[quote=@WilsonTurner]
You're attacking an enemy planet with troops! Against entrenched troops! And my people have antimatter warheads, which you don't. 

I mean, you don't need to go into atmo to fire orbital ordnance. You can sit  as far away as Mars from Earth, and still hit something. Probably won't be accurate, but you could still hit. You came in [relative] very close range of antimatter missiles. The Abh move with antimatter missiles were outdated and simple ICBMs. These are big weapons specifically meant to kill enemy ships in orbit. That is what Draconians do- they kill soldiers, they kill more soldiers, and then they entrench themselves and kill anything in range- on the ground, in the air, or in the orbit above. 

And there would be something stopping you from nuking the planet, though if you were determined enough, you could do it. The radiation might be so high that even environmental shields might not be able to take it out, but I suppose you could go with the idea of if-I-can't-have-it-you-can't-have-it.

But then, if you nuke my planet, then my people will do the exact same right back. 

If you want advantages, try, I don't know, sending down some specifically-stealthy scouts to mark targets, use orbital bombardment to clear out entrenched spots, and then drop. But you didn't. You just... rushed everything. You have an advantage in numbers, but how good are numbers when you're sitting in an open field, coming down bit by bit, and getting shot at all the while?

What comes around goes around. Invading my planet will probably get me invading yours. Trying to use chemwar on my planet will probably get me using chemwar on yours. Trying to nuke the entire planet into submission will probably get me using nukes on yours. 

You have the advantages of numbers and orbital superiority. The problem is that on the ground, your steady stream of numbers probably won't be enough to win. And in orbit, you'll be pummeled by ground defenses the entire time. Including antimatter missiles. If you have powerful shields, you probably won't die so easily, but armor is material, and antimatter is pretty much antimaterial. It is THE antimaterial. That's why it's antimatter. 

The only thing is that you're invading Draconians. The Race who Conquers doesn't take kindly to attempts at conquering. If someone has the gall to invade, the Draconians are both going to think, "WORTHY FOE OF MY BLADE" and "HOW DARE THEY EVEN THINK ABOUT INVADING US!"

You're invading the warriors. The WARRIORs. Now, I may or may not have fired first shot, but Draconians have little interest being trade partners, and they have little interest in threats of annexation, so it's pretty much a pre-destined thing. 

Note that I'm not raging. I'm actually pretty amused.
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I had powerfull shields but they seemed to not do anything against your antimatter missiles. Now I dont mind losing ships instantly, but then I want to have the ability to have massive fleets. And those antimater missiles might be antimaterial but can they really destroy a 3km (1.5 mile) long ship? 

But that isnt really that important imo, the important thing is that my groundinvasion is seen as useless. I dont just drop in open territory with no support at all. My dropships are basically this:
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In other words, I deploy fortresses on your planet in seconds. Yes many will be blown to bits, as I said in the post, but many more will reach the surface. Other then that my infantry ofcourse has man-pads, portable AA, aswell as shouldermounted anti-tank weaponry.

I would also like to point out this line from my post: "They are to move to the other side of the planet and start shelling the planet while the troops drop in."

That means that yes, I am busy with securing the dropzone with an orbital bombardment. Although due to the position I've jumped into the firepower will be drastically reduced, giving you a fighting chance, it still is raining shells.

Now your soldiers might be THE warriors, but mine are THE soldiers. They are drilled to perfection and dont care for individual glory. They are trained to obey orders no matter what. And although seeing a Draconian might be intimidating, especially once one cuts down the guy next to you, the fear of the commissars behind is far more threatening.

If we are going to be nitpicky about me not bombing your ground troops in great detail then I could do the same for saying you didnt discribe what your entrenchments were in great detail. Is it a trenchsystem? Are it large errected walls and autoturrets? Do you have massive minefields? Do you have special killzones and bottlenecks? 

You already saw how large my post was without me going into detail about the troop deployment. If I would have done so then the post would have been twice as long and it would have left far less room for you to react. Would you rather have me use a flawless attack strategy? That wouldnt be fun for either of us would it? :)