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Edit As an addition to the original analysis, johndallman over at the gurps forums, pointed out two things: (a) A fusion torch flying close to the ground will do quite a bit of damage to the ground, and (b) it will be easily visible from orbit. I’ll ignore point (a) for now, since the same thing applies to landing shuttles. (b) is quite relevant - the fusion torch fighter will be visible at +25, before sensor bonus and range malus. This is sufficient for a detection range from a 1,000 kilometre orbit for a normal SM+9 spacecraft. Kinetic strikes will follow shortly after.
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plus a stealth fighter build.
Additionally: New post!
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Originally Posted by Armoured Vehicles
Now that we’ve looked at aerial combat, we’ll follow this up with a short post on vehicle combat - and one that’ll bring us even closer to the limitations of the Spaceships system.
Let’s start by looking at two different vehicles: The tank and the infantry fighting vehicle.
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A short example of two vehicles (IFV, Tank) and infantry weapons capable of hurting them.