Originally posted by Olefin
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If it moves, shoot it, if not push it, if it still doesn't move, use explosives.
Nothing happens in isolation - it's called "the butterfly effect"
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actually its not contradictory to canon in any way. The vessels and if they were armed were not covered by anything in canon except to say that the John Hancock was there.
And mounting cannon and machine guns and bringing man portable SAM's on board to make defend the ships in no way contradicts canon. All the tanks, heavy vehicles, vehicle mounted AA systems, 155mm guns, etc.. still stay in Europe
If I said they tied down M1 tanks and SP M109's on the ships to defend them it would contradict canon - but I never said that.
As for the tanks getting to the RDF - that was a side comment about our earlier discussion and not in any way part of what might have been used to arm the ships so they got home in one piece.
And per canon they did get home in one piece.
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Originally posted by Olefin View Postactually its not contradictory to canon in any way.
The expanded payload capacity of the vehicle led to it being used in a wide variety of roles where carrying heavy equipment was required.
Tell you what, I'll look up the definitions for you.
The definition of the word "heavy" according to dictionary.com as a military noun is "a gun of great weight or large caliber."
A synonym for "heavy" is:
a. armed or equipped with large weapons, armour, etc
b. (of guns, etc) of a large and powerful type
The definition of "equipment from the same source is: "anything kept, furnished, or provided for a specific purpose."
Now shall we look at the definition of "heavy weapons"?
dictionary.com "noun: large but transportable armament [syn: artillery]"
http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictiona.../heavy+weapon: Any weapon such as a howitzer, mortar, heavy machine gun, and recoilless rifle that is usually part of infantry equipment.
According to U.S. Army regulations 320-5 (AR 320-5) "heavy weapons" are all "weapons such as mortars, howitzers, guns, heavy machineguns and recoilless rifles which are usually part of infantry equipment."
It's worth mentioning that even 3.5" Bazookas, grenade launchers and rifle grenades are considered heavy weapons by the US military. It's therefore rather likely IMO that TOW's, Stingers, and other manportable missiles and rockets will also be classified as "heavy" and technically subject to the Omega restrictions.
Note that in civilian life, "heavy equipment" applies to earth moving machinery, cranes, and the like. Therefore you can bet any engineer units will be stripped of their gear as well.
So, it's fairly obvious to all intelligent beings that artillery pieces are not going to be included in the items allowed to be taken back to the US. It's equally obvious that your argument about canon simply does not stand up to scrutiny.
To summarise, feel free to do what you like in your own game, but please, please, please stop trying to claim it's canon, you're right and everyone else is wrong - it just pisses everyone off and makes you look like an idiot.
Now, to get back to the topic of the thread, I can't see anything wrong with GPMGs being set up on the troop vessels for local AA and defence against potential boarders. Might even see the odd shoulder fired missile or rocket, but anything heavier is very, very unlikely and unnecessary since the fleet is escorted by warships and there's no reason for anyone to attack it in the first place.If it moves, shoot it, if not push it, if it still doesn't move, use explosives.
Nothing happens in isolation - it's called "the butterfly effect"
Mors ante pudorem
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