Re: Crew for Space Stations

You wrote: 

>Having said that, during times of conflict and when 'sent into harms 
way' >you could expect this situation to improve somewhat.  Basic rifle 
skills >would probably be equivalent to Militia for around half the 
crew.  When one >addresses the situation at a Fleet Base (read Space 
Station for FT now), >most tecs would be at this level too.  That is, 
they can stand behind a >barricade and shoot at things but they will 
scarper rather quickly when >faced with regular troops.  After all, 
they should have been engaged and >destroyed in their transports on the 
way in.

Original question was formulated because I am slowly composing a wee 
bit o' fanfic set in my Rhomanoi universe about a sort of 'Trojan 
Horse' maneuver--ship crippled with EMP pulse missles, and surviving 
crew interrogated enough to locate the refueling base used for probes 
of the sector.	Captured ship is then used to insert a special forces 
unit--but here I was stuck:  Given station crew, how large unit needed? 
 Seems that probably 2 or three troops might be used (Since RL 
Byzantines didn't have SOF, I'm borrowing SAS organization.  ;) Which 
means 32-48 men).  In power armor.

John M. Atkinson