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by Emcha
Fri Oct 04, 2013 11:54 pm
Forum: Outsider Discussion
Topic: Miscellaneous Terran question-and-answer thread
Replies: 1204
Views: 1014439

Re: Miscellaneous Terran question-and-answer thread

I have some small understanding of military life, National Service was mandatory here in my fathers day. In my family, as I believe, there has been a soldier in every generation since the First Boer War. Regardless of perceived military blood, I know well war isn`t 'glorious'. To sum it, I'd say it...
by Emcha
Fri Oct 04, 2013 5:57 am
Forum: Outsider Discussion
Topic: Miscellaneous Umiak/misc. races question-and-answer thread
Replies: 764
Views: 522620

Re: Miscellaneous Umiak/misc. races question-and-answer thre

Umiak do have recreational activities, though Umiak military crews often don't have much in the way of personal time. One "recreational" activity that Umiak crews engage in while on duty, even and especially in times of action and stress, is "singing." It's a group call-and-response chant kind of t...
by Emcha
Thu Oct 03, 2013 10:45 am
Forum: Outsider Discussion
Topic: Miscellaneous Terran question-and-answer thread
Replies: 1204
Views: 1014439

Re: Miscellaneous Terran question-and-answer thread

next question:

presuming everything goes favorably with the good acting captain on his meeting with the emperor, what could the terran military expect to acquire from the loroi tech-wise?
by Emcha
Thu Oct 03, 2013 6:54 am
Forum: Outsider Discussion
Topic: Miscellaneous Terran question-and-answer thread
Replies: 1204
Views: 1014439

Re: Miscellaneous Terran question-and-answer thread

Because to render what you describe feasible, it would no longer be a mass-driver round; it would be a torpedo. so it would be silly to use a mass driver -a device designed to propel a body of mass to a stupidly high velocity, which you have at least four of on every ship in your fleet- to launch t...
by Emcha
Thu Oct 03, 2013 6:09 am
Forum: Outsider Discussion
Topic: Miscellaneous Terran question-and-answer thread
Replies: 1204
Views: 1014439

Re: Miscellaneous Terran question-and-answer thread

I've been lurking off-and-on here for a while, and a question has been simmering in the back of my mind the whole time. so i'm just going to ask it and screw it if it's already been answered. I feel i should preface this with a bit of background. I'm not an expert of anything, but I have quite a bit...