-=[]CALLING ALL AUSSIES[]=-

[Dunny]

Working from a news bulletin I read in the beta version of this mod:

The Aussie sleeper ship was completely destroyed after having been fully loaded. No survivors, at all. I was going to have the Aussie descendants in the Bretonnia prior to this, but if the Aussies had thier own sleeper why use the poms? I assume our population wouldn't be so extensive it'd need two sleeper ships to fill.

Therefore, another way'd be required to ensure that some Aussies survive. Falling back on Australia's proud military history, and noting that indeed it seems during the intro movie that a fair few other ships were helping the Sleeper Ships escape, it makes sense that a few of those ships forming a rearguard would be Australian, correct? After all, Courage, Endurance, Mateship and Sacrifice are the four ANZAC values.

Now, since it is widely known that Australia has one of the best armed forces in the world today (Our SASR is known as the best special forces in existence, and Aussie infantry get amongst the best training...look at our casualty rates in all recent wars for proof), it makes sense that our elements serving as rearguard would do quite well. In fact, it is entirely possible that a single large ship - maybe a battleship or carrier - might well manage to get through the Coalition blockade themselves.

Imagine your sleeper ship has been destroyed, and you've bought time for the rest of your comrades to escape...now, you have a chance to escape yourself, to become a part of this bright new world. Would you do it? Hells yes! I know I would. So, say a single carrier breaks though. It recalls all fighters, puts everyone on ice and fires up its engines to full burn...and it'd have some form of FTL flight, because Carriers are expected to be able to operate at some range.

Then we come to the Bretonnia. It arrived last in the Sirius System...why? Engine troubles. One of its engines were damaged, and it literally limped along. Makes sense, then, that this one Carrier might just catch up to it, yes? Maybe get to Sirius at the same time as, or just after, the B.

Yes, thier cultures would slowly assimilate, but I know Aussies. We wouldn't forget our heritage or our proud history - especially if every single one of us is descended from warriors. And of course this pride would probably alienate the Bretonnian majority...and what do you get when a minority is alienated from a majority? Discrimination, in one form or another.

I know I wouldn't like that.

Now, imagine that the people that've been discriminating against you are weak. They're losing a war and their army is distracted. You're a race of soldiers, every one of you is descended from someone who'd chosen to give thier life fighting so that others could escape.

Then some bright spark comes up with the idea of, well "Hey. Techincally, we HAVE a sleeper ship. That carrier. If we have a national identity, a sleeper ship and the will to be free, why not form our own House? Our own nation, where we can be ourselves without fear of those bloody Poms telling us we're just convicts and second-class citizens? Theres a whole bunch of systems out there, waiting for us. We just gotta take ?m."

Next thing you know, you've got a political movement on your hands.

Its not like a sleeper ship appears out of the blue, or that we have tonnes of Aussies out of nowhere. It's that the descendants of a race thought long gone are slowly starting to gather under a single banner. A flag long thought burned.

I am putting out a call to all of those in Sirius of Australian descent:

There's a place out there. A Shiny New Australia in this world we gave up our national identity to make. Let's grab onto it with both hands and hang on until it becomes ours.

Anyone with me?

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Sam Jack Dunn, Australian visionary & RACM Commander