2nd/3rd rate powers - LLAR

Thomas Barclay schrieb:
> Third Rate

> Fourth Rate

If you take present-day forces as a rough guideline, I don't see why
LLAR should rate lower than African ones. Note also that LLAR troops provide
large numbers of mercenary forces, and would warrant 'Average mercenary'
status. My inclination would be to place LLAR as 3rd rate and PAU as 4th

Greetings

G'day,

> If you take present-day forces as a rough guideline, I don't see why

Not sure I agree with using modern forces as a guideline, but I can see your
point about the mercs bit.

> My inclination would be to place LLAR as 3rd rate and PAU as 4th

I can understand that not everyone can be top notch. I also know they don't
loom as large as the NAC in the timeline, but can someone please explain to
dumbo here why the PAU have such a crap reputation? Is it projecting from now
bias? Or is there some major comment in the timeline that my selective memory
has conveniently deleted on me?

Cheers

> --- Beth.Fulton@csiro.au wrote:

> I can understand that not everyone can be top notch.

Because the only good quality professional militaries to ever come out of that
continent have been either Rhodesian or South African before the end of
apartied.

And they aren't part of the PAU--as near as I can
tell, they all packed up an voortreked out.

G'day,

> Because the only good quality professional militaries

I take it we're talking recent modern history here, either that or North
Africa ceased to be part of the continent at some point;)

> Because the only good quality professional militaries

> I take it we're talking recent modern history here, either that or

<grin> It did--now it belongs to the IF, not the PAU.