Ender Wiggin
Junior Member
I'm thinking to practice writing I'm going to write a story where US Marines intervene in a Alien Civil War (in exchange for FTL technology, Dark Elves IN SPACE!) and interested in getting the details "right" and other little things for realism.
This thread will also serve as back and forth for debating the logistics, tactics and strategy for how we would think realistically an interstellar war would be fought.
Assume the following to be true:
1- FTL is 'relatively' cheap and inexpensive so that merchant charter companies can exist without significant government subsidy in parallel with official government services.
2- Assuming FTL works "system to system" but less well "planet to planet" due to gravity wells (setting down rules ahead of time).
3- Assuming No Nukes for either political or economic reasons aside as Anti Ship weapons (so no planet killers).
4- The Alien civilization is Humanoid (they're basically elves), number around 90 Billion over 100~ ish planets, have a slowish pace of technological advancement due to cultural reasons (but still progresses, so no creative sterility), but their military is at early 21st century levels due to lack of significant military need aside to squash ethnic strife and seperatist movements/rebellions.
Speculation begins!
This thread will also serve as back and forth for debating the logistics, tactics and strategy for how we would think realistically an interstellar war would be fought.
Assume the following to be true:
1- FTL is 'relatively' cheap and inexpensive so that merchant charter companies can exist without significant government subsidy in parallel with official government services.
2- Assuming FTL works "system to system" but less well "planet to planet" due to gravity wells (setting down rules ahead of time).
3- Assuming No Nukes for either political or economic reasons aside as Anti Ship weapons (so no planet killers).
4- The Alien civilization is Humanoid (they're basically elves), number around 90 Billion over 100~ ish planets, have a slowish pace of technological advancement due to cultural reasons (but still progresses, so no creative sterility), but their military is at early 21st century levels due to lack of significant military need aside to squash ethnic strife and seperatist movements/rebellions.
Speculation begins!