Re: ESU Penal Units

On Mon, Aug 19, 2002 at 02:42:18PM -0500, devans@nebraska.edu wrote:
>>While I have some doubts of the likelihood of such squads used at all,
>Sorry, all, I meant doubts concerning such squads being used
>trans-stellar-ly in FH. Huge YMMV, of course.

The weakness of the ESU system is that it requires a significant and
continuing influx of convicts to form spearhead units. The strength of
the ESU system is that it is able to provide such an influx. The Lenov/S
(aka Zinoviev) scoutboat is a case in point; the six men of the crew 
are given a vessel capable of interstellar travel, after all. Surely, 
if they did not love the Rodina, they would use it to flee elsewhere? 
(The rumours of remote-controlled scuttling charges are treasonous.)