what. All these weapons actually originated or adapted mainly to kill other species (animals) before Man.

Every weapon will kill other living things no matter what. Poisons for example are universal. Its as toxic to Man as it with insects.

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All other lifeforms that man has ever dealt with shared similar underlying biological processes, due to them and us all having common origins and evolved on the same planet. An alien lifeform would be completely different. It may not even be carbon-based.

Poisons act by affecting metabolism or neural activity, so we'll need to invent new ones for any aliens. As for weapons that punch holes or cut wounds, they only work if aliens have discrete and vulnerable organs like Earth lifeforms. If we encounter an alien like that from The Thing, where every part can regenerate into new creatures, knife, bullets and bombs would be ineffective.

And then there is technology. If any alien we encounter has anything that we may consider weapon technology, it probably wasn't designed to kill Earth-based life. Unless we'll talking about a death ray that blows up entire planets.

alexycyap said:

All other lifeforms that man has ever dealt with shared similar underlying biological processes, due to them and us all having common origins and evolved on the same planet. An alien lifeform would be completely different. It may not even be carbon-based.

Poisons act by affecting metabolism or neural activity, so we'll need to invent new ones for any aliens. As for weapons that punch holes or cut wounds, they only work if aliens have discrete and vulnerable organs like Earth lifeforms. If we encounter an alien like that from The Thing, where every part can regenerate into new creatures, knife, bullets and bombs would be ineffective.

And then there is technology. If any alien we encounter has anything that we may consider weapon technology, it probably wasn't designed to kill Earth-based life. Unless we'll talking about a death ray that blows up entire planets.

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Silicon base isn't capable of forming molecular chains as complex as carbon base, so chances are, it won't form into more complex lifeforms.

Given the predominance of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen and oxygen throughout the universe, chances are that the alien life we encounter are also going to be carbon based. Life evolves based on function. To fly you need wings, to swim you need fins. And regardless for example, you need streamlining. Even in different planets if life evolves totally unrelated and in parallel, the universal laws of physics would dictate common forms that would evolve towards the same path.

And it does not matter if its carbon, silicone or iron based, a gun will punch a nasty hole on it.

though to point out if ET is coming every thing say he's a small little bugger with really big eyes. my idea Intergalactic Heavy weight champion of the solar system!!!:nono:Get some!!:roll:

Just like my dreams say ET can't take a good left hook.

Kidding aside we are a species who is dedicated to termination of life most of the time our own but if Et' show up looking for a fight in the open He' in deep do do after all we humans are more then willing to turn our nukes on him and we will put up one hell of a light show.

Maybe it would help to use the world's radio telescopes to broadcast an SOS message into outer space; maybe other species weren't intrested enough in us to stop by but if we're attacked they might help us or try to stop their rivals.

i still think that getting down on our knees and start sucking really hard on them slimy tentacles is the best course of action

Invasion when? Did I miss something??? Where is Captain Kirk, Luke Skywalker, Master Cheif.. when you really need them??

Meh I really think that if ET were looking to take over the earth all they have to do is make popcorn and make a phone call after all we are more likely to self destruct

what happen to the experiences and memories I don't know

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It gets demagnetised.

It'd be nice to see CF-105s(Yes, that's right, her) and AJ-37s in the skies again.

I agree that modern technologies might not help much, especially electronics. But a gun will shoot, no doubt.
If they somehow happen to be silicone based(Sand), well, lucky us, all we have to have blast our radars at them and they will probably fall through the sky, and turn into retards(I don't mean to offend here, but those ET will get jammed badly.)

I'd still say the sea is the safest place to be, inside an Alfa or a Typhoon. Afterall, they are probably here by the chance of scavenging, so what's the chance that brought along a sonar?

And uh, it took 1 ferrite meteor to wipe off the dinosaurs, I don't think we'd live if the aliens did threw rocks at us [at Mach 30].

Remember this?

Only way I can think of, w/o nukes or acids, to destroy a hard shell.