RE: Merc Movitations

Tomb,

In those cases I would agree.  So it comes down to motivation again.  If
they are fighting for money then I think their motivation will be high
to
start (Hey we are the professionals) but if they start to take
casualties
they will break sooner than a force that is motivated by other issues.

If they are fighting for a nation other than their own and they are
doing so
because they believe in a cause or just hate _Fill in the blank_ then
their
motivation will be more in line with standard formations.

All of this is conjecture of course since I have never served as a
mercenary.

Magic

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[mailto:owner-gzg-l@lists.CSUA.Berkeley.EDU]On Behalf Of Tomb
Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2002 3:42 PM
To: gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu
Subject: Merc Movitations

Bob say:
Tomb,

I agree that their motivation and professionalism will keep them up for
short engagements.  If it starts to turn ugly however no amount of money
is going to sustain them.  Yes, like all troops they are fighting for
their buddies, but when the casualties start to climb they are going to
start looking towards a way out.

[Tomb] I think there are cases where this is not so, but they generally
are mercs[1] serving for some cause other than just money. This includes
the International Brigades in the Spanish Civil War and Finnish (or was
it Norwegian) people fighting in the (Wermacht?) German forces against
the Russians. Some of these mercs actually have very strong resolve. But
they they aren't _just_ in it for the money.

Tomb
[1] merc: someone fighting for a nation other than his own (getting
paid)

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