Friday, August 31, 2018

Comic 748 -- How Not to Think Like Vigil


When there's a missile on the way...

http://talesfromthevault.com/thunderstruck/comic748.html

... you work with whatever you've got.

Maybe there are some military-minded folks out there who could tell me one way or another if a single conventional cruise missile fired from a US Navy guided missile cruiser could actually destroy something the size of San Quentin prison. I'm going to take it as a given that it could for the sake of the story, but I'd be curious as to whether I'm fudging this point or whether I've actually got it right.

Anyone know?