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Dawnawaken92 t1_j56iq7p wrote

Reply to comment by wwarnout in TIL The famous "rods from god" concept of a space-based weapons system of orbiting tungsten rods was developed by science fiction writer Jerry Pournelle. by BitterFuture

They have a directional jet booster with wings at the tail end to guide it

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Mitthrawnuruo t1_j57pvez wrote

So you don’t do low orbit.

The effectiveness is quite good. We used similar devices dropped from jets to good effect.

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Mitthrawnuruo t1_j57sf1l wrote

True, but is also makes them less effective due to the far lower impact speed.

Cluster bombs, are generally ground in and banned by most countries.

A tool for every job.

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