actionman
Emperor Mongoose
True, but I think situations would probably arise in which orbital supremacy was not held by either side.
- The invading force secures orbital supremacy and lands troops. Defending forces go to ground. The invading fleet moves on to its next objective, and the defending ground forces deploy against the occupying forces.
- Once force has orbital supremacy. The planetside battle is raging, but a hostile fleet arrives in system and engages the fleet with orbital supremacy.
- The invading force attempts to gain orbital supremacy, suffers severe losses from planetary meson emplacements, and troop carrier captains know they'll never make it to the 100 diameter limit. Some might jump anyway, but some might decide to land before higher priority targets are eliminated. They could land in civilian areas or critical facilities, in the hope that defending forces won't fire meson weapons on their own cities.
