Planetary invasion

A planetary invasion is a military campaign that involved the deployment of forces to the surface of a planet in order to take control of that planet from another government or entity.
In the 24th century there was some conjecture about the usefulness of planetary invasions. Some argued that with control of space around the planet meant that capturing a planet was pointless or that fleets could simply just bypass worlds. If a planet has to be attacked that an orbital bombardment is more efficient as it required fewer personnel than an planetary invasion. 
The counterargument was that there can be value in denying the enemy control of a planet through resource gains for the invader in capturing the planet and that by bypassing a hostile world just invites attacks to the rear. They also argued that an orbital bombardment involves an unacceptable loss of life to the planetary inhabitants. That while a planet can be besieged from orbit or isolated that there are times when it would be worth invading a planet and wresting control of it from the enemy.
==Planetary invasions==
In 2368, Jasis 11 was killed during a planetary invasion conducted by the Dominion.
During the Battle of Korvat, the Klingon Empire landed troops on Korvat III.
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