Re: [SG] Mercenary Mission Motivation

>On  6-Feb-02 at 10:00, Donogh McCarthy (donoghmc@hotmail.com) wrote:
>
>> I thought that their mission motivation would be closer tied to the
current
>>  status of the payment, their current state of supply and the
perceived
>> reliability of their employer.
>
>I would say a large part of a mercenaries motivation would be based
>on their confidence in their top command.  I know I would be much
>more motivated if the one leading the show were a competent combat
>vet than I would be if the boss was a faceless financial
>institution.
>
>Roger Books

This is a fascinating topic, probably with no real answers.....!
Just some odd thoughts to add to the discussions:
I'd expect units like Japanese Corporate Troops to have a fanatical
loyalty
to their Corporation, for example, including laying down their lives for
it; "cheap" Merc cannon fodder units from certain other nations (I'm NOT
opening this particular thread again....) may have very little staying
power.
Highly professional Merc units with good reputations may have high
Motivation in terms of getting the mission accomplished, but may NOT be
prepared to accept many casualties if faced with more than minimal
opposition - I would think that excellent casevac and medical support
would
be prerequisites of such units.

Maybe we should actually have a different set of Mission Motivation
parameters and effects specially for Mercs of various flavours, to
reflect
their different priorities compared with the "national" soldier....?

Jon (GZG)