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>holding up over a hundred tons of fuel tank
i have two struts though
a few separatrons dont make much difference in terms of added mass, so i prefer to keep it convenient for myself - when you stage the "forward facing" tanks while accelerating, they get stuck to the next stage and you keep pushing their mass, even though they are technically detached
adding a pair of separatrons to the tanks, roughly around the center of mass, sends them flying off to the side, thus allowing me to complete the burn without wasting time on "shaking off" the loose tanks
im always using solid-fuel boosters on the launch stages - they are cheaper, so it became a natural habit, even if i have lots of spare cash
i prefer to "eyeball" the needed fuel, rather than google for optimal delta-v and such - eyeballed it totally wrong the first time, so im not taking any chances with this prototype
going to refuel it too, and leave the tanker docked until i burn every last drop of extra fuel