>Those safeties make good sense. Would have been a good thing for us to
>think of.
Cheers! Of course, GDW didn't have the luxury of a deadline-free schedule to ruminate on military matters in the far future...
>On top of that, the space combat missiles are not streamlined for
>atmospheric use, so should break up upon entering atmo anyway. As you
>point out, TNE had lots of powered or deadfall ordnance designed for
>planetary bombardment.
True, though I'm sure there's a classified IDP package for dual use missiles, with an attached note detailing how they really aren't the best at either role.