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Haldeman doesn't use Ramjets in 'Forever War'[0], since the soldiers have access to Collapsars (black holes?) for instantaneous point-to-point jumps. He doesn't
by KineticLensman 8y ago
Haldeman doesn't use Ramjets in 'Forever War'[0], since the soldiers have access to Collapsars (black holes?) for instantaneous point-to-point jumps. He doesn't describe the drive technology that gets them from between planets and the collapsars, except to say that the ships were 'converted cattlewagons ... with extra reaction mass'
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Forever_War https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Forever_War
- dcole2929 8y agoYeah I couldn't recall whether he specifically called out the drive technology used to accelerate and decelerate from the collapsars or not. From the description and mechanics it sounded pretty similar.