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Posted by: Scoopicus
Posted by: Cowgoesmoo
Posted by: Scoopicus
Posted by: PLUT0NIUM 235
sorry to say but everyone is missing the biggest strength the Halo humans have in this scenario, which is very fast deployment of both infantry, mechanised units anywhere on the battlefield through a number of means, all carried out from orbital craft such as Frigates, Carriers or Cruisers. think about this, twenty Pelicans are deployed from a Carrier in low orbit, ten are carrying Scorpions, five are carrying Gauss Hogs and five are carrying Missile Hogs, all those Pelicans can carry numerous fully armed marines, with all their gear and deploy that force anywhere on the planet with little to no warning.
before deploying ground forces take out all surrounding defensive emplacements (including orbital) with Longsword bomber strikes and deploy Hornets to support ground troops, establish a 'beach-head' for more landings and that is it, its over right there. deploy SPARTAN-II teams behind enemy lines to disrupt command and control, take out supply lines and generally be pains in the rear. take out major American bases from orbit using Frigate MAC (which sorry to say, won't miss because its a 600 ton projectile travelling at 35,000 metres/second, aimed by a smart AI), that would level something the size of a city. there is no plausible way for the American military to win unless you strip the Halo humans of all their technology and equipment which would be a pointless comparison.
in Halo forces are deployed from orbiting ships, that is really the bottom line, you cannot have a fair comparison without giving them the ability to deploy in the way they deploy. all of this does nothing to take into account things like Longsword (which look very stealthy by the way, might have low radar cross section) using nuclear strikes and such, not to mention Orbital Drop Shock Troopers deploying planet-side. the whole United Nations Space Command military doctrine to me seems based around rapid deployment to the field, their vehicles are designed to be carried on cargo hooks on the Pelican, even their tanks are designed to be carried. Liberty Prime wouldn't be much of a problem, a single Cobra tank would be able to take it out with little trouble, from miles away.
also its worth noting as much as I hate it, Frigates can be deployed in-atmosphere to provide fire support to ground forces and even land for force deployment, again that is a feature of their military way of thinking, so taking that aspect away would make it an unfair comparison, since the Fallout humans get to keep everything, and the Halo humans are stripped of anything that can make them a threat, so game over to be honest.
The rapid deployment is a huge advantage, but if a frigate tried entering orbit it would be smoked even faster than in orbit with the platforms. Not to mention, American fighters could take out a Longsword just as easily as any other fighter.
Longswords carry nukes.
So do ground troops and stratobombers.
What?
Well, Spartans have the planet eater.
Remember?
The nuclear bomb that apparently ate over half of the planet by Whitcomb?