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[unkated]

Originally Posted by Legbreaker

If I can get my grubby hands on it an ANZAC sourcebook incorporating forces deployed to SE Asia, Korea and Cypress (apparently there was a UN contingent of peacekeepers there circa 1996-97 according to a colour plate in the NATO book) just might be possible.

Cyprus has hosted a UN contingent (UNFICYP) since 1964:

The United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) is a United Nations peacekeeping force that was established under United Nations Security Council Resolution 186 in 1964 to prevent a recurrence of fighting following intercommunal violence between the Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots, to contribute to the maintenance and restoration of law and order and to facilitate a return to normal conditions. The current force commander is Major General Mohammad Humayun Kabir (Bangladesh), (UNFICYP) Force Commander of United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus.[1]

Following the 1974 Greek Cypriot coup d'état and the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) extended and expanded the mission to prevent the dispute turning into war, and UNFICYP was redeployed to patrol the United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus and assist in the maintenance of the military status quo. Since its establishment, the force has also worked in concert with the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and representatives of the two communities to seek an amicable diplomatic solution to the Cyprus dispute.

Initially, UNFICYP consisted of military and civilian contingents drawn from Australia, Austria, Denmark, Finland, Canada, Sweden, Ireland, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. However, over its long history the force has been the subject of various UNSC resolutions and reorganisations, and currently comprises contingents from Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Canada, Croatia, El Salvador, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Montenegro, the Netherlands, Peru, Serbia, Slovakia, Ukraine and the United Kingdom.

So, there were at one point 2-300 Australians in Cyprus. In addition to troops, there are also some civilian police officers.


Or did you just leak that there are covert contingents of Australian troops in various cypress swamps across the southern US?

Hmmm. Have the FBI look for patterns of beer theft...

Uncle Ted

[Legbreaker]

Australian's drinking the swill that passes for US beer? Are you INSANE!?
No, more likely to be raiding whiskey distilleries.

[Olefin]

Originally Posted by Legbreaker

Australian's drinking the swill that passes for US beer? Are you INSANE!?
No, more likely to be raiding whiskey distilleries.

always said there should have been subplots in the Mad Max movies where there are gangs fighting for control of whats left of the pre-war liquor supplies - home brew gets old pretty quick

[WallShadow]

Originally Posted by Legbreaker

Australian's drinking the swill that passes for US beer? Are you INSANE!?
No, more likely to be raiding whiskey distilleries.

Or forming a canton around one to rebuild it.
Hey, think of all the necessary components--clean water, grain supplies, sugar, woodworking for the barrels, carefully-controlled distillation. This would require a fair stay at the site.
Not to mention the by-products getting the thing online would provide:
Distilled water.
Pure Ethyl Alcohol (medicinal/industrial uses)
Methyl Alcohol (fuel)
Second-stage waste heat (used to keep the wort/must at proper temps, excess could be provided for small fee to neighboring buildings for climate control.)
Sour corn mash (excellent growth medium for antibiotics)
Wood working, with barrels as the main thrust.
Local employment and cooperation.
Raise local economic conditions.
Provide training cadre for Local Defense forces.
Encourage trade and mutual defense amongst neighboring communities.(protecting trade routes and convoying merchants' shipments)
Improved Microbiological testing (at first to improve yeast cultures, later to be taught for local medical testing)

[.45cultist]

Originally Posted by Legbreaker

Australian's drinking the swill that passes for US beer? Are you INSANE!?
No, more likely to be raiding whiskey distilleries.

Seeking out micro brewed IPA's could be an adventure.

[swaghauler]

Originally Posted by .45cultist

Seeking out micro brewed IPA's could be an adventure.

The recent joint training exercise in Finland demonstrates the logistical nightmare an operation can be.

The island that the exercise was held on RAN OUT OF BEER! Yes the US Army actually drank that Finnish island DRY. I couldn't be prouder of you guys!

*from a former member of the 10th Mountain, the division who's "Official Sports Drink" was Jack Daniels.

[bash]

I ran a longish campaign in Southern California. It was a Red Dawn-ish fight against the invading Mexican and Soviet forces after the TDM. It was centered around the In,and Empire since that's where we lived and knew the area. There's a lot of really goofy stuff in City of Angels if you know the local geography better than a AAA map.

The group ended up harrying the Mexican forces along the coast until they pulled back to San Diego. In the Inland Empire and the deserts the Mexican forces were kept south of the I10 from California into Arizona.

In my Twilight game (a mix of v1 and v2's setting with some Merc 2k elements and Tom Clancy rip-offs) a lot of SoCal's big nuke targets had their personnel and equipment moved throughout the state before the TDM. The nukes landing in LA and bases like March destroyed fixed infrastructure (refineries and factory buildings etc) but equipment that could be moved largely survived. A lot of the population had also migrated towards less likely nuke targets once non-nuclear fighting began in earnest. Fuel, POL, and other supplies were scarce but a lot of equipment at least survived and was serviceable.

The PCs didn't automatically have a bunch of extra supplies but they had a giant playground of abandoned suburbia where they could salvage literally tons of supplies. Their main "base" was a pick-a-part/garage where they could keep up their 70s vintage pickups, SUVs, and a couple of police Crown Vics. Their MO against the invading forces was stealth and then a lot of speed.

[rcaf_777]

Originally Posted by unkated

Cyprus has hosted a UN contingent (UNFICYP) since 1964

I wonder which nations are going to have troops available for Peacekeeping once things kick off in Europe. The UK has Sovereign Base Areas in Cyprus so it will have a always have presence on the island.

[ChalkLine]

Originally Posted by rcaf_777

I wonder which nations are going to have troops available for Peacekeeping once things kick off in Europe. The UK has Sovereign Base Areas in Cyprus so it will have a always have presence on the island.

My Europe campaign was based on all the 'others' like Australians and so on who were peacekeepers or embassy guards