Joat42 wrote:Randomiser wrote:Of course the other side of the vice you have so kindly built for them is that there is a fair possibility that "If we
don't roll craps there's no tomorrow". Which is also likely to have a small impact on their thinking.
Besides, you posted long ago that you had thought of several ways of dealing with the OBS. Maybe they'll discover one of those ....
I would assume that it's possible to drop off a heavily stealthed package of weaponized nanites on an ballistic intercept course to a platform. The problem is as mentioned, we have no real baseline of what defensive capabilities the platforms have and if the nanites would be able to reach a platform intact.
We also have no information on ammo or targeting restrictions. If it's not manufacturing its own projectiles and has a limited store of them, then one solution would be setting up a generator on Armaggedon Reef (or any other unpopulated location), let it get blasted, then rinse/repeat until out of ammo.
Regarding targeting, it may also not be programmed to fire on the temple. How close to the temple is the safe zone? This would require conquering Zion which is probably not politically feasible, but that depends on how great the need is.