Talk:SABRE Corps
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I like the idea of the force being downsized and confirming them as spec ops is good, but they still seem pretty numerous to be compared to the SAS. I think the US Green Berets (Army Rangers, Delta Force etc.) are quite numerous themselves, but... Now that I think about it, the idea of having a large 'spec ops' group could work a la the US Green Berets, but you could have a much smaller sub-organisation, similar to Delta Force and the SAS, which isn't posted on every starship and colony etc. The reason I mention Delta Force alongside the SAS is because I believe the unit has a Presidential order of some sort, allowing them to break international laws, as long as in doing so they serve the interests of the United States. Such an order would seem to fit in well with the new starfleet ethic.
I know you're pushing for a MACO-esque feel with the Sabres, so my primary concern with the group is the size. I don't see a believable special forces organisation having more than a few thousand soldiers, and that's pushing it. This might be more than enough on Earth, but there are the stations and terraformed bodies in Sol, not to mention places like Alpha Centauri. Beyond this though, I don't see the 'core' of this group - the really special spec ops guys, being more than a couple of hundred in number, and again, that seems to push it. Nor can I really envisage all the Federation's ground forces being classed as spec-ops. Their training might be tough, but if they all get it, they can't all be special. I think you can either go with the green beret idea, or simply have a small and undermanned Federation Army, with the Sabres as Spec Ops.
As well as that, I'm not overly keen on the use of sqaudron. It puts me in mind of fighters, or perhaps a TF of Starships but not a group of soldiers. Sabre unit, or division (but division of what?) sound better in my mind.
Finally, does it stand for something? As I was writing all that 'not starfleet' stuff on the forums, I wondered if perhaps the S stood for Starfleet... Specially ABle REconnaisance Squads? Spatial Assault... Stupid Armed Bully REserve... bleh? - Chris 07:51, 21 November 2005 (EST)
I changed a few lil things around and added a few small details.The whole S.A.B.R.E thing is pure bullshit we never really intended it to stand for anything. :) -Cash
Corpses
Just fyi, I believe it should be "Corps" rather than "Corp." - Chris 04:11, 12 December 2005 (EST)
You say tomatoe
I say Tomato
You say Potatoe
I say Potato..... lal la la la -Cash
No no, I say tomato. Keep your smelly tomaetos to yerself. :P corp and corps. - Chris 07:29, 13 December 2005 (EST)
The following was cash insanity for go ahead and change it. :) -Cash