Governor's Gambit - Star Wars SI into Imperial Governor

[lusians]

despite his many flaws, Palpatine is actually superb at his job

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While he is good at his job he also enshured that Empire goes down shiter moment he or Vader is gone.

 

[Yacov]

Of course, the thing your all actually here for. With an upcoming expansion of ground forces, Las will be paying out the ass for stuff. With a mil set aside for troop requisition and logistical support, the total budget for ground vehicles and the like will settle around 9 million credits.

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Personally I think the CAV PX-10 would be a great purchase. Things are pretty cheap at 25,000 per. They only take 1 crew member. They can cover a wide amount of ground to hunt down these zombies across the vast frontier of Edin. Finally their main weakness to jamming isn't likely to get exploited by a bunch of lobotomized super predators.

Due to the jamming weakness, these things are probably waiting in Imperial warehouses for someone take them. They aren't really that effective against pirates or Rebels so Imperial forces don't like them. However they could be used again when it is time to colonize the jungle world.

Here's hoping the Ghost Crew get told to fuck off by the local Rebels because as much as the Ghost Crew help, they also fuck things up.

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What? No. The Ghost Crew doesn't have a reputation. Just look at Lothal:

• Local Rebel leader and his ship violently explodes.
• Tarkin's personal Star Destroyer violently explodes.
• Defecting Imperial Minister violently explodes.
• Fuel depots for powering all the Imperial factories, including the one making TIEs, violently explodes.
• Most of local Imperial Leadership executed and/or violently explodes.
• The Imperial Planetary Occupation Facility, containing a large majority of the Imperial garrison population, also violently explodes.
• Tarkintown, does not violently explode actually. Just gets burned to the ground.

Sure some of these things happen in the future or are done by the Empire, but dear Force does the Ghost Crew and Lothal mixing result in some violent explosions. They definitely have the reputation of being the opposite of subtle.

 

[Immenotyou]

Angermalicediscontent

I read that as Anger Malice Discount. Lmao

 

[krahe]

While he is good at his job he also enshured that Empire goes down shiter moment he or Vader is gone.

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Honestly, depending on version, it's more batshit insane in Disney and less in Legends, mostly, because in Legend he fully expected to come back via his many contingencies

 

[Rustic]

Chp-33: Warning Signs

Anyways, setting up some stuff in the chapter, a lot on finance that I could probably condense but don't really feel like.
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Rustics thoughts.
I wouldn't. Although i hadn't realized just how much the budget was each month. Perhaps he really should get more blueprints so they could build stuff in house. If for no other reason than the factories on planet or in orbit can make replacement parts.

He can say he is cutting off a weak link. Protecting his system investment.
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Of course, the thing your all actually here for. With an upcoming expansion of ground forces, Las will be paying out the ass for stuff. With a mil set aside for troop requisition and logistical support, the total budget for ground vehicles and the like will settle around 9 million credits.

The vehicles already in use are:

• 1 AC-AT
• 6 LA-AG's(beam weaponry switcher for rapid fire laser cannons)
• 40 K79 transports
• 20 Trexler Armored transports

Aside from that, remember that the enemy being hunted is using guerilla tactics, so plan accordingly. Wow, this is really like a quest, except I have full power and am just milking y'all for ideas. Incredible.

Thanks for reading!

-Freefaller
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Alright, how much is a monthly trooper pay per a month. How many troops does a million get you? How many months of a year does that pay cover?
How many troops does he need per a planet? Per a orbital structure such as the massive refit station?

Will he be investing ten million per a month in ground forces equipment. It would probably be better to also just buy the plans and rights to manufacture in house. Then just build to the systems needs. Land equipment while cheaper than ships. Will swallow a budget fast. Not to mention land equipment gets worn out fast even just in training.

Does the mc even know he is fighting guerilla forces right now? Is he planning on fighting guerilla forces?
Or will that be a surprise to him?
How much ordinance does he plan to use up when training?
Generally, massive amounts used in training equals better trained soldiers.
Which get into does he have a internal capability to maintian that equipment?
blasters are not lasers. They use up gas when used and lenses. Does he have a local source to replace the gasses used in training for blasters?


I think he will start shopping around and realize he can not set up real army/ planetary/ system defense force. With out significant investments.

Edit. The zombies are not the ones he is planning on using guerilla tactics on is he? ...there zombies step on them with the imperial two legged walker mechs. The metsl chicken things. The ewoks fought on endor.

 

[Kwame]

It's just a point that Empire as a whole is a fiefdom state: a whole bunch of system under a control of moffs, who pay their due to grand moffs, who pay their due to ol' Palpatine. Empire is pretty much a more controlled HRE only because despite his many flaws, Palpatine is actually superb at his job, the moment he was gone? Everything exploded, and only parts of the blast was because of his "in case of my death fuck shit up" plans. And a fiefdom is only as good as its feudal lord and ruler

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The Republic is worse and that's the impressive part. Each planet has its own government, most sectors are represented by one of those planets, except the core that gets more representatives. The Senate has limited powers and are really their to barter with each other. Corporate interests can get on the Senate.

If anything Palpy system was a step up. It's too bad imperial politics are a knife fight.

 

[swtoring]

The Senate has limited powers and are really their to barter with each other. Corporate interests can get on the Senate.

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I am genuinely surprised the clones did not get a seat in the senate, seems like a poor decision on part of whoever was for clone rights (there must have been some ppl who looked at an army of slaves raised in an oppressive environment with the threat of being turned to nutrient paste and thought "man, that's fucked up, they deserve better")

 

[Abramus5250]

The Republic is worse and that's the impressive part. Each planet has its own government, most sectors are represented by one of those planets, except the core that gets more representatives. The Senate has limited powers and are really their to barter with each other. Corporate interests can get on the Senate.

If anything Palpy system was a step up. It's too bad imperial politics are a knife fight.

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Crazy thing is that if ol' Palps didn't purposefully promote the Empire's internal politics to be as dysfunctional as they were to supply the galaxy with more misery for his shot of Dark Side juice (as I think it was in older canon) then the Empire actually could have been a genuinely marked improvement to where rebels would have been banking purely on nostalgia rather than legitimate galactic grievances.

Even the humanocentrism wouldn't have lasted very long if more competent governors and moffs realized the competency in other species for certain tasks or with the right training.

 

[Watching]

The MC has a planet with Tie fighter factory right? If you're in need of a cheap ground vehicle might I suggest the Tie Mauler from Empire at War?

They're really good at killing infantry by running them over and are very fast though, they are a light armored assault vehicle so I'm not sure how good they'd be at resisting a zombies swing but then again, I'd imagine the self-destruct system they all come with would be quite devastating to any horde large enough to get the tank bogged down and destroyed.

If they want to make the tank safer they could try swamping the pilot out for a droid brain (Like a Hailfire droid's) or get R&D to figure out how to make them remote controlled.

Aside from that, remember that the enemy being hunted is using guerilla tactics, so plan accordingly.

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Those infected people had attacked, and this time it was more serious. A small horde had attacked some patrolmen on their speeders. Only one of them survived, and told tale of a band of these things popping up out of nowhere on their route, jumping at them and tearing apart the other two in mere seconds

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So, uh. What kinda planet/environment is Edin? How did the zombies ambush a patrolling speeder? Is it perpetually covered in fog or did they burst out of the ground or something? Are these things really waging guerllia warfare on them or are there just wandering hordes in really thick concealment areas?

1 AC-AT

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Huh, this kinda looks like an armored machine gun watchtowers. Makes me want the R&D boys to bring the walking bunker Pzm-16 Zolw from Iron Harvest into the universe.

Whether he gets Imperial Combat droids or get his hands on some CIS Battle Droids doesn't matter

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Battle droids sound nice but I think it might be a good idea to get some more eyes and ears like the probe droids from the classic battlefront 1&2 games. Not sure how much they cost but if they can be equipped with a deadly self-destruct or orbital bombardement beacons then they gotta be relatively cheap enough to be so expendable right?

 

[Peacemaren]

Profits were going down, which was good. Kinda.

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Now taking bets on how Star Wars Murphy will drown the MC in money! A newly-discovered alternative to bacta? A modular all-purpose starship design? An infinite energy source? The galaxy is sure to accidentally be the governor's!

 

[swtoring]

A modular all-purpose starship design?

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Unless he partners up with CEC (though he has an in with it right now so it might not be impossible) his market will be either small or nonexistent since the corellians have been filling that niche very well for the past thousands of years

An infinite energy source?

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It's not impossible that artificially creating Isotope5 (from swtor) could be viable in this day and age since starwars tech can literally do almost anything so perhaps if he got a sample from Makeb his R&D could cook up an energy condenser or smthn since there are planets i universe whose main exports is energy

 

[Sam I Am]

Of course, the thing your all actually here for. With an upcoming expansion of ground forces, Las will be paying out the ass for stuff. With a mil set aside for troop requisition and logistical support, the total budget for ground vehicles and the like will settle around 9 million credits.

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Op, didn't notice this!

Well, if I could make a recommendation: Choose a vehicle like the M113 APC, or the Bradley? Not literally those vehicles, but a Star Wars equivalent? Because, unless the Guerillas have AT/HE munitions, they aren't gonna do much against an APC or IFV.

The reason I'm mentioning these two is 'cause I've heard stuff from 'Nam vets and how helpful the M113 was to have in the field, being a mobile shield/carriage for the infantry whilst also being armed with high-caliber machine guns (Though, if the M113 was Star Wars-ified, it wouldn't be .50 cals, it'd be mounted blaster turrets) for defense/offensive maneuvers.

Are there even APCs or IFVs in Star Wars? Yes. But, from the exceptionally grainy ass pic, it doesn't seem to have any offensive or defensive capabilities whatsoever, but a closer look has revealed that it does!

Armament
Double blaster cannons (2)
E-Web heavy repeating blaster (1)

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That seems, eh... kinda pitiful? Like, I know it's an APC, and not a tank, but, you know?

Are the double blaster cannons like the GAR tank where it has no play at all and the whole tank has to turn in order to be on target, or can they move independently?

And that single HRB, yikes man. I think it's mounted on the fuckin' roof of the thing, which, hey, the High Ground is a good vantage point, but it's useless if you can't rotate 360° and have to rely on the APC turning to get shots in at some interprising guerilla/rebel with nothing to lose.

Really, I know you mean for us to mention things that have a real Cred' value and not other stuff, but it'd probably be best to, at some point, get the Crackheads at R&D to make some better fuckin' vehicles, man.

Just 'cause your vehicles can float don't mean you should make them stupidly long, or stupidly tall, or make them fuckin' casemates.

(Taken from this Wikipedia article: "In regards to armored fighting vehicles, casemate design refers to vehicles that have their main gun mounted directly within the hull and lack the rotating turret commonly associated with tanks.")

And, imma hold this thought, 'cause I found some Clone Wars its not CW Era, its Old Republic shit, so it may, or not, exist in some form or another given it's been, what? 4000 years? It's a Walker. And those have persisted since then: The Manka Class Armored Transport.

It's like 7'o'clock, I need to go to bed. Though, I'm gonna ask a question before i slep: Why do none of the Star Wars tanks have turrets?

I've seen the GAR casemate tank and the CIS Tall-boy, but I think neither of those has an actual, rotating turret like most conventional tanks of today have. Why is that?

 

[paxus22]

sounds like the MC may need to start adding new units to the army such as Ranger's / PathFinders / Marine commando-marine raiders / SF / airborne / frogmen / void SF / ODST? spartans?

Special Reconnaissance Units-The SRR performs clandestine intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance (ISTAR) missions.[28]​ It has a focus on counter-terrorism[29]​[30]​ and counterinsurgency.[31] ​

SF Signal Regiment --Special Forces Support Group etc tons of units to possible create. ​

 

[Abba is the best]

I am genuinely surprised the clones did not get a seat in the senate, seems like a poor decision on part of whoever was for clone rights (there must have been some ppl who looked at an army of slaves raised in an oppressive environment with the threat of being turned to nutrient paste and thought "man, that's fucked up, they deserve better")

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I think that's because of how the clone wars was originally written. In the original EU, it was heavily implied the clone wars was originally a series of constant wars over the course of at least a decade between the galactic Republic and multiple factions with all sides using cloning tech, where the clones often went insane via "clone madness"(where clones somehow start remembering their originator's memories and this fights against their programming giving slowly driving many of them insane) and many clones rebeling in the long run causing mass destruction across the galaxy.

Then this slowly developed over multiple books implication (but never outright focused on series of details) was retconned for episode 2 and the setup in the books was rendered null and they had to come up with new reasons. As far as i know the new reasons were the accelerated aging never stopping as well as the clone troopers being turned into storm troopers and spread across the galaxy as trainers for civilian recruits across the galaxy ( and of course, just not having enough time to write new EU stories detailing their lives In the empire with the new version of the clone wars taken into account before Disney showed up)...

As for Disney, I actually don't know enough about what they say happened with the clones since I haven't kept up much

 

[swtoring]

The Manka Class Armored Transport

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Just use an AT-TE, it's better in nearly all aspects

Why do none of the Star Wars tanks have turrets?

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It's "ww2 in space" ... and the germans loved casemates/assault guns (since they were often the only vehicles they were getting to support the infantry due to the resource shortages) and they would not shut up about them, since they then rewrote history to make many myths settle into the subconcious of the people beyond the iron curtain and writers fucking hate doing actual research that's more than just skimming the books and those same "facts" found their way into star wars since it's "ww2 in space"

I've seen the GAR casemate tank and the CIS Tall-boy, but I think neither of those has an actual, rotating turret like most conventional tanks of today have. Why is that?

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The republic stuff probably since it cut down on the cost & production times (turrets are a pain in the ass in nearly all aspects despite their obvious utility),
The tall-boy probably since it was sufficiently capable as a hulldown tank that could elevate/depress the cannon further through manipulation of repulsors

Also there's the explanation of "it was all civilian vehicles that were modified for war (the ATTE is based on a civilian walker)" or trying to stay within regulations of the ruusan reformations

 

[TheScottishlad]

HOwEVer, it seems two of you have been snooping around.

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[LordEdric]

This would work as a cheap addition, MTV-7 light vehicle.
This is a cool scout, but maybe modified to give the driver actual armor and cover. Would work great as a solo group or in a larger group as it is basically a mobile laser cannon

 

[Aeroeng]

Well, if I could make a recommendation: Choose a vehicle like the M113 APC, or the Bradley? Not literally those vehicles, but a Star Wars equivalent? Because, unless the Guerillas have AT/HE munitions, they aren't gonna do much against an APC or IFV.

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ahem, the Thermal detonator, a hand held NUKE.

where the clones often went insane via "clone madness"(where clones somehow start remembering their originator's memories and this fights against their programming giving slowly driving many of them insane)

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I know this, his happens because of the force, it gets confused because clones are a exact copy of a individual so it tries to "fix" the clone however because this clone has its own set of memories and personality it causes problems that lead to the madness.link

Then this slowly developed over multiple books implication (but never outright focused on series of details) was retconned for episode 2 and the setup in the books was rendered null and they had to come up with new reasons. As far as i know the new reasons were the accelerated aging never stopping as well as the clone troopers being turned into storm troopers and spread across the galaxy as trainers for civilian recruits across the galaxy ( and of course, just not having enough time to write new EU stories detailing their lives In the empire with the new version of the clone wars taken into account before Disney showed up)...

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Yeah, its a mix of rapid aging, clone madness, and the Clone Rebellion, otherwise the clones were given multiple choices at the end of the Clone Wars, 1 stay in the Army and continue as before, 2 retire and become a instructor, 3 retire in general(with a good package).

Why do none of the Star Wars tanks have turrets?

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There are some, they just aren't common.


My order would be
200 X All-Terrain Exploration Droid (AT-ED) 8,900 credits
40 X Imperial-class 1-H repulsortank 50,000 credits
50 X Compact Assault Vehicle/Wheeled PX-10 25,000 credits
10 X HCVw A9 turbo tank 180,000 credits
1,250,000+1,800,000+2,000,000+1,780,000=5,930,000
5,930,000/9 million Credits used
The Rest can go to increase the number of LA-AG's(As we have no concrete price number for them)

 

[Morkail]

Amusingly the governor is building weapon systems that would get reams of rebel spy's and sabotage attempts. But he's so low key he's mostly flying under the radar, I expect the fact he's also building just as many civilian tech as military is planing a large part as well.

In other words the rebels are made up of cells and most of the times the cells are made up of mostly locals. And the locals are very much in favor of keeping the current order in place. If that means some weapon systems that would probably get the rebel leadership alarmed so be it.

Also unlike almost any other system the rebels usually tactics of small warships and Star fighter would get them wiped out here.

 

[Abba is the best]

I am genuinely surprised the clones did not get a seat in the senate, seems like a poor decision on part of whoever was for clone rights (there must have been some ppl who looked at an army of slaves raised in an oppressive environment with the threat of being turned to nutrient paste and thought "man, that's fucked up, they deserve better")

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I think that's because of how the clone wars was originally written. In the original EU, it was heavily implied the clone wars was originally a series of constant wars between the galactic Republic and multiple factions with all sides using cloning tech, where the clones often went insane via "clone madness"(where clones somehow start remembering their originator's memories and this fights against their programming giving slowly driving many of them insane) and rebelled in the long run causing mass destruction across the galaxy.

Then this slowly developed over multiple books implication (but never outright focused on series of details) was retconned for episode 2 and the setup in the books was rendered null and they had to come up with new reasons. As far as i know the new reasons were the accelerated aging never stopping as well as the clone troopers being turned into storm troopers and spread across the galaxy as trainers for civilian recruits across the galaxy ( and of course, just not having enough time to write new EU stories detailing their lives In the empire with the new version of the clone wars taken into account before Disney showed up)...

As for Disney, I actually don't know enough about what they say happened with the clones since I haven't

know this, his happens because of the force, it gets confused because clones are a exact copy of a individual so it tries to "fix" the clone however because this clone has its own set of memories and personality it causes problems that lead to the madness.link

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Yea but I think the clone madness was something that in the long term affected a large percentage of clones of non force users, and all clones of force users failed even properly form(with the thrawn trilogy showing a loophole for how to grow a force using one ).

After the retcon, it appeared to be something that only really affected clones of force users at least in the EU, I had forgotten that detail to be honest.

Also palpatine's plan in the retconned version seemed to be to just devide them all up so they no longer held any true danger to him as a military or political force

 

[Oroku Saki]

The Web is very obviously Darna.

 

[DoomLordSteve]

Viper Probe Droids to find the guerrillas, and something like a Lambda or Imperial troop transport to shuttle troops to them and provide oversight and fire support. Paratroopers would be best for that, especially in the jungle. Unfortunately the empire doesn't really have a good air to ground assault ship. Fortunately you can make one!
Behold! The LAAG
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7Wwgb37DXZU&t=29s&pp=ygUOTGFhZyBzdGFyIHdhcnM=

Edit: you could just get swarms of viper probe droids and give them more blasters instead of all those manipulator arms. That would be horrifying.

 

[Arrowthorne]

While I doubt the Station Rebels will give the Ghost crew 'double barrels' they will certainly go the fuck is wrong with you.

let's face it the Station Rebels are on a good gig; they all get a steady wage, they're all pretty safe, and they do some valuable work.

I bet some of there wage go's to the Rebels, probably via donations, and if a few crates of starship parts goes missing then that's just the juggernaut of Bureaucracy that is the Empire.

Having the Ghost crew poke around threatens that completely. Plus whenever the Ghost crew acted there wasn't really any rebel presence, or if it was then it was beaten down or on its last legs.

 

[Bear Ribs]

Of course, the thing your all actually here for. With an upcoming expansion of ground forces, Las will be paying out the ass for stuff. With a mil set aside for troop requisition and logistical support, the total budget for ground vehicles and the like will settle around 9 million credits.

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Hmm... how much do LECAs cost? 'Cause between the tough armor, shields, and heavy automatic weaponry they seem tailor-made to turn zombie hordes into chum efficiently.

 

[unlawfulwaffle362]

I don't recall who The Web is/is run by so I choose to believe Mugwuffin in a paper plate mask

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100% agree. Cute baby not-force-kitty being spy master and shadow-emperor behind the puppet governor is headcanon. Praise our shadowy adorable overkitty

 

[Fearless444]

Hans get the flammenwerfer the Heavy flammenwerfer

 

[Doombringer]

100% agree. Cute baby not-force-kitty being spy master and shadow-emperor behind the puppet governor is headcanon. Praise our shadowy adorable overkitty

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Headcanon? I thought all cats were the overlord by default, why would this be headcanon when it happens IRL? Are Star Wars cats different for some reason?

 

[Aeroeng]

Yea but I think the clone madness was something that in the long term affected a large percentage of clones of non force users, and all clones of force users failed even properly form(with the thrawn trilogy showing a loophole for how to grow a force using one ).

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Everyone has the force, but not everyone can harness it.

Viper Probe Droids to find the guerrillas, and something like a Lambda or Imperial troop transport to shuttle troops to them and provide oversight and fire support. Paratroopers would be best for that, especially in the jungle. Unfortunately the empire doesn't really have a good air to ground assault ship. Fortunately you can make one!
Behold! The LAAG
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7Wwgb37DXZU&t=29s&pp=ygUOTGFhZyBzdGFyIHdhcnM=

Edit: you could just get swarms of viper probe droids and give them more blasters instead of all those manipulator arms. That would be horrifying.

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1st, they aren't actual guerrillas, their Zombies, and they seem to like burrowing. 2nd I don't think Edin is ever mentioned to be a Jungle planet. 3rd, ... did-did you not read the story? The LAAG already exists!? and that's what a AT-ED is.

 

[Silverbullet]

Rakghols huh? Better call the Inquisition and get ready to Base Delta Zero Edin.

 

[Aeroeng]

Rakghols huh? Better call the Inquisition and get ready to Base Delta Zero Edin.

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They were already called the chapter before, remember? And it doesn't seem to be Rakghols as the survivor didn't turn, and neither did the attack fit with the modus operandi.