Re: [TML] Starship Berthing Philosophies? Orffen 25 Jun 2015 20:34 UTC

> On 26 Jun 2015, at 2:29 am, Grimmund <xxxxxx@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Push a spotter buoy out the hatch before your sensor scout leaves.
> Program that buoy to sit quietly and observe, and then start lasing
> data in a particular heading on a particular date/time.  Radio
> transmission with a directional antenna might work better. (or, heck,
> maneuver in that direction.)
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> Have your fleet timed to arrive at location X  an hour before the wave
> front from your spy buoy crosses that location.

In at least one rule set (MgT I think), the time you spend in jump is 1 week +/- a random amount of time — up to a day if I'm not misremembering. That uncertainty makes coordinating fleet movements that precisely pretty difficult.

-Steve