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Post by Inquisitor Lord Vatsyayana on Jul 15, 2004 3:05:19 GMT -5
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Post by malika on Jul 15, 2004 3:27:08 GMT -5
No offence, but I think this is the wrong place to post these pictures  |
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Post by Inquisitor Lord Vatsyayana on Jul 15, 2004 3:36:59 GMT -5
No offence, but I think this is the wrong place to post these pictures Ok. Why not? If the idea is to make them mercs, they wouldn't be Imperial then. Hence the reason the other races section seemed the better choice.  |
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Post by malika on Jul 15, 2004 3:43:44 GMT -5
but they are human, but ok I get your point...
I was more thinking since you posted models they should be in the wargame forum
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Post by Inquisitor Lord Vatsyayana on Jul 15, 2004 3:49:18 GMT -5
but they are human, but ok I get your point... I was more thinking since you posted models they should be in the wargame forum Ah, ok. I see your point. It's actually a very good point too. I should have done that. I think I need more caffeine. Would a moderator be kind enough to move this topic to the wargamming section for me? Thanks.  |
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Post by malika on Jul 15, 2004 4:05:47 GMT -5
But I still think we could work out the concept of mercenary bands/companies.
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Post by Kage2020 on Jul 15, 2004 11:53:09 GMT -5
The problem with 'mercenary bands/companies' is that it falls under the heading of the movement of armed non-Imperium personnel. People had a big enough problem with this in terms of the PDF which are at least nominally attached to the Imperium through feudal hierarchy...
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Post by malika on Jul 16, 2004 2:40:02 GMT -5
yes they protect the normal world, but who protects for example the "free" companies of the Imperium? I think they have their own security forces (limited or course) or hire mercenaries.
I could also see the Imperium employ mercenaries for some tasks like for example security if there are no other forces available, or perhaps for scouting missions
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Post by Inquisitor Lord Vatsyayana on Jul 16, 2004 2:47:36 GMT -5
yes they protect the normal world, but who protects for example the "free" companies of the Imperium? I think they have their own security forces (limited or course) or hire mercenaries. I could also see the Imperium employ mercenaries for some tasks like for example security if there are no other forces available, or perhaps for scouting missions I agree. Mercs always exist, and would exist even more in such a conflict driven society. I don't see why there wouldn't be such forces around. |
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Post by Kage2020 on Jul 16, 2004 4:35:47 GMT -5
My point was not in their existence, which I favour, but the 'crack' into which they must be slipped given the more generic statements about bearing arms under the lex/pax imperialis...
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Post by malika on Jul 16, 2004 4:50:49 GMT -5
They might be "illegal" but the Imperium would just close it's eyes for them, officially not allowed, but they get away with it
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Post by Inquisitor Lord Vatsyayana on Jul 16, 2004 5:22:26 GMT -5
They might be "illegal" but the Imperium would just close it's eyes for them, officially not allowed, but they get away with it Just like the CIA using "expendable" assets. Government denies thier use, but they are used all the time to get jobs done when you don't have "legal" forces available... or don't want to deal with losses of your legal forces. |
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Post by malika on Jul 16, 2004 5:37:48 GMT -5
exactly, something in those lines (now I hope that this thread wont turn into a political discussion about morality of the "free" world and how it spreads "freedom and democratic values")
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Post by Kage2020 on Jul 16, 2004 11:47:40 GMT -5
Well, just to give you a place to wax lyrical about mercenary units, how they fit into the Imperium, who uses them, why and how... well, you have your own thread in Imperium now! Shoo! Go there and discuss... |
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