As soon as energy weapons with long range and high rate of fire become
plentyful infantry will have horrendous problems on the battlefield,
grav belts or no. A gatling arrangement of 5 25Mw laser turrets can sweep
a large area at a high penetration and damage (for infantry) without
lowering the firing craft's ability to fight. This ability, coupled with
good longrange sensors make open field battle a virtual deathtrap for
dismounted infantry.
Dismounted infantry shall maintain an edge on vehicles in builtup areas and
indoors, as well as heavily broken or wooded ground. The air/space above
the battlefield (battlespace?) shall be controlled by a combination of
vehicles - a-la modern surface fleet.
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