How does the jump bubble affect navigation and pursuit in the Siobhan Dunmoore series?
Short answerIts limited sensor range requires calculated positions, close enough emergence to reacquire a target, and a route that avoids gravitational masses.
NotesIn the Siobhan Dunmoore setting, a jump bubble gives a ship only limited sensor range. A pursuing crew must calculate its target's likely position and hope to emerge close enough to detect it. Navigation proceeds between calculated points, with gravitational masses presenting a hazard along the route. Faster travel therefore leaves the crew dependent on position estimates and successful target reacquisition.