....It could be darker.....

(Mass shriek of protest from the Rats.)

   Okay, okay, it's dark. Though I still think it lacks the elements of 
soul-crushing despair that would make it really, REALLY dark...

Seamus: Give it time, 'Sonly alpha chapter 1, fer cryin' out loud.

   Good point. But the "bodies were never recovered" bit with Kasumi, 
Tofu, and Akane give possible hope.

   Seamus: *sigh* Mike, ain't ya heard 'o buildin' hope an then crushin' it?

   Again, good point. Anyway, its cool. But is it realistic?

Giles: Realistic? In a Takahashi fanfic? Oi don't think that's an issue.

   Normally, yes, but a classic dark tearjerker should follow a bit of 
reality. And to further that goal, we bring you this report from the 
Lincoln Hall Large Exploding Objects and Fraterinty Relations Committee.

LH REPORT - EYES ONLY - 456370 - CHINA AND THE US AT HIGN NOON.
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   Brief consultation with resident enginnering majors, WAIS searches, 
and the Policy Debate Info Database of the Nevada Forensics Society 
yielded the following senairos:

A. CHINA VS. U.S.

China is reported as having 17 ICBMs, each equipped with 10 MIRV 
warheads. This sets the number of possible nuclear hits on the US at 170. 
Currently, ony 1/3 of these are targeted at the United States. 
Retargeting would require a week's notice. The result of a 60-warhead 
stike on the US is unknown, but our current estimate is as follows:
1 Blast destruction of all major American poplulation centers.

2 Radiation deaths of 90% of the American population within 2 months. 
This figure is subject to weather conditions.

3 Destruction of the ecosystem in North and South America. Severe impact 
on world climate.

 The exact number of warheads aimed at China is unknown, but estimated at 
over 70 ICBMs with 22-piece MIRV units. In addition, 
rapid-target-selection systems installed aboard the US nuclear submarine 
fleet would allow 40 more missles given 3 days notice. The amount of 
missles that could potetially be delivered to China are so large as to be 
irrelevant. A complete nuclear stike by the US, utilizing all warheads, 
would require 8 days. Result estimate is as follows:

1 Complete destruction of the Chinese poplutation, 1/5 of humanity.

2 Ecosystem damage on irreversible scale, causing massive climate changes.

3 Fallout from attack likely to devastate Asia and Europe.

4 Dust from impacts will cause new ice age, giving Tokyo a spring 
temperature of - 20 Farenheit.

5 Probable exinction of humanity. Exact figure is 97 to 100% likely.

Senario 2 JAPAN, US, VS CHINA

China has 70 medium range missles carrying a mix of nuclear and chem/bio 
warheads, in MIRV format. Roughly 1/5 of these are currently targeted at 
Japan. Retargeting time for the others is set at 2 days. In addition, 
about forty bombers carrying high-yield nuclear warheads are within 
stiking distance of Japan.

Results same as senario 1 for US and China.

Japan would likey be literally bombed out of existance by a full strike.
A partial strike would eliminate Tokyo and its surroundings, and infict a 
99 to 100% causualty rate on the Japanese population.
------------------------END REPORT - LH LEOFRC---------------------------

-Mike of No Particular Title or Handle

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