RE: [SGII] Ghurka Pipers - military trivia for the day - TERROR

 
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Agreed.

Highlanders, Ghurkas, Dorsai, Saudakar, Fremen ... the terror is from
the reputation of what they are facing. Bagpipes, unique uniforms,
etc. are just a means of announcing that fact.

On the other hand, if the unit reputation has not made it to the
planet (or is discounted), the effect will not be present ("The Mad
Harlequins?!?! I ain't afraid o' no clowns"). It might even handycap
the unit with the reputation as they may unconsiously expect the
opposition to fear them ("This is the part when you run away --
Shrek).

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From: owner-gzg-l@lists.CSUA.Berkeley.EDU
[mailto:owner-gzg-l@lists.CSUA.Berkeley.EDU]On Behalf Of Allan
Goodall
Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2001 21:33
To: gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu
Subject: Re: [SGII] Ghurka Pipers - military trivia for the day -
TERROR

[snip]

I think it has more to do with the implication of what's around those
bagpipes. The reason bagpipes gave deliterious morale effects had
everything
to do with the troops associated with them. 

[snip] 

Allan Goodall		       awg@sympatico.ca

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