The Official Republic Commando: Hard Contact Discussion Thread (Spoilers Allowed)

Crap. Crap. Crap.

I assume The New Essential Guide to the Weapons and Technology is also being released on the 26th.

 

I assume The New Essential Guide to the Weapons and Technology is also being released on the 26th.

You assume correctly, my friend.

 

Cool! Maybe we can get a debate started about Ruins of Dantoonie or something... it seems to be the trend of late (debating some other topic in a thread about a specific book).

I, for one, am looking forward to reading Ms. Traviss.

BTW, the author information in wrong in the 1st post.

 

"Crap." x 1000

 

I'm really looking forward to this. Obviously the people at DelRay thought this was good enough to sign Traviss for the Post-NJO books. Plus a book specifically with clones. Awesome. This sounds just plain awesome. Plus this date will be at the same time as Jedi Trial which too will be awesome.

 

The most interesting tidbit of th book thus far?

Republic Commandos are a MORE elite group of clones than ARC Troopers.

That is all.

 

Were ARCs off-limits, or did the developer "forget" about them?

 

Were ARCs off-limits, or did the developer "forget" about them?

ARCs are specifically mentioned; and RCs aren't ARCs.

 

Aren't ARCs commandos? Why have something different? How do the two differ in function?

 

Yeah Dp4M could you please give some clarification.

 

Yea, Republic Commandos are even kewler than AR Commandos. . .

 

Aren't ARCs commandos? Why have something different? How do the two differ in function?

ARCs are apparently team-based commando units; RCs are elite infiltrators, assassination, demolitions, etc... they're trained individually, rather than in platoons (Clonetroopers) or squads (ARCs).

 

Ah, I thought ARCs were supposed to that stuff.

 

Yeah, they're two different people. Gah, yet another book comeing out next Tuesday. Isn't Jedi Trial coming out the same day? I won't be able to get this for a while.

 

I can afford it... barely, especially with a certain FPS coming out two weeks later.

 

Heh. Luckily, I don't have an X-Box and am not tempted.

 

Clone Troopers = Infantry
ARCs = Navy SEALs
Republic Commandos = Green Beret A-Team/LRRPs

 

Not to say that either is better than the other. They both have different purposes in war. I'd actually say that the ARC Troopers are more like Green Bs because one of their roles is converting local forces for battle, as seen in The Cestus Deception.

 

I'm sad that my source hasn't come through with this yet--after both the waste of <i>Jedi Trial</i> and the excellence of Karen Traviss's prior two (original) novels, I'm eagerly looking forward to <i>Hard Contact</i>.

 

You are correct Jedi. Each unit has a specific role they fufill, and they all are dependent upon each other to win a war.

The Green Beret's A-Teams all have a specific specialist for any job they need (Sniping communications demolitions etc). They also have language training and operate deep within enemy territory with no support and no real path of retreat if something goes wrong. Moreover, Green Berets were part of the CIA's Phoenix program which amounted to government sanctioned assassinations.

Perfect analog to the RCs.

 

I don't have an X-Box plus it's my B-Day today so I'll get some funds. However I'll get Jedi Trial at a library and wait for it to come out in paperback while I'll get this asap.

 

Yes, yes, awesome and all that . . . but now comes the traditional 3 month wait for us Aussies.