- PLUT0NIUM 235
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- Honorable Member
what brings people to the conclusion that orbital defence platforms (super MACs) can be orientated in such a way that they can fire at an target inside the atmosphere? would you really want to be firing a weapon of mass destruction at your own planet in all truth? as far as im aware the defence platforms are for keeping things out rather than shooting at things below them, hence how the long night of solace was immune to the super MAC platforms, because they couldn't simply turn around and shoot it.
didn't it mention in one of the novels something about covenant warships jumping past the defencive line, preventing the orbital platforms from shooting them? also the corvette was not shot by a super MAC, that was something far far smaller, possible similar to the 'rod' platform thats being toyed with in the current world, firing hypervelocity rods from orbit, devastating damage, no nuclear treaties violated, etc.