Re: Low-Tech Forces in DSII

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Okay, one think to consider before we continue to malign the poor list
member
that posed the low-tech forces question.  He's asking for info with an
eye
towards recreating games in the Fading Suns setting.  This is one of
those
"Great Falls in Tech and Civilization from a Long Night" -settings where
many
high tech items are looked on with superstious awe and are frowned on or
even
considered heretical by The Church.  Some allowances are made for Feudal
Nobles and the Emperor to maintain some high-tech gear.  Research is
stictly
scrutinzed.  Thus most forces of the noble house and the Empire are at
WWII
-level (though by no means extensive and thus the levy of serfs with
whatever
they can hand them) with a scattering of higher-tech forces such as
mag-rep
tanks, and power armor troops.	You also see some mixing of tech with
something equal to a Panzer IV with a laser rangefinder.

Yes, low-tech serfs carrying spears and leather armor are going to be
fertilizer before an ESU Shock Regiment to NAC Air Mobile Group.  But in
a
setting were hi-tech is scarce and spotty they do crop up.  So let's see
if we
can provide some help for a fellow list member trying to construct a
setting
instead of indulging in "idea bashing"

Chris Ruhl
SGT USAR
301st PSYOP Company (Airborne)

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