Re: Merc Guild

On Thursday, January 3, 2002, at 10:27 AM, Don M wrote:

> All governments lie deniability is a must that will never change.As
for 
> the
> equipment who is to say you supply them with your own. I can think of
> a few scenarios where say a NAC hired unit supplied with ESU arms
> attacks an FSE outpost, ensuring some get away.....Where did they get
> this equipment you ask? Off the battlefield or from third parties ect.

I think that the deniability issue is still a difficulty. Setting the 
money tracking issue aside and concentrating on equipment:

Getting large quantities of another country's arms would probably be 
traceable, and mercenaries would probably be looking for newer designs 
rather than cheap knock-offs (i.e. M-4s instead of AK-47s).

While possession of the arms isn't positive proof, it's a pretty strong 
indicator that may provoke action anyway.

Schoon