On May 17, 2016, at 12:33 PM, Richard Aiken <xxxxxx@gmail.com> wrote:

On Tue, May 17, 2016 at 2:01 PM, Joseph Paul <xxxxxx@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

ObTrav - Even with ridiculously cheap power to transport forces across the Imperium it may be that the smart money is on being able to ditch heavy vehicles in favor of more men on the ground with man-portable (or at least lighter vehicle portable) munitions that pack a wallop. You can then afford to transport more 'Tail' for your 'teeth' to use. If you have a TL advantage it may be best to just ship infantry and a bare minimum of supporting Arty and Armor if orbital space can be controlled and ortillery is cheap to use. 

When assaulting a mid- to high-tech developed world with a sufficiently-low law level, send in your initial assault force covertly as innocent civies, then have them buy, lease, rent or "otherwise acquire" most of their equipment locally. As this is being stockpiled, covertly ship them whatever bits of 3D armaments-printer components they can't obtain under false pretenses locally.