On Wed, 23 Oct 1996, Wayne H. Yin wrote:
> At 10:55 AM 96.10.23, David Salle wrote:
>
> > So , I think maybe we should close this never-ending discussion about
> > ramks which leads us so far from our main interest. (Is it really your
> > main concern when you look at the series to know if Schenkopp is an
> > Admiral, a general or a bertender ?)
> >
> *ugh* yeah, i think we've kind of beaten this topic into the ground
> already. to the point that now i almost regret even bringing the topic up
> (and not even out of interest in ranks, per se, as StarFleet and
> Reichsflotte fleet organization). yeow!
>
> i guess that we should be satisfied that schenkopp is "a fairly
> high-ranking dude" in the FPA army. ;-)
>
>
> changing the subject...
>
> during the first and second TV series, as well as in the first movie,
> we see the empire use nukes (ie. legmiza, westerland, and heinessen). i
> wonder why it is that they don't resort to nukes more often. i mean, they
> have some pretty powerful ones that can lay waste to a whole planet. i'm
> especially curious, since at the same time, i can't think of any instances
> of the alliance using nukes... does the alliance even have them?
>
> you'd think that the alliance, being shorter on conventional military
> resources, might be more driven to use at least tactical nukes. iserlohn
> comes to mind. and those large, neat imperial formations make an inviting
> target for tactical weapons. no, usage of nuclear weapons seems limited to
> the empire.
>
> and when they are used by the empire, they seem to be used without much
> thought, as a weapon of convenience. rienhard drops one at legmiza to
> ignite the hydrogen atmosphere of the planet; braunschweig decides to make
> an "example" of westerland; mittermeyer takes out the FPA army's strategic
> HQ from orbit.
>
> i was wondering if tanaka has an explanation in the novels as to why
> nukes are used only by the empire or aren't used more often. or, are the
> use of nukes in the TV series another deviation from the manga?
>
> does anyone have an explanation?
>
> --
> Wayne H. Yin
> why@mail.utexas.edu
>
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