On Wed, Sep 21, 2016 at 1:38 AM, Ian Whitchurch <xxxxxx@neumannspace.com> wrote:

Im a little unsure why a deep meson site is a better option than a very big SDB

Deep meson sites make raiding your planet a very risky proposition for lower-tech raiders (e.g. those without their own meson guns), whereas even a very large SDB is vulnerable to a lower-tech force with enough missiles.

Hmmmm.

Maybe deep meson defensive sites are what allowed all those higher-tech planets to come through the Long Night without serious consequences?

Richard Aiken

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