From:	Rand Ratinac docwagon101@*****.com
Subject:	Questions of great importance (Steve, Jon, RA:S people especially)
Date:	Wed, 1 Sep 1999 20:11:08 -0700 (PDT)

> >2. What are the colours of the UCAS army dress
> uniforms and fatigues?
> >This one doesn't actually require a canon answer -
> just a knowledgeable
> >one.
>
> Good, becuase I don't think there are any.

Prolly not, which is why I need it answered by people "in the know". If
there isn't one, basing it off current US uniforms sounds good.

As I said before, though, it's the 3rd question which doesn't need a
canon reply (as it doesn't directly pertain to SR), not the second.

> Snowflauge: Black, grey and white in the same mix as woodland.
Commonly called "Urban", but it isn't the best for urban as it is too
brite IMO, but not too bad in winter environs. It does a hell of a job
of blurring your movements though ("Did he just reach for a gun?")
> Subdued Urban: Black, dark grey, light grey in the same pattern as
woodland (a little more efective for city work IMO, available from US
Cav and others, but may be too dark for daylight operations)
> Blue: A mix of black, dark blue and medium blue, mainly sold as a
novelty pattern, but it does an OK job at night in urban terrains (it
doesn't siloutte very much), and may have some airborne insertation
applications.
> Black: Great for intimidation, sucks at concealment day or night.
A moving, solid BLACK object stands out real fast, and you just
siloutte your life away.
<(Snippola(TM)>

Okay - you're the knowledgable one in this department, Kevin (more or
less :) ). I've got a UCAS army strike team going into the Renraku
Arcology. Parts of the arc are well lit, parts are black as night. You
know how it goes. They're all wearing armoured bodysuits, plus armoured
REVERSIBLE vests. What would be good camouflage patterns for them to be
using? I would assume the vest would have one side for darkness and one
for light - but what about the bodysuit? That's all one pattern.

Btw, if black sucks so hard, why do people insist on using it? Or is
that a Hollywood fallacy?


> >3. Are there any cultures with legends of "mystic
> rituals" or the like
> >that a) involve human sacrifice and b) grant
> whoever conducts the
>
> Many ancient cultures did. Babyloneans, Sumerians, Egyptians,
Aztecs, Celts, maybe the Romans (BIG maybe), a whole mess more.
Basically, telling the spirits how big of a badass you are. (Didn't
always work- I wonder why?)
> Kevin Dole, aka CyberRaven, aka IronRaven, aka Steel
> Tengu

This I know. Again, the problem with these is that, as far as I know,
all the sacrifices were designed for interaction with their "gods".

==Doc'
(aka Mr. Freaky Big, Super-Dynamic Troll of Tomorrow)

.sig Sauer
__________________________________________________
Do You Yahoo!?
Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com