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09-05-2009, 02:30 PM
Troynos
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Troynos, if you don't want to create an Air Field, that's fine. I can understand that it would be difficult with a Mountain base. I think the Flagg provides you a solution, but that's just me. The Joes don't need a huge Air Force, but a few Jets to cover them for small missions would be a good thing to have... obviously, if they need to be apart of a sustained campaign, the other U.S. Forces would have to come into play.
I think it genuinely depends on how Cobra works in your Joeverse... are they a small terrorist organization? Or are they a terrorist Army that poses a serious threat to global security? If the former, then fine... the Joes can operate as a small unit to counter a small terrorist force. If the latter, well... one must keep up with the Joneses.
Cobra is both. The Joes are a small unit, rapid deployment. They are not meant to be invastion stoppers, not without help. They're used primarily for delta force/SEaL type missions. They do have a small armor/artillery component and the SOAR-type capabilities to get the armor/artillery around.
If Cobra took over France, Joe would not be able to handle it without help. The Joes would go in on specific small goal kind of missions (take Cobra out of this research facility, rescue the hostages, etc..).
I just don't see the need for the Joes to have an Air Force, same with Navy. The only elements from those that I think the Joes really need are the capabilities to move people and equipment around.
The logistics just don't make it really that feasible. Sure can have the Flagg, but that can only be in one place at once and for the Joes (at least mine), they're running multiple missions at once and the chances of the Flagg always being where it's goign to be most needed? Pretty slim.
So instead, they have a standing code that can be used to call in air support from any nearby airbase.
They do have their own C-130s and helicopters. They also have an AC-130 and Grumman Hawkeye.
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