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| Title | Posted |
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| Order of Battle: The Siege of Earth | Nov 2004 |
| Order of Battle: First Clash - The Vanguard | Nov 2004 |
| Order of Battle: The Battle of Zeta Trianguli Australis | Nov 2004 |
| Order of Battle: Second Clash - The Main Body | Nov 2004 |
| "Paintball"-style projectile weapons training | Nov 2004 |
| The origin of the Manticoran technical edge | Nov 2004 |
| Is the destroyer obsolete as a ship type? | Nov 2004 |
| Arsenal ships based upon ammunition colliers | Nov 2004 |
| Off-bore missile targeting | Nov 2004 |
| Single-drive fusion-powered missiles | Nov 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."
