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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Mucus: [QB] "Just" a starship for support? That's as short sighted as the generals of WW1 who thought that blimps and biplanes would have no future in war. Even in modern day warfare, sateillite recon has drastically changed combat. Guided missiles can be targeted and used from the safety of a cruiser on inland targets using satillite imagery. I suspect that THREE centuries from now targeting would be even more advanced. As for personal forcefields I really doubt they would be use in any large significant numbers. In the first episode the Borg showed up (Q Who?...can't remember) the appearance of personal shields was a major surprise...if Starfleet has access to them why would they be such a surprise that the Borg whould have them? I think that you've overlooked something, surface combat seems to be almost an afterthought in Star Trek, standard uniformed ensigns battling it out with no armour. Maybe there's a reason.....maybe combat "IS" an afterthought, one last way to thumb your nose at an opponent but rarely a deciding factor. (Unless major castmemebers are involved, but thats another matter) And as for jamming an opponent and getting close enough to friendly units that orbital fire cannot be used. I ask again, why land and risk units? As for planetary assault, when's the last time a battle has been won with fortifications? The Maginot Line, D-Day, Sicily, Berlin, oh wait....those were losses. Just like Star Trek in Betazed, DS9 (In The Way of the Warrior) if reinforcements had not arrived), SOA, etc. I don't think static defences would be of much use when an attacking unit can use FTL tactics. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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