[HIST??] Culture shock

Roger makes a good point about the culture 
shock of a Core Worlder going to the Outposts. 

Here's one for you: 
Core world greenie LT (think Gorman from 
Aliens plus a touch of real Earther smugness) 
goes to the Outworlds. He thinks he has it all 
covered. Drops his platoon in, then wonders 
where the GPS feed is and when SATINT will be 
available? What? No GPS? No orbital recon 
assets? No Ortillery? And something in the local 
atmosphere bollixes up the short range RF 
connections between his weapons sights and 
the combat helmets? How can he run a battle if 
his laptop doesn't show the positions of all of 
his troopers and the telemetry of all their health 
states and ammo loadouts? He'd have to 
SHOUT commands, and maybe even SEND 
runners... and from time to time, he'd have NO 
IDEA where some of his units were or what was 
going on. How could he cope? 

Sounds like the grist for an interesting scenario 
to me. 

PS - One thought for those interested in 
Canada: Just think, you get to visit two distinct 
countries for the price of one and don't need a 
passport to travel between them (Canada and 
La Belle Provence <Quebec>). All gun-crazy 
cowboys (you know who you are! *ROFL!*) 
need only leave your ironware at home! (We 
solve all disputes of honour up here either on 
the curling sheets or the hockey rink!)

PPS - For the humour impaired: Not all (nor 
even most) Americans are gun crazed 
cowboys. I'm quite sure some have never worn 
a Stetson nor chaps nor ridden a horse. *Hint: 
I'm kidding, dammit, laugh!*

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Thomas Barclay
Co-Creator of http://www.stargrunt.ca 
Stargrunt II and Dirtside II game site

No Battle Plan Survives Contact With Dice.
-- Mark 'Indy' Kochte