Saving Private Rondeletia

@Moonatik  
just make a version of the mg42 but it uses cristals and magic to shoot 1200 rounds of magic bolts per minute or sum shit  
also flak 88s

@Background Pony #E1BE  
Yeah, I suppose. Though, I doubt the fantasy pony world SK would have the same weapons as 1944 Germany.

@Moonatik  

 
So it’s really more of a “with minimal casualties, all things considered” than a “with minimal casualties”?

@team blueplant  
Paratroopers are going in to destroy their ability to effectively manage their logistics and to prevent quick transport of reinforcements.
 
And… Yeah, it’s a naval invasion, nobody expected it to be pretty.

@Moonatik  
yea i see  
thought it would be also usefull to destroy their logistic and reinforcements
 
also, welcome to storm king’s realm?

@team blueplant  
It’s modelled after Operation Overlord in which (to my understanding) the paratroopers went in beforehand to fuck with the defenders ability to defend.

shouldnt the paras drop the night after the invasion to cut incoming supply routes and cause distress in the back line?

@Moonatik  
Did you have 40 width marine divisions? With support artillery? Oh, and did you try to rush the capital or nah

@Frustration in Excelsis  
The planes/ships are meant to be targeting bunkers, inland buildings and coastal defences while the paratroopers are meant to conduct more precise sabotage and secure crucial junctions and chokepoints, all in order to make way for the larger landings. Air bombardment is referring to bombing runs and CAS, which I know isn’t a terribly accurate use of the terminology.
 
@Kamazeustra  
If you’re asking about why the whole coast is being attacked instead of just one point, that’s to distract and confuse the defender as to where the actual location of the attack is.
 
I’d have put all this into the image but there’s only so much I can add before it all looks cluttered. I’ll be happy to answer any more questions about my fictional invasion plan.

@Moonatik  
Be that as it may be, I don’t know if doing a bombing run over the exact same area where you’re putting your troops is a very sound combined arms offensive.

One of the things that bothered me about the movie was that no one in Equestria knew about the Storm King until he landed on their doorstep.

@Moonatik  
I am well aware of what it is. And of why you don’t stack resources on the same point at the same time. The paratroopers go in the night before and well back from the beach. The bombers and transports aren’t supposed to share the beach.

@Kamazeustra  
It’s called a combined arms offensive, my dude.

@Kamazeustra  
None of the sites are marked for both paratroopers and bombers.

@Kamazeustra  
Just make sure to take the naval bases to supply the Equestrian troops. Oh, and just make sure they’re all 40 width, yeah?

According to the schedule she’s planning to drop paratroopers and land amphibious transports in the bombing zone during the bombing.