Re: Modeling Honor Harrington Ships.

Laserlight wrote:
> 
> > 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.

	Yes, you are correct.  I wasn't making myself clear.
	The point is that it is generally possible to make
	some special purpose gadget that will automatically
	do a given mathematical calculation.
	Example: proportional dividers.