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11-17-2016, 09:45 PM
seaneley
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I don't do this in my Joe-verse but I always thought that in its initial stages Cobra did not have a lot of money and resources so their Troopers were equipped with basic uniforms, weapons and equipment. Later as they became more powerful their equipment would change to reflect this. One way to explain the two existing together is perhaps not all the Cobra units were upgraded at the same time. Maybe more frontline units were issued Viper gear whereas support units are not as fast to get the new equipment. Realistically real world militaries do not all get new equipment at once so how would Cobra?
Which brings me back to the age old question... how does a "terrorist organization" have well trained and well equipped soldiers that number in the thousands when all they occupy is a small island? They would have to be equivalent to an actual large nation to have such a force.
I guess this brings us to the question of militias. Most are home-grown, and each has its own ideology that keeps it from aligning with other militias. In the case of Cobra, they probably attempt to usurp or replace existing militias and grow the group from there. It would reflect the original "pyramid-scheme" that Cobra Commander originally initiated in the comics - all would ultimately answer to the Commander-in-Chief while still having a bit of autonomy for personal goals and aims. I suspect that the newer militias ("Blue Shirts") would train at home under a "group leader", while the die-hard, "24/7 Cobras" (mostly Vipers) trained on Cobra Island under Big Boa.
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