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Muff, Part of the problem here is the helo is not under direct military command. It's under command of the civil ans state authorities and not a federal asset. Namely, it's a Nebraska State Patrol vehicle under the command of NSP personnel in the execution of their lawful duty (etc.)...

Welsh, Oddly enough in Canada, Quebec nationalists have basically run their course. In the recent provincial election, the pro-separatist leftist Parti Quebecois came in a distant third behind the centrist-federalist Liberals and centre-right Action Democratique. Hard separatist...

Handy, Great to know! The amount of posting about the military aspect was getting to be... impressive. Hey, being Canadian I don't really have a dog in this fight, strictly speaking. Under similar circumstances, according to the "National Survival" section of the Defense Act...

Handy, Cool, this is all I really wanted to know as a player. Everything else is interesting (and true enough). But unless my character knows this (and she doesn't) then it's not like you need to convince me personally. :)

Handy, I appreciate the military would feel justified in their actions. Otherwise, they wouldn't be doing them! From the civilian side, the military is supposed to follow the rule of law and a clear ethical code about the treatment of civilians. According to what's been...

Welsh, Difficult issues indeed. Personally, I'm okay either way. A fast-moving game is exciting, but if the players can't post due to circumstances beyond their control then whaddaya gonna do? From my experience running AFMBE play-by-post, things can slow down but as long as they don't...

Max Bunker Cell Block: The big dog whuffed as he pulled back from the rathole, clearly not interested. Tail wagging, he trotted off to find his friend, the guy who smelled like his name was "Jim". Trooper Erica Spears By the Helicopter: "Heck, I done the SERE course and I'm a...

Trooper Erica Spears By the Helicopter: "The docs are probably the best people to ask about the infection, Trooper," said McCain. "It seems that anyone who gets bit comes down with it - except your friend Kimberly, who seems to be immune. Lt. Blanco said on the way here that even their...

1LT Blanco: Bunker Mess Hall: "All clear," said Sally, looking up and down the hallway. "Come on, there's someone injured who needs our help. Stay behind me, Dr. Hausmann." She led the way into the hall and to the guard room, with Dr. Hausmann a short distance behind her. "Yeah,"...

I made it through the Last Stand the first time I played... It's hard to shoot at zombies right at the barricade. If there are people there, they will tend to block your aim and you can't really get the angle on them. To remedy this, move around behind them to shoot as directly across as you...

It's kind of "damned if you do, damned if you don't" situation. I'm of the mind that if you don't have a good defensive position, then bring the fight to the enemy. And the Motel/Truck-Stop is a poor defensive position at the moment. One sniper could keep the whole place pinned down, one GL...

Still, the NPS are the civil authorities there, like it or not, regardless of any higher chain of command. Civil authority may have collapsed elsewhere, but it hasn't here. Martial Law does not mean military rule, at least not in the USA. If there were no representatives of the state...

Without some kind of cooperation, then this indeed would be unfeasible. If we're talking about deploying a fire team and sniper element to harass the militia compound while another non-USAF element infiltrates underground, this is a lot more do-able. The remaining personnel plus the civilians...

Tactical Hand Signals: Military hand signal FM's: http://www.clairewolfe.com/wolfesblog/00001581.html US SWAT hand signals: http://www.airsoftgent.be/dbase/hands.htm

That's the assumption I'm making. Erica's willing to risk a cautios recce flyby of the compound at a safe distance. Assuming she makes it back alive. But not during the daytime. We have no way of knowing what they have. I'm assuming the worst. I have no doubt as to their willingness...

Welsh, Practically it depends on whether the USAF personnel still consider themselves bound by the rule of law. If they do, then according to what you posted their authority only extends to assisting civil authorities in policing and maintaining civil order. While civil authority may...

Suaside, If the bugger was hovering over the compound, yeah. But those surveillance devices are designed to work from a couple of miles away, to avoid alerting a suspect. That's where the helo would be orbiting. Good luck trying to hit a moving target at that range without a Vulcan...

Stompie, I was making the reasonable assumption that the AF would have NVGs along. There's no reason why they wouldn't have them, they're standard issue. The Nazi goons won't be able to realistically pull off a flanking maneouver in the dark, NVGs or no. This is something that requires...

Handy, All good points. 1) It's a toss-up as to what's better. Patton did say, "a good plan executed violently today is better than the perfect plan tomorrow." Still, I would say first things first, and it seems like a good idea to secure the immediate area and also try and get in...

Suadise, Ah! Sorry, that fact slipped me by. I understand now why he was flying the CDC researcher around. I think he's going to get deputised into the Nebraska State Patrol pretty soon, along with a lot of other people. Unless he really doesn't want it, although this works to his...