Battle Dress in Combat

[Ulsyus]

There would be a 1.4142g force directed aft and downward at a 45^O angle. It would feel the same as someone piloting a jet plane flying level to the ground on earth subjected to a jet thrust of 1g. Moving around unaided would be fairly difficult - you would want to be strapped-in to an acceleration couch unless you had gravitic assistance from a grav-belt.

So imagine being 40% heavier and trying to move around carrying the extra weight. Or lifting something that has a weight 40% more than than it's mass.

My body armour and helmet, with ammo & all the other accoutrements attached, comes in at 25kg, add in weapon and other items of kit and I'm up to 30kg, or 32% for me. That took a bit of work and training to be able to move around in effectively at my age. The young guys out here however, wearing it every day at work as that's their job, are pretty agile in it. So while it's a bit of work, it's not impossible.

So an extra 40%? With sufficient and regular training a crew would be able to manage that with what I reckon would be minimal impact on their performance. That could be part of a regular ship crew fitness and effectiveness program and testing regime.

 

[whulorigan]

So imagine being 40% heavier and trying to move around carrying the extra weight. Or lifting something that has a weight 40% more than than it's mass.

My body armour and helmet, with ammo & all the other accoutrements attached, comes in at 25kg, add in weapon and other items of kit and I'm up to 30kg, or 32% for me. That took a bit of work and training to be able to move around in effectively at my age. The young guys out here however, wearing it every day at work as that's their job, are pretty agile in it. So while it's a bit of work, it's not impossible.

So an extra 40%? With sufficient and regular training a crew would be able to manage that with what I reckon would be minimal impact on their performance. That could be part of a regular ship crew fitness and effectiveness program and testing regime.

But the 2 things to keep in mind would be:

1. That extra weight would be pulling you backward toward the stern of the vessel, not just downward, and
   
2. That is presuming the acceleration is constant in the forward direction, and that the vessel is not maneuvering or altering course in any way, which will shift the weight along alternate vectors.

 

[Condottiere]

Most of the crew of an interstellar polity navy will be young and healthy.

If crew members need to put on armour, they could do so in a shuttle, or slow down acceleration.

 

[Ulsyus]

But the 2 things to keep in mind would be:

1. That extra weight would be pulling you backward toward the stern of the vessel, not just downward, and
   
2. That is presuming the acceleration is constant in the forward direction, and that the vessel is not maneuvering or altering course in any way, which will shift the weight along alternate vectors.

1. The alignment of the deck/s could then be the deciding factor.
2. Ah, there's the rub! That wouldn't be much fun to move around in.