Orbital bombardment

Attacking the surface of a planet from orbit is referred to as an orbital bombardment. The scale varied from an general bombardment for maximum damage to surgical strikes.

The joint Obsidian Order/Tal Shiar fleet conducted an orbital bombardment of the Founder's homeworld in 2372. However, it proved fruitless as the Founder's had known of the attack and already moved on from the planet and instead setting up a trap for the fleet, which resulted in its complete destruction. 

During the First Battle of Chin'toka, the Federation Alliance fleet preceded their invasions of the planets with an orbital bombardment to weaken the garrisons on the planets. The deployment of ground forces and the heavy sensor jamming produced by both sides on the surface limited the use of orbital strikes by the allied fleet.