Guys thanks for the thoughts. If I may, I'd like to drill the discussion down to the time period between the TDM and 1 June 1998. That way we can throw out the Mad Max HW element, the Mexican invasion, and even the deployments to Yugoslavia. I'm interested in your thoughts on the following, please:
1. What is the capability of central government (both purported and actual) to maintain law and order?
2. What is the availability of petrochemicals to the military, the local authorities (fire, police, EMT), and the average American?
3. How was planting the winter wheat and the spring crop accomplished? Rationed fuel at the direction of the USDA at the point of a gun? Independently using local resources? Trevor the Traction Engine?
4. At what point do the locals (neighborhood, urban skyscraper apartment complex, small town) say "F--k it" and start looting Costco and fortifying the local AO due to a loss of confidence in the local police, NG, military? At what point to the local police/NG/USAR unit join in?
5. A what point do militias (either for or against the government) start forming in response to the events in Item 5?
6. When does the power grid go tits up?
7. When does rail transport go tits up?
8. What is the priority of the civilian leadership (prior to the split)? Overseas or home?
9. What is the priority of the military leadership (prior to the split)? Overseas or home?
10. Anything else I'm missing?
I don't want you guys to be constrained by canon events post 1 JUN 1998. Let's start with the TDM and work forward. And thanks in advance for your help. I'm bugging you guys b/c (1) you're awesome and (2) I'm really trying to give my players one good post TDM CONUS adventure before shipping out for Europe sometime in mid-1998 as replacements for 256 BDE/5 ID.
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