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| Re: Why didn't the Covenant just shoot the MAC's?? | |
| Posted By: M6D <the_M6D_legend@hotmail.com> | Date: 1/27/06 11:19 a.m. |
In Response To: Re: Why didn't the Covenant just shoot the MAC's?? (Peptuck) : It could have been destroyed by the point defense systems. But why would
: When the MAC guns can destroy you own ships instantly and utterly? When you
: Not necessarily. How powerful is the armor of such a station? Can you
: Two of the MACs are taken out before the battle even begins. And you fail to
: Thirteen Covenant cruisers is a rough match for 39 UNSC cruisers. When you
: 2320/15 warships equals roughly 154 missiles per ship. Pulse laser point
: Not to mention that not all frigates may pack MAC cannons, and
: Fighters and bombers would be met by Seraphs, from both the cruisers and teh
: Nukes wouldn't be used so close to the stations; the EMP would burn out the
however they could be used from a distance, people around HBO seem to be under the impression that no matter what distance UNSC veseels well be knocked out by the EMP from a nuke, which i believe is a quite stupid assuamption, loftus and me had a conversation about it and in the end the viable option was hte fact that UNSC ships only burn themselves out from the EMP when a nuke is used at close range, somehwat like you've suggested why they didnt in this case pep dude. Also the not quite ready yet scenario that i pointed out for the stations that zak origonally concluded with also justifies the complete lack of point defense on human stations.
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