SCRA Politics - Proposing an idea

[bluntpencil2001]

Since this thread has been posted, and I really don't give a damn about what happens on Discovery anymore, I think that it's about time that I speak my mind about the SCRA.

I am completely against the fact that the SCRA should aid the Hessians.

Currently, it's a marriage of convenience. I do not even think that its a marriage of ideology. Yes, they might represent the groups of workers that were oppressed by the rich for profit, but the fact of the matter is, they are of the Alliance.

Personally, I've no clue how we became allied with the Hessians in the first place. Forgive me for sinking your RP ship, but these guys are Germanic. In the war many years ago, it was not just a war of ideology, but a war of clashing nationalisms.

Sorry, but I do not see this working whatsoever.

Note that the SCRA has a large number of Rheinlanders recruited into their ranks.

They recruit revolutionaries from similarly minded peoples throughout the sector. Rheinland has the most people that can be shifted to their train of thought.

Also note that if we are basing this off of the Cold War era, this makes perfect sense, as a certain country was split in two over such ideology. East Germany was amongst the most oppressed states on that side of the Iron Curtain, and the most under the thumb of the USSR, being one of the few nations that were quick to support the USSR's invasion of Afghanistan, something other Eastern Bloc nations were very reluctant to do.

However, yes, in Starlancer, the Germans are Alliance. That is true. But the Coalition want to conquer Sirius, or install puppet governments et cetera, et cetera. Full occupation is not feasible due to estimated populations. They need the support of local groups.

Now, if we go onto the World War 2 analogy again, the USSR expanded, conscripting local forces as they advanced. Very horrific stuff. It wasn't all Russians, but people from occupied nations. Nazi Germany did the same (Actually, it wasn't just conscription, both sides also had volunteers too. Large amounts of Ukrainians, for instance, joined the SS).

However, please note that the USSR and Nazi Germany did have a non-aggression pact before World war 2, in spite of the ideologies.

Now, I would probably say that the SCRA would continue their usual opportunistic attacks. They're good at mobile warfare (see: Mao et al's Long March, but with less casualties).

I imagine they would focus attack on whoever was winning, in an attempt to make the war last longer, and running and hiding when they became too involved. A long war would weaken both sides, hopefully, allowing for more expansion in the Omegas.

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