Over interstellar distances planets are actually ridiculously small. If your initial targetting vector has even the most minute error in it your RKV can very easily miss a planet.mdiinican wrote:Or the sensors could just face radially outward, fully protected by the frontal shield. They could check the position of the RKKV by observing the relative positions of the stars. It's not like planets are particularly small or nimble things.
RKV's and Defence
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Re: RKV's and Defence
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Specialization is for insects."
R.A. Heinlein.
Specialization is for insects."
R.A. Heinlein.