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Dunno Kush, the Chinese are doing a great job at keeping Western influence to a minimum. But yeah, the best way to change a country to do it with the people.

Pioneer, SC, I don't think Jaguar was using "beady little eyes" in reference to the Chinese people. I think he was referring to the criminals, dictators, etc. of the Chinese government. I tend to refer to those types of people as ones with "beady little eyes" too - no matter what race they are. You know, that's a reference to when people's pupils constrict when they are planning something diabolical. In other words, that phrase comes from 18 century fiction as a way to identify criminals. [ 04-12-2001: Message edited by: aramike ]

quote: Originally posted by Emmett.hendrick: I have to say I'm in awe, I am a newbie I have been playing BC3000 for a while now and have clocked up some kills but NEVER in my wildest dreams would I ever be able to pull of what you guys are talking about. I am still at the stage were even on decent sized enemy ship can(and usually will) kick my ass.If I'm lucky my BC limps away BADLY damaged if not I get the lovely death screen. I have lost many commands this way, has anybody any advice or am I looking in the wrong forum? Study the tactics, chief. You'll learn it!

Whoa, you guys talking about military issues is giving me a headache as inaccuracies abound. Mikel: quote: If we send any land units ashore, they'll be swamped by enemy troops (often conscripts pressed into service) that carrying cheap, numerous chinese copies of weapons.Reminds me of the Iraqis'. Remember that war? Morale was so low, troops were undertrained, underfed, and under-equipped that MOST of them elected to not even TRY to fight. quote: No matter what you've been told, have a 100:1 ratio (at least) outnumbering you gives the enemy a great advantage.HARDLY. Men with guns aren't an issue if they are not even on the same continent as OUR men with guns. Further, the Iraqis had us outnumbered HEAVILY as well, but look what happened to them because they did not have the training OR technology of the US. The Chinese really have no advantages MILITARILY in a war with the US. Kush: quote: The loss of human life would be so vast on both sides...Where do you get THAT idea? With today's military doctrines, loss of life is LOWER than it was during the Civil War or even World War era. Second, the US would have two MAJOR military advantages, one coming from the other: technology, initiative. Here's why the US would most likely not even break a sweat: We control the sea lanes. As such, the Chinese would be completely UNABLE to transport their troops, ANYWHERE. The Chinese have a VERY limited nuclear arsenal. In other words, they would NOT use them as their use would justify the use of OUR arsenal, which is VAST, reliable, and MUCH more powerful. While two Chinese nukes may hit the US, hundreds of warheads raining on China is obviously undesirable to the Chinese government. Therefore, they simple would not use them. The Chinese use mandatory conscription. And as a result, their army, while VAST, has a very low morale. I think the Gulf War adequately showed that, if troops don't want to fight, they WON'T. One American tank is the technological and capability equivolent of ten Chinese tanks. Add to that CAS (close air support) and Chinese armor would not stand a chance. One American platoon is the equivolent of 12 Chinese platoons in training and equipment. Morale-wise, they'd probably deter resistance after an engagement or two.Mikel: quote: If the Chinese cared about their troops or citizens then they'd put more value on them.That is flawed. The Chinese citizens and troops ARE the Chinese. Believe me - they care. If troops don't want to fight, they won't. quote: The US military during peacetime is a disgrace. We'Ve got troops in Kosov, Korea, Japan, Turkey, Germany, probably got some down in South America too.That's not based upon a very good assessment, because it is untrue. Yes, US troop DEPLOYMENT is a disgrace (thank you, Clinton). However, the US military is by FAR the most highly trained and motivated fighting force in the world. To call them a disgrace is unfair and inaccurate. quote: Morale is at a very low point. Troops are getting inadequete training (They get 1-2 hours a day of "sensitivity training), getting equipment they don't need (The F-15, F-14, and F-16 will let us keep our edge for now; do we really need a multi-billion dollar F-22 that, like most US planes today, has more downtime then air time?), and their being killed in areas that has no effect on the national security of the US.Again, most of that is inaccurate. Gallion, do you get 1-2 hours a day of sensitivity training? I don't remember such a thing. Also, US morale is at a rather high point. Marines, Soldiers, Sailors, and Airmen seem to have more pride in what they do than most anytime in the history of this country. quote: To sum it up, in a land battle, the Chinese would likely employ geurilla (sp?) tactics with their well-trained and equiped troops and use consacripts for the man fighting. Any US land unit would get overwhelmed.1 - Such tactics would literally be useless with today's technology. Thermo-detection, infrared goggles (night vison), and elecfield detectors are just SOME of the equipment that would make guerilla warfare useless. 2 - I'm gettin the impression that you're thinking that US land units operate under the same doctrine as Vietnam. They don't. For one thing, US land units are HEAVILY mechanized. Another thing is that, with technology, even in Vietnam-style combat, the US troops would cut through the Chinese like a hot knife through butter. Knowing the location of the enemy before it knows your location is 90% of the battle. The US would completely wipe out any opposition, in my opinion. But I doubt they'd have to. If the Gulf was any indication of what a superior force (in numbers) would do against a superior force (in every other category), there is really nothing to worry about. Remember - the Chinese are people. They don't want to die any more than you do. Add to that their poor training and equipment, and you have a force that is barely capable of contesting the US military if they even wanted to. [ 04-12-2001: Message edited by: aramike ]

quote: Jaguar, perhaps if you had Chinese friends (as I do) you'd see they're not evil monsters but normal people just like you and me (not that I approve their government's attitude in this conflict, though).Their government is completely "evil", for lack of a better term. Also worthy of note: what power would that government actually HAVE if millions of people didn't support them? With China's record on human rights (their imrpisonment or plain MURDER of those who disagree with them), ANY and ALL of their supporters are accessories to MURDER, in my opinion.

Need some info, primarily, the AI levels of your crew.

quote: Originally posted by Hector Socas Navarro: Pioneer, I certainly hope you are right. That would mean there's still hope for our race. But some of the posts I read here are raising some doubts in my mind.Sometimes one gets the impression that war is fun and exciting Absolutely not. However, war can be a terrible necessity at times. I mean, let's say diplomacy does NOT work. What then, does one nation do? Let another country take advantage of them simple because they seek peace? This is why a strong military is necessary. It gives you the ability to say "hey, we want peace but we're not going to compromise our soverienty to give YOU that peace". If the PRC had the ability, they'd lay a claim to the ENTIRE world. They are dictators and they believe in total control. I, for one, believe with ALL my heart that it is better to die a free man than live as a slave.

quote: Originally posted by Blades: Ah, you want my opinion? Tough, Im a Fleet Commander. Ditch the rating system. All us community members are worth a 5 star rating. Even aramike. I agree that everyone here is solid gold. Personally, I couldn't care less about it. My advice for now is if you don't like it, just turn it off.

Huh? I mean that quote isn't the Insurgency quote. "You can only love or hate something you truly understand"

quote: Originally posted by Epsilon 5: Somw things missing: See WHO rated you Change your rating about some people over time The smiley panel 1: If you could see who rated you, that would take away from the purpose of anonymous ratings. Also, some people may not take low yet honest ratings very well, causing soem undue animosity. 2: Why would you need to change your rating of people? If you're unsure about how helpful someone is, don't rate them. 3: I liked those old smilies too, but it made it IMPOSSIBLE to "TAB" your way to the posting area. As for the new forum, I like it with the exception of the main page - WAY too cluttered IMO.

Pioneer - check that quote in your sig.

We'll get over there sometime. Just been *way* too busy lately.

A couple days out of town, and I find this.

quote: Originally posted by Parias: Nah, he isn't asking for Demo tech support. Just computer tech support. Doc: No problem! Oh, and post what OS you're using (Win98, ME, NT, etc). [This message has been edited by aramike (edited 04-06-2001).]

quote: 4/4/(whatever the year is)LOL! It ain't called 3000ad for nothin'! Happy B-Day Derek!

Really, it's time to read the manual.

quote: What's this? Is this closet-liberalism leaking from aramike? LOL! I was waiting for that. Actually, I was hardly thinking liberal - I was thinking serious ass-whipping.

quote: Aramike, humbly begging your pardon sir, but "a good ass-whipping from his mother?"Yep. Called discipline. quote: I think I've seen his mother listed as co-defendant, or at least mentioned more than once along his bleak timeline so far.Well, considering that the details are sealed as of yet (his name, etc), I'm not sure I buy that. However, if his mother *IS* defending his actions, then SHE deserves JAIL TIME - to ALLOW your children to commit a felony is the epitome of irresponsible. quote: At what point does it not behoove the state to give HER a good ass-whipping instead?The state is not her parent. She does deserve punishment if she ALLOWS these actions to continue when they are *obviously* illegal.

LOL!

Try the manual.

Well, he's being judged by his actions. I mean, look at his history: he threatened Derek with a posting on his site (whoop), he THEN causes intentional disruption to an ISP... I dunno, I think he should be punished. Honestly, I think it would be a shame if he had to do anything with jail time - too young for that. But, I think he needs to be banned from his computers for awhile on top of a good ass-whipping from his mother. MHO though.

Go on over to the RP forum and knock yourself out.

Archiveian, you barely meet the minimum requirements. You processor is about equal to a Pentium 2 300. K6-2s are slow gaming processors. Also, your display is at 640X480? Is that the best your monitor can do? One more thing: Windows ME is probably KILLING your ability to play. Try turning off its system restore feature and then go back to the demo.