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Prediction: Spider Drive=Grav Lance

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Re: Prediction: Spider Drive=Grav Lance
Post by Relax   » Fri Mar 18, 2016 8:38 pm

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I think it readily apparent that in the next two books DW is going to destroy the SL and somehow show the Galaxy that the MALIGN exists. I do not think Darius will be found in the next two books. Therefore the MALIGN will be "known" to exist, but no one knows who or where. Murky mucky dissolution. Thus the whole SL will be looking over their shoulders wondering if who they are allying with is the MALIGN or not and wondering if the MALIGN folks are going to wholesale slaughter them in order to "improve" humanity. Therefore he can setup stuff for Honors kids whom the MALIGN, really really really really do not like due to who their mother is in another 20 years or so...

Thus, allowing a hiatus in the Honorverse.
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Re: Prediction: Spider Drive=Grav Lance
Post by kzt   » Fri Mar 18, 2016 8:58 pm

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Theemile wrote:I think we are talking 2 sides of the same story. You are showing that you don't need Lenny Det's to do that. And that was my point.

No with the LDs I pop out of stealth in orbit and demand they surrender.
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Re: Prediction: Spider Drive=Grav Lance
Post by Relax   » Fri Mar 18, 2016 9:15 pm

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kzt wrote:
Theemile wrote:I think we are talking 2 sides of the same story. You are showing that you don't need Lenny Det's to do that. And that was my point.

No with the LDs I pop out of stealth in orbit and demand they surrender.


Slight problem: Forts in orbit. Sure, you can trash the place, but they can trash you as well unless those LD's really do have 2 stage missiles.
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Re: Prediction: Spider Drive=Grav Lance
Post by kzt   » Fri Mar 18, 2016 9:28 pm

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Relax wrote:
kzt wrote:No with the LDs I pop out of stealth in orbit and demand they surrender.


Slight problem: Forts in orbit. Sure, you can trash the place, but they can trash you as well unless those LD's really do have 2 stage missiles.

Nah, from 500,00 km my 8m grasers will burn through their bubble, which is beyond their ability to lock me up. Assuming they survive the prep fire, which I have doubts about as they are pretty much fixed targets for the graser torps.
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Re: Prediction: Spider Drive=Grav Lance
Post by Relax   » Sat Mar 19, 2016 3:37 pm

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kzt wrote:
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Slight problem: Forts in orbit. Sure, you can trash the place, but they can trash you as well unless those LD's really do have 2 stage missiles.

Nah, from 500,00 km my 8m grasers will burn through their bubble, which is beyond their ability to lock me up. Assuming they survive the prep fire, which I have doubts about as they are pretty much fixed targets for the graser torps.


Slight problem: Volume needing to be reconned close to a planet is VERY small. Recon asset density would be higher and better via fixed and mobile infrastructure, so no, your stealth close to a planet will be nothing like stealth farther out. Everyone knows where your ghost ships will wind up. Why no one really worried about the Russian navy in the cold war. Everyone knew where they had to traverse.
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