National Characteristics?

Hey all, Does anyone have a specific "characteristic" listing for the various
planetary organizations? Like what weapons are favored by who....Does NAC use
more needle beams? NSL use more torps...etc?

I know a fleet book is on the way (called Geohex today and he said at least
two more months...) but what about in the interim? Is there any agreed upon
standards?

Thanks Joe

Nothing official at the moment, but someone's webpage does have a basis for
the NAC & ESU (I forget who's, you'll have to try the links on the UFTWWWP).
> From that page, the NAC tend to use a lot of fighters (the Fleet

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We know the OUDF produces some Stargrunt vehicles under licence from the FSE
(from Owen's orbat) so they would probably source the basic escort hulls from
the same source (repeat business). The few cruiser's the OUDF use would likely
be custom built at home, predominately as support
ships (ADAF & missiles/SMBs would fit this role).  The largest military
ship they possess would be a battlecruiser or escort carrier, to use as a
flagship, possible with a single HBS for punch. Given their penchant for
reliability, & that the OU fleet is more geared towards police actions, the
weapon fits would be more like the ESU, to reduce maintainance & ammunition
costs. I can't wait for the FT:FB to find out how SMBs will work.

Any comments? Owen?

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> ROBERTSON,Brendan wrote:
Owen?
> [quoted text omitted]
Brendan,

The following is a preconceived idea with no basis in reality,
and not much in sci-fi.

I take from your statemants that the 'OU' is to a large extent still a client
state of the NAC. Depending upon how far flung the 'OUs' assets are would
drive the fleet construction
program.   The potential for conflict with one of the larger (FSE,
ESU) powers would create a large fleet if the 'OU' were completely
independent. (and not otherwise protected by treaty agreements.) The supplier
of such a fleet would be: NAC, FCT, FSE and possibly
Swedish and/Dutch.

Just a thought.

Bye for now,

The OU are about to rid themselves of ties to the outdated monarchy of the
NAC. We are in the process of a convention to determine whether Australia
becomes a republic by the year 2000, dumps the engish queen as our head of
state and elects our own President.

So I guess we will be buying our starships from who ever gives us the best
offer. Or we will build them ourselves!

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Well I am not to sure that you could say that the "OU" is a client state of
the NAC. Even though some of the major players in the Union are from NAC stock
there are other factions that where once controlled by the FSE and from past
experience would be not to happy with them, I mean would you be happy if the
colonizing power decided to test nukes in your back yard and you had no say in
it.

In my opinion they would no so readily have alot of FSE equipment, more so PAU
or old NAC equipment which has been modified and upgraded to OU standard.

Well thats my thought :-)

Ciao Paul Frigo groucho@goldweb.com.au paulf@defcen.gov.au

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> From: Darryl Hills[SMTP:dhills@wr.com.au]
If we can make up our minds as to who we will allow to be nomated. Mind you it
took how many days to decide we call the new head of state 'President'???????
And we will still have a Prime Minister!?

> > So I guess we will be buying our starships from who ever gives us