Can a tether that thin survive from the force exert on it in combat situation? Microsats release the tether just for experiments, electrodynamic test or something, not that brutal comparing to combat maneuvers.MythSearcher wrote: ↑Mon Sep 11, 2017 6:52 am And I have trouble understanding why wired ones cannot be used as all range attack. In reality, you really cannot see the wire that thin from a certain distance away. They are just connected, and only have a slight drag from the wire because of inertia of the wire, but apart from that, they are pretty much the same as unwired models. The range isn't really a big problem as well, a micro-satellite of about 45cmX45cmX45cm can already house well over 20km of tether in it. You can likely house over 1000km of wire in a MS for 8 bits without it being a major load of it.(granted at that length, propellant transmission will not be effective)
If the wired bits are deployed to the max distance you said, like hundreds to a thousand km, would it be very difficult or time-wasting to retrieve them by wire?