People want their toys to play with, and in Fenspace the toys can be really cool.
One of the problems I see with the Roughtrides is that they're a Mercenary Force. That's how BA has set them up, and Ben is written to be part of that. As such they need an industrial base to support that. In a combat situation like the Boskone War it's all well and good, in the peace afterwards? Not so much.
Yes, I can see the general De-Milling of Fenspace is a good thing. As is the formalisation of Great Justice (under the PEPPER treaties).
How do we get round this problem of Factions wantingto build up mil-tech, and the others wanting to scale down?
One way I see handling this is CONSTANT upgrades. The peace faction gets to dismantle the older hardware for recycling, the military-industrial complex gets to develop and build the new stuff (according to GJ specs). And GJ mothballs a percentage for emergencies.
With the industrial base constantly advancing to both recycle the old stuff and build the new stuff, if there comes a need to step up (due to something like an invasion) the advanced weaponry of the Fen (and reserves in mothballs) should give them enough time to switch/expand the production lines to deal with it. Once it's over, they recycle the old/unused/unwanted hardware.
Of course, this is all my opinion. Use only where recommended by your Doctor, not to be used while skydiving, etc...
One of the problems I see with the Roughtrides is that they're a Mercenary Force. That's how BA has set them up, and Ben is written to be part of that. As such they need an industrial base to support that. In a combat situation like the Boskone War it's all well and good, in the peace afterwards? Not so much.
Yes, I can see the general De-Milling of Fenspace is a good thing. As is the formalisation of Great Justice (under the PEPPER treaties).
How do we get round this problem of Factions wantingto build up mil-tech, and the others wanting to scale down?
One way I see handling this is CONSTANT upgrades. The peace faction gets to dismantle the older hardware for recycling, the military-industrial complex gets to develop and build the new stuff (according to GJ specs). And GJ mothballs a percentage for emergencies.
With the industrial base constantly advancing to both recycle the old stuff and build the new stuff, if there comes a need to step up (due to something like an invasion) the advanced weaponry of the Fen (and reserves in mothballs) should give them enough time to switch/expand the production lines to deal with it. Once it's over, they recycle the old/unused/unwanted hardware.
Of course, this is all my opinion. Use only where recommended by your Doctor, not to be used while skydiving, etc...