RE: Re: [GZG] Small thought re: Orbital Assault

All of which are covered adequately in More Thrust.

Ortillery every 6 rounds in low orbit and non-ortillery isn't near as
effective for firesupport missions.

Brendan
'Neath Southern Skies

> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Tailby
> Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2005 10:25 AM
> To: gzg-l@lists.csua.berkeley.edu; gzg-l@lists.csua.berkeley.edu
> Subject: Re: Re: [GZG] Small thought re: Orbital Assault
> 
> 
> I am also not convinced that space bourne weaponry would be 
> that effective in attacking ground targets or local space 
> fighters. The planets atmoshpere will attenuate energy beams 
> and or cause heat blooms to block futher fire. Missiles and 
> kinetic projectiles suffer from reentry problems and would 
> need special shielding to penetrate the planetary atmosphere.
> 
> Also the starships will have problems staying on station in 
> low orbit. They will be travelling over the planetary surface 
> at high speed and so can't "stay on station" over a given 
> point of the planetary surface.

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