Re: [GZG] Re: [GZG Fiction] Basic Street Fighting Manual

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parameters Beth specified, Daniel is right. However, in broader terms
having grav tanks and grav APCs makes the road net redundant only if one
can move all one's beans, bullets, and black oil via grav as well. It
appears that the Kra'vak can. I bet in human space, though (even in
2196), that stuff mostly moves on wheels (or rails, where there are
any). Logistics is a harsh mistress.... ;-)
   
  Best regards,
  Ken


Daniel Casquilho <danielc@earthlink.net> wrote:
  (Beth)>I also mentioned that Kra'Vak use grav pretty much exclusively
so you have to
>shut down the entire 3D area between the cities. I'm probably being
>thick (or exasperating or both) but it still seems to me if there was
an
>alien threat that wasn't bound to transport goods on the 2D road
network
>humans tend to use ....

This exchange has reminded me why one must be careful using present
military logic when discussing a fictional world with different
restrictions and parameters. As Beth has pointed out; adding Grav Tanks
and Grav APCs to the mix changes the impact of controlling roads. Or
control of the space would impact the information flow or many other
differances one could think of. One of the challenges of doing this kind
of article/story in a fictional future is one must make some assumptions
based on tech that does not exist now and thus draw conclusions that may
or may not make sense with present (modern) or past (WWII for example)
military doctrine.

Me, I think Beth has done a great job in her attempts to paint one
possible future situation. And to her point, one must accept that her
fictional account has to assume not all of our present thinking would
work with the fictional tech she has included (or GZG has included) in
the background of the story.

Thanks for the fun and entertainment Beth!

dafrca