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Old 07-09-2011, 04:52 AM   #10032
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Originally Posted by Fbone View Post
Yep, it's vast. Too much down time in the book for me. Also, I couldn't figure out how they can hit anything with their weapons when your radar data is outdated. One small directional change of 0.01 degree 30 light-seconds ago changes your trajectory. How do you know 1 light-minute earlier where your target will be?
You need to shoot where you think your opponents will be and the computers basically handles the actual firing solutions. That's why they actually do extremely close passes during battle, and where tactics/formations come into play.

Before Jack they just faced each other head-on and hoped for the best. He reintroduces tactics and formations.
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