[sg] More on the Gurkhas

Ok, I decided I needed to poke around...

http://www.geocities.com/MadisonAvenue/7843/gurka.html

'Of the total 110 Victoria Cross, the highest military honor provided 
by the British Empire to all its soldiers until now, Gurkha soldiers 
have won 13 medals.'

'According to the reporter of the British Broadcasting Corporation 
(BBC) "The Argentines dropped their rifles and abandoned mortars and 
machine guns" as soon as the Gurkha soldiers marched forward. The 
Argentine soldiers were mainly afraid of the famous Gurkha knives 
called "Khukuri" because they had chopped the heads off many Germans 
and Japanese in hand to hand combat during the world wars.'

And...

http://www.ukdf.org.uk/gr14.htm

'Reputation. The Gurkhas have an international renown for their 
bravery, and a mysticism surrounds their use of the Kukri. Legend has 
it that rumours were spread amongst the Argentine conscripts on the 
Falklands of tales of cannibalism by the Gurkhas, if this were true 
it would be a force multiplier due to the psychological effect on the 
enemy. '

All of this brings a question. Does the ESU have access to Gurkha 
troops since they hold India? Would the ESU take Gurkhas? Would 
Gurkhas serve in the ESU under "Indian" service? Would Nepal be a 
smoking ruin where the ESU tried to invade and failed or is Nepal 
still thorny as ever to invaders and independent in 2183 (and 
apparently still supplying troops to the crown and the NAC)?
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