It's prohibitively expensive, time-intensive, and/or just plain difficult to get it moved over the target and charged, making it something that can't be used regularly or that can be avoided.Of course, in the hands of either side, it would end the story in a hurry if these could be used repeatedly-none of the opposing side could poke their nose into the open without risking vaporization. If the good guys do have one, its precision and accuracy are emphasized, often by providing the bad guys with a less precise weapon of equivalent power (such as a nuclear missile). In video games, Kill Sats are frequently used by the good guys (ie the player) but usually requiring some sort of targeting system on the ground in the vicinity of the target (distance varies from a few meters to a few miles). If Everything Is Online in their world (and you know it is), there is always the risk of control falling into the wrong hands. So-called good guys who resort to these will, at best, fail miserably. Since it's considered poor form to snipe your opponent from such a risk-free distance, Kill Sats are generally the realm of villains. Power/accuracy on Kill Sats vary, ranging from 'lone vehicle' to 'entire building' to (rarely) 'town or small city.' Planet busters are another category entirely, as firing them remotely from anywhere on the surface is inadvisable. Instead, you can fire it from the safety of your headquarters: your satellite will move into position and unleash a shiny descending Pillar of Light on your unsuspecting target.

When it absolutely, positively, has to be destroyed on time, nothing beats your own remote-controlled, satellite-mounted laser cannon.Ī variation of the ' Wave Motion Gun', Kill Sats have the added advantage that you don't need to be anywhere near either the weapon or the target.

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