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Old 08-28-2023, 11:33 AM   #27
Polydamas
 
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Default Re: [World Building] A Future History of Space Force

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Originally Posted by Verjigorm View Post
Unguided projectiles are not going to be very effective past very short distances and very close relative speeds. Rendezvous in orbit is not easy, not by a long shot, and it gets harder if the target is capable of counter maneuver.
If the battle is in Earth orbit, then any space-based weapons will be overwhelmed by missiles launched from earth as soon as a belligerent rotates into the right position and its missiles reach orbit. At least one nation has destroyed an object in Earth orbit with an anti-satellite missile whereas everyone's anti-satellite satellites, drones, and ROVs are secret and untested.

Lots of discussions of the likely merits of various weapons in space with a lot more evidence, thought, and math than in this thread, just saying (eg. Children of a Dead Earth, Attack Vector: Tactical, Project Rho).
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