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 Nov 27 2004, 05:44 AM
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Immortal Elf  Group: Validating Posts: 7,999 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 1,890  |
I remember seeing something about the Spetsnaz as well, though for the life of me I can't remember.
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Nov 27 2004, 05:49 AM
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Corp Download, in the Yamatetsu chapter.
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Nov 27 2004, 05:53 AM
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Oh sure, the very last place I ever would have looked. Figures. :D
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Nov 27 2004, 06:09 AM
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Back to teh CAS, proper, I wonder if there's a move on to take a swing at Aztlan at this stage? Lots of Azzie forces are tied up in teh Yucatan, they've lost MAJOR magical mojo the past year or trhee, they're having some financial worries, and Amazonia's stepping up teh underbelly nibbles.
Add in Ghostwalker turning them sideways and Pueblo taking a beeline to LA and you have an interesting setup where the Puebs need extra land to guard that pencil-thin stretch they have, the CAS retakes Texas (And maybe a bit more), backed by a horked off Ghostwalker lending spiritual and magical support (But not being actually on-site) ... Not a huge war that drives for Tenochitlan, mind, but a 24 hour push sort of thing. Hmm... -- Johnny Reb |
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Nov 27 2004, 06:27 AM
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Yeesh... c'mon people. My name's Jon. (Shut up, Dvixen!) I mean, I don't hear anyone talk about "Jury's TSS" or "Marcucci's Archive." Sorry to be so snippy, but you're like the third or fourth person to do that. |
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Nov 27 2004, 06:34 AM
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Immortal Elf Group: Validating Posts: 7,999 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 1,890 |
"Jon" is just a little too generic. When people use "Szeto," it leaves very little doubt who they're referring to.
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Nov 27 2004, 06:40 AM
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Immoral Elf Group: Members Posts: 15,247 Joined: 29-March 02 From: Grimy Pete's Bar & Laundromat Member No.: 2,486 |
Jon, maybe you should change the tag under your name to 'Which Szeto?'
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Nov 27 2004, 06:43 AM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,013 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
Speaking as another Jon, my calling it "Jon's description" just sounds weird.
~J the self-centered |
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Nov 27 2004, 07:20 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,028 Joined: 9-November 02 From: The Republic of Vermont Member No.: 3,581 |
There are entirely too many Jo(h)ns in this world.
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Nov 27 2004, 07:37 AM
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Well, at least you don't mind the context of the sentence.
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Nov 27 2004, 07:46 AM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,013 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
Well, some of us are full Jonathans, but that is a mouthful to say regularly I must admit. ~J |
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Nov 27 2004, 08:10 AM
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*singing*
These are the Johns I know I know I know These are the Johns I know... |
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Nov 27 2004, 08:34 AM
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Immoral Elf Group: Members Posts: 15,247 Joined: 29-March 02 From: Grimy Pete's Bar & Laundromat Member No.: 2,486 |
I know a hooker who sings that. :D
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Nov 27 2004, 08:38 AM
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Immoral Elf Group: Members Posts: 15,247 Joined: 29-March 02 From: Grimy Pete's Bar & Laundromat Member No.: 2,486 |
... and some of us don't need to brag! :grinbig: I'm not even going to comment on the rest of that sentence. ;) |
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Nov 27 2004, 09:47 AM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,156 Joined: 15-March 03 From: Fresno, CalFree Member No.: 4,252 |
Too many jokes...brain...overloading....
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Nov 27 2004, 10:21 PM
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The CAS clearly has at best the second largest army in the world. The Crowning glory of world's biggest army has to be the NEEC. Witch has roughly the same ratio of soldier pre-capita as CAS. (at least in divisions with 20,and three fleets.). The Europeans really like big armies.
As for special forces, I recall SONA saying that they were in the middle.Nothing to great, but nothing to be ashamed of. Not everyone can be the best. As I recall the CAS also has the CDC, witch may be an AA. |
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Nov 28 2004, 12:00 AM
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King of the Hobos Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 2,117 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 127 |
Yeah, I had a re-read of SoNA. Whilst CAS special forces are good, just not in the same league as the Wildcats or Ghosts, man-for-man their normal troops are the best trained on the continent apparently.
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Nov 28 2004, 12:22 AM
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Perhaps you remember the novel Night's Pawn by Tom Dowd in which the main character is former Russian specops, not sure if they actually mention Spetznaz by name. |
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Nov 28 2004, 01:47 AM
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King of the Hobos Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 2,117 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 127 |
Seems that 'Ferrets' is more just a nickname that was given to a section of the CAS's Marine Force Recon battalion.
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Nov 28 2004, 01:48 AM
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Since when? Stalingrad? |
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Nov 28 2004, 03:42 AM
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Immortal Elf Group: Members Posts: 11,410 Joined: 1-October 03 From: Pittsburgh Member No.: 5,670 |
in SR, they vey well might prefer huge-ass armies. their most recent war involved unending hordes of suicidal assaults. the one just before that involved a heavy armor blitzkreig. large, well-equipped armies are quite possibly the order of the day.
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Nov 28 2004, 04:12 AM
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Which I find kinda wierd yknow? When I read through Shadows of NA I had even more of a WTF kinda reaction to the whole Natives take back America setup SR has. Not only did they apparently have the best magical support, but also look! Their special forces are better than the ones that have ever existed before! It just gets so confuzzling for me at times. |
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Nov 28 2004, 04:24 AM
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King of the Hobos Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 2,117 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 127 |
In that case I would highly recommend that you stay well away from the two original Tir sourcebooks- they take it to new heights.
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Nov 28 2004, 04:36 AM
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Actually, I can buy the Ghosts being badass simply on the principles that the Tir throws assloads of magic and money for gear at them. TNO... I don't know.
The Wildcats being better than your standard U.S. or British SF team? No effing way. |
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Nov 28 2004, 04:41 AM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,598 Joined: 15-March 03 From: Hong Kong Member No.: 4,253 |
Well, really the wildcats are a cover for an awakened species of planarian worm (IRL a kind of flatworm that a assimilate some 'memories' by eating the brains of another planaria (sp?)). Once they got the worms through basic training, they had they visit a lot of military graveyards, with shovels...
Now having consumed the brains of some of historys greatest soldiers, they are perhaps the best worm commando that the world has ever seen. |
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