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Originally Posted by Comixx
I was talking about the missile accelerating constantly, not the ship...forgive me if I was unclear on this point.
I favor fire-and-forget type projectiles for space warfare, instead of inert projectile-type weapons which rely on saturation and the initial firing mechanism + the ship's inertia for their speed and destructive capability.
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The problem with self-guided weaponry is that unless you aim them very carefully before firing, they require loads of fuel to correct their course.
And if you fire one while orbiting a target against another target in orbit, you can almost forget about having the fuel if improperly aimed.
Hence why I would prefer bomb-pumped lasers. They would have a good range when detonated and so wouldn't have to get all that close to their target.