Medusa performs better than the classical Orion design because its sail intercepts more of the explosive impulse, its shock-absorber stroke is much longer, and all its major structures are in tension and hence can be quite lightweight.
Meduza se ponaša bolje od klasičnog Orion dizajna zato što "potisna ploča" presreće više eksplozija bombi, njen apsorbirajući udar traje mnogo duže, i sve njene glavne strukture su napete i zato mogu biti dosta lagane.