That is not, as a matter of fact, a solution Vandelin has considered yet, and it wouldn't have occurred to him on his own.

"I'm not used to doing that kind of precision work with it," he muses, "but...it's worth a shot. We might just have to be prepared for about five of them to fall on our heads. Think it's a risk we should take?"

Because he totally will. This seems like acceptable collateral damage.