Why should they? As shown in most of the rumour tables there's all sorts of false and half truths out there. Take a look at Red Star, Lone Star for a specific example - the PCs had heard Texas had been invaded by Soviets and the state had broken away, but the idea was dismissed as too unbelievable.
Ruins of Warsaw introduces the PCs to the first indication all is not well at home with the CIA agent and his loyalty oaths. No real explanation given about them though.
So why should PCs have more information about the world beyond their immediate line of sight than anyone else? Communications have effectively broken down as evidenced by the slow spread of the Omega orders in Going Home. XI Corps didn't even have coms with some of it's own elements, so why should news from home be known by those outside the upper ranks and a handful of signallers (who've probably been ordered to stay quiet to avoid "issues" amongst the soldiers)?
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Last edited by Legbreaker; 06-22-2019 at 07:42 PM.
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