Nash Equilibrium for Terminal Maneuvers

Last year Ethan Heilman wrote about a simple game he calls Terminal Maneuvers . This game simulates a missile attacking an interstellar ship. The ship has a laser defence system. One player controls the missile, and the other player controls the laser. If the missile hits the ship, Missile wins. If the laser hits the missile, the missile is destroyed and Laser wins. The complicating factor is…