Re: Ubermensch in DSII?

> > Frystaaters:  Boers who live on a hostile, high-G planet. Very
strong
> > and fast, high quality light infantry.  Made up elite units like
> > Jornsvelt's Jaegers.  Perhaps as normal line infantry (rifle or
> > specialist team), but with 4" movement, 4 chits in close assault,
and
> > they don't have to pass confidence checks to close assault.  In J's
> > Jaegers and simillar elite units, only Orange/Red 1s.
> 
> Where'd this one come from? I'd love to read the inspiration for
> this.

Gleaned from a number of stories in Jerry Pournelle's War World series. 
The ha-Bandari were founded by a band of refugees led by an exiled
Captain in the Jaegers, with a handful of fellow Frystaaters.

> > I'm not 100% sure how to translate into Stargrunt, except to say
that
> > one Drakensis should be able to have a platoon of NAC or ESU troops
for
> > lunch, and hold his own against Sapiens in powered armor.
> 
> Hmm. I recall reading marching through Georgia and I don't recall
> them being quite that fearsome. How about a more moderate

In Marching Through Georgia, Draka were simply selectively bred.  In
Drakon, they have been altered heavily through genetic manipulation.  

http://www.mindspring.com/~atalbott/drakafan.html

has stats on end-state Homo Drakensis, which is a seperate species from
humanity--no longer interfertile with us mere Sapiens.	Effectively
immortal, 4x as fast, 4x as strong, 5x as good hearing, hearing on a
level with a cat, an implanted AI aide, subcutaneous armor, etc, etc,
etc.

John M. Atkinson