> Subject > Re: High Tech vs. the Orb WAS Re: the honing of Vlad > > > > > >On 1/19/06, Howard Brazee <howard at brazee.net> wrote: > >> In this issue another question comes up - how difficult is it to > disrupt > >> sorcerous supply lines? It appears that this gets done all the time - > >> to a degree that would be hard to match with mechanical supply lines. > > > >Bear in mind that Dragaeran armies as seen in the Khaavren Romances > >and in /Dragon/ are not sorcerous armies, but large conventional > >armies with sorcerous support. They have fewer supply needs (less > >"tail" and more "tooth" than a high-tech army), but also less ability > >to transport goods. > > Just what makes a "Sorcerous Army"? > > As we've seen in the books, most Dragaeran all armies are "convential" > with a Sorcerer's Corps to supplement the Teckla/Dragon/Dzur infantry > units. > > Perhaps during an Athyra reign, the Sorcerer's Corps would be larger and > more sophisticated, but I doubt there is ever a time when conventional > forces disappear entirely. > > Majikjon > > > Heh. That is an argument that is as old as military technology. Change "Sorcerer" to "Stealth" (I hate that word) and the reference to aircraft, for example. Jeff -It's "low observable", damnit!!!