Orbital bombardment

Orbital bombardment, also known as an orbital strike, was a military strategy, where capital ships (such as Star Destroyers) would fire their main cannons from orbit to the surface of a planet, causing heavy damage to the designated target and its surrounding area. This strategy was used mostly to wipe targets that were in close proximity, like regular ground troops, or was used to easily deal with large heavy targets. However, the tactic was imprecise, especially if the target was moving.

While orbital bombardment was more commonly used to decimate a target area, some forms of bombardment were designed to devastate entire planets. Base Delta Zero and Base Gamma One were codes in the Imperial Navy for such bombardments.

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