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| Grav pulse comm and the detection of hyper footprints | Nov 2002 |
| Naval refits | Oct 2002 |
| Hamish Alexander and children | Oct 2002 |
| Who are the Peeps buying their technology from? | Oct 2002 |
| The origin of <em>Bolthole</em> | Oct 2002 |
| How powerful are superdreadnoughts? | Oct 2002 |
| Impeller rooms | Oct 2002 |
| <em>Reliant</em>-class battlecruiser ship layout | Oct 2002 |
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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."
