Re: Star System Attack

EPICS: Self-Guided Wilderness Tours wrote:

> >I hate to put another damper on it (really), but in RL, this sort of
> 'attack' would take a reeeeeeaally long time to execute - on the order
>
> of years or decades! Look how fast comets kick through our solar
> system.
> They ain't puttin' along, either, and they can be affected/deflected
> by gravitational influences (see also Shoemaker-Levy back in '94).
> But unless you're making really close passes to your gravity well for
> a boost/assist, the results will be pretty slow.

As far as using Solar System terrain, how about jumping in system closer
to the star than your target and then approaching 'out of the sun', this
ought to give you some measure of visual and electronic masking.  I'm
assuming FT ships have the sustained Delta-V capability to achieve this
sort of approach.

I also think the critical factor that determines the success or failure
of  many of the recently listed tactics is detection range.
In the FT universe at what range would	starships (taking precautions to
be as stealthy as possible)
be detectable by spaceborne or planetary based early warning systems
(optical and electronic)?

For example: if we knew where to point it, would the Hubble ST be able
to resolve spacecraft or their emissions at any great range?

Regards........Roger