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Offline bean

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Re: Ground combat
« Reply #15 on: February 28, 2011, 11:59:49 AM »
It's more complicated than it sounds.  That particular system doesn't really need to be from orbit, as you can't go too fast without making a plasma sheath, and then sensors don't work.  I think 2 or 3 km/s is about the best speed.  For static targets, on the other hand...
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Re: Ground combat
« Reply #16 on: February 28, 2011, 02:14:55 PM »
By the way, I just conquered my first NPR home planet. However, it is massively irradiated. I think it was from when I was shooting is orbital defense base. It must have been PDC and not orbital....
So here are my questions:

-How can you know if a contact is a orbital base or a PDC?
-Is there a way to reduce irradiation beside the natural -100 per year? If not, I have 60 years to wait...
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