Pearls of Weber: Honor Harrington

A collection of posts by David Weber containing background information for his stories.

Please note that date markings in parentheses on this page indicate when, in the timeline of the series, the material becomes relevant.
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Honor Harrington:
- General:
  - Timeline ( Unsanctioned, unapproved and spoiler-laden )
  - Cover art [ Added November 1, 2002 ]
  - Education reform in the Republic of Haven (c1920 PD) [ Added July 9, 2005 ]
  - Gun control in the Star Kingdom of Manticore [ Added February 10, 2003 ]
  - Hamish Alexander and children [ Added October 22, 2002 ]
  - Prolong [ Added November 1, 2002 ]
  - Survival of the Church of Humanity Unchained [ Added September 18, 2006 ]
  - Treecat intelligence [ Added November 1, 2002 ]
  - Treecat toenails [ Added August 24, 2004 ]
  - Why did Paul Tankersley accept the duel? [ Added November 1, 2002 ]
  - Why did Pavel Young accept the duel? [ Added November 1, 2002 ]
  - Eridani Edict:
    - Expanding upon the Eridani Edict [ Added December 6, 2005 ]
    - Masada and the Eridani Edict [ Added July 15, 2004 ]
  - Charts and maps:
    - Congo-Maya-Erewhon map [ Added September 12, 2004 ]
    - Strategic map as of Shadow of Saganami (c1921 PD) [ Added September 28, 2004 ]
    - Missing figures from the Honorverse CD release of More Than Honor
- Politics and political power:
  - Balance of power in the Star Kingdom [ Added November 1, 2002 ]
  - Baron High Ridge's fate (c1920 PD) [ Added December 31, 2007 ]
  - "Beached" or half-pay officers [ Added November 1, 2002 ]
  - Cathy Montaigne's wealth (c1919 PD) [ Added June 10, 2005 ]
  - Erewhon and the Inertial Compensator (c1919 PD) [ Added April 14, 2004 ]
  - Erewhon's 'betrayal' of the Manticoran Alliance (c1919 PD) [ Added December 19, 2004 ]
  - Grayson inheritance laws (c1913 PD) [ Added June 17, 2005 ]
  - Havenite stability and system secession (c1921 PD) [ Added July 15, 2006 ]
  - Hemphill and Fearless' deployment [ Added August 23, 2004 ]
  - Manpower's optimism regarding its covert operations [ Added June 7, 2005 ]
  - Manticoran Admiralty [ Added November 1, 2002 ]
  - Manticoran Peerages & Proxy Voting [ Added December 12, 2002 ]
  - Manticoran Peerages & Seating [ Added November 23, 2002 ]
  - Manticore's relationship with Beowulf [ Added December 6, 2005 ]
  - Planning for Manpower & Mesa [ Added June 7, 2005 ]
  - Power of the Manticoran Monarchy [ Added December 6, 2005 ]
  - Pre-war alliance strategy [ Added February 24, 2007 ]
  - Removing Arnold Giancola from office (c1921 PD) [ Added February 2, 2008 ]
  - Why doesn't Elizabeth pack the Lords? [ Added December 14, 2002 ]
  - Who are the Peeps buying their technology from?
  - The Talbott Cluster:
    - Status of Lynx (c1918 PD) [ Added October 22, 2004 ]
    - Technical improvements in the Talbott Cluster (c1921 PD) [ Added July 9, 2005 ]
    - Union of Monica (c1921 PD) [ Added October 22, 2004 ]
- Warfare, technology, strategy & tactics:
  - Administrative and Tactical Organization (c1919 PD) [ Added December 14, 2002 ]
  - Coast Guard equivalent [ Added June 7, 2005 ]
  - The Mesan Navy (c1920 PD) [ Added June 7, 2005 ]
  - Peep and Andermani intelligence gathering [ Added August 28, 2004 ]
  - "Paintball"-style training [ Added November 14, 2004 ]
  - The origin of Bolthole [ Added October 22, 2002 ]
  - The origin of the Manticoran technical edge [ Added November 14, 2004 ]
  - More on the origin of the Manticoran technical edge [ Added July 5, 2005 ]
  - Ship Design:
    - Are destroyers obsolete? (c1921 PD) [ Added November 14, 2004 ]
    - Battleship and SD(P) Comparison [ Added April 14, 2004 ]
    - Building times for the first-flight Harringtons (c1912 PD) [ Added December 22, 2004 ]
    - "Folding" or variable-geometry starships [ Added September 24, 2004 ]
    - Gauntlet's weapons fit (c1918 PD) [ Added March 10, 2004 ]
    - Heavy attack craft (HAC) [ Added June 10, 2005 ]
    - Heavy spinal-armed units [ Added June 10, 2005 ]
    - How powerful are superdreadnoughts?
    - Impeller rooms
    - Keyhole-I and -II refits (c1921 PD) [ Added July 17, 2005 ]
    - Medusa-Bs (c1922 PD) [ Added May 29, 2004 ]
    - Naval refits [ Added October 28, 2002 ]
    - (Big BC) Nike clarification (c1921 PD) [ Added November 18, 2006 ]
    - Non-hyper-capable units [ Added June 10, 2005 ]
    - Roland-class destroyer (c1917 PD) [ Added October 31, 2004 ]
    - Saganami-C-class heavy cruiser vs pre-war superdreadnought (c1921 PD) [ Added December 31, 2007 ]
    - Ship design
    - Shipbuilding times (c1920 PD) [ Added December 17, 2004 ]
    - Ships of the Wall and battleships
    - Shipyard types [ Added June 10, 2004 ]
    - Symmetrical broadsides [ Added September 24, 2004 ]
    - Warshawski sail missiles
    - Warship armor in the Harrington universe [ Added November 1, 2002 ]
    - Wayfarer's cargo doors
    - "Weaknesses" of the SD(P) classes
    - Wedge geometry
  - Strategy:
    - Deep-raid options for the Alliance [ Added February 24, 2007 ]
    - Deep-strike options for the Alliance [ Added February 24, 2007 ]
    - The Grendelsbane yards vulnerability
    - Fleet strengths as of 1905PD [ Added December 19, 2004 ]
    - Fleet strengths as of 1920PD [ Added December 17, 2004 ]
    - Locating new Manticoran shipyards [ Added July 9, 2005 ]
    - Reinforcements for the Battle of Manticore (1921 PD) [ Added December 6, 2005 ]
    - Second Marsh (c1920 PD) [ Added August 23, 2004 ]
    - Source of the Grayson warship reserves (c1920 PD) [ Added December 18, 2004 ]
    - Revealing the existence of Apollo (c1921 PD) [ Added July 16, 2005 ]
    - Strategic attrition [ Added February 24, 2007 ]
    - System Control Ships [ Added April 14, 2004 ]
    - System Defense Ships [ Added September 24, 2004 ]
  - Tactics:
    - "Arsenal" ships based on ammunition colliers (c1920 PD) [ Added November 14, 2004 ]
    - "Buckshot" missile defenses [ Added January 3, 2003 ]
    - Climax to the Battle of Manticore (c August 1921PD) [ Added January 2, 2008 ]
    - Cruisers vs battlecruisers [ Added February 7, 2003 ]
    - c-fractional missile attacks [ Added August 23, 2004 ]
    - c-fractional missile pod attacks [ Added August 23, 2004 ]
    - The double-transit to Basilsik (c1913 PD) [ Added June 7, 2005 ]
    - Energy torpedos in a defensive role [ Added August 24, 2004 ]
    - Fire control uplink flexibility (c1915 PD) [ Added December 26, 2004 ]
    - Ground warfare
    - Hyperspace near the Junction
    - Kinetic infrastructure attacks
    - Kinetic anti-ship attacks [ Added September 11, 2004 ]
    - Maneuver, combat & missiles
    - Marines aboard ship
    - MetalStorm missile tubes [ Added September 11, 2004 ]
    - Post-battle debris concerns [ Added October 14, 2004 ]
    - LACs:
      - FTL LACs? [ Added December 14, 2002 ]
      - LACs as kamikazis [ Added September 11, 2004 ]
      - LACs as parasites [ Added September 11, 2004 ]
      - LACs towing counter-missile pods [ Added October 18, 2004 ]
      - Recon LACs [ Added September 24, 2004 ]
      - Shrikes and Ferrets are not fighters
      - Unmanned LACs [ Added August 24, 2004 ]
    - Q-ships:
      - Q-ships
      - Q-ships as convoy raiders/escorts [ Added November 14, 2004 ]
      - Wayfarer and camouflaging itself as a merchie [ Added February 7, 2003 ]
  - Technology:
    - Anitmatter in the Harrington Universe [ Added April 18, 2004 ]
    - Artificial intelligence and nanotechnology [ Added August 24, 2004 ]
    - Compensator failure [ Added October 31, 2004 ]
    - Energy-siphon effect [ Added August 23, 2004 ]
    - Fission vs fusion reactors [ Added December 14, 2002 ]
    - Grav Lance
    - How big is a recon drone? [ Added August 23, 2004 ]
    - Hyper-band access by ship-type [ Added September 11, 2004 ]
    - Mesan nanotech (c1920 PD) [ Added July 9, 2005 ]
    - "Off-bore" missile targeting (c1920 PD) [ Added November 14, 2004 ]
    - Wedge interaction [ Added August 23, 2004 ]
    - FTL Comm:
      - FTL comm and gravitic detection [ Added November 1, 2002 ]
      - FTL comm post Ashes of Victory (c1913-1920 PD) [ Added April 14, 2004 ]
      - FTL comm signal intercepts (c1920 PD) [ Added June 10, 2005 ]
      - FTL comm system [ Added November 22, 2002 ]
      - FTL fire contol (c1920 PD) [ Added June 7, 2005 ]
      - FTL fire contol comm lags (c1921 PD) [ Added May 14, 2006 ]
    - Missiles, countermissiles & pods:
      - Countermissile canisters [ Added December 14, 2002 ]
      - Countermissile pods [ Added August 23, 2004 ]
      - Hardening shipkiller missile drives [ Added June 10, 2005 ]
      - Keyhole platform survivability (c1921 PD) [ Added November 16, 2006 ]
      - Missile evasion during flight [ Added June 7, 2005 ]
      - Missile orientation during flight
      - Missile pods and box launchers
      - Missile power systems
      - Missile types
      - Powered missile pods [ Added September 14, 2004 ]
      - Single-drive fusion-powered missiles (c1920 PD) [ Added November 14, 2004 ]
      - Wedge-killer missiles [ Added August 23, 2004 ]
- The Solarian League:
  - Erewhon's League Membership
  - Misconceptions about the League (c1921 PD) [ Added August 22, 2006 ]
  - How does the Solarian League view the war?
  - Organization
  - Why does Mesa still exist? [ Added October 21, 2004 ]
  - The Solarian League Navy:
    - SLN: Artificial Divisions [ Added March 3, 2004 ]
    - SLN: Effect of Tight Budgets
    - SLN: Financing
    - SLN: Organization
    - SLN: The Battle of Farley's Crossing [ Added March 3, 2004 ]