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The GI Joe/Cobra Concept Art & Filecard Project
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05-06-2011, 05:13 PM
Loose Cannon
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I still wonder what is the best way to pit Joe Force against Cobra? I like the idea Zulu of a sort of Weapons Proliferation Watchdog group, but will it have them more Intel based than anything and not leave enough room for Direct Action? I mean will they turn into CSI Trucial Abysmia? I suppose you will add more either Federal Law Enforcement guys or change some of them?
I wonder how it worked out during the 60s in Africa with all the Mercenaries? It seems like most of the Colonial nations just pulled out and many countries went through periods of civil war, but almost all that did, hired mercenaries to augment thier fledgling armies. This is the perfect role for Cobra as I see it. How that best puts them against the Joes I don't know? I'm having trouble with that. Cobra would have to be a soveriegn nation with a lot of clout for them to be on the opposite sides in a civil war. Otherwise they could be cooperating as allies?
I like the JSOC role for the Joes Tyroc, but I guess they are more ISA than the whole JSOC. I sort of have been toying with putting the Joes as a sort of advisory group and combining elements of a Civil Affairs Unit, a small diplomatic Consulate, and an embedded transition team. This way they can stay small since they are augmented with local forces if something large scale is needed, and I have a reason for Aircraft and Armor and Artillery. Since they are training, there would be a need to train in all aspects of the military. They could get away with a skeleton crew, sort of speak, since they would use the local support people for simple maintenance. Less green shirts.
All the while they could run what ever clandestine operations they needed to either with local support of not, depending on the country. Say 10-15 man team assigned to say a Company of Sierra Gordians. And perhaps only 40 or so Joes has to deploy to any country since they may only be training what would become that countries Commando Forces. Plus I can explain my top heavy Joe team since typically Military Transition teams are more seasoned soldiers.
This leaves room for International Cooperation and sort of fits in with the US long term goals once we pull out of say Iraq. Because you know the fighting won't stop after we leave, but I don't think the US military wants to abandon either. We'll probably be in both countries in some military capacity for the next 20 years.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_transition_team
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