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Refusing to be prepared for war doesn't make you peaceful.
It makes you helpless.
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TGW-890

Chapter: 31 Synthetics
Characters: Aaron, ambassador Palas, Andrew, Annie, Beverley, Capt Chardis, CrystalA, dan, julie, king rexx, leslie, Matthew, negron
Location: king Rexx office, TANSTAAFL
└ Tags: ambush plan, long term plan

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  1. Jochi
    January 17, 2022, 23:00 | # | Reply

    ok, so maybe the AIs have less hardwired combat capability than I
    expected. They are still toddlers in many ways. But Julie is more of
    an asset than I expected, or thinks she is. Let’s hope they enter
    and don’t just lob grenades through the doors.

    I would have expected the Core Worlds to value the peace and
    stability afforded by the Treaty more than that, given what Kataar
    told us way back when, but maybe Captain Chardis and her superiors
    are already suspecting bias in that narrative as much as I do.
    Speaking of which, if war does erupt, the Dragons are a formidable
    wild card. Unless they try to act like Vorlons.

    • Petercat
      January 18, 2022, 01:54 | # | Reply

      Yes, the AIs have military capabilities, but they don’t have the training.
      While they could learn rapidly to use a firearm as in show-me-once,
      Matthew has no knowledge of their judgement, as he does with every
      other shooter. (Julie only peripherally). They don’t need help, anyway.
      This is what you missed in your second paragraph TGW-889, I was
      certain you’d spot the possibility.

      • Jochi
        January 18, 2022, 14:55 | # | Reply

        When I was writing it I thought I was probably overstating the fact by listing the AIs,
        but it made the line funnier. And I did NOT think about the fact that Matthew has good
        prior knowledge of the capabilities AND judgement of all the others. That is a very good
        point. I wish he had been delivered more detail about what “armed” meant as far as
        the assailants. Semi-auto pistols is one thing, fully-auto rifles with grenade launchers
        or worse is quite another.

  2. President Elect B Woodman
    January 17, 2022, 23:13 | # | Reply

    “Never mess with a chef in his own kitchen. He knows where the
    knives are stored and the bodies are disposed.”

  3. President Elect B Woodman
    January 17, 2022, 23:28 | # | Reply

    Ok, PC, you gots some ‘splainin’ to do.
    What is a .335 caliber in an AR (15? 10?) platform.
    Must be something new The Empire (or the civilians – without the
    BATFEces, GCA, or NFA, et al) developed after The Collapse.
    (and what are the stats/specs, and where can I try one out?)

    • rob stanley
      January 18, 2022, 00:46 | # | Reply

      the .335 win mag,. never took off in the US. it is really popular in
      Africa as a medium game round. think of it as a .338 lapua in a
      AR-10 frame.
      BUT,, this is “Petercat’s” show ,, so it might be some thing new,,.

      also why it is not popular , it is NOT a sniper round,. it drops
      fast after 500 yards. but like the .45 (1911) out to 500 yards,
      what ever it hits ‘drops’.. right there..

    • Petercat
      January 18, 2022, 01:48 | # | Reply

      All right, settle down, class is in session.
      Tommy, stop teasing Laurie and take your seat.

      Today we will discuss the .335 GoblinStomper round. It was first designed for use
      with a suppressed M-16 carbine platform, to send a heavy projectile through a
      fast-twist barrel at subsonic speeds. The first customers, law enforcement and security,
      demanded three things: high accuracy, low ricochet, and reliable expansion. Soon
      after it’s acceptance, it was adopted by club and restaurant owners, as it could deliver
      good energy to the target with low noise and a low risk of collateral damage, as designed.
      It’s limited range due to the heavy, slow bullet is not a problem in an indoor environment.
      Other loads, such as a deep penetrator for use against extremely obese meatsacks are
      available, but are not as common.

      • President Elect B Woodman
        January 18, 2022, 06:39 | # | Reply

        Sounds like a “fun” round in a short barrel AR platform
        (short barrel = ease of maneuvering in CQB)
        Totally fictitious? Or based on a real round?

        • Petercat
          January 18, 2022, 08:07 | # | Reply

          Ehh, fictitious. Generally a .300 Blackout with a heavier bullet
          and less penetration.

          • rob stanley
            January 18, 2022, 09:33 | # | Reply

            ah,.! also fictitious,,. unlike the .300 Blackout / Whisper multipurpose
            round, and it’s inherit case splitting flaws when reloading (especially
            when using 5.56 brass).. the .335 GoblinStomper was / is designed
            to be a QCB round,. and hence the militaries not adopting due to
            one use application.!
            it is popular for reloading due to not having to reneck the case,
            just resize,. the other benefit is the hotter, faster, lighter powder
            charge don’t blow / split with any cases.!
            because it was designed for the “M-4” platform, when used in longer
            barrels it has less muzzle flash and noise , more like a .22..
            the other discovered benny was that rebarreling old worn, shot out
            barrels to .335 was cheaper than new barrels and gave the barrel a
            “new shot” at life. 🙂

          • President Elect B Woodman
            January 18, 2022, 14:30 | # | Reply

            Sounds good.
            Thought it sounded similar to the 300 Blackout.
            For a REAL round that’s almost unobtanium, that fits close to your
            mythical .335, research the 9x39mm (or 9.3x39mm) round.
            Based off the 7.62×39 SKS/AK47 intermediate round, it’s designed to
            be hard hitting, close range, subsonic, shoot-through-a-suppressor,
            assassin cartridge.

            https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9%C3%9739mm
            (don’t know if the link will work. did a copy/paste, didn’t copy
            exactly the same as source)

            • rob stanley
              January 18, 2022, 19:19 | # | Reply

              the 9 x .39 is already used in the green suppressed AK’s…

  4. Pretending to be human in America
    January 17, 2022, 23:50 | # | Reply

    The AI’s might even be part of the Core World’s counter attack.
    Never underestimate your enemy.
    Retrieving their claimed AI’s that they may intend to replace key
    people on as yet unknown extent, and taking out some of the key
    Empire people may have a major assault occurring.
    They could just be from Earth. But disrupting this new upstart
    Empire that tries to treat people fairly is not playing by the
    old rules. Either way, this is part of a war. Even when going to
    dinner, body armor of some level is not a foolish choice.

    • Petercat
      January 18, 2022, 02:16 | # | Reply

      That is a great idea, and would really add possibilities to the story. Thank you.
      Sadly, the way I have already written it, the Core is unaware of the Empire
      and the threat it represents, and the Empire is trying to keep it that way for
      as long as possible. Hence, the sacrifice of the captured ships into the sun
      and the transport of the prisoners to Dogishua. More later in the story. Please
      keep the good ideas coming, I may not use them, but they might jump start
      my own imagination in unexpected ways.
      The Dragons, however, love to meddle in the affairs of others. Hmmm…

      • President Elect B Woodman
        January 18, 2022, 06:41 | # | Reply

        Meddle not in the affairs of Dragons, for thou are crunchy, and
        tasty with catsup.

        • JasonAW3
          January 20, 2022, 20:01 | # | Reply

          Eh, I don’t know… I prefer a good hot sauce…

    • Jochi
      January 18, 2022, 12:32 | # | Reply

      While THIS threat is almost certainly Terran, such a move by the
      Core Worlds later is a possibility. The Man-Kzin Wars lasted for
      generations, as did the wars with the Berserkers. However, after
      what is known (by us and the Empire) to be coming, the Core Worlds
      will have to know some of what they now do not know that they do not
      know. The first, best move would be to gather intelligence, which
      means either diplomacy or infiltration. Infiltration might involve
      surgically altering their own agents, brainwashing or otherwise
      altering captured Terrans, or working with humans NOT loyal to the
      Empire, if they can find them. The only (as far as the Empire knows)
      known wormhole to Terra marked “Here there be Dragons” on all the
      maps may keep them away for now, but they know where Lamia is, and
      the other human worlds. And some of the Terrans now venturing into
      other systems may be corruptible.

  5. Jochi
    January 18, 2022, 15:07 | # | Reply

    I like Julie but I’d still like to know whatever happened to Emma.
    In spite of her parents and lack of training, the girl had mettle.

    • Jan
      January 18, 2022, 18:51 | # | Reply

      Wasn’t she ‘adopted’ by some military unit due to her knowledge of
      greenhouse gardening?
      From what I saw in the story, after she was picked up with bleeding
      feet in the middle of nowhere and revealing that she not only had a
      greenhouse – she also knew how to get things to grow in it.

      • Paul
        January 18, 2022, 20:04 | # | Reply

        Yes and she was also his girlfriend then. Is Julie #2 or the
        current #1? Who doesn’t like a girl who likes guns?

        • Jochi
          January 19, 2022, 16:59 | # | Reply

          We have ample evidence, including Aaron’s buddy Robert, that they
          could BOTH be #1 with Aaron, but it doesn’t seem like that’s the way
          the story is going. (I know Amilu said Madea would be senior, but
          that seems to make little difference to either of them. Robert’s
          wishes, of course, are secondary.)

      • Petercat
        January 18, 2022, 20:07 | # | Reply

        You’ve given me a great idea for a future story. Thank you.

      • rob stanley
        January 19, 2022, 20:04 | # | Reply

        ,,heh,, some unit,, that was Aarons dads unit..

        • rob stanley
          January 19, 2022, 20:15 | # | Reply

          Capt. Donald Lee. scout commander.
          the comics you are thinking of TGW-045, 046, an 047.

    • Petercat
      January 19, 2022, 05:19 | # | Reply

      Check your email, please.

  6. Petercat
    January 19, 2022, 05:40 | # | Reply

    Bill, check your email, please.

    • Bill Mullins
      January 19, 2022, 16:16 | # | Reply

      Done, and reply sent.

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