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Variable geometry starships Sep 2004
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Strategic map as of <em>Shadow of Saganami</em> Sep 2004
LACs towing counter-missile pods Oct 2004
Why does Mesa still exist? Oct 2004
The status of the Lynx System Oct 2004
The Union of Monica Oct 2004
<em>Roland</em>-class destroyer Oct 2004
Compensator failure Oct 2004
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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 pods: where are they tractored?

  • Series: Honorverse
  • Date: October 22, 2002

Missile pods, when tractored inside the wedge to avoid accel penalties, are normally inside the sidewalls of the towing ships. The distance between the hulls of ships of BC and above is large enough to squeeze a pod into it, although their broadside armament would normally be blocked and nonfunctional (especially the energy weapons) while the pods were present. The same is true of the Peeps' Warlord-class CA [I think DW means the Mars-class -Ed.], but that's only because it's a Real Big CA.