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    There was an option to nuke Berlin, but, as I understand it, the Germans surrendered before that became viable. As I understand it...
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    They were both nuclear warheads, enriched uranium "gun" design for little bog and plutonium implosion for fat man. Radiological studies...
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    And we're back to 'yeah, but'... FBF, I caution you on letting 20/20 hindsight and common person-on-the-street morals cloud your...
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    There wasn't much left of the Japanese Navy, by that time.
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    [*crrrrk*] ATTENTION ALL HANDS, ATTENTION ALL HANDS. STAND BY FOR HISTORY LECTURE. THAT IS ALL. [*crrrrk*] [you know, maybe I should...
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    In context of Nineteen Forty Five, it was the logical decision, considering the likely casualties of an actual invasion of the Home...
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    ottarrus reacted to Talon Greyfeather's post in the thread 2300AD - A suggestion with Like Like.
    Aaaand there will still be complaining ... I'm sure ... it is Traveler after all :ROFLMAO:
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    ottarrus replied to the thread Imperial Charter?.
    The world debates the necessity of Hiroshima and Nagasaki to this day, 80 years after the event. As a historian I look at the casualty...
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    ottarrus replied to the thread Imperial Charter?.
    The Imperium doesn't have an Extermination Policy /Doctrine /Regulation /Whatever. At least, not from any source I've ever seen. When a...
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    ottarrus replied to the thread Imperial Charter?.
    I'm guessing, but I think that such changes fall under the 'just in case' clauses of the contract. It's way down in the small print.
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    ottarrus replied to the thread Imperial Charter?.
    Yes, they did. It was the Scouring of Ilelish in 435. But that happened on the direct order of the Emperor Martin III, and not under the...
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    ottarrus reacted to MasterGwydion's post in the thread Imperial Charter? with Like Like.
    Didn't the Imperium at one point also wipe out the entire tropical zone of Ilelish for rebelling against Imperial rule?
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    I kinda want to address this paragraph. While it is true that the Imperium can 'scrub' a world, the bar for that is incredibly high. For...
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    ottarrus reacted to MongooseMatt's post in the thread Ask MongooseMatt ANYTHING!!! with Like Like.
    Traveller is a ruleset, albeit one that is very close to Charted Space. Dark Conspiracy and Pioneer are not simple universes but...
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    Not quite - if Free League decides they no longer wish to pursue Twilight, we would obviously look at taking it over - but at this time...
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