Видоизмененный углерод

Chapter 3

           LongpolishedconferencetablesandVirginiaVidauratickingoffthecapabilitiesofherteam.

           "EnvoytrainingwasdevelopedfortheUNcolonialcommandounits.Thatdoesn’tmean…"

           Doesn’tmeaneveryEnvoyisacommando.No,notexactly,butthenwhatisasoldieranyway?Howmuchofspecialforcestrainingisengravedonthephysicalbodyandhowmuchinthemind?Andwhathappenswhenthetwoareseparated?

           Space,touseacliché,isbig.TheclosestoftheSettledWorldsisfiftylightyearsoutfromEarth.Themostfar-flungfourtimesthatdistance,andsomeoftheColonytransportsarestillgoing.Ifsomemaniacstartsrattlingtacticalnukes,orsomeotherbiosphere-threateningtoys,whatareyougoingtodo?Youcantransmittheinformation,viahyperspatialneedlecast,soclosetoinstantaneouslythatscientistsarestillarguingabouttheterminologybutthat,toquoteQuellcristFalconer,deploysnobloodydivisions.Evenifyoulaunchedatroopcarrierthemomenttheshithitthefan,themarineswouldbearrivingjustintimetoquizthegrandchildrenofwhoeverwon.

           That’snowaytorunaProtectorate.

           OK,youcandigitiseandfreightthemindsofacrackcombatteam.It’sbeenalongtimesinceweightofnumberscountedformuchinawar,andmostofthemilitaryvictoriesofthelasthalfmillenniumhavebeenwonbysmall,mobileguerrillaforces.Youcanevendecantyourcrackd.h.f.

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