Re: [GZG] FTverse colinies

[Zoe Brain <aebrain@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Tony Wilkinson wrote:
> I think with the Israelis it's not so much that other militaries won't 
> come to their aid as civilian governments might not sell them spare 
> parts. The French tried to do this with the Mirage fighter and also held 
> onto some patrol boats that the Israelis had actually paid for. (The 
> Israelis ended up stealing the boats  and  reverse engenineering the 
> Mirage, with improvements).
Hence the two FSE Battlecruisers in OU service, the "Prince Leonard" and 
"Princess Shirley". They had their missile systems ripped out and 
replaced with B-2s and armour when the FSE refused to supply spare 
parts. There were other changes too, none of which would affect the SSD 
nor model's external appearance.

The two BCs comprise the Hutt River Province Astronautical Navy, but 
explaining why the HRP is an independent nation yet part of the OU would 
take too long. It's complicated, and makes no difference anyway, apart 
from the uniforms. Historical reasons, basically, and some back-handed 
politics within the FSE so they could implausibly deny selling military 
gear to the OUDFm and the OU even more implausibly deny buying them.

Yes, this long-standing part of OU history was "inspired" by the 
France/Israel farce.

Zoe

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