How do others see FCT/NAC/NSL relating (was Re: Locations of

Los spake thusly upon matters weighty:
> Glover, Owen wrote:

To address Owen's point:

Someone wrote some units up (or at least suggested) things like "The
King's Own Memphis Rifles". I liked the sound of units like that -
they probably have both an operational designation and a Regimental Name. I
suspect, based on the fact the UK and Canada came to the aid of a shattered
USA, that the formations would tend to reflect
British/Canadian configuration (they'd have had more influence in the
early days of the amalgamated country). But experience and time (and
political necessity to co-opt former US leadership and military) will
have necessitated taking the best from both worlds.

It seems to me that the British naval model (with tradition involving Nelson,
Hornblower, Churchill and many others) will be as likely to predominate the
NAC combined fleet as any. Like Los, I think the Spec Ops community will (as
they do today) steal good ideas from each other in a profligate manner. The
Army will probably be organized into Corps, Divisions, Battalions, Companies,
and Platoons, with the presence Regiments (as someone pointed out, these
are more administrative and philosophical than combat-formations
these days) and Combat Teams or Task Forces (representing forces smaller than
a Division deployed to a trouble spot).

As for the air force/navy thing.... I think the Navy will be better
represented in FT because the FT style of combat has more to do with ship
warfare than modern day air warfare. The air force may well be limited to
planetary defence forces and air support for the ground
pounders - and it may well follow a more RAF/RCAF model.

Perhaps one last heretical thought:

Why does everyone have so much trouble envisioning a state which has
contributions from the UK and the USA but isn't quite like either but shows
the influence of both? Guys.... we already have one!..... Some of us live
there..... we call it CANADA. And since we were involved
in the bail-out of the USA, it may well be that people might have
used Canada as a model for how to integrate some of the diverse aspects of the
two situations.

Tom.
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