Narrator: Major Charper has a new problem.
Narrator: The Phican tanks are gone, and that's good.
Narrator: The heavy House Phica guns have stopped pressing him, and that's even better.
Major Charper: Charper to Integrity! We've been nuked!
Narrator: Now, however, there's a 13.75 kiloton "energy release" to be dealt with.
Narrator: The shuttle's gravitiv drives are good for thousands of gees of
acceleration.
Narrator: The shields are good for trillions of joules of deflection.
Narrator: A point-blank nuking, however, exceeds shield specifications and drive speed.
Narrator: Fortunately, the shuttle's manufacturer is well-known for overengineering things.
Major Charper: I'm alive!
Narrator: Alive is nice, but the repairs will not be covered under warranty.