[TML] Merchant Marine/Merchant Navy in Traveller(was Futurewarswill be run and won by computer control)

[Richard Aiken]

On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 9:22 PM, Jerry W Barrington
<jerry.barrington at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 8/14/08 6:26 AM, "alan hume" <threeeyesmcgurk at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> hmm, that make sa lot of sense
>> but it is a bit of a bugger for me as I wanted a hands off Imperium that
>> actually has a merchant fleet
>
> So... You want an Imperium that leaves merchants (among others) alone...
> except when it wants to say they're an auxiliary fleet and quit leaving them
> alone.  I'd say you can't really have it both ways.

Sure you can.  Governmental policies change.  The previous Emperor may
have established an active Merchant Marine.  The current one may be
letting that lapse.

-- 
Richard Aiken

"Never insult anyone by accident." Robert A. Heinlein