Title | Posted |
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Why the Queen's Own exists | Apr 2009 |
Operation Ark's mission plan | Apr 2009 |
A comparative look at the BC(P) vs BC(L) | Apr 2009 |
Where is the RMMC boot camp located? | Apr 2009 |
Do you plan ahead for which characters die? | Apr 2009 |
Elizabeth III is <em>not </em>an irrational nut-job | Apr 2009 |
Freighting LACs to the Talbott Quadrant | Apr 2009 |
Elizabeth's new royal yacht, HMS <em>Duke of Cromarty</em> | Apr 2009 |
Hyper transits | Apr 2009 |
Hyper translation | Apr 2009 |
A collection of posts by David Weber containing background information for his stories, collected and generously made available Joe Buckley.
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."