RE: Troop Quality

In a message dated 11/25/03 2:02:08 AM, 
owner-gzg-digest@lists.CSUA.Berkeley.EDU writes:

Responces to a # of people from Digest 1811

<< > I would go with 1 Regular Brigade <with best gear>...

> 2 Regular Brigades, staffed at 30-50% with rest being

> Reserve Troopers < and mix of old and new gear>...

> and 3 Brigades (Read Training Cadre) at 20% to be

> staffed out with drafted troops ASAP <with old gear>

Now there's a thought!

Cheers

Beth >>

Thanks Beth...

It allows for the best of both worlds, you keep a small full time force,
with 
reserves and a training units for the militia when U need them.

<<Your Regular brigade would have something like 50% of

your combat capability, the two reserve units maybe

20% each, and the training units would be pretty

marginal.  For one thing, if I'm orbitally assaulting

you will not have the six weeks to pull in the troops

and spin it up--I've gone after the armories on Day 2

or 3.

John>>

Now if I knew I was going to need the troops, IE open warfare or in 
rebellian, then all of my Reserves troops would be pulled online, and
the Training 
Cadre would start their work.  It may not allow a "rapid" massive
responce, but 
hopeful if I know I'm drawing into a conflict I will have time to
Mobilize my 
crews.

If You are bring a force to hit my world, large enough to take out # of
my 
spread out defense net bases, hopefully I have some idea it coming.  If
not, 
then it doesn't matter what # of forces you are bring because U caught
me flat 
footed, and I'm going to loss a Large # in the 1st assault anyways.  If
you are 
a raider hitting me, U might not have the strength, your assets might be
tied 
up hitting your targets and keeping the main force off you and your
objectives.

DOC Agren

     (Lurker on the Digest)