OT: Alien invasion

[weswood]

Between the tv series "Fallen Skies" and reading a few books, primarily David Weber's "Out of the Dark", and Harry Turtledove's "Worldwar" series I've become fixated with aliens invading the world.

I've come up with a few ideas of my own if I were to write a book.

Mission: Subjugate mankind and exploit the Earth's resources, primarily precious and regular metals (iron, tin, copper etc.).

Aliens: Two basic races. I was sitting in the hot tub (with the heat turned off!) thinking a fast breeding, fast maturing race of foot soldiers would be perfect. It would save valuable cargo space in both deep sleep chambers and foods during a long space trip. I was thinking of there was some way to combine pig and human DNA, then I thought the old standard orc from AD&D would work perfect. Fast growing, fast breeding, not too bright, mean.

For the primary race I thought I'd stick with AD&D Drow elves. I wanted a race of long lived aliens who are mean.

And no, no magic, no swords. Well, maybe swords as sidearms....

The primary invasion tactics I'm not real sure of. Travel through space; park on the far side of the sun from earth to breed up the cannon fodder & scout out the earth.

My first thought was drop some nukes to EMP most of the earth to destroy communications & mess with the infrastructure, followed by Kinetic Energy Weapons on military bases & country capitals. Then drop the invasion forces.

But then I just finished reading Willian Forstchen's "One Second After", about a small town in North Virginia after the USA has been hit by nationwide EMP.
So I'm thinking maybe EMP the world, then wait two months or so and let the weaker humans die out some, and the stronger ones weaken up through starvation. That would have the effects of making the resistance easier on the drop forces and make the invaders look better when they offer food.

I've also thought about dropping in disguised as human sabatuers and spies in before the first strikes, to work behind the lines. And possibly some human alliances to fight once the invasion has started, ala Hernan Cortez.

Instead of taking on the world all at once, the invaders would establish a major foothold on each continent and concentrate on subjugating one ant a time.

I think I'm going to go with electro magnetic railguns for small arms, and probably heavier weapons.

And just to make it interesting, I'd make the U.S. have strict gun laws. Law abiding citizens would be able to own a shotgun with a barrel of 20" or more, and non-cartridge black powder weapons.

What do ya'll think? Sound interesting or just another stupid idea?