Dr J R Stockton wrote:

In sci.space.history message ,
Tue, 15 Sep 2009 04:38:24, Derek Lyons posted:

I exaggerate some, but the essence of there - no ship can (or ever
had) been able to take the internal detonation of any but the smallest
range of militarily useful solid rocket motors.

It was with that possibility in mind that I wrote, as you quoted,
"assuming that the case bursts, rather than the propellant actually
detonating".

That's a difference without a distinction.

D.
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