ClassicDrogn Wrote:The actual explosion would be in the sub-5 kt range (an RA-115, similar to the US Mk 54 SADM) and due to the circuituitous nature of orbital transfer mechanics, on the far side of the ship from Earth, and possibly "near" the sun or another energetic celestial object in the sky depending on whether it seems neccesary to be so. WC goes eva to investigate while everyone deals with bruises, tipped potted plants, etc., notices the rads and gets on the interwave with Mal, Noah, and boomy/secret agenty SMOFs PDQ
LOL... somehow managed to read the "5.5 megatons" as the explosive yield of the nuke...