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  7. Weekly character question: Reasons for enlistment

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    Squires enlisted for one primary reason; his life, as he knew it, was crumbling down around him. He had lost his job as a welder due to an on-sight injury, his wife had filed for divorce, and his family was in no position to support him -- nor would he have taken their assistance. These culminated in his enlistment.

     

    • Was it a genuinely better option than staying where they were? Probably not. Rhohan's economy had been completely militarized, and most jobs had been filled by unskilled workers. He wouldn't have been able to sustain himself.

     

    • Were they just a through-and-through patriot? Do they still feel that way? Nope. Squires sees things in shades of gray; nobody is good, nobody is evil. Everything is relative.

     

    • Were they seeking travel and adventure? Not exactly. Squires is a homebody; he's expressed he may call the Grant his home, but Rhohan is the only place he'd wish to live.

     

    • Did their family push them into it? Squires' family is not one of military heritage, and his enlistment had mostly come from the blue.

     

    EDIT; This is my 69th post. I wasted it on this.

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  17. [Suggestion] Morita Mk5 'Bushwacker'

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    I like the idea of introducing more weapons, but I feel as though some of the concepts here are a bit off;

     

    12.7mm subsonic, blunt-tipped, caseless ammunition (assuming it'd have similar properties to subsonic hollow point) would most likely be too heavy and impractical for use against Arachnids, as it'd lack the penetration needed to punch through the carapace. The Mk5 also have heat and reliability issues, as caseless ammunition doesn't extract heat from the weapon like standard, cased ammunition does. Not to mention that, if using the Mk4's firing system, would also have to contend with electrical issues caused by the aforementioned heat or something like an electromagnetic pulse. Fully automatic 12.7mm would also impart incredible fatigue on the operator, regardless of fire rate.

     

    I'm not against adding another Morita variant, but I feel like the Federation would design it more to fight Progenitors moreso than Arachnids, as even the Mk1 has proven to be mostly effective against them. Maybe I'm being a bit too nitpicky here, but it's how I feel looking at the IC weapon from a practical standpoint.

     

    EDIT;

    I think something chambered in a round ballistically similar to .300 Blackout or 6.8mm Remmington using a traditional gas-operated, rotating bolt assembly with either the means to attach a suppressor, or an integrated suppressor would fair quite nicely against Human, Skinny, Arachnid, and Progenitor targets.

  19. Ralph Davis Tenell

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    //:RELATIONSHIPS

    FEDNET PERSONAL LOGS - TENELL, RALPH DAVIS ID:144511-120720

     

    Spoiler

    N/A

     

    //:END

     

    //:PERSONAL LOGBOOK

    FEDNET PERSONAL LOGS - TENELL, RALPH DAVIS ID:144511-120720

     

    Spoiler

    N/A

     

     

    //:END

  20. Ralph Davis Tenell

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    COMPILING... ACCESS GRANTED; DAVIS, RALPH TENELL ID:144511-120720

    !!WARNING - CORRUPTED INFORMATION!!

     

    Facial reference;

     

    Spoiler

    Scan00201.jpg

    An image of Tenell during his initial deployment aboard the Rodger W. Young.

     

    Theme song (?);

    Spoiler

     

     

    General information;

     

    //:FULL NAME: TENELL, RALPH DAVIS

    //:SEX: MALE [NATURAL]

    //:AGE: 24

    //:DOB: 4/20/2274

    //:POB: SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, TERRA, SOL

    //:EDUCATION:

    DOUGLAS MACARTHUR HIGH SCHOOL [GRADUATED]

    //:TRAINING:

    BASIC COMBAT TRAINING [PASSED]

    FLEET AVIATION SCHOOL [PASSED, DR-4 VIKING QUALIFIED]

    SERE TRAINING [PASSED]

    //:HEIGHT: 5'8

    //:WEIGHT: 161LB

    //:BUILD: MESOMORPHIC

    //:BLOOD TYPE: AB NEG

    //:EYE COLOR: BROWN

    //:HAIR COLOR: BROWN

    //:ALIGNMENT: NEUTRAL - UCF

    //:CRIMINAL RECORD: N/A

     

    Service record;

     

    //:BRANCH: FLEET

    //:CLASS INFORMATION: REDACTED

    //:UNIT: REDACTED

    //:FORMERLY OF 16TH CAV 'DARK HORSE', TROOP C AIR, 2ND LIFT PLT - STATIONED ABOARD UCF-BC-175 RODGER W. YOUNG

    //:PAY GRADE: N/A

    //:RANK: N/A

    //:DEPLOYMENTS: REDACTED

    //:TOURS: REDACTED

    //:AFFILIATES - INDIVIDUALS IN RED MAY HINDER COMBAT EFFECTIVENESS

    //:COMMANDING OFFICER - N/A

    //:SECTION LEADER - N/A

    //:NCO INSTRUCTOR - N/A

    //:REGISTERED PARTNER - N/A

    //:AWARDS

     

    //:COMPILING.  .  .

    //:COMPILING.  .  .

    //:NO ENTRIES FOUND

     

    //:ACHIEVEMENTS;

     

    //:COMPILING.  .  .

    //:COMPILING.  .  .

    //:NO ENTRIES FOUND

     

    //:DISCIPLINARY RECORDS;

     

    //:COMPILING.  .  .

    //:COMPILING.  .  .

    //:NO ENTRIES FOUND

     

     

    Medical Information;

    [NOTE - ALL MEDICAL RECORDS BEGIN AT ENTRY TO SERVICE.]

     

    //:COMPILING.  .  .

    //:COMPILING.  .  .

    //:NO ENTRIES FOUND

     

    Personal information;

     

    //:COMPILING.  .  .

    //:COMPILING.  .  .

    //:FILE CORRUPTED

    //:CONTACT SERVER ADMINISTRATOR - ERROR CODE 130748

     

    Direct family - next of kin;

     

    //:MOTHER - MELODY TENELL - ACTIVE

    //:FATHER - TYLER TENELL - ACTIVE

    //:BROTHER - JACOB TENELL - ACTIVE

     

     

    //:END

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  21. PKs and If They are Being Done Right.

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    There's a line between making them difficult and hard. Spamming overwhelming amounts of enemies doesn't make an event difficult - it makes it hard. Making it difficult has the enemy "utilize" the environment and work against you. Take up ridge lines, flank, surround, and attempt to either pin or destroy rather than swarm.

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