A Manticoran research project dedicated to the development of the multi-drive missile and associated technology. The original Ghostrider blossomed into a large number of sub-projects which emphasized electronic warfare and decoys as well as offensive missiles.
A naturally occurring phenomenon in hyper-space consisting of permanent, very powerful regions of focused gravitic stress which remain motionless but for a (relatively) slow side-slipping or drifting. Vessels with Warshawski sails are capable of using such waves to attain very high levels of acceleration; vessels under impeller drive are destroyed upon entering them.
A communication device using gravitic pulses to achieve FTL communications over intrasystem ranges.
Habitable planet of Yeltsin's Star. Star Kingdom of Manticore's most important single ally.
The critical distance from a given star at which starships may enter or leave hyper-space. The limit varies with the mass of the star. Very large planets have hyper limits of their own.
Multiple layers of associated but discrete dimensions which bring points in normal-space into closer congruence, thus permitting effectively faster than light travel between them. Layers are divided into 'bands' of closely associated dimensions. The barriers between such bands are the sites of turbulence and instability which become increasingly powerful and dangerous as a vessel moves 'higher' in hyper-space.
Imperial Andermani Navy.
The standard reactionless normal-space drive of the Honor Harrington universe, employing artificially generated bands (or 'wedges') of gravitic energy to provide very high rates of acceleration. It is also used in hyper-space outside gravity waves.
The inclined planes of gravitic stress formed above and below a spacecraft by its impeller drive. A military impeller wedge's 'floor' and 'roof' are impenetrable by any known weapon.
A device which creates an 'inertial sump,' diverting the inertial forces associated with acceleration into a starship's impeller wedge or a naturally occurring gravity wave, thus negating the g-force the ship's crew would otherwise experience. Smaller vessels enjoy a higher compensator efficiency for a given strength of wedge or gravity wave and thus can achieve higher accelerations than larger vessels.
Internal Security. The secret police and espionage service of the PRH under the Legislaturalists. Charged with security functions and suppression of dissent.
Light Attack Craft. A sublight warship type, incapable of entering hyper, which masses between 40,000 and 60,000 tons. Until recently, considered an obsolete and ineffective warship good for little but customs duty and light patrol work. Advances in technology have changed that view of it.
Last ditch, close range anti-missile point defense systems.
