"I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit. ... It's the only way to be sure."
— Ellen Ripley, Aliens
"The Moff ... wants Nar Shaddaa reduced to rubble."
— Admiral Winstel Greelanx, Star Wars: The Hutt Gambit
"In war, one should seek to take and hold the high ground. From there, the enemy's movements are clearly visible, and he will struggle just to reach you, let alone fight you. High orbit is the highest ground there is."
"He can come in a ship, and wipe us out from space!"
— a nameless prisoner to Apophis regarding Sokar, "The Devil You Know," Stargate SG-1
"First contact of the most extreme kind."
— Col. Edmund Duke regarding the protoss glassing of Chau Sara, StarCraft: Liberty's Crusade
"You should encounter little organized resistance because the Pfhor are preoccupied. I've been introducing them to the magic of orbital bombardment."
Admiral Saul Karath: Taris is defenseless against our assault, Lord Malak. They are offering no resistance. The city is in ruins.
Darth Malak: Resume the bombardment, Commander. Wipe this pathetic planet from the face of the galaxy.
Darth Malak: Resume the bombardment, Commander. Wipe this pathetic planet from the face of the galaxy.
"My Rogue Trader does not need to announce his arrival with eight hours of orbital bombardment."
Executive Officer Kreff: I've just spoken with Colonel Corbec, the acting chief of the Tanith First. His battle group is assaulting the western edge of the Nero Hive. He requests we... activate the main batteries and present on a target he has acquired.
Captain Wysmark: Doesn't this idiot know anything about Naval tactics? Fleet weapons will only engage a surface target from orbit before troop deployment. Once the ground troops are in, air-strikes are the responsibility of the attack squadrons.
Kreff: Which are grounded due to the psychic storm, sir. The colonel is aware it is counter to usual tactics, as orbital bombardment is not known for its... um... finesse. However, he claims this is a critical situation... and he can supply us with pinpoint co-ordinates.
Wysmark: Your assessment, Kreff? You've spent more time with these footsloggers since they've been aboard than anyone. Is this man mad, or should I grant his request?
Kreff: Yes... and yes, sir.
Wysmark: (grins) Let's see those coordinates. (keys commbead) Communications: patch me to Fleet Command. I wish to advise them of our next action. Fire control, energise the main batteries... I have a firing solution here. All stations, this is the captain... rig for main weapon firing.
Captain Wysmark: Doesn't this idiot know anything about Naval tactics? Fleet weapons will only engage a surface target from orbit before troop deployment. Once the ground troops are in, air-strikes are the responsibility of the attack squadrons.
Kreff: Which are grounded due to the psychic storm, sir. The colonel is aware it is counter to usual tactics, as orbital bombardment is not known for its... um... finesse. However, he claims this is a critical situation... and he can supply us with pinpoint co-ordinates.
Wysmark: Your assessment, Kreff? You've spent more time with these footsloggers since they've been aboard than anyone. Is this man mad, or should I grant his request?
Kreff: Yes... and yes, sir.
Wysmark: (grins) Let's see those coordinates. (keys commbead) Communications: patch me to Fleet Command. I wish to advise them of our next action. Fire control, energise the main batteries... I have a firing solution here. All stations, this is the captain... rig for main weapon firing.
BOOM
Communications officer: (to Kreff, a bit later) Signal from the surface, sir. Standard Guard voxcaster encryption, data and time as now, orbit lag adjusted. Message reads: "Ghostly gratitude to the Navarre. Kreff, you bastard, we knew you had it in you." Message ends. Sorry about the vulgarity, sir.
— Gaunt's Ghosts: Ghostmaker
"Commence purification!"
— Artanis when using his Purifier Beam ultimate, Heroes of the Storm
Khalisa al-Jilani: How do you respond to those who have called you a "bimbo"?
FemShep: A precision orbital strike.
FemShep: A precision orbital strike.
"I think a measured response is in order, wouldn’t you say? Say, something on the order of Orbital Bombardment?"
— Dr Diabolik, discussing how to respond to a violation of Whateley Academy's neutrality, Whateley Universe
MAXIM 4: Close air support covereth a multitude of sins.
MAXIM 5: Close air support and friendly fire should be easier to tell apart.
MAXIM 36: When the going gets tough, the tough call for close air support.
MAXIM 5: Close air support and friendly fire should be easier to tell apart.
MAXIM 36: When the going gets tough, the tough call for close air support.
— The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries, Schlock Mercenary
We weren't using that moon anyway.
— Deimos Drop, Terraforming Mars
