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<blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 8092973" data-attributes="member: 19675">That’s another part of the:1)&nbsp; ships have short range hyperspace capability onlyAnd2) the long range portals are built within asteroidsThe first means your civilization’s&nbsp; actual boundaries are protected by voids of space that it would largely be improbable to launch an attack force across.&nbsp; “Space Hannibal” might try it, but it would be a tactic both rare and unlikely to succeed.&nbsp; You still need to monitor your frontiers- there’s always raiders, rebels, the aforementioned expeditionary forces and, of course, the unknown- but you’re not going to be under constant threat of attack.The second creates choke points that are fairly defensible.The unspoken wild-card is:3) the portals, being sentient, might choose to make things more or less difficult for military forces seeking to use them, based on their own motives.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dannyalcatraz, post: 8092973, member: 19675"] That’s another part of the: 1) ships have short range hyperspace capability only And 2) the long range portals are built within asteroids The first means your civilization’s actual boundaries are protected by voids of space that it would largely be improbable to launch an attack force across. “Space Hannibal” might try it, but it would be a tactic both rare and unlikely to succeed. You still need to monitor your frontiers- there’s always raiders, rebels, the aforementioned expeditionary forces and, of course, the unknown- but you’re not going to be under constant threat of attack. The second creates choke points that are fairly defensible. The unspoken wild-card is: 3) the portals, being sentient, might choose to make things more or less difficult for military forces seeking to use them, based on their own motives. [/QUOTE]

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