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dredmorbius
on June 12, 2021
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How fighter jets lock on, and how the targets know...
A/K/A "rods from God" / orbital kinetic kill.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinetic_bombardment
Possible, though problematic.
iso1210
on June 13, 2021
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I'd love to know if they've ever been tested in reality. If succesful (especially as a first strike), you could theoretically launch from a high apogee using cold gas to adjust your heading, and have plausible deniability.
dredmorbius
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AFAICT no.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinetic_bombardment
Possible, though problematic.