http://on-her-korhal.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] on-her-korhal.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] fandomhigh2010-10-18 07:13 am
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Macro-Tactics, Monday

Kerrigan was all stalking, abrupt motions today - an irritability born of a fruitless week spent chasing a protoss Dark Templar around some ruins on Ulaan. Not that those were particularly obvious details.

She did not look like she was interested in long lectures today.

"Whoever has the biggest guns tends to win the war," she said, tersely. "New tech is always going to give you an advantage. It's also going to eat through your finances like a bad mold. You have to think about what you go for: maneuverability? Sheer firepower? Air superiority? You can't bank on everything, or you're going to be broke."

She motioned for her TAs to distribute some schematics to the class.

"Here's some examples of innovation from my time and world," she said. "Now here's a thought experiment. If you're fighting a war on your own homefront, what would you go for? What would work best for the terrain? Heavy tanks might look like a cool idea, but get them stuck in the mountains and they're sitting ducks. Take these schematics as an example, and sort out in which direction you'd want to develop your tech. Do you go for mobility, or firepower? Quicker deployment, or armored caravans? Speed or strength? Long-distance or short? Everyone's only got so much cash to throw at something."
onlymistaken: (z - boy - talky/surprised/listening)

Re: Discuss!

[personal profile] onlymistaken 2010-10-18 04:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Cally had been thinking spacefaring weapons, or at least surface-to-atmosphere, would be the only way that Auron would even have a hope of defending itself, but that last bit piqued her interest.

"How do you have communication covered?" she asked the boy-who-she-assumed-was-a-girl, though which girl, she had no idea.
icecoldfrost: (Boy!Emma is silly)

Re: Discuss!

[personal profile] icecoldfrost 2010-10-18 05:18 pm (UTC)(link)
"Telepath, darling," Emma answered in her distinctive drawl. It was lower-pitched than usual, but the tones were still the same. "And I'm excellent at playing the psionic switchboard game. It's like juggling eggs, if people were as smart as unborn chickens."
onlymistaken: (z - boy - thinky)

Re: Discuss!

[personal profile] onlymistaken 2010-10-18 06:39 pm (UTC)(link)
"Emma?" Cally guessed. Nobody else in the class answered questions with darling. "I'm Cally. That is an asset my people have as well, though our ranges can vary dramatically."
icecoldfrost: (Boy!Emma is hot)

Re: Discuss!

[personal profile] icecoldfrost 2010-10-18 07:59 pm (UTC)(link)
"The one and only," she admitted, unabashed. "I refuse to believe in range-limits, personally. It's all just unexplored potential, if you're willing to apply yourself."
onlymistaken: (z - boy - calm smile)

Re: Discuss!

[personal profile] onlymistaken 2010-10-18 08:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Cally raised an eyebrow. "And shout very loudly?"