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- From: sdrumm@cs.umr.edu (Scott Drumm)
- Subject: Re: Help needed with storyline idea
- References: <emm.725331835@daneel.rdt.monash.edu.au> <1992Dec29.222547.1654@fcom.cc.utah.edu>
- Date: Sat, 2 Jan 1993 21:32:08 GMT
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- Organization: University of Missouri - Rolla, Rolla, MO
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- >ST, I think you could build a infantry force on the scale of Heilein's
- >_Starship_Troopers_. I think the Aliens from the movie are kind of like
- >the "bugs" in _Starship_Troopers_, too. (flame away :-) )
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- Starship Troopers was one of the first SciFi books I ever read...It was a
- copy of my father's when he was in college...I think this is a great idea!
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- Altho StarFleet claims to be a an exploration and peace-keeping force, it
- would almost have to have a ground assault division in order to fulfill it's
- martial duties (even if it's just like the UN PeaceKeepers).
-
- A couple of suggestions for you....
- - Remember to expand the weapons available to the ground forces...
- Phaser I's are good for away teams, but a commando group should have
- phaser rifles, heavy repeating phaser cannons, personal deflector
- shields, photon (antimatter) grenades & missiles, vibroblades, etc.
- - Don't overuse the transporters...If I were threatened w/ orbital
- assualt, the first thing I would do would be to set up a forcefield
- around my base of operations that would deny transporter access (or
- at least jam the beam so that anything beaming down ended up as goo).
- - Ground troops might also require heavy armored support...Grav Tanks,
- repulsorlift APC's, etc....Maybe a little Hammer's Slammer's might
- help here.
- - Don't underestimate the power of an orbiting starship (bet you
- thought I was going to say Force, eh - grin). The Enterprise's
- phaser banks are probably accurate enough to boil a cup of coffee
- from orbit...Ground forces need to move FAST, and KEEP moving.
-
- On the Bounce Soldier!
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- | --The DarkElf-- | If Architects built buildings the way programmers |
- | sdrumm@cs.umr.edu | wrote programs, the first woodpecker that came along|
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