[fh ot] Re: [GZG][FH] Planet types (was Re: Locations of Sta

Alan spake thusly upon matters weighty:

> Concur. And a much smaller fleet than might be expected, consisting of

I doubt that.

> In FT-II terms, only a pair of cruisers where an opponent might have a

Precisely for the reason mentioned here, it is quite likely that the OU and
the NAC probably share a lot of cutting edge technologies with each other, and
a lot of Military Industrial Complexes probably sell to all sides. It seems
likely that most of the major combatants would at most have superiority in a
limited area (eg a single technology) and it seems likely that would not last
long (the others would steal it, reverse engineer it, or buy it). If you look
at NATO member ships today, they have technologies from many member countries
but from many other countries like Japan and the SEATO countries. This isn't
likely to be any different in 2183. More prevalent, I'd guess.

Would the OU have a few ships? Yes. Like the Canadians would if they were
independent. Would they have good ships? I'm sure some would be fabulous and
well equipped. But only to first line standards in most areas. It's not like
your Navy is the terror of the sees, nor if it was would it remain so for
long. We in Canada also have some spiffy home grown systems for EW that I'd
put up against any in the world (if only in friendly competition!), but I
don't think that means our ships are 'a cut above'. Above ships made 20 years
ago, sure! Above modern ships made in Oz or in France, probably not. Everyone
has there own tech tricks, but by en large, ships of a class, of an era, and
of a cost level, share a parity in general performance envelope, with each
ship having strengths and weaknesses.

If you want flavour, has anyone thought of giving each nation some type of
enhancements to one area or another to reflect national character?

ie Oz has great PDS (more effective, cheaper, or less massive)
NAC has great EW/Fire Control/Sensors
ESU has great Hull Integrity etc.

We've explored these kind of 'differences' for the Kra-Vak, but has
anyone thought of trying these for standard Human fleets?

> > At the risk of offeneding someone out there, it is my

Hmm. That seems a worldwide thought.... but he has (in a strange way) done a
lot for the world (between bouts of outright nastiness).

> The only group that everyone in East Asia seems to hate with a passion

Of course, take a trip to Japan and I'm told this operates in reverse.

> Hmmm. I seem to have drifted WAY off topic.

Perilously.
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