MAD-4A wrote:Yes, cause that's how they sent them into battle to invade Manticore, did you skim it? They sent the fleet in supplied, no-one would send ship into space without supplies, much less to invade another nations capitol - that's just ridiculous - they even gave them new top-of-the-line missile pods to tow behind them (which were flushed but aside from that, and what was expended, the ships that surrendered were fully stocked) so out of what 400 or so that were surrendered (between Spindle and MC) that's supplies for at-least 300, so a full division for up to 75 systems, and NO - as stated before - why does Manticore have to supply ANY manpower or support at all (aside from tugs to put them in parking orbits and lighters to guide in prize crews from other nations) just send out the word around the SL 'come and get'em.' It doesn't take a veteran Battlefleet crew to run a SD from point A to point B, yea when they get where their going they will need a full crew but a few local defense force officers with some recalled merchie reservists can occupy the hull, figure out the controls (for engineering and Navigation which is basically the same as in a merchie with a few extra bells and whistles they leave alone for now) and off they go, perhaps with a DD or CL that accompanied the prize crew in and escorts the SDs back home. that give more than ample time for the home navy to run through a crash-course recruitment/training program so full crews will be available when the hulls arrive. (don't even start to tell me that an entire fully colonized planet can't scrape together enough volunteers to man 4 SDs that would just be idiocy.)WeirdlyWired wrote:Obviously you either speed read these books or just scan them. As mentioned MOST Battle Fleet ships float in orbit in virtual[as opposed to literal] mothball conditions with only a skeleton rew aboard; the money for parts, maintenance, food etc going into the pockets of the Admirals. No spare parts, not tools for their lathes,no maintenace. Ships they boarded had missing lights, no maintenance on emergency hatches "wonder what other maintenance they neglected"
Sure, But when the Boarding parties boarded Crandall's SDs they found piss poor maintenance, burned out lights etc. I assume the ships participating in "Operation Winter Forage" were as well supplied as Filareta's ships were. YA THINK.
Yes Post Lacoon I I am sure it would be easy to post ads in whatever Manticore merchant marine uses for crews to ferry Obsolete Pieces of Crap in unknown state of disrepair to the SL.
I am equally sure Any planet could post an ad on Craigslist: "Job Fair this weekend. Need 1,000,000 people no experience necessary, no skills necessary, earn while you learn."
With Case Lacoon, However I'm not sure how you are going to announce the "Sale of the Century" to all these league worlds. The Mandarins commented that the core worlds did not have system defense forces. So how thy are going to train these volunteers into a NAVY, not just a bunch of people that can run systems, IRDK. And there is the expense of training these people and winnowing down the million to whatever size you need, setting up production lines for pods and missiles,developing battle plans Alpha through Omega.
Easy to crew ships. expensive and time-consuming to turn those crews and ships into a functioning navy. Reread the Battle of Monica [SoS]for sending ships with experienced crews into battle with unfamiliar equipment, then figure out how bad it would be with inexperienced crews with unfamiliar equipment. even against ships of equal capabilities.
And what happens when the Mandarins hear about this sale? I think Munroburton pretty well covered that.
