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Posted by: OrderedComa
Posted by: MGTrey
Posted by: Cmdr DaeFaron
Posted by: Super EC Nate
Posted by: Cmdr DaeFaron
Things like Sparrowhawks or skyhawks cannot go into space...
Forgot to toss in they could deploy vultures as well.
Still, how can you turn a spread out group of surprised bases into a fighting force of hundreds to face a similar force that also features transports wielding wraits, aa guns, and thousands of infantry in a matter of a few hours when they even then started to fall one by one? You seem to forget how deadly a transport can be. The UNSC macs and fleet were unable to help, and the planetary forces were spread out, surprised, out numbered, and faced with more advanced technology. Not to mention that those covenant had probebly already trained for it.
I pointed out earlier that the Skyhawks are equipped with 4 50mm cannons...
phantoms and spirits have no protection from above.
Phantom gunboats have shields. Spirits are merely transport. And perhaps more formidable than their UNSC counterpart: the Pelican.
I think that's unlikely, a Phantom might possibly be more formidable than a Pelican with the right armaments, but I don't think that's possible for a Spirit, it's always only had the small mounted gun on the cockpit and that's it.
Needless to say though, there is no possible way that whatever vehicles were deployed from the Covenant fleet could take the generators in a mere two hours (I think it was even less than that). UNSC defenses would be overwhelmed eventually perhaps, but it would take at the very least several days for the Covenant ground forces to take out the generators on their own.
The UNSC were surprised and attacked by a pinpoint force that was highly numerous. It was more like a few hours >2 <6. standard military docterine. This is a offensive commander's dream.
Edit 1:
You do not know how fast a spirit can travel regardless. A standard airplane can go from pole to equator in a few hours. Transports are likely faster and going to a more northern location.
[Edited on 06.02.2011 2:09 PM PDT]