> =========== > > Spoiler alert for LoGH Gaiden OVA's > Skip if you haven't seen Silver Valley > > =========== > > =========== > > =========== > > =========== > > =========== > > =========== > > =========== > > =========== > > =========== > > =========== > > =========== > > =========== > > =========== > > =========== > > > In the first Gaiden OVA series, Silver Valley, we saw a storyline > centered on ground combat. Both sides used tanks and infantry, rather > than oribital bombardments. > > (I always wondered why they don't just drop some high explosives from > space, but then war doesn't have to be logical.) Probably for the same reason why you don't spank a toddler with an axe. Ground combat can cause less overall damage than orbital bombardment. > Thinking back, I can't recall a situation where both sides duke it out > with tanks in a populated city? The civian death rate would be much > higher in that case. There are references to ground combat, but since it's a show about space navies duking it out it tends to not get covered as much. > When the Empire or FPA conquer a planet, it seems that the political > body just bend over when they see lots of shiny ships decend on their > capital. > > But if they actually decide to fight, then what? Bombardment from > space reduce city to rubble? Armored tanks smash into Starbucks > Coffee while chasing down rock-throwing students? > > Also, where's the MAD factor? I can understand the hesitation in > using NCB/genetic-genocidal weapons due to MAD factor (which leads to > treaties that the leadership actually abide by). But if they had the > capability, then it's more likely that both sides would be in a cold > war instead of a shooting war. Well, have you seen the 1st Season of LoGH. Particularly the Imperial Civil War episodes? Patrick Chester wolfone@io.com