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Old 24th Jul 2020, 10:35
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So the station is effectively like a tank destroyer in that the gun is fixed and the station aligns itself on the target, gun as fitted to the TU-22 is 58K, a lot of mass for a space station.
Micro missiles seem a better solution, less mass, ability to engage target autonomously and no recoil issues.
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