Comments on: Jar-Jar: nuke him from orbit

By: Euna Panama

Euna Panama — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 04:59:09 +0000

I trust you would not have reservations if I posted a part of this on my univeristy blog?

By: David Williams

David Williams — Thu, 21 May 2009 00:16:04 +0000

Totally agree, but I’m by no means arguing that there would be NO ground combat. What I’m saying is that there would be no DECISIVE ground combat. I can fully envision mopping up operations, particularly in (very) deep strategic bunkers, but by the time the ground combat starts in earnest, the real war would have been settled by definition. . .

By: Tim S

Tim S — Wed, 20 May 2009 18:00:01 +0000

I agree that if you hold the high orbitals you, essentially, hold the planet.
But, even with the capacity to rock it back into the Stone Age, there are always going to be some installations that are too valuable to casually destroy. So I believe that you will always get some ground attacks even if you hold the high ground.
Of course, the battle at the end of Phantom Menace took place in what appeared to me to be a field of no explainable strategic significance.
Also Jar-Jar does need to be nuked from orbit – it’s just self evident

Cheers,
Tim

By: Polter

Polter — Fri, 15 May 2009 03:27:52 +0000

and all the swamp creatures too