Alien TOEs was: Cheese factor

Which gives you some ideas and reasons on how to organize alien forces
differently.

> Absender: cdownes-ward@9a.co.uk
psychological phrase is "primary groups"

The alien primary groups might be smaller (cats, say, or Orang Utans) or
bigger (hyenas, deer)

> > b. You need enough guys in a fire team to look after each other >

Good all-round vision (insects, rabbits) might reduce the numbers
needed - still must be able to shoot all-round (four-armed ?)

> > d. On the other hand, you need few enough units that your

Less intelligent races might not handle more than two, super-
intelligent races might handle 8 or 10. Which begs the question whether a
human player can handle them.

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