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| Title | Posted |
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| White Haven's double-transit to Basilisk | Jun 2005 |
| Shipkiller missile evasive maneuvers | Jun 2005 |
| FTL fire control | Jun 2005 |
| Fire control uplink flexibility | Dec 2004 |
| Construction time for the first-flight <em>Harringtons</em> | Dec 2004 |
| Erewhon's 'betrayal' of the Manticoran Alliance | Dec 2004 |
| Fleet strengths as of 1905 PD | Dec 2004 |
| Shipbuilding times | Dec 2004 |
| Fleet strengths as of 1920 PD | Dec 2004 |
| Effective intercept range for counter-missiles | Dec 2004 |
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Pearls of Weber
A collection of posts by David Weber containing background information for his stories, collected and generously made available Joe Buckley.
Missile orientation during flight
- Series: Honorverse
- Date: October 22, 2002
Missiles in the Harrington universe are virtually all seeking weapons. Their sensor heads are required to maintain lock on their targets (at least once they are beyond effective, real-time telemetry control from the ship which launched them). This means that they keep the throats of their wedges oriented on their targets, which is why it is possible for point defense lasers to kill them at extended ranges. There is no sidewall or wedge protecting them from the fire or the ship they are attacking; their wedges do, however, protect them from the defensive fire of other ships which might attempt to engage them from "above" or "below."
