sdw - isc 11/159 - part 2/2

From: Thomas Leitgeb <thomas.leitgeb@kfunigraz.ac.at>

Date: Mon, 19 Jun 1995 00:00:00 +0000

Moen	NA Graaf Spree
Dendriti warrior of the Toaw Chee military order.
"Truth, honor, and loyalty (something that humans
have yet to grasp) are the three ideals of all Dendriti.
Perhaps we will see if the universe is mature enough
for such idealism. Then again with the Grand
Alliance around, perhaps not."

Tagar, Krey	UC/E Schrike Torr
Krey is a UC Strike Warrior in command of team 2-
1-1, 2nd Taywan Special Operations. His team has
volunteered for a one-way mission to Toka-II. "My
life for the empire! I will see you in the great hall of
our ancestors!"

GreyClaw, Lex L.	UN Vor Tas
Lex Greyclaw is another member of the old
Greyclaw Clan but this is the only relation of Lex to
the others of his clan. He personally rejects the old-
fashioned way of life all others of his clan,
especially Kren Greyclaw his uncle, represents. Lex
believes in the new way to be a warrior. The old
stories and songs are no more to him but stories and
songsQgood for the old ones but he is young and
hungry. When he started to protest against
fundamental forces in his clan and the UC he was
punished and lost his titles. Banned and without
hope to become more than an unimportant nameless
Urr warrior, he did his duty when he was sent far
away from his home to Yule in Rimgart Sector to
serve at UC/C Hannibals KastelQonly a new
punishment by his uncle but there he found his
fortune. In a small battle against a group of pirates
after his claw commander was killed, he got the
command over his claw (29 warriors) and forgetting
all old fashioned tactics, he defeated the pirate forces
in a short but hard battle. Hannibal Dyke, the most
powerful clone in the UC and military adviser of the
Rimgart fleet admiral saw him and the great
potential of this young Urr warrior. He used his
influence to give him a chanceQthe first in Lex's
life and he used it. Educated together with other
young Urr warriors by his new mentor Hannibal
Dyke, he learned the lessons of Tzu Zun and Carl of
Clausewitz. He learned new and effective tactics rid
from the old principles he heard in his childhood. He
became the best of these new kind of warrior and
when the day had come for the best of the Urr to
leave the UC and to form the UN he joined the
forces of the UN navy. Now after the capture of UC
Vor Tas, he got command over the newest ship in
the UN fleet.

Khad'cor, Taar	UN Yaar Klaach
This young Urr Strike Warrior is a fierce supporter
of the liberal Urr faction. Smaller than most Urr, he
relies on intelligence and agility instead of raw
power. He excels in personal combat and is well
known for his patience and coolness in battleQrare
traits among Urr! He considers the insurance of
survival of the Urr people as his utmost duty. For
that reason, he turned his back on the UC.
"Whitefang and Greyclaw condemned our people to
this fool's battle! They follow the way of the
lemming, not the warrior. They shall die in
dishonor."

ALLEGIANCE PRESIDENTS
BN	Gor Bar	BN Whiis Puur
FI	Kon Nor	FI/C Delta Alpha
NX	P.K. O'Malley	NX/C Alexandria
SO	Storm McNeil	SO Blackwatch
UC	Kren Greyclaw	UC Thurrie Ten
UN	Reezarrk Eihzen	UN Haar Gdat Roarr

MURPHYS LAWS OF COMBAT
By Gigum Xul - NA Lalartu

This article is dedicated to those who study military
history. I came across this valuable information on
combat by searching my archives on military history
of Earth. The information comes from an early age
(20th century) but it still contains a phenomenal
amount of pertinent data about military combat so
study it well.

I call the following list:
Murphy's Laws of Combat

1. You are not supermen (freshly graduated recruits
from marine boot camp especially take note).

2. Suppressive fire won't.

3. If it's stupid but works, it isn't stupid.

4. Don't look conspicuousQit draws fire (those who
like flying true transponders take note).

5. When in doubt empty the magazine.

6. Never forget that your weapon was made by the
lowest bidder.

7. If your attack is going really well, it's an ambush.

8. No plan survives the first contact intact.

9. All five second grenade fuses will burn down in
three seconds.

10. Try to look unimportant, because the bad guys
may be low on ammo (trivia devotees will recall the
sudden disappearance of rank and distinctive
markings in previous clashes).

11. If you are forward of your position the artillery
will fall short.

12. The enemy diversion you are ignoring is the
main attack.

13. The important things are always simple.

14. The simple things are always hard.

15. The easy way is always mined.

16. If you are short of everything except enemy, you
are in combat.

17. When you have secured an area, don't forget to
tell the enemy.

18. Incoming fire has the right-of-way.

19. No combat ready unit has ever passed inspection
(note: no marine unit has ever failed a combat
readiness inspection, which suggests peacetime
inspections are to combat readiness as mess hall
food is to cuisine).

20. If the enemy is in range SO ARE YOU.

21. Beer math is 2 beers times 37 soldiers equals 49
cases.

22. Body count math is 3 guerrillas plus 1 probable
plus 2 pigs equals 37 enemy killed in action.

23. Friendly fireQisn't.

24. Things that must be together to work usually
can't be shipped together.

25. Radios will fail as soon as you need fire support
desperately (corollary: radar tends to fail at night and
in bad weather, and especially during both).

26. Anything you can do can get you shotQ
including doing nothing.

27. Make it too tough for the enemy to get in and
you can't get out.

28. Tracers work BOTH ways.

29. The only thing more accurate than incoming
enemy fire is incoming friendly fire.

30. If you take more than your fair share of
objectives, you will have more than your fair share
to take.

31. When both sides are convinced they are about to
lose, they're both right.

32. Professional soldiers are predictable, but the
world is full of amateurs.

33. Murphy was a grunt.

There you have it. A phenomenal amount of wisdom
and combat savoy on one page. I am sure this
information will be of tremendous value for those
currently engaged in combat and for those
contemplating such activities.

NOTES FROM THE GM
Good News and Bad News

Greetings SDW aficionados! Things have been very
interesting of late. You players are definitely
keeping me entertained! Keep up the good work.

I have some good news and some bad news. Which
do you want first? The bad news? OkayI

Stars of the Dark Well turn prices are going up about
10% to $5.00 per turn. You will find a new Policies
and Prices sheet in with your turn results (it's
yellow) that gives the new prices. This change will
be taking effect on July 1st. We try to hold the line
on prices, but since the last price change the post
office has upped postage twice and the price of other
stuff (especially paper) has gone up too.

Now for the good news. You can still play at
(practically) the old price! During the months of
July, August, and September Mindgate will add an
extra 10% to your account when you send in a single
check or money order of $100 or more. That's
rightQyou send in $100, we put $110 into your
account. It's a bonus for committed players and it
simplifies our accounting. California players: be sure
to add sales tax (the minimum for you is $107.25). If
this program gets sufficient response, it might be
extended past September, or even be made
permanent.

Have fun!
REGISTRY DATA
New
FI Dancer
FI/C Gary Wolf
NA Graaf Spree
UC/C Dis
UC/C Iron Citadel
UN Starjammer
UN Yaar Klaach

Registration Changes
NA Mirror Image	to NX
NA True Devotion	to UN
NX Sail the Stars	to OL
NX San Francisco II	to OL
NX Stellar Wind	to OL
NX Tripler	to OL
NX Valley Forge	to OL

References

sdw - isc 11/159
Thomas Leitgeb <thomas.leitgeb@kfunigraz.ac.at>
Mon, 19 Jun 1995 00:00:00 +0000