Re: Odd FT Idea

John Atkinson wrote: 
> I'm wondering about the Gurkhas.  I mean, Nepal is either A)Part of 
> ESU, or B)Completely surrounded by same, that entity including both 
> India and China.  Is the ESU gonna be so keen on permitting it's 
> arch-rivals recruitment drives?  Any 2200s Gurkhas will likely be ESU 
> troops, descendants of the Gurkha batallions in the Indian Army.

The SG2 timeline makes some mention of a reformed Gurkha battalion in
the 
service of the NAC. My guess is that whilst Nepal is under the ESU's
control 
there are some NAC controlled or NAC allied colony worlds out there with

Nepalese populations which provide the recruiting grounds for these
reformed 
Gurkha battalions.

Could be interesting if there are also Gurkha battalions in the ESU
forces.....

Steve

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