Aliens might be strong in ships but not so well in ground forces?
Recently suffered a massive loss of ground forces, but they are still a
threat to current TL humans?
It gives humans a chance to go to the stars, hopefully some will survive the
enlistment.
Yes, the aliens might be so alien, and their enemy maybe human or human
looking and they need someone/thing to meet them force on force, or
infiltration or .. Less alien?
Would you be less threatened by a human police officer, or an mechanoid?
Maybe the aliens are like the ones from "Hunters of the Red Moon" and no
longer know how to deal with humans any more, they are above them or changed
so much they no longer can think like a human and anticipate a human enemy,
so they force humans from our planet to fight for them, against humans or
like beings from another planet?
Humans vs Elves or Dwarves or Halflings or just humans?
Yes, was the prisoners asked especially of just a general callf or all
humans, threat or no threat, never know they might be like any military
recruiter, join us and see the stars?
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Onno Meyer" <[email protected]>
To: "The GURPSnet mailing list" <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, March 17, 2014 11:31 PM
Subject: [gurps] Re: Prison Regiment?
Mike wrote:
Aliens come to invade, but instead of invading, they threaten and offer a
choice.
Provide us soldiers and we will spare you!
So the Earth Empties its prisons and off they go into space.
That raises questions. If the aliens need soldiers, how do they
threaten Earth? Are they similar enough to humans to provide
supply to a human force?
I could see a scenario where they can bomb any planet, but they
need troops for a counterinsurgency which they are unable or
unwilling to provide. But will humans make good COIN forces in
an alien population?
The grunts likely being those best suited to that life, some are
intelligent, but some are ... why they are in jail is?? Murder or ..
Criminals are mostly not rational thinkers, not capable of long
term plans, without the guts to stick to a frustrating problem.
The worst soldiers.
Regards,
Onno
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