[GZG] Re: Gzg-l Digest, Vol 8, Issue 61

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http://lists.csua.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gzg-lI actually rather
liked the VIP concept for a scenario card.  Britain wouldn't have
collapsed if Prince Andrew had been killed, but I'm sure it would have
had some impact on morale - and also led to even more rage and
indignation towards the dreadful "Argies" for doing so.  The media would
have whipped up even more dehumanisation and objectification towards the
Argentinians if such an event had occured.
   
  Plus maybe the air group commander or the carrier captain wouldn't
have seen his career advance much afterwards either. So in terms of the
fleet commander that could easily be a "you lose the scenario" personal
result.  
   
  Of course the morale thing is a bit of a double bind if you go to war
while a royal or other VIP is serving in your military.  Solving it by
taking them off the ship just before it sails into harms way or by not
deploying their vessel is a bit obvious and doesn't do much for the
morale of anyone else in the fleet who is bound to notice that they are
considered more expendable...
   
  Of course, we should also not forget the plot of the film "Whoops
Apocalypse!" either! 
   
  If "war is diplomacy conducted by other means" then it is appropriate
to explore the politics and dilemmas around the war too, and scenario
conditions like this VIP example help do this IMHO.  
   
   
  
  >Prince Andrew, I think?
>
>Can't be bothered to google it, but I think it was him, and if he'd
>bought it the Brits would hardly have "automatically lost" the entire
>battle...

That suggestion for the special effect card was SLIGHTLY 
tongue-in-cheek, and followed on from the earlier discussions on this 
topic.....
I fully agree it's an unlikely scenario, unless you assume that the 
loss of said VIP snotty would cause such a huge fuss with the public 
back home that the political fallout would outweigh the military 
outcome of the battle..... in which case, as John A mentioned, he 
shouldn't be out in the firing line but back on some support or 
training ship in the home system.

For a more realistic view of it, assuming the kid gets into that 
situation before he can be reassigned to a nice safe berth, then 
maybe just a lesser penalty of some sort on the player's victory 
conditions rather than an outright loss. But don't let's all get too 
hung up on it, it was only one example suggestion to get the ball 
rolling! ;-)

Jon (GZG)

		
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