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Since Orion doesn't need to accelerate constantly, it's in principle quite possible to turn it and fire bombs in the direction of any interceptor, and the thick
by Pinckney 10y ago
Since Orion doesn't need to accelerate constantly, it's in principle quite possible to turn it and fire bombs in the direction of any interceptor, and the thick pusher plate makes it actually pretty durable from some aspects. What happens when two Orion ships duel, I don't know, but shooting it down isn't quite as simple as for most other spacecraft.
- masklinn 10y ago> Since Orion doesn't need to accelerate constantly If it's coasting along it's significantly increasing transit time and thus available window to consider and prepare counter-measures. > it's in principle quite possible to turn it and fire bombs in the direction of any interceptor Sure but that means less payload to deliver and even more time for the target to prepare counter-measures. > and the thick pusher plate makes it actually pretty durable from some aspects. No matter how thick your pusher plates are they're not going to stand up to the kind of kinetic impact involved.