Illegal loadouts

[Ayem]

Uniform. Anyone in a professional fighting force has one, and those who don't keep to it are often smacked around until they realise the benefits.

If a British Army rifleman picked up an AK in preference of his SA-80A2 in an arena of engagement, and brought it back to base, it would be removed from him. If he'd been short sighted enough not to bring back his original weapon, he'd be facing stiff punishment.

Uniform is there so the Commanders know the potential of their individual squads and can direct them surgically, if the fireteams have a hodgepodge of weaponry, or weapons they are unfamiliar with but 'like the look of', they will engage and react unpredictably. Unpredictability is a nightmare for tactitians, they want to reduce that element as much as possible, not increase it- see Sun Tzu.

Also, with regard to weaponry being more powerful than currently issued uniform weaponry. Why doesn't every soldier run around with an m249? Its potential for destruction is far greater than the SA80, but usually only one or two men within a squad will have one. This is so the individuals in the fireteam can take different roles. In freelancer, it would be different classes of ship that would best represent this. If you need buildings flattened, you call an airstrike, if you need hostages rescued... yeah, you don't call an air strike. If you're determined to have bigger guns than your uniform ship allows, work for the next class up. Remember, if you're part of a navy, you are just that. Part. You are not an admiral or a commodore, you are likely at best a lieutenant (if you're worrying about tizzies and codenames, that is) in your fighter/bomber. You are not there to make rules, but to follow them, to maintain the dignity of your navy.

Anyone working directly for a company as security, would also have a uniform, to uphold the company's image. Freelance mercenaries working for companies would have more leeway, unless the company requested uniform as part of the role.

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