Re: Star System Attack

>Mainly, i was thinking an attacker would be wise to jump in WAY out 
>of the system and attempt to Boost/Glide and use natural assets like 
>planets or asteroid fields to mask his approach and course changes. 
>Using a planet's gravity well to assist with course changes etc. Only 
>when near a potential target would you light off the drives and 
>radiate a signature. Most drives in RL radiate a lot of energy be it 
>chemical or radiation (I mean how stealthy can you be in an ORION for 
>instance) by USING a system's terrain for a planned incursion, an 
>attacker could maximize his potential for tactical surprise....

I hate to put another damper on it (really), but in RL, this sort of
'attack' would take a reeeeeeaally long time to execute - on the order
of years or decades! Look how fast comets kick through our solar system.
They ain't puttin' along, either, and they can be affected/deflected
by gravitational influences (see also Shoemaker-Levy back in '94).
But unless you're making really close passes to your gravity well for
a boost/assist, the results will be pretty slow.

:-/

Mk
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