Re: [BNW] In your BNW

[Sean Michael Whipkey <highway@cstone.net>]

Scott Raby wrote:
> In Your BNW: ok first how do you view the martial law in the BNW US? Does
> each state line look like real world US/Mexican border? or Tanks parked on

I think they're more like the real world then that.  If they were
fortified, then the regs would be as annoyed by it as the deltas, and it
would cause more disenfranchisement from the establishment.

> the side of the road, or perhaps no change from today?  TO me martial Law is

You'd see a heavier military presence, but that's mostly due to the fact
that people in general are more heavily armed.  The police would be more
heavily armed as well, and would be equipped with armored vehicles,
attack choppers, and the such.

> curfew with patrols at night looking for trouble, random search procedures
> are the norm, and spot ID checks at any time are everyday events. (kind of

That would happen.  Pretty much any time you're stopped for any sort of
minor violation (jaywalking, speeding) the cops would search you.  Heck,
that happens in some areas around here already.

> like on Venus Wars when Ishtar takes over IO). Also in the comic where
> Patriot is caught, an attack chopper and a tank are present, is this common
> or was this extraordinary for Patriots capture? I think that it would not be

I'd say it was extra firepower for an important "criminal".

> unusual for this kind of force present in an area just not all in the same
> place, say 1 or 2 tanks per rural county and 3 or so for a major city. Any
> other ideas?

It would depend on the area.  NYC would probably have a bunch of tanks
and attack choppers, but it's a militarized zone.  Crescent City
probably has a few, but they're more subtle about it.

If a whole city were to be clamped down on (say, for general uprisings
going on) I'd expect in a major city you'd probably see a few hundred to
a thousand Delta Primers, a couple thousand soldiers, and probably
20-100 armored vehicles (from APCs to main battle tanks), plus 5-10
attack choppers.  That'd just be military and DP, though - the cops
would be all in full force, too.

SeanMike

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