With the minelayer planet bomber idea a few threads below, and my own use of missiles for bombardment, and the fact that we have ground vehicles in the game, I think the mechanics already exist to create a whole new mission type.
These missions would only be found in War and Civil War systems, and would involve being hired to destroy an enemy armor column at a surface site on any planet that has at least one settlement (invading a planet with nothing would be silly).
New types of SRVs could be rolled out with it, including ones that are slower, heavier, have heavier shields and armor, and high-damage weapons with a low rate of fire (functioning as the MBTs), and another variety that focuses on having four rapid fire weapons, functioning as air-defense vehicles.
These missions would only be found in War and Civil War systems, and would involve being hired to destroy an enemy armor column at a surface site on any planet that has at least one settlement (invading a planet with nothing would be silly).
New types of SRVs could be rolled out with it, including ones that are slower, heavier, have heavier shields and armor, and high-damage weapons with a low rate of fire (functioning as the MBTs), and another variety that focuses on having four rapid fire weapons, functioning as air-defense vehicles.
