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Originally Posted by DoomRavager
Ah, but see, they already the Re-Entry shells that can get Orbit Divers into the Hives, after initial operations to remove around 70% of the Lasers already on the surface at the time. And it works fairly well, 91% of the time the Divers do get on the ground safely, even if the survival rate after the fact is somewhat poor. So theoretically you might argue they do have the framework for a somewhat reliable kinetic strike system in place.
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Erm, actually the front part of the Diver pod IS a kinetic weapon system. Its meant to reduce the amount of BETA on the ground when the TSF component arrives.
Also, I read somewhere the Diver idea was for deep Hive infiltration through the core of the Stab, but because of the tens of thousands of laser class inside the sides of the hole, out of 100 pods, only 5 made it through, or something.
They changed the design to use on near hive infiltration of the tunnel system instead after that. Survival rates are still less than 20%.
You can check out the english translation of Chicken Divers. It has the current exchange rates of pilots.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLml-ANIRjo