Re: JUNGLE PATROL

GOOD AFTERNOON KARL! 

this was  set in the 40K Universe, where the  human technology is
failling and being operated by what  i would call techno- barbarians at
best, the ADEPTUS MECHANICUS apparently did not see fit to placed
satellites in orbit , or if they did, they did not bother to share the
findings beyond THOSE WITH A NEED TO KNOW . . . .

LOL,  as far  as discovering a stone  age  culture on a whole planet,
with today's tech or even next week's tech, might not be sooo easy, or
the info so reliable.

boots on the  ground  will nearly always find something that technoogy
above does not.

i am not even sure the	natives use fire, so thermal sensors in orbit
will not be worth much.

but judging by orbital pix i have seen, finding significant ruins, and
massive impact craters from orbit  seems to be fairly easy to do. 

IN FACT,  the actual population of the	alien savages, has not even ben
determined. maybe these are the remnant of a population that has  been
steadily declining in numbers since the big blowup,  or maybe these are
an entirely different species that  is on its  way up the evolutionary
ladder, and  still lacks  a world wide population base?

as far as the  soldiers on jungle patrol with "live" weapons  goes,
there are  several reasons  i can think of that make this seem logical,
very probable.

1. dangerous  wildlife.

2. live fire training operations.

3. normal security sweep  in the  area	around the newly discovered
ruins.

4. make work for those idle hands  that would otherwise be laying about
the barracks eating, drinking, screwing around and  generally  getting
into trouble. AND  THIS  WOULD ESPECIALLY BE TRUE UNDER  A CIVILIAN
OPERATIONAL COMAND (been there, done  that!). 

5. the 40K universe is full of hostile	aliens , and human degerates who
do not	 support the  EMPIRE OF MAN.	

i am sure  others (including you) that have been soldiers can come up
with other ideas for THE REASON WHY THE PATROL WAS OUT	THERE. 

hey, i am sure that the folks who have not been in the military can come
up with some  other  reasons too.

anyway,  it was a fun game,!

and yes you could have done it with lizard men, feral orks, feral
goblins, etc. that art	would be up to whoever!

we just have some nice Neanderthats that needed a workout  !

DAWGIE