Re: Modeling Honor Harrington Ships.

> Agreed that this is non-trivial math.
> Question: could some *analog* gimmick do the job?
> I'm visualizing a paper cone you put on the nose of
> the target ship, while somebody else shoots a laser
> pointer at it. If the red dot appears on the *inside*
> of the cone, the target is fresh out of luck.

You mean, "if someone shoots through the cone and hits the
ship", I'd think?  Just hitting the cone would be a little
worrying to the recipient but not fatal.