Re: Re[2]: DS2: Design questions of my own.

John Atkinson wrote:

>Mercenaries are inherently unreliable, especially if
>French.  A good policy would be to hire them remotely,
>transport them directly to the scene of conflict, and
>maintain control over their supply lines.  Otherwise
>they try to take over Greece, or Cilicia.

The foreign Legion model is even more attractive:  Don't hire mercenary 
UNITS, hire individuals and train them yourself.

>Side Note:  My personal policy is 1)never hire anyone
>with both land and space forces,

Agreed

2)never, ever use
>them to backstop your own garissons (new policy!),

Absolutely.  Send them to the front while the contracts ink's drying.

>3)Use them only on planets you really couldn't care
>less about whether the population loves or not.

Like someone else's planet in an assault.

>Oh, and make sure you maintain control over CLI
>supplies.

Oh Yeah.

Brian B

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