[CurlyDave]

Kinectic orbital strikes would be a far greater ‘game-changer’, and don’t need technological breakthroughs.

But a railgun is much cheaper per shot, and reloads quickly. Kinetic orbital strikes take a l-o-o-o-n-g time to reload.

And, the local commander decides when to fire the railgun. How many layers of brass are involved in calling in a strike from orbit?

[katana]

Under the right circumstances the brass need not be involved.