Re: [GZG] Artillery considerations (was: Re: Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi!)

Which is my TCS was designed with 50K ton Battleriders each carrying @ 1

Brigade.  The ship was the fire support for the Brigade.

Michael Brown
mwsaber6@msn

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From: "Adrian1" <al.ll@tiscali.co.uk>
Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 8:46 AM
To: <gzg-l@vermouth.csua.berkeley.edu>
Subject: Re: [GZG] Artillery considerations (was: Re: Help me,Obi-Wan 
Kenobi!)

> I was wondering if anybody was thinking in 3 dimensions.  If your the
> invader, you will have spaceships in orbit.  The rules clearly state
> that ORTILLERY exists.  If an army is tasked with orbital assault, it
is
> more than likely that it will have ortillery - as in spaceraft with
> ground bombardment capability.  All a unit on the ground would need to
> use this is a IFF device, a com unit and a compass.  Wouldn't suprise
me
> if the typical message was "enemy target 300 yards north on my signal
-
> confirm and destroy".
>
> Anybody seen Google Earth - thats non-military technology available
> today.  In 200 years I reckon that anybody in orbit will be able to
SEE
> their targets directly from orbit in real-time and be able to follow
> battles from there.  When a unit reports that is in trouble and needs
> artillery, the ortillery unit would look down at the calling unit and
> the surrounding area and think "theres the enemy, heres a bomb, boom.
>
> The tech gap isn't going to get any narrower for the third world
> countries - they'll have to rely on NOT been seen and NOT losing
control
> of orbital space.
>
> Magnus Alexandersson wrote:
>> It all depends, if you are an invading force and have come by
>> spaceship, the logical alternative would be deploy a relay net of
>> satellites in orbit monitoring troop movement and directing
artillery.
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