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> Like, IRL we can't fire modern artillery over the horizon without a computer assisting us The horizon is in mortar range. Like 10 km at 10m elevation of the
by rightbyte 1y ago
> Like, IRL we can't fire modern artillery over the horizon without a computer assisting us
The horizon is in mortar range. Like 10 km at 10m elevation of the observer.
The horizon is not very far usually.
- ben_w 1y agoI meant more that the maximum range of an "over the horizon" artillery system is that. I may have overestimated the maximum range even then, but the core point was that you need computer assistance even for relatively short distances on the ground, let alone in space.