Brandon wrote last month:
The idea of a TL6 jet interceptor telling a TL10 Far Trader "we'llescort you to the starport, no funny moves" had some charm, but it has to work. The Far Trader can outclimb and outturn the interceptor.Yeah, I'm getting a picture a Me 262, a Gloster Meteor or Lockheed P-80 trying to intercept a flying saucer and the results appear comical.
This week's radar airship would have carried the interceptor, Macon-style, if the design had worked out. That would have given thousands of feet of "free" altitude. Of course recovery would have been impossible because of the stall speed, so it could only launch if there was an airstrip on the ground.
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