Quote Originally Posted by reaper239 View Post
the difference is that the mallers never left LA (i think the colony is still within the city limits right?) so they didn't have to deal with the highway. the only way to move an assault force to the colony on any kind of acceptable timetable would be by air otherwise it would take too long.
Good point, at the very least by the time the Mallers/Colony cleared a path to the fort the personnel at the fort would be ready and waiting for an attack.