Loren Pechtel wrote:cthia wrote:Do note the two points that I highlighted. I don't think that point one will matter because of the reality of point two. Because of the total stealth of the Spiders, the GA will be deep into enemy territory without knowing it. How do you know you are not already behind enemy lines when you can't see the enemy. That is the tactic used by the Japanese in Vietnam. The enemy was hidden underground. Hence, in several cases the Marines had advanced too far without knowing it.
Heck, at Darius, I suspect that the GA will already be behind enemy lines upon hypering into the system.
The LDs: Didn't anyone tell you. We like stooging around the hyper limit too. We catch a lot of flies that way.
There have been other discussions about the area of the hypersurface--it's simply too big for Darius to guard it in force.
Understood. But it isn't too big to make educated guesses. There has to be likely vectors that an enemy might take to approach any system from hyper, depending on the particular mechanics of hyper travel in that area.
Also, isn't there a limitation on jumping? E.g., if an enemy exits hyper somewhere beyond the limit, isnt there a maximum radius he can microjump from that location?
Besides, the GA didn't employ any of those tactics at Galton. And that was Honor. Why won't they be just as complacent as sitting ducks?