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07-26-2017, 08:14 AM | #22111 |
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I use him how I believe Tyroc utilizes him, and that is documenting the weapons and equipment of a terrorist group after the Joes have assaulted a house or stronghold. This is going with the theme that the Joes are a counter- proliferation unit. Example scenario:
Two assault teams fast rope via Blackhawk onto an enemy compound. Meanwhile a convoy of Humvee's with support Joes drive up to the compound at the same time (or right after the assault Joes do their insert). The support Joes may have EOD, CBRN, medical staff, and a documentation specialist. They could man some of the crew-served weapons in the Humvees and provide cover for the assault team. Once the assault team has cleared the compound they will bring out all the weapons within it and lay them all in a row outside. Scoop as the documentation specialist would photograph and also videotape all the weapons including any serial numbers and the like while a weapons specialist (like a SF weapons sergeant) could be in the background naming off the weapons ("fifteen Chinese-made AK-47's, five Russian made AK-74's" etc). By documenting the weapons and getting the serial numbers the Joes may have a better chance of tracing where the weapons came from and thus increasing their chances of stopping the flow of weapons to a particular terror group. |
07-26-2017, 10:32 AM | #22112 |
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I don't think they would need a production specialist to videotape stuff on a special operation since the average Joe can work a camera but a combat cameraman can play a role in documenting a story or event that could shape public opinion. However, Special Forces do learn physical and technical surveillance, which would include the use of video cameras.
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07-26-2017, 02:53 PM | #22113 |
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Lady Jaye carries a video camera, too (probably obsolete), so I suppose she can do Scoop's job also?
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07-26-2017, 04:20 PM | #22114 |
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Yeah there is definitely an Intelligence component to Scoop's job. my understanding is Combat Journalists are part of Public Affairs and are the ones who write the stories, which soldiers probably dread. Combat Cameramen just take pictures which Military Intelligence gets to assess as classified or suitable for the public. Scoop is both based on Filecards.
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07-26-2017, 06:20 PM | #22115 |
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I use him how I believe Tyroc utilizes him, and that is documenting the weapons and equipment of a terrorist group after the Joes have assaulted a house or stronghold. This is going with the theme that the Joes are a counter- proliferation unit. Example scenario:
Two assault teams fast rope via Blackhawk onto an enemy compound. Meanwhile a convoy of Humvee's with support Joes drive up to the compound at the same time (or right after the assault Joes do their insert). The support Joes may have EOD, CBRN, medical staff, and a documentation specialist. They could man some of the crew-served weapons in the Humvees and provide cover for the assault team. Once the assault team has cleared the compound they will bring out all the weapons within it and lay them all in a row outside. Scoop as the documentation specialist would photograph and also videotape all the weapons including any serial numbers and the like while a weapons specialist (like a SF weapons sergeant) could be in the background naming off the weapons ("fifteen Chinese-made AK-47's, five Russian made AK-74's" etc). By documenting the weapons and getting the serial numbers the Joes may have a better chance of tracing where the weapons came from and thus increasing their chances of stopping the flow of weapons to a particular terror group. Quote:
I don't think they would need a production specialist to videotape stuff on a special operation since the average Joe can work a camera but a combat cameraman can play a role in documenting a story or event that could shape public opinion. However, Special Forces do learn physical and technical surveillance, which would include the use of video cameras.
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07-26-2017, 09:41 PM | #22116 |
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Going w/ that concept what about a team that consists of Psyche-Out, Effects (only enlisted with psy-ops as an MOS), Bullhorn, Scoop, Hashtag, Scanner, and Rook (I can see him as a Profiler). Then someone from intelligence like Mace, Agent Faces and/or Quick-Kick. Just a thought.
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07-28-2017, 07:07 PM | #22117 |
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Going w/ that concept what about a team that consists of Psyche-Out, Effects (only enlisted with psy-ops as an MOS), Bullhorn, Scoop, Hashtag, Scanner, and Rook (I can see him as a Profiler). Then someone from intelligence like Mace, Agent Faces and/or Quick-Kick. Just a thought.
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07-29-2017, 11:19 AM | #22118 |
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There are a couple of things that interest me about Psych Out. Here's his file card:
"Psyche-Out got his degree in psychology from Berkeley and worked on various research projects involving the inducement of paranoia by means of low frequency radio waves. Upon his enlistment he was posted to the Deceptive Warfare Center at Fort Bragg where he continued his pioneering work in the field of wave induced behavior modification. "The point at which you win a battle is when you've convinced the enemy that he has lost. This can be accomplished through something as simple as constant repetition. For example, you can see a commercial on TV ten times a day for a particular brand of cookies. One day at the supermarket, you're overcome by a sudden craving for cookies. Confronted by an array of unknown brands, you choose the one that you saw advertised. They've won...And you've lost." First, Psych Out is from San Francisco, which is where this movie was set: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psych-Out . . . though paranoia at Berkeley was probably more commonly induced by bad drugs! Which leads to - Second, the low-frequency radio waves paranoia bit was the plot point for two ARAH story lines, first involving Kwinn and then the Terror Dromes. But Hama never used Psych Out's work in any of his stories. Third, Psych Out's actual approach to work is described more as marketing (influencing behaviour) than psychology (though there are connections between the two). So that's really how I'd use him. I'd use him to lead a team trying to manipulate opinion, kind of like what the Russians are reported as doing in Eastern Europe, and to a lesser extent in various western elections. Let's say you have a potential Unconventional Warfare scenario (you don't like the leadership in country X - say, Borovia). Psych Out exploits divisions through tailored messages targeting a minority group (be it ethnic, or academic, or trade unionist or whatever). That stokes the resentment. This could be coupled by hacking (Mainframe); broadcasting subversive messages (Breaker, Dial Tone and Dee Jay) and so on. The CIA grooms a potential opposition leader. Then a field team of Joes goes in to train and advise the militant wing of that minority group (say, Lt Falcon, Flint, Outback etc). Once the Borovian government is overthrown, the USA sells the new government Maulers and Skystrikers and Devilfish, and all the shareholders rejoice! |
07-29-2017, 05:12 PM | #22119 |
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There are a couple of things that interest me about Psych Out. Here's his file card:
"Psyche-Out got his degree in psychology from Berkeley and worked on various research projects involving the inducement of paranoia by means of low frequency radio waves. Upon his enlistment he was posted to the Deceptive Warfare Center at Fort Bragg where he continued his pioneering work in the field of wave induced behavior modification. "The point at which you win a battle is when you've convinced the enemy that he has lost. This can be accomplished through something as simple as constant repetition. For example, you can see a commercial on TV ten times a day for a particular brand of cookies. One day at the supermarket, you're overcome by a sudden craving for cookies. Confronted by an array of unknown brands, you choose the one that you saw advertised. They've won...And you've lost." First, Psych Out is from San Francisco, which is where this movie was set: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psych-Out . . . though paranoia at Berkeley was probably more commonly induced by bad drugs! Which leads to - Second, the low-frequency radio waves paranoia bit was the plot point for two ARAH story lines, first involving Kwinn and then the Terror Dromes. But Hama never used Psych Out's work in any of his stories. Third, Psych Out's actual approach to work is described more as marketing (influencing behaviour) than psychology (though there are connections between the two). So that's really how I'd use him. I'd use him to lead a team trying to manipulate opinion, kind of like what the Russians are reported as doing in Eastern Europe, and to a lesser extent in various western elections. Let's say you have a potential Unconventional Warfare scenario (you don't like the leadership in country X - say, Borovia). Psych Out exploits divisions through tailored messages targeting a minority group (be it ethnic, or academic, or trade unionist or whatever). That stokes the resentment. This could be coupled by hacking (Mainframe); broadcasting subversive messages (Breaker, Dial Tone and Dee Jay) and so on. The CIA grooms a potential opposition leader. Then a field team of Joes goes in to train and advise the militant wing of that minority group (say, Lt Falcon, Flint, Outback etc). Once the Borovian government is overthrown, the USA sells the new government Maulers and Skystrikers and Devilfish, and all the shareholders rejoice! Naturally, I'm thinking, if this truly works, why not use it on every mission? It's kind of like the Jedi "mind trick." Last edited by seaneley; 07-30-2017 at 11:20 AM.. |
07-30-2017, 06:26 AM | #22120 |
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So, I've been thinking about the Joe fighter pilots since they were mentioned earlier. I'm figuring that their primary battlefield role is air superiority, with a secondary role of close air support (bombing and strafing enemy assets), and there's just enough of them to form up as an fighter squadron of three four-pilot flights. Understrength for an USAF squadron, in line with a Navy squadron, and hard to get away from without making up new characters or using Steel Brigade type fill ins.
Flight A: Flight Leader Skystriker (Squadron XO), Ace, Dogfight, Slipstream. I kinda want to rename Skystriker to avoid the Pimp My Ride references... Flight B: Flight Leader Air Raid (Sky Patrol's Major Thomas), Freestyle, Maverick, Tomahawk. Flight C: Flight Leader Payload (Squadron CO), Countdown, Ghostrider, Space Shot*. Ghostrider is here because he's listed as an aeronautic engineer, which is an excellent support skill for the Joe space operation, and because it would make for a messier chain of command if he's in Flight B. Flights A and B primarily fly Skystriker airframes, although most of the pilots will have qualified with at least one of the other airframes that the Joes fly. Usually the one their figure originally came with. Flight C flies Phantom X-19s, as the Joes' primary bomber contingent. Now, to make this work, I'm using Space Shot as a pilot/astronaut but I'm curious if that's how other people are using him? (is anyone else using Space Shot?). His canonical file-card doesn't work at all without heavy science-fiction elements in the setting, so he needs an alternative background in Joeverses without those elements. He's definitely an astronaut, and USAF pilot is the easiest starting point for that, but we've got two other similar characters in Payload and Countdown and it involves promoting Space Shot to officer grade. I'm curious as to possible alternatives. |
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