Someone ELSE read the Posleen War series

[Rod]

sheva.jpg

And yes, I know it's not a Sheva if you looked at the jpg name.

[Weetabix]

Can't remember the name, but I think that's the thing they mounted on top of the big gun.

[Rod]

Can't remember the name, but I think that's the thing they mounted on top of the big gun.

Started out as an Abrams Metalstorm that hurt the people firing the weapon system more than the enemy.

[Yogimus]

Can't remember the name, but I think that's the thing they mounted on top of the big gun.

Started out as an Abrams Metalstorm that hurt the people firing the weapon system more than the enemy.

Metalstorm was a great idea, and still a possible CIWS for missile intercepts, but rapid rate of fire means nothing without a better reload mechanism.

[HTRN]

ACS suits.
Antimatter Artillery.
Tanks the size of freight cars.
best of all, millions of enemies, most of whom are low grade morons.

[Greg]

best of all, millions of enemies, most of whom are low grade morons.

Who were nevertheless winning. (But that was kind of the point, and part of the lesson.)

[Dub_James]

Well, in fairness, they were winning because the rest of the Universe was too pussy to do something about it

[randy]

Well, in fairness, they were winning because the rest of the Universe was too pussy to do something about it

[spoiler]And because some of them were actively sabotaging us with the help of human quislings.[/spoiler]

[HTRN]

Outnumbered by a technically superior enemy, subverted by the human supposed allies, and yet, the Posties still took a tremendous beating.

[Greg]

Well, in fairness, they were winning because the rest of the Universe was too pussy to do something about it

[spoiler]And because some of them were actively sabotaging us with the help of human quislings.[/spoiler]

Yes that also was part of the point. There were lessons that reflect on our current world.