Roger Malmstein wrote:
> One of them is that there is actually nowhere to hide in space. No
> horizon to hide behind or other "terrain" features. And the launching
> platforms sensors will be far better than the sensor suite carried
> onboard a missile. Missiles has a limited field of view, so if they
> loose their target ther may be little chance for them to regain the
> target.
>
The correct solution to this is self-guided missiles with onboard
sensors (passive, for power reasons, most likely), with long-range
guidance by the mother ship until the missile is close.
The primary reason for self-guiding is light-speed lag. Over the ranges
TNE assumes, a remote guided missile has a major problem with
communication and sensor lag.