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12-23-2009, 11:45 AM
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The USO in T2K
Hi everyone,
I remember there was a T2k website dedicated to the 'Last USO' show that was going on right before the nukes went off, stranding the entertainers in Europe. It's had me wondering... Has anyone else thought of doing anything like that with NPCs or PCs showing up in their game? One of the ideas I had for the USO was that it was still being operated by the various theater commanders as a way to keep morale up for both military and civilians in their areas of responsibilities. Thus i can see them keeping travelling USO shows operating in Europe and most especially in North America. It would be something that both CivGov and MilGov would be doing (and you could actually see troops/civlians wondering why certain celebs don't come and visit their cantonments/towns). I have been trying to come up with how they would set up the USO show convoys... I had originally thought of the USAF personnel being assigned to handle the security of the convoys. composed of personnel from those aircraft squadrons no longer having fuel to put them in the air. You'd have officers and enlisted personnel capable of handling their security with some assistance of a little Army or Marine infantry training. I had origainlly promosed USAF personnel being assigned to rear support duties manning things like Guntrucks to provide security operations, prior to enlisted personnel finding themselves being assigned to Army Infantry Divisions as replacements/reinforcements to bring them back up to some simbulance of strength (while the Naval personnel found themselves being funneled into Marine divisions after a crash training regimen type of bootcamp). But back on target... USO Shows during the Twilight. The kinds of adventures this kind of NPC encounter would be vast. a 'superstar' NPC meeting a PC and having a 'star-crossed romance' or even opposition groups trying to find a way to damage morale by targeting the 'on-the-road' USO shows with terror attacks.
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12-23-2009, 11:57 AM
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Great post. Lots to mull over for the next few days.
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12-23-2009, 09:12 PM
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In my campaign when Major Po and his sociopath squad arrived in Bremerhaven he organised an all-services martial arts tournament at a soccer stadium in an attempt to keep US servicemen and women from getting bored until the Omega fleet left. Unfortunately it became a focus for a massive amount of dodgy activity (mainly illegal gambling and attempted fixing of bouts). Things came to a head when my brother's PC (the 6'5", 230lb American Samoan US Marine Corporal Urana Ratowi) made it to the final bout of the highest weight class and beat his opponent to death in the ring. It turned out that the referee (a US Army officer) had a lot of gold bet on Ratowi's opponent and he tried to shoot Ratowi. Ratowi disarmed the ref and beat him to death too, sparking a massive riot. It took a day and a half for the MPs and security units to get things under control again and Po and his group barely made it out of the stadium alive. The only decent short story I ever wrote about that campaign was about that tournament and the days leading up to it. I'll go through my old archives and see if I can find it and post it here.
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12-24-2009, 02:29 PM
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Does anyone have any ideas how a USO show would be organized?
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12-25-2009, 06:14 AM
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USO Show Table of Organization Entertainers (13): 1x Host Crew (10):1x Lead Guitar 1x ProducerAssigned Military Personnel (31): 1x Military Liaison Officer (Captain) Total: 54 People and 10 Vehicles2x M128A1 Van (Equipment Transport)
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12-25-2009, 02:50 PM
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Thank you Canadian Army! This helps alot! the only thing i would change/add would be a troupe of dancers or cheerleaders. because the USO shows during WW2 had Bob Hope surrounded by some really beautiful dancers.
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12-27-2009, 02:06 PM
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On a side note Wayne Newton has taken Bob Hope's role within the USO
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12-27-2009, 03:21 PM
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Fuck being a hero. Do you know what you get for being a hero? Nothing! You get shot at. You get a little pat on the back, blah blah blah, attaboy! You get divorced... Your wife can't remember your last name, your kids don't want to talk to you... You get to eat a lot of meals by yourself. Trust me kid, nobody wants to be that guy. I do this because there is nobody else to do it right now. Believe me if there was somebody else to do it, I would let them do it. There's not, so I'm doing it.
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12-27-2009, 04:59 PM
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"Everything is going up at home: prices, taxes and miniskirts. Miniskirts are bigger than ever. Even some of the fellas are wearing them. Don't laugh! If you had thought of it, you wouldn't be here." - Bob Hope, South Vietnam, 1971
"The men (here) wear long robes and the women are completely covered. The wedding nights are full of surprises, I'll tell you that." - Bob Hope, Bahrain, 1990
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