I'm more right that you'll ever be, Jacob Stroud.
As usual, Jacob Stroud is dismissive, illogical and bent on war against Clan even though the very existence of our race is threatened with complete and utter destruction.
Oh, where do I start?
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Do you actually think that an alliance between Omni-Tek and the Clans is tenable? Trying to incorporate your anti-authoritarian guerrillas into our disciplined command control structure would be a recipe for disaster. Fighting these invaders requires that our defending forces act with perfect order and unity every step of the way. There is no time to work out all the fine details of a military agreement, let alone sort out all of the "good" clans from the "bad" clans from the "OK" clans.
An alliance between enemies is always possible by those who are forward thinking enough to see it. It's happened so often throughout human history that there isn't enough space in our lovely salon here to list them all. For a nice quote, the Holy Qu'ran gives the most succinct example of what I speak of.
"I against my brother. My brother and I against my cousin. My cousin and I against the stranger"
I'm so terribly sorry that Omni is currently even more harried by the events that have transpired by the arrival of these inhuman bastards. Please throw no blame towards Clan with respect to the "readiness" levels of this planet to repel such a naked aggression. The aliens clearly have far more technological advantages than we do, but it's comforting to note that the Shadowlands have given us an edge. I wonder, though. Would we even need that edge had we not meddled in that ancient war there and climbed to the pinnacle of it's structure, defeating all that got in our way? It's a rhetorical question, but it's an interesting take.
As for you, Jacob Stroud, your pithy, miniscule, unenlightened self-interest does not surprise me in the slightest. Omni first, all others suck wind. But I knew all along that people like yourself, wanna-be demagogues and dictators, would oppose any alliances. Honestly, a topic like this is a nice subterfuge to bring those who truly desire peace between our factions out, as well as the warmongers.
To continue.
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- Recall many of our special forces units from the Shadowlands and put them in areas that are in danger of an alien assault. Those forces combined with Omni-Pol should provide a solid first line of defense.
This merely shows your complete ineptitude at military strategy and sound tactical thinking. Not surprising. Most technocrats know little about what it is they send others to do for their own self-interests. You exude this characteristic. As expected. Since the aliens restrict themselves to urban areas, special forces troops are the least capable for this duty. Large, heavily equipped and heavily supplied military formations with the unique and specialized training in urban warfare are what would be required here. Special forces troops specialize in reconaissance, commando operations, sabotage and force multiplier operations (creating armies from local populations). Since the alien assaults resemble urban assault, your first suggestion is not only completely unsound tactically, but wasteful of the kinds of troops you are willing to sacrifice.
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- Concentrate more OTAF forces in 2HO in order to increase our defenses against a large-scale clan invasion or threats from the territories. Withdraw all ground forces from the northlands, with the exception of Bow Point and Avalon.
- With 2HO reinforced, Omni-Tek will be in a secure yet besieged state. At this point we will have time to find a long term defensive strategy, or possibly even an offensive one. One challenge we would face would be in finding a way to incorporate Newland and Borealis into our defensive plan.
As above, your perception is so far off base, you're going to need a window in your stomach to see where you are walking. Get it? Since the aliens are not fighting in the countryside, boundary thinking is not valuable. Concentration of troops in cities WOULD be, but your forces have much to cover, do they not? There is a lot of industrial base down there that pumps out the lifeblood of this planet into the coffers of the OT capital accounts (and into the shareholders pockets by proxy). Your troops are going to be spread too thin for such a grand scale redistribution of your forces. Which leads us, finally, to:
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- Leave the clan to look out for their own. I know they will immediately start screaming about how we "left them to die", but if there is one thing on Rubi-Ka we can be sure of it's that the Clans will find a way to adapt. We simply do not have the time or resources to look after the Clans now.
All of the above "strategic initiatives" require more military power than you own. And yet, you want to "leave the Clan to look out for their own". That's OK, we already are. We didn't ask for Omni-Tek help to defend our cities. Clan, when confronted with war, can organize into quite effective military formations, and as we continually uncover more of the alien technology, we will have precisely what we need to defeat them completely. No, what is needed to completely defeat the aliens, should they ever gain a foothold on this planet and change their tactics, is the complete cooperation of all armed citizens of Rubi-Ka. But, seeing as how you would rather not have any form of an alliance with Clan, you would prefer that we all die rather than push the invaders off the planet with far less casualties on both sides. But, that's OK. We know what people like you care about. Money. Power. Control. That's all you want. And you don't care about how many people will die, on your own side as well as ours, before this is accomplished. If it even ever is.
If the rest of you more reasonable, flexible Omni citizens think this is how OT should react to the current crisis facing us, all I can say to that is, see you in the afterlife. We'll all be there. And then perhaps you will want to take it over as well and suck it for all it's worth too.