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hmm.. amazing, I add a clueless female NPC into the mix ad suddenly everyone is all interested in the plot. I also have decided on our next plot Arc, so after the bar, it's a time-skip to go-time!

Also, teddo, Would it be possible for you to write in third-person past tense? the rest of us write that way, and your posts are a bit different. I won't make you change the ones you already have, but in the future, could you try that? (ex. would be "he stepped" instad of "he steps")

just waiting on Starken to post, then I will move on.i've got some fun for you guys. I'll give you details In-character, so look for me to start a new chapter.

Allright, now I'm gonna timeskip a little to get us back into action. don't worry, fun is on the way.. now if i could find my notes....

To answer your question about the marines: yes.

more correctly, there are two types of marines on board. those who specialize in ground fighting only, and those who are also capable pilots. the Marine pilots go in and take out defensive weaponry, fortified positions, and do general strafing-type runs. then, they return to the ship, and board/invade/whatever as the second wave of troops. the ground fighters go in first (So, while my character is flying, yours is boarding, then mine eliminates rather large obsacles of yours, returns to the ship, and comes in as back-up on the ground)

also: my ranking system doesn't seem to have seargeants in it, as i'm lame and forget normal military ranking structure. the man you were talking to would either be a captain or an officer... which right now makes very little sense.... maybe i'll just change "officer" to 'seargeant' in my lame-o CCG...

don't worry about asking questions, it's impartant to know what's going on to properly RP something.

The first wve of marines usuallyget launched out of tubes on boarding pods containing a squad each. this way, theres almost no transit time for the soldiers to get shot down on. later waves come in shuttles.

naturally, ground combat is a bit different, as the boarding pods only work in space due to their simplicity (being disposable makes it necesarry to not have them complex) and usually a heavy transport will launch a few speacial landing shuttles to secure a landing place before coming in and unloading everything (from tanks to infantry) directly on to the ground. it's very dangerous, but that's the nature of planetary invasion in the space age. in special cases, boarding pods could be fired at fortified positions for surgical insertion of special forces, but that's pretty rare.

as for actual equipment; most soldiers in boarding parties carry light armor due to the fact that they need to be mobile in often tight spaces. they carry lower powered automatic weapons to lessen the liklihood of a hull breach. on the ground, heavier armor is usually equipped, as well as larger weapons.

answer your question any?

yes, that is what the 'bro' is designed for, but feel free to make something else. variety is always fun. just post it in the appropriate subforum in the guild and i'll look over it. ^^

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