Re: Planetary defenses

Another point re: lobbing rocks or asteroids. Would all star systems or
even
most even have asteroid belts or rocks floating around in sufficient
quantity to
find and use effectively?

Re: Fighters,
These quick moving buggers could serve as good high altitude launch
platforms
for SMLs or whatever. SOrt of like the ASAT missles we had for F15s.

There's a lot of good ideas. Now another question. Where does all this
leave an
occupying force that now has to turn around and hold a planet or colony
without
years of prep time? (Most of teh occupying fleet has to move on to other
stuff.
I'm talking mobile PD equipment here. While we know that we have mobile
ADA/SAM
units. What about ODA (orbital defense artillery) and SOM (Surface to
Orbit
missles)?

Los