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80-year war

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Post Fri May 14, 2004 3:31 pm

80-year war

well i got a question, dose anyone have any info on the 80-year war between rheinland and the GMG ? what started it?

Post Fri May 14, 2004 3:35 pm

play the game, go to rheineland...

Post Fri May 14, 2004 3:38 pm

i did , didnt get much but the battle that decited who won , well make rheinland start a treaty thing was in sigma 19 .

Post Fri May 14, 2004 6:53 pm

Probably a border dispute. That, and Rhineland has a thing against Kusari for some reason, and many GMG are of Kusari decent. That, and Rheinland's an expansionist and industrial house, the gas fields of the sigma systems were just to good to pass off. --- VH16

Whoever came up with "Mission Commision" should be lined up and shot

Post Fri May 14, 2004 7:22 pm

well, the Rheinlanders had a battle with the GMG in the cloud, and Rheinland lost and a the GMG built the base.

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Post Fri May 14, 2004 9:01 pm

Well, the war lasted 80 years, was fought between Rheinland and the GMG, the GMG won, end of story. Most of the battles, all that I know of, took place in sigma-13. I don't remember any wrecks anywhere else.

Dr Twitch, your sig is way too long. Try it more condensed, like:

You should play on Yukanojo's server. You start out neutral and with 5 thousand credits, email me and you can join my clan. Also, during the next week(10th to 16th), I will be donating my 7-8mil credits, and equipment to someone on the [5thW FL:: www.5thss.com
server to some lucky player hanging out manahtten. I wil be around manhatten and only for 5 mins. Don't miss out.

Post Sat May 15, 2004 5:01 am

Maybe you played through without paying attention to the rumours and messages. Seems a large civilian company pushed Rheinland into a confrontation with the GMG over some stretches of fuel rich space. Rheinland should have been able to win it, but the GMG knew the turf much better. Eventually, the GMG lured the Rheinland fleet into the gas fields, where those explosions more or less blew the fleet to bits for them. Thereafter, the Rheinland military was sort of in disgrace after being beaten the way they were.

Odd thing about cruisers and battleships in FL. They can easily be taken out by ordinary fighters. So what's the point of having capital ships then???

Another odd thing -- how come the old Imperial Navy had more powerful guns than the new Republican Navy?





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Post Sat May 15, 2004 7:59 am

There's also some info about a Rheinland base destroyed in Sigma 13 but, that would be a spoiler, right...?

Post Sat May 15, 2004 1:21 pm

take it in the spoiler forum then.

Post Sat May 15, 2004 3:43 pm

The old Rheinland fleets were better equiped because they were well funded. They're a bit like the Russians. Once the Soviet millitary was a well funded well oiled feared millitary machine. Now, after an embarassing post soviet decade, the Russain millitary can barely keep track of its nukes, much less properly equip its fighing force. With the fleet destroyed, so goes the funding for Rheinland weapons. Also, anyone think that Synth foods could be behind it? They goud Rhineland into war. When Rhineland looses, cripling treaties (a la Versilles) give Synth VERY lucrative contracts in Rhienland space (well, more like them forced down Rheinland's throats rather than "give". --- VH16

Long Live Rheinland!

Whoever came up with "Mission Commision" should be lined up and shot

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