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04-17-2019, 09:58 AM
john shaft
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So we may have discussed this before, by how large does everyone envision Cobra's army forces? I keep playing with different ideas and reshaping the size of my Joe force and I think it should be dependent on the size of the enemy's forces. So just how big is Cobra?
Is it powerful enough to build a corps or army-size force? Multiple armies? And where does Cobra base or deploy them? (I'm looking at this more from a comic-, cartoon-, or story-based perspective than one based on figures.) If Cobra is working with smaller units around the world, just how large are its bases. Brigade-size? Division? Just curious about what others thought.
I see Cobra as having a fairly large number of forces. Perhaps maybe a divisional force in strategic places around the world, maybe one on each continent. Not sure about its navy though. Its hard to lay low when you have a massive fleet of carriers and ships ported somewhere. I imagine Cobra would build a cheaper and easier-to-hide fleet of submarines to protect its maritime interests.
I can't seem to find any numbers but in my Joe-verse Cobra would be the size of a large PMC minus any members who are not affiliated with Cobra. Arbco Security Corporation is a legit PMC but employees who crave power, wealth, or are just plain wicked get initiated into the secret organization known as Cobra. Realistically I don't think every employee of a company would be so corrupt as to want to join a group such as Cobra hence why I have made Cobra for "certain members only". So while all members of ACS partake in legit operations around the world only those who are members of Cobra will carry out ops that are unlawful. ASC provides air, ground and sea forces so it is able to use these assets in a legal fashion even if the operation they are performing at the time may not be.
Cobra also includes members of other organizations/companies such as the Dreadnoks biker gang, certain employees of Extensive Enterprises, etc. Cobra will also make allies in other countries by procuring weapons and training for them. In my Joe-verse Cobra starts the slow process of getting its Crimson Guard members to get in elected positions, first starting small by getting into city government, then county, then state and eventually country. Along the way these CG's influence others into joining the cause of Cobra. So this would be difficult to determine the size. I think in my fan-fic I will keep it more or less ambiguous as to the size of Cobra.
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