>Rob Dean writes:
>
>COMPARISON OF 'MILITARY CAPACITY' OF THREE SECTORS:
>
>>Gvurrdon, Spinward Marches, and Trojan Reaches
>>
>>Prewar
>>
>> Imperial Aslan Florian Strend
>>TL15 28 billion - 6 billion 80 billion
>>TL14 20 billion 55 billion - -
>>TL13 10 billioen 170 billion - -
>>TL12 - - 20 billion -
>>
>>Current
>>
>> Imperial Aslan Florian Strend
>>TL15 - 28 billion 6 billion 80 billion
>>TL14 - 75 billion - -
>>TL13 10 billion 170 billion - -
>>TL12 - - 20 billion -
Where did you get this transfer of all four TL15 worlds to the Aslan,
Rob? My map shows Glisten as Aslan, but Trin, Mora, and Rhylanor still
firmly in Norris's hands. I also have a figure of 42 billion @ TL15,
not 28 billion.
Hans:
>Leaving aside the question of how you persuade the Imperial sector capital
>to switch sides voluntarily you're ignoring the Aslans' two greatest
>handicaps: 1) Their division into separate clans and 2) that we're dealing
>with _ihatei_.
You also should keep in mind that the Aslan MAY (if they are REALLY
lucky) be able to sterilize Tobia.
{I doubt they actually COULD, but they might be able to. Note
that nuclear attack is not a useful method of destroying Tobia, since
Aslan nuclear weapons are stopped by Tobia's nuclear dampers 97% of
the time, and the Imperial nukes (if any are used) are not stopped at all
by Aslan defenses. The alternative is Aslan meson weaponry, which will
be less than impressive on Ihatei ships (if only because it takes a full-
grown battleship to mount much of a meson gun at TL13, and the Ihatei
(we are told) don't HAVE batteships - they have (VERY) light cruisers,
comparable to Amondiage's "Swords" or a high TL version of those Vargr
ships in Rebellion Sourcebook). The meson weaponry reasonably available
to the Ihatei would be totally useless against Tobia's meson screens,
and the Aslan defenses against Tobia's deep meson guns would be non-
existant. Keep in mind also that reprisal raids by the Imperium against
Aslan worlds nearby would be devestating, since Imperial offensive
weaponry could overpower any Aslan defenses this side of the Rift, and
allow the Imperium to do unto the Aslan pretty much any way they like,
with little fear of defeat (or even failure to accomplish their
mission). }
I doubt seriously that they could come up with the resources to actually
TAKE the place intact. And if they don't take the place intact, then
the power didn't trandsfer from Dd to them, it just went away...
>IMO the Trojan Reach forces can deal with this. But even if you
>inflate the strength of the Aslan _ihatei_ they still can't win.
>Even if the Domain didn't have the muscle to deal with all aslans,
>they will certainly have enough to make life impossible for any one
>clan if they get really upset. Any ihatei admiral is going to think
>long and hard before sacrificing his fleet so that other clans may
>have it a bit softer.
Well, I have added a Trojan Reaches player to my TCS. Would anyone care
to take the job of an Ihatei Fleet? Then you could find out for
yourself whether the Ihatei could take Tobia... :-)
---Steve