Zan replied to me: > >> Speaking of sci-fi games... > >> > >> There was a sci-fi novel I read where atmospheric fighters were dropped > >> from space. They used a disposable heat shield and they were VTOL for > >> landing on unprepared ground. They were used because they were a lot > >> more maneuverable than a ground-space shuttle. > > > > Can you recall the book? > > No, not exactly. > > It was one of those forgettable military sci-fi stories, mostly focused > on the infantry with lots of tech excuses to disable most of the > high-tech stuff that would have made infantry implausible. > > Looking at some books, it might possibly have been Rick Shelley's series.
What I have from him (two of the DMC books plus three Commonwealth book) feels much more like the Falklands campaign, Harriers, Helos and lots of infantry. _______________________________________________ GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l
