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|    eripe to nu...@bid.nes    |
|    Re: Are there "Preferred" Trajectories?    |
|    11 Nov 16 18:15:31    |
      From: eripe.dk@gmail.com              On Friday, November 11, 2016 at 10:23:53 AM UTC+7, nu...@bid.nes wrote:       > On Thursday, November 10, 2016 at 3:33:11 PM UTC-8, A Random Person wrote:       > > Let's say a torch missile (or anything) is on an intercept trajectory       towards       > > a target.       > > If the target makes a burn to counter, would it necessary take the same       amount       > > of delta-v for the missile to keep the intercept?       >       > Velocity is a vector so it depends which way the target moves. Worse, the       target is now moving so the missile has to integrate its movement continuously       to hit it, successive-approximation-wise.       >       > Generally I'd say no though. The farther the missile is from the target,       the larger the eventual effect of small lateral deltavee changes.       >       >       > Mark L. Fergerson              I agree there is no simple answer to that question.              I can recommend the game "Children of a Dead Earth" (on Steam) where you can       shoot missiles in space using real physics.              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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