

Title | Posted |
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Single-drive fusion-powered missiles | Nov 2004 |
Wedge-killer missiles | Aug 2004 |
What happened to Erewhon's League Membership? | Oct 2002 |
Misconceptions about the League | Aug 2006 |
How do the Sollies regard the Havenite War? | Oct 2002 |
How much does the SLN know about the Havenite War? | Oct 2002 |
How is the Solarian League organized? | Oct 2002 |
How much has the Maya Sector's military capability improved? | Mar 2009 |
The Mesan Spider Drive | Mar 2009 |
Why does Mesa still exist? | Oct 2004 |
A collection of posts by David Weber containing background information for his stories, collected and generously made available Joe Buckley.
Do they play paintball, or its equivalent, in the Honorverse?
Yes. There are several variants of this, including advanced versions of both laser tag and paintball-type impact munitions. One version, which the Royal Manticoran Marine Corps uses quite a bit, is fairly expensive and involves skinsuits which are very heavily instrumented with sensors which react pretty much across the spectrum for "laser tag" type engagements, and which are also capable of absorbing the impact of projectiles traveling at very nearly the velocity produced by 21st-century handgun ammunition. This allows the use of much more realistic "firearms," and the skinsuit is designed to transmit physical sensations, ranging from the "Oh, my" to the "Jesus, that hurt!" level to the individuals protected by them. In addition, the skinsuits can be programmed to effectively shut down "wounded" limbs and otherwise simulate damage taken from combat.