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Hey, Cyber, just going to point this out, but the reality is that here in the US, rations have gotten pretty good and generally taste decent.
Ahh well mostly chalk it up to me not having an MRE before and basing my judgement on what has been said by media.

So its actually likely that EF rations are pretty decently tasting
Especially compared to the rations in 1900s

Any other questions or ideas you might have while I wait for more votes?
 
Ahh well mostly chalk it up to me not having an MRE before and basing my judgement on what has been said by media.


Especially compared to the rations in 1900s

Any other questions or ideas you might have while I wait for more votes?
I will of course note that I specified American for a reason.The US military itself spends billions of dollars on just trying to design better quality rations and meals exactly because it knows that food and morale are directly linked. Meanwhile, Russia on the other hand.... a Corrupt Oligarchic Mafia State is as expected corrupt and therefor it could be a dice roll on if the rations you were supposedly sent actually make it to you and dont get sold off by your commanding officer, his superior, the quartermaster, basically anyone who gets their hands in it before you do. If government gives a shit abiut fighting corruption and their troops, they likely by now have good MRE. Of course, if given the choice between fresh and MRE, the fresh food is almost aways better. Almost, because theres only so many times you can do baked beans before the troops get fed up.

Really, I think the main culture clash is going to be how surprisingly similar the two are going to be. Because for all the racism that downtime has...at the end of the day both troops basically get asked to carry a shitton of stuff, every new means to carry more just results in even more shit being ordered to be carried around, and so on.
 
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Because for all the racism that downtime has...at the end of the day both troops basically get asked to carry a shitton of stuff, every new means to carry more just results in even more shit being ordered to be carried around, and so on.
Yep. That's why their hasn't been a major issue with relations in NORAD mostly because they even have leave at the same bar.


Corrupt Oligarchic Mafia State is as expected corrupt and therefor it could be a dice roll on if the rations you were supposedly sent actually make it to you
If you think down timer Russia is going to take any lessons to heart that is going to be up to the dice.

Mostly because Tsar Nicky is an absolute idiot who makes things worse.
 
I will of course note that I specified American for a reason.The US military itself spends billions of dollars on just trying to design better quality rations and meals exactly because it knows that food and morale are directly linked. Meanwhile, Russia on the other hand.... a Corrupt Oligarchic Mafia State is as expected corrupt and therefor it could be a dice roll on if the rations you were supposedly sent actually make it to you and dont get sold off by your commanding officer, his superior, the quartermaster, basically anyone who gets their hands in it before you do. If government gives a shit abiut fighting corruption and their troops, they likely by now have good MRE. Of course, if given the choice between fresh and MRE, the fresh food is almost aways better. Almost, because theres only so many times you can do baked beans before the troops get fed up.

Really, I think the main culture clash is going to be how surprisingly similar the two are going to be. Because for all the racism that downtime has...at the end of the day both troops basically get asked to carry a shitton of stuff, every new means to carry more just results in even more shit being ordered to be carried around, and so on.
And it's powered by the insane logistics that the americans developed in the world wars. To the point where the USA had 3 barges dedicated to providing ice cream to soldiers on the Pacific front. Encapsulated by this clip. So yeah, the only question is how much of that had the federation inherited, and how much of said foundation existed prior to the US facing the World Wars.
 
So yeah, the only question is how much of that had the federation inherited, and how much of said foundation existed prior to the US facing the World Wars.
In their prime pre quest they could comfortably have a robust (if slow) logistical support system that could supply people with goods as far away as Jupiter!

That's a whole Planet and a half away. If that's not a logistical flex I don't know what is.

And it's powered by the insane logistics that the americans developed in the world wars
Now imagine that with the development of a international system designed to run in space,rebuild the world after a devastating war and restore the biosphere to a more sustainable level.

The Federation is that good at logistics.
 
[X]Plan: Yang Searching Simulator!
-[X]The Dragon and the Bullmoose
-[X]Call a Census X2
-[X] Backroom Deals of Luna:
-[X]Tracking Santa, and Other Signs of Civility
-[X]Asset Reports (Ground Pounding)
-[X]Asset Report (Bases) X2
-[X]A Hopeless Search at Home?
-[X]A Hopeless Search on the Moon?
-[X]A Hopeless Search Abroad?
-[X]Situation Report (External Threats?)
-[X]There was an Idea...a Side Trade Clause Part 2 X2
-[X]Complete Side 7 Part 2 of 7
-[X]Situation Report (The Radicals)
-[X]Establish Observation Stations (Earth)
-[X]Establish Observation Stations (Moon) X2
-[X]Deal with Unforeseen Consequences
-[X]Open the Archives!!
-[X]NORAD's CALL CENTER!

Alrightly, Here be MY master Plan(HAHAHAHA-wait, contract says no villian laughing). Yang, I have bad news: you clearly were isekaied into a search quest game.
 
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So Here's the Tally So far.

Adhoc vote count started by Cyberphilosipher on Apr 7, 2024 at 12:53 PM, finished with 24 posts and 4 votes.

  • [X] Plan: Why do we have so much AP?!
    -[X]The Dragon and the Bullmoose: "Yang, we need someone who can be the biggest badass in the room when TR visits the line who isn't intimidated by his massive force of personality. And isn't going to be mad about the rasicism he will inevitably throw at the delegation, wanna volunteer?" DC: ??? Reward: We send Yang and a small military Deligation to meet the President when he visits the NORAD line, lets see how it goes.
    -[X]Call a Census: If you were going to lose Sides, at least have them go off and file how much your losing when they leave, for history's sake if nothing else. DC:100 Reward: Call a Census and have everyone complain about it. Double Down.
    -[X] Backroom Deals of Luna: You know these idiots, Anaheim Electronics, and the rest of their Ilk like Hervik. You at least want to make sure they didn't steal your assets as a private citizen...among other things. GOD damn Vist and his cronies. DC:60 Reward: Get some of your assets back.
    -[X]Tracking Santa, and Other Signs of Civility: Huh, NORAD made it, well better get those Jokers up and back in the Chain of Command before they do anything else. What the...IS that NIKOLA TESLA! DC:50 Reward: Go pick up those slackers and yell at them, Secure NORAD assets, Say Hi to Nikola Tesla and talk about Space.
    -[X]Asset Reports (Ground Pounding): General Yang, get me a report on our Combat Capabilities on the Ground NOW! DC:50 Reward: Yang goes off to check the Army and see if its capable of Ground Operations.
    -[X]Asset Report (Bases): Gopp, check our Bases in each of the Sides, I want to know if they've been seized or Looted. DC:50 Reward: The Stockpiles are secured and the Radicals are…disarmed.
    -[X]A Hopeless Search at Home?: Maybe it's a Fool's Hope...but Cheak Earth Proper for any sign of Federation IFFs, signals, or anything solid, even if it's a fool's gambit. DC:??? Reward: Do we dare hope that someone's down there.
    -[X]A Hopeless Search on the Moon?: I forgot we still have training facilities on the moon. Go call them to get them here to report, and apologize on my behalf for the inconvenience. DC:30 Reward: Check and see if your forces on the moon are fine.
    -[X]A Hopeless Search Abroad?: We had People in transit to Mars and Jupiter Sites, maybe we can call them and maybe we can find them. DC:??? Reward:Check the Far Flunged Stations of the Earth Federation.
    -[X]Situation Report (External Threats?): "Yang, be honest with me...who's going to try to kill us?" DC:20 Reward:Is there damned aliens? I'd like to KNOW DAMN IT!
    -[X]There was an Idea...a Side Trade Clause Part 2: Your brainchild, your plan, your dream, they have to listen to this, somehow they have to listen. DC:??? Reward: Bask in the Vanity of Your Ambition and play them all like fiddles once again.
    -[X]Complete Side 7 Part 2 of 7: Side 7 was only a Theoretical operation, and then Yang and his men started building it. Hell it worked out, better give them more Funding. DC:??, Reward: Progress on Side 7's construction.
    -[X]Situation Report (The Radicals): You know that these fools are gonna try to ruin anything, better see which ones want to do it.DC:0 Reward: Get a situation report.
    -[X]Establish Observation Stations (Earth): It's quite easy to spy on Earth...it just takes a good signal to do it. That or get a subscription to the New York Times. DC:50 Reward:Spy on Earth...somehow.
    -[X]Establish Observation Stations (Moon):All one has to do is tap into their Communications, that's it, that's the Federation comms apparatus, no wonder secession was so easy.DC:90 Reward: Spy on the MOON!! Double Down.
    -[X]Establish Observation Stations (Sides): Just tap their shit..its that easy, the Internet and shit, things are dumb.DC:40 Reward: Spy on your citizens.
    -[X]Deal with Unforeseen Consequences:Let's go to the eggheads and pray they tell us nothing bad has happened to us via our...current situation.DC:??? Reward: Figure out what bad things happened. And how it gets worse. Double Down.
    -[X]Open the Archives!!: THERE MUST BE SANITY!! THERE MUST BE ANSWERS IN THE FEDERAL ARCHIVES Restricted SECTION! DC:5 Reward:New Actions available.
    -[X]NORAD's CALL CENTER!: Now that we have this "Solar Wire" that Tesla Made…Now comes the hard part, tapping it into the Communications arry of earth…you only use Morse code as a novelty not an actual means of communication DC: ??? Reward: Make NORAD INTO A CALL CENTER! And beguin Mass Communication.
    [X]Plan: Yang Searching Simulator!
    -[X]The Dragon and the Bullmoose
    -[X]Call a Census X2
    -[X] Backroom Deals of Luna:
    -[X]Tracking Santa, and Other Signs of Civility
    -[X]Asset Reports (Ground Pounding)
    -[X]Asset Report (Bases) X2
    -[X]A Hopeless Search at Home?
    -[X]A Hopeless Search on the Moon?
    -[X]A Hopeless Search Abroad?
    -[X]Situation Report (External Threats?)
    -[X]There was an Idea...a Side Trade Clause Part 2 X2
    -[X]Complete Side 7 Part 2 of 7
    -[X]Situation Report (The Radicals)
    -[X]Establish Observation Stations (Earth)
    -[X]Establish Observation Stations (Moon) X2
    -[X]Deal with Unforeseen Consequences
    -[X]Open the Archives!!
    -[X]NORAD's CALL CENTER!


Keep voting gang.
 
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-[X]The Dragon and the Bullmoose"Yang, we need someone who can be the biggest badass in the room when TR visits the line who isn't intimidated by his massive force of personality. And isn't going to be mad about the racism he will inevitably throw at the delegation, wanna volunteer?" DC: ??? Reward: We send Yang and a small military delegation to meet the President when he visits the NORAD line, lets see how it goes. Rolled: D100 => 82

(Yang POV)

You looked at the man with the spruce beautiful mustache as they looked at the under-construction space launcher to finally connect NORAD to the wider SIDES and LUNA II.

"So." He stopped as you looked over your aviators contrasting the man's glasses quite greatly.

"So…" You said calmly for a moment. "Listen I know this is awkward but…I don't blame the US for the whole overreacting to the space men thing?"

"Oh, I thought you were going to dispense your wisdom earned from all the matters of the future." He said.

"No…I'd be nothing more then an entitled hypocrite if I did that, because some people up top hate you for alot of kinda unjustified reasons." You said.

"How so?" He said.

"Let's just say my government has more blood on it then every empire in this century…and then well, I was their tool doing the killing and I enjoyed every second doing it." You said.

(Continued in Miniturn: The Dragon and the Bullmoose)

-[X]Call a Census If you were going to lose Sides, at least have them go off and file how much your losing when they leave, for history's sake if nothing else. DC:100 Reward: Call a Census and have everyone complain about it. X2 Roll 1: D100 => 69
Roll 2: D100 => 74

Fai looked at the census report and felt the sweat grow upon the world.

8.4 Billion…wait we had 7.7 billion nearly three years ago that kind of growth is impossible.

You were having a population boom…oh-

You have 8.4 Billion People, and a growing population, Do you think people would stop having sex after the economy almost collapsed?

But you knew better…they needed something to do.

Reward: The Earth Federation gains the National Spirit: Population Boom: Well the Federation's population is growing again to make sense of all the good seeming fortune.

-[X] Backroom Deals of Luna: You know these idiots, Anaheim Electronics, and the rest of their Ilk like Hervik. You at least want to make sure they didn't steal your assets as a private citizen...among other things. GOD damn Vist and his cronies. DC:60 Reward: Get some of your assets back. Rolled: D100 => 13

"MY MONEY! What have they done to my MONEY!" You said as the Finance Minister sighed.

"They took it, sir, you are as broke and in debt as the day you were born." He said.

"NO!" You shouted

Failure:Fai's wealth and assets have been stolen and divided among the Granada City Elite. They gain +5 Free AP

Fai is now POOR!

-[X]Tracking Santa, and Other Signs of Civility: Huh, NORAD made it, well better get those Jokers up and back in the Chain of Command before they do anything else. What the...IS that NIKOLA TESLA! DC:50 Reward: Go pick up those slackers and yell at them, Secure NORAD assets, Say Hi to Nikola Tesla and talk about Space. Rolled: D100 => 54

"Yes Mr President, I'm glad for the care packages these guys miss home." Colonel Federov said.

"Good to know. So I'm just glad your infrastructure is still in working condition Colonel I'll be sure to get your men given the proper amount of leave." You said over the phone.

"Good to know can we keep Tesla?" He said. "He's fun and we're gonna make the Doom Laser next. " He said.

"Nothing too crazy we still have to make sure nothing breaks." You ordered.

The entire base groaned in anger as they were denied fun.

Reward: Gain the NORAD Garrison a ⅗ Infantry Communications Regiment.

-[X]Asset Reports (Ground Pounding) General Yang, get me a report on our Combat Capabilities on the Ground NOW! DC:50 Reward: Yang goes off to check the Army and see if its capable of Ground Operations. Rolled: D100 => 57

Yang gathered the Side Garrisons and sighed. "The rest wanted to stay and rebuild our economy."

"Smart." You said.

"The 188th Combat assault marines, Indonesian primarily and they are the best we could find from the men who wanted to reenlist." He said.

Better then nothing.

Reward: Gain the 188th Federation Marine Regiment a ⅗ Rank Unit.

-[X]Asset Report (Bases) Gopp, check our Bases in each of the Sides, I want to know if they've been seized or Looted. DC:50 Reward: The Stockpiles are secured and the Radicals are…disarmed. Roll 1: D100 => 7 Roll 2: D100 => 80 X2

"Gopp tell me what I don't want to hear…are our bases on the SIdes secure?" You asked half insulted by the act they would probably be doing.

"We've lost our base sites on Side 3, turns out the Independence Movement had far more pull then we've predicted and analyzed…they got the stockpiles without much of a fight and a large portion of the former garrison is now in lockdown." He said pulling up another holomap.

"Between the men that joined and their stockpiles talking it back will be a nightmare…but there is good news from this mining." He said.

"What good news, they've finally done it and finally gotten what they wanted." You said half spitting on the floor.
"We got a large portion of the Nuclear Stockpiles on the Moon and from Side 2 as well as a large portion of the logistical equipment and stuff from Yangs Personal Stockpiles." He said.

Finally some good news.

Reward: You've lost the Side 3's Military stockpiles, but have taken back your Nukes, and logistical equipment from Side 2.

-[X]A Hopeless Search at Home?: Maybe it's a Fool's Hope...but Check Earth Proper for any sign of Federation IFFs, signals, or anything solid, even if it's a fool's gambit. DC:??? Reward: Do we dare hope that someone's down there. Rolled: D100 => 79

Ahh, Earth Federation South American Garrison B Company. Is currently screwing around in Mexico trying to get ot NORAD, and deal with their return to polite society.

Good to know, we don't want an incident on their end.

Reward: You found B Company, now you just have to get them home.

-[X]A Hopeless Search on the Moon?: I forgot we still have training facilities on the moon. Go call them to get them here to report, and apologize on my behalf for the inconvenience. DC:30 Reward: Check and see if your forces on the moon are fine. Rolled: D100 => 89

Ah the Luna Tranquility Officer Acadamy, the first space-born military academy to be built with the sole purpose of thinking up and planning for war in space.

And they are in good health!

Reward: Regain a large portion of your Navel Officer Corps and Cadets who were on the Moon, they also have alot of Back Pay to receive.

-[X]A Hopeless Search Abroad? We had people in transit to Mars and Jupiter Sites, maybe we can call them and maybe we can find them. DC:??? Reward: Check the Far Flunged Stations of the Earth Federation. Rolled: D100 => 24

Contact Severed…Please Reconnect.

"Well that isn't good?" Yang said.

Failure; You've lost contact with all Earth Federation Assets outside of Earth, and have for several years now.

Oh dear.

-[X]Situation Report (External Threats?)"Yang, be honest with me...who's going to try to kill us?" DC:20 Reward:Is there damned aliens? I'd like to KNOW DAMN IT! Rolled: D100 => 100

Attention UNKNOWN POLITY! You are on the Dominion and Property of the Gjallarhorn Defence League of the Seven Stars…state your business and purpose or we will be forced to take hostile and aggressive action for such a grand and open display of defiance to the stability of our nation.

"What the hell is this?!" Fai said as the message repeated. "Who the hell are they?"

"Sir…I don't know." The Communications officer said.

We are waiting for your response.

(Continued in Diplomatic Miniturn: Beyond the Time)

-[X]There was an Idea...a Side Trade Clause Part 2: Your brainchild, your plan, your dream, they have to listen to this, somehow they have to listen. DC:??? Reward: Bask in the Vanity of Your Ambition and play them all like fiddles once again. Roll 1: D100 => 81
Roll 2: D100 => 59 X2

Finally, the next portion is done, exchange rates and who moves what in an interstellar level.

Reward: 2 Out of 3 successes, free trade movement clause established.

-[X]Complete Side 7 Part 2 of 7: Side 7 was only a Theoretical operation, and then Yang and his men started building it. Hell it worked out, better give them more Funding. DC:??, Reward: Progress on Side 7's construction. Rolled: D100 => 46

Not much is getting done due to the massive amount of madness going around.

Reward: Check in later…

-[X]Situation Report (The Radicals): You know that these fools are gonna try to ruin anything, better see which ones want to do it.DC:0 Reward: Get a situation report. Rolled: D100 => 12

"Sir we have a Problem." The Intelligence Minister said calmly.

"What happened now?" Fai said.

"There has been a breakout of various political radicals going to earth." He said .

OH Shit, you were afraid of this!

"What happened." You ordered.

"Well, various small-time Radicals from the Left and Right have taken their chances escaping to earth in various ways. Their objective themselves are rather clear, support and arm with future knowledge the revolutionary vanguards of the past." He said.

"Well that's terrific, we've got the right-wing nonsense running around telling everyone to kill their neighbors and more, and the Left Wing Nonsense of breaking chains and tearing down the world's economic systems to pseudo-scientific bullshit!" You said.

"Sir, the odds of them actually succeeding is…difficult to unlikely." He said.

"But not impossible. Get men on it," You said.

"There's one more problem." He said. "Alejandro Corner has escaped Federation custody."

"SON OF A BITCH!" You shouted.

Alejandro Corner, UN Ambassador of the Integration of Nations Project, is known for his god complex, his insufferable behavior and his crime of being the biggest internal security threat in the entire Unification War.

If your analysts were correct, he personally extended the post-war repression and existing conflicts by three years.

"He escaped? How?" You calmed .

"Took a lifepod, we lost track of of him." He said.

Reward: Your situation has grown more complicated. The Rumor Mill will be adjusted to meet this new information.

-[X]Establish Observation Stations (Earth): It's quite easy to spy on Earth...it just takes a good signal to do it. That or get a subscription to the New York Times. DC:50 Reward:Spy on Earth...somehow. Rolled: D100 => 63

Finally, you have news from Earth, and good ones too.

Reward: Earth Rumor Mill is now established, you can now have them in your Rumor Mill.

-[X]Establish Observation Stations (Moon): All one has to do is tap into their Communications, that's it, that's the Federation comms apparatus, no wonder secession was so easy.DC:90 Reward: Spy on the MOON!! Roll 1: D100 => 72 Roll2: D100 => 13 X2

LUNA has been, difficult to impossible to get into, you wonder how they've done so.

Failure: They are very good at hiding what their doing.

-[X]Deal with Unforeseen ConsequencesLet's go to the eggheads and pray they tell us nothing bad has happened to us via our...current situation.DC:??? Reward: Figure out what bad things happened. And how it gets worse. Rolled: D100 => 97

"Gentleman, this is the largest Gathering of Scientific Minds in Two Eras, one from the bonds of earth and the other from the freedom of Space." Albert Einstein said firmly.

"Now we must observe the Data that the Earth Federation has gathered and use our collective intelligence to figure out how they arrived here." He finished.

(Continued in A Place Out of Time)

-[X]Open the Archives!!: THERE MUST BE SANITY!! THERE MUST BE ANSWERS IN THE FEDERAL ARCHIVES Restricted SECTION! DC:5 Reward: New Actions available. Rolled: D100 => 5

"Well the Archives are open…now we can get something done with them" You said.

"Sir these ideas are all a mess." The Scientist said.

Reward: New Actions available.

-[X]NORAD's CALL CENTER!: Now that we have this "Solar Wire" that Tesla Made…Now comes the hard part, tapping it into the Communications arry of earth…you only use Morse code as a novelty not an actual means of communication DC: ??? Reward: Make NORAD INTO A CALL CENTER! And beguin Mass Communication. Rolled: D100 => 99

Finally, You can get the Mass to Mass Communication.

Reward: Auto Sucess for Diplomatic Outreach on earth next turn due to the infrastructure being in place to finally do so.

AN: Well this is a shock. Things are complicated now.
 
"Well, various small-time Radicals from the Left and Right have taken their chances escaping to earth in various ways. Their objective themselves are rather clear, support and arm with future knowledge the revolutionary vanguards of the past." He said.

"Well that's terrific, we've got the right-wing nonsense running around telling everyone to kill their neighbors and more, and the Left Wing Nonsense of breaking chains and tearing down the world's economic systems to pseudo-scientific bullshit!" You said.

"Sir, the odds of them actually succeeding is…difficult to unlikely." He said.
Well...

We might see the rise of radical revolutions early. There is a small chance that for better or worse, we might actually see functional nations arise from some of them, but that's gonna be a massive question mark, much like how this will almost certainly complicate WW1.
 
We might see the rise of radical revolutions early. There is a small chance that for better or worse, we might actually see functional nations arise from some of them, but that's gonna be a massive question mark, much like how this will almost certainly complicate WW1.
These guys actually want to start it and or make it worse, as well as drag the Federation into it.

And as shown by other things in this turns results bogging down the guy in space out of spite because of a Problem on Earth is a bad thing.
 
These guys actually want to start it and or make it worse, as well as drag the Federation into it.

And as shown by other things in this turns results bogging down the guy in space out of spite because of a Problem on Earth is a bad thing.
...Well, I hazard a guess that the 'nice and clean' 2 side war is gonna get real MESSY. With basically everyone trying to try and use future knowledge to bring their political philosophy to reality. And of course, somewhere people are gonna try and channel the ancapistan spirit and ally with the major corps.
 
You have 8.4 Billion People, and a growing population, Do you think people would stop having sex after the economy almost collapsed?
Welp, that's what happens when your population decides "we're all doomed, so why not?"
Failure:Fai's wealth and assets have been stolen and divided among the Granada City Elite. They gain +5 Free AP
His money! Nooooo! I demand justice, and only giant robots can deliver it!!
 
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