Kanoe' Yashida |
Yes it does.
Now, the wiki provides info on vehicles so if I mention one you can see it there and probably all the specs if any.
Edit: Will let people roleplay their medical testing and long waits at HQ for in-processing, etc...
You can choose top fast forward, I just like people to develop their characters with normal things.
ok Warlord.. I'll start posting then.. lol!
...too bad I never got an answer to Kanoe's questions.. maybe latter.. she is 'picky and obstinate'
Kanoe' Yashida |
I'm sort of waiting on Katzuya to post something before I continue..
Kanoe' Yashida |
Ouch soo sorry! I'll try to keep that in mind...!
What by the way is everyone's posting window of time available?
Roldy Heson |
During the week, mine will be mostly between 6:00 to 21:00 EST.
Weekend will be more sporadic since I never know ahead of time what I will be doing. Like tonight I will be driving away around 17:00 EST and will most likely be back only on sunday.
Roldy Heson |
Is the briefing on the same day, morning after or in a few days?
Roldy Heson |
Oh, then the section of my last post about his weapon cleaning ritual is for after the brief. That's is his last thing he does before bed. not in the middle of the day. So I'm ready.
Kanoe' Yashida |
I could write some more.. but seeing as I'm the last post.. its bad form to double post! If Katzuya would do an brief intro to touching on dinner in the mess hall and a quick run to the Mecha training field before turn in; I would write one last post and you could then move on to the deployment the next day... if that's ok with everyone?
Roldy Heson |
The brief in on the same day, before you go out to eat. So any roleplay during the meal as to wait for after. At least, that's what I understood.
Edel Faustus |
Kanoe how much do you know about military rank?
We're all O-1 2nd Lts. Commissioned officers. We outrank all NCOs (Seargents, etc.) by that alone.
Really, calling for a field promotion is a long shot. We're all about the rank where we should be assuming that we are the equivalent of tank commanders or fighter pilots (O-1) and Lt. Dahvana is the platoon commander or squadron commander and a 1st Lt (O-2). To be fair, none of us have actually bothered to check how many bars Dahvana has but I'm fairly confident that she's an O2. In fact, she may even be under-ranked for her role (can't really say, MSs have a weird place in structure)!
Katzuya is our acting squad commander and it's our responsibility to give him the respect that entails. He doesn't really need a promotion, because there's no actual gap in the overall command structure.
Also: Corporal would be a demotion.
Kanoe' Yashida |
Then it is clear an actual listing of ranks is called for because I seriously doubt that Lt. Dahava is just an O2. She is in charge of an entire field base. I'm not a military person but all characters in a unit of the same rank does not sound military standard at all.
Regardless, kanoe's point is still valid... none of you have the rank to tell any one of us what to do~ on paper.... that just does not seem right! Someone needs the rank to be in command of the others.
Now if Lt Dahava tells her not worry about it.... she'll drop it.... but sitting there and not addressing the issue will Not satisfy Kanoe.
And I DO know that ensign is a Navy rank and Sergeant is an enlisted army rank. You find me any real world Army Sergeant who will take orders from some Navy Ensign and not tell him to go stuff it, he's not in the sergeant's chain of command!
Edel Faustus |
I don't recall the GM ever saying that Dahvana is in charge of the base...My guess is that she's the wing/platoon commander and our direct superior, that's it.
This may be better hashed out IC as an opportunity for interaction between our characters, but do you realize that these sort of actions put our entire squad at risk? Especially speaking on behalf of Katzuya who's already declined a promotion. Maybe it's just me, but I don't like sticking my neck out anymore than necessary when it comes to bureaucracy.
And I DO know that ensign is a Navy rank and Sergeant is an enlisted army rank. You find me any real world Army Sergeant who will take orders from some Navy Ensign and not tell him to go stuff it, he's not in the sergeant's chain of command!
How would promoting an Ensign to a Lieutenant Junior Grade help in that case? Besides, even though we are all O1s we shouldn't go around with our dicks out acting like we run everything. Even though we outrank NCOs, they'll still have more experience in their roles than us. We're all basically fresh out of training school. Just like USAF pilots, it seems MS pilots are all recruited out of Officers School. It seems to me that we're just normal pilots and Dahvana is our commander. Katzuya is just being given temporary command during this mission (and however many missions that follow) because she's not deploying with us. Saying we're all the same rank is a little misleading given the context of the situation.
Roldy Heson |
Even though we outrank NCOs, they'll still have more experience in their roles than us.
hehe. That part made me think of this : Maxim 2. A Sergeant in motion outranks a Lieutenant who doesn't know what's going on.
Bonus point if get the reference.Now about the game situation. I go for a 24 hrs trip and we end up in the bad books? Hopefully we'll fix this soon. I didn't like P.T. when I was in the army, ain't going to like it now!
Kanoe' Yashida |
And Kanoe' is a woman of Honor.. a Zealot, her comrades in arms are being hurt and punished because of her.. she will NOT allow that debt to go 'un-repaid'... with tears, sweat... and blood if need be! She is not angry at Lt. Dahvana.. she is UTTERLY Furious.. at HERSELF!
...but right now.. she's likely quite unconscious! She will only stop if Lt. Dahvana Orders her to stop {not likely}!
Kanoe' Yashida |
Yes, but if a Courts Martial asked Kanoe' directly~ 'Did the Lieutenant tell you that the Promotion was granted or denied?'; she would have to answer truthfully... "No sir, the Lieutenant did not indicate one way or the other. She did not answer."
Which is something Kanoe' would really like to avoid having to answer that way. Since she can personally see no reason a simple Yes or No was not supplied... she was also NOT specifically Ordered to drop it either.
So she WILL bring it up again... just not right now.. she has things to do before bed.
Kanoe' Yashida |
For everyone's information.. I sent a PM to the Narrator and have been sufficiently satisfied with the answer so Kanoe' will drop the command issue.. and the order ranks is listed as this...
Navy (Space Forces)
*Enlisted
Petty Officer 3rd class
Petty Officer 2nd Class
Petty Officer 1st Class
Chief Petty Officer
Master Chief Petty Officer
*Officers
Ensign - Players rank
Lieutenant Junior Grade
Lieutenant - Dahvana's rank
Lieutenant Commander - Brenog's rank
Commander
Captain
Rear Admiral
Vice Admiral
Admiral - Highest rank in the Space Attack force
Army (Ground Forces)
*Enlisted
Private
Private First Class
Superior Private
Corporal
Sergeant
Sergeant Major
*Officers
2nd Lieutenant - (PC's equivalent Rank in the ground forces)
1st Lieutenant
Captain
Major
Lieutenant Colonel
Colonel
Major General
Lieutenant General
General
Kanoe' Yashida |
Yeah.. I'm about to get to that with my last post of this before the next day... Kanoe' would like her shield switched to her left side not right side like all other Zaku; and she would like to see if a couple more Sturm Fuast could be stowed on her unit~ we normally have only one!
The shield shift is to allow her to pass a enemy on the left side covered by her shield.. and thus with another member of the Unit make a passing 'slash' attack on a enemy catching them a cross fire with BOTH Zaku under cover of their shields. Cause normally, the easier target in such a crossfire pass is the left side Zaku cause their shields are usually all on their right arm!
Roldy Heson |
I've been wondering. How do we go about intel gathering on our target. It's not like the mobile suit are really sneaky. Do we have access to satellite imagery or scout drone?
I'm asking cause since modding our Zaku is a possibility for later, I was thinking about the possibilities of having remote scout drone link with my Zaku so that we don't go in mountains terrain without an eye in the sky. It would be good also for picking our targets while attacking cities and military installation.
Of course, if we have better stuff already in place then we'll use that and I'll think of something else to mod my Zaku with. =)
Roldy Heson |
The infantry battalion we'll be working with can scout.
But... but... Here I was hoping to have a army of drones at my service.
Roldy Heson |
That was more of a long term goal then short terme. For now I'm pretty happy with standard issue stuff. But as the game progress, I would like to explore the possible mods we can hope for. I know sniper and melee combatant as already been claimed for. So I'm looking to see what other position we could try to specialize for. Support and recon could be one.
Also, character development side, I could see Roldy investing in skill that would allow him to mod and repair mobile suit. If we ever get stranded out there, that could be very usefull.
I hope this make sense. I kinda have a headache and my though process is all over the place.
Edel Faustus |
You'll probably want to invest in the Design skill. Remote control drones are pretty easy to build (though a little expensive) and there's some precedent for them in-universe so I can't imagine it'll be that much of an issue. You'll probably need to by Newtype though, since the examples I recall all used Newtype tech.
You can also build a sneaky MS.
Roldy Heson |
Still not sure how that newtype thing work exactly. Or how to level up for that matter. Guess I'll worry about that when we get there.
As for the sneaky MS. I imagine it would be something like deathscythe in Gundam wing. That could be cool too.
The Warlord |
The Shield is part of your zaku standard gear, its mounted on your right shoulder.
Yes Kanoe, you can have your shield mounted on the left size. It will catch a lot of people by surprise, but nothing that break regulations, they will just think you are left handed.
Yes, you can switch to a 90mm Machine Gun.
While drones are a possibility, you do have a whole attachment of soldiers that do recon, as well as some vehicles. While Drones are not far fetched things, you do have satellite imagery or more like space imagery from X ammount of hours or day(s) from the last recon made in that particular area, the rest or you go yourself or you depend on your infantry platoon.
Drones are not impossible, but your Zaku II sensor range is very far compared to regular weaponry earthnoids have. Only a Guntank can spot you before and not by much.
Kanoe' Yashida |
What are the stats of the 90mm? Its NOT in any of the Zaku files stat blocks.
Kanoe' Yashida |
Ok. Thx.. was just curious is all. Oh yeah.. I think I remember seeing that.. cool.
Kanoe' Yashida |
Are you saying I loose my parry {+1DA} if I'm wielding the 120mm for my shield?