From: Laserlight <laserlight@q...>
Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 22:41:26 -0400
Subject: [FT] Marines
Reading thru the last few pages of FTFB, it mentions that a Victoria BC, in addition to the usual 120 officers and crew, also has accommodations for a Marine platoon, which is evidentially not always embarked. If a Crew Factor 6 ship can carry a Platoon, how much do the larger and small ships carry? I always picture a platoon as about 32-40 men, so are we saying CF-4 = Marine Factor?
From: Robertson, Brendan <Brendan.Robertson@d...>
Date: Mon, 26 Apr 1999 09:12:53 +1000
Subject: RE: [FT] Marines
Using a little bit of guesswork & the information used in MT, you get the following approximate breakup of crew per CF: 4 officers (7/8 of which are navy, the 8th is marine) 6-8 ratings (general crew) 4-5 ratings (damage control) 4-5 marines in Powerarmour or heavy combat gear. or overall percentage of TMF: Navy Officers: 17% Marine Officers: 3% Navy Ratings: 40% Navy Ratings (DCP): 20% Marine Ratings: 20% 'Neath Southern Skies http://users.mcmedia.com.au/~denian/ ***** Cmdr Robertson - GCV Southern Skies Fleet Admiral Doyle - NKV Vesuvius (La Fayette invasion force) Gunslinger, Emperor & all-around demigod. [quoted original message omitted]
From: Laserlight <laserlight@q...>
Date: Sun, 25 Apr 1999 22:17:12 -0400
Subject: Re: [FT] Marines
> Using a little bit of guesswork & the information used in MT, you get However, Victoria has a crew factor of 6, defined as 18 officers and 102 ratings--PLUS a platoon of marines. You could just say "Crew Factor/3 = Marine Factor" but I don't think it would be quite that linear. My proposal is Crew Factor - 4 = Marine Factor, leaving the smaller ships with a squad or so. But it would be nice to have an OFFICIAL(tm) pronouncement, so the Alarishi can ignore it. (Alarishi ships, except scouts, all have marines anyway).