Re: Conformal Movement

Jared spake thusly upon matters weighty: 
> As I see things - that's part of what makes DSII/SGII so well liked. 
The
> cool die-type shifts aside, I attempts to model the difference in what
you
> plan and order, and what the troops actually do.  It may be harder for
a
> ship to cower and hide than it is for lowly PFC Funk, but I'm certain
that
> there have been crews that have balked at the orders they were given,
just
> like grunts.

"USS Phoenix, to USS CannonFodder. Admiral Botch orders you to
advance to within 500m of the Sa'va'sku Battle Blob and engage it in 
intense counterfire. You are to ignore your imminent death and the 
extreme unlikeliness of effective results. The Admiral requires a 
good showing for his monthly Admiralty dinner."

"USS Phoenix, <insert sound of someone making crackly noises poorly>, 
we do not <more apparently fake crackly noises> you.... over.... say 
<more crackly noises, with a cough>.... losing recep.... comms 
failing...<buzz (kind of sounds like a raspberry)>"

(Sorry, it is quite possible for the scenario described above. A 
naval captain could argue his primary responsibility was his ship, 
and he withdrew when combat damage made it untenable (or he had a 
sudden filbert flange failure or whatever) but in any case there are 
reasons valid and strictly CYA for this kind of withrdawal to occur).

Tom. 

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