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The Harkonnens and Sardaukar did use artillery in the book. Hawat discusses this with some Fremen who captured one, and who seem familiar with the existence of
by colanderman 3y ago
The Harkonnens and Sardaukar did use artillery in the book. Hawat discusses this with some Fremen who captured one, and who seem familiar with the existence of projectile weaponry (which makes sense, as Fremen do not use shields, and the Harkonnens know this). (EDIT: Not to mention Fremen use rocket launchers in the battle to retake Arrakis.)
I don't think the book mentions missiles per se, but I don't see why those wouldn't have been useful in warfare? Not every building can be covered by a shield, and shields require power sources. (This is a plot point later in the book.)
- vitiral 3y agoYes they used them. IIRC it was specially mentioned how _unusual_ it was to even HAVE artillery in the age of shields, much less use them. It worked on Dune because of how shields affect sandworms and are difficult to maintain in sandstorms. Using them in the Harkonen invasion against the shielded Atreides army flies against everything in the books. Those missiles would kill nobody and could never destroy a shielded ship.