on 1/1/04 6:50 PM, Firethorn at firethorn@srt.com wrote:

I've been thinking about the 'convential military couldn't help because of
the high level of firepower required to take down a Youma'.

Given some convincing, if you could get the USA youma hunting, it wouldn't
matter that much that you'd need lots of explosives.  Think of a combination
of Special Forces with laser targeters and F15/F16/A10 air support with 2k
pound bombs.  Sure, it might cost a block or so per attack, but considering
the alternatives it might be worth it.  Don't forget that during the fist
gulf war, we came out with a NEW bunker buster in under a month.  I'm sure
that given proper incentive, the USA wouldn't be working on a variantion of
anti-tank rounds.  Maybe some sort of missile with a directed 'shotgun'
charge.  And I think that an alien invasion would be plenty of motivation.

Firethorn

If a Youma existed, the US (And any country for that matter) would in days
outfit their military with weaponry that would reduce the creatures into
large pieces. LAW rockets, RPGS and explosive tipped rounds would take out
ANY biological target.

Armor piercing rounds would be useless since they would go through the
creature instead of stopping it and 9mm handgun rounds would tickle it. For
the short term, Apache helicopters with chain guns would take out a Youma
but riddling it will bullets, reducing it to a thin red paste.

The real problem for the military is that Youma (According to SM Mythos)
teleport in, then run amok. This ability to just appear means that it would
take minutes to hours before a response could be mustered and by then the
thing would gate back out before the military could blow it away. Plus,
teleportation of any kind is a huge tactical advantage that would really
ruin the day of any modern soldier.

End of my rambling.

Burger


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