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Gato Blanco:
I'd suspect most marauders would be proficient in repelling, which 1)gets those boots on the ground faster 2) doesnt leave their ships exposed and 3) sows even more confusion if they drop the squads over a larger area faster.
As for armor, I agree that they would use dress up to psych out the enemy, but be built primarily for function. I imagine that they would wear something like this http://www.awm.gov.au/collection/REL23774/ for face protection (I know its circa WWI). They would probably do something with the eyes, like use goggles, something more steampunk than balaclavas and motorcycle helmets that SWAT units use today.
As for gun choices, I don't quite understand your last paragraph. I would think that they would use shotguns, leaning towards semi-auto shotguns like the SPAS, or submachine guns and assault rifles without stocks or with detachable/foldig stocks. Marauders want to be loud and fast, and be able to deal death at short range. Another point about the stocks: they dont want their guns getting in the way, so they would gladly sacrifice weapon stability for maneuverability
Lord Dick Tim:
So we are looking at medium armor, severe uniformity and precision tactics. Marauders would be still outnumbered by enemy militia units, so terror and diversion would have to work in their favor or get mowed down by superior fire.
But we are also talking, from what we know, a civilized people. Would a civilized people have some constraints on targets, rules of engagement and so forth? Would they deam certain weapons or tactics to be to cruel or unreasonable?
Gato Blanco:
Rules of engagement; none. They expect no quarter, and if anything impedes the mission, they will give no quarter. They wouldnt shoot at a crowd, but rather shoot above it, partially out of human decency (and cattle analogy, see below), but also because civilians stampeding away will impede milita running towards the raiding party.
If they were on a revenge mission, I'd say it would be carte blanche (White phosphorous, killing everyone, etc.) but thats the criteria of those kinds of missions. I would think, other times, that they would mow down only dangerous resistance, like militia who aren't dropping their guns or running away. Id think they would avoid using human shields as it is seen as dishonorable, but if the situation was dire, and allies are dropping left and right, I dont think that immediate superiors would talk about it, if they managed to get out alive. For your consideration; baby armor. http://cdn.overclock.net/d/d0/478x534px-LL-d0021e73_BabyArmor.jpeg
Flashbangs and tear gas would find a good home in raiding parties. I dont think that they would use chemical or biological warfare (like nerve gas or mustard gas), since their usual objective is living people or items, not devistating long term effects on a population. They may see them a bit like cattle, they need to be healthy to produce things for raiders to raid.
Lord Dick Tim:
We also have then option of being a little idealistic, fiction gives us that avenue to allow for things to happen that those of us experienced in war would shake their heads at and say, "ya, not likely".
Additionally we are looking at a people that have been compared to Vikings, but aren't Vikings. The age of dust destroyed everything it seems, and the culture of these people would be determined by their environment first.
I'm thinking we haven't considered the role of the family unit enough, or the dramatic impact family and community have on this people's day to day survival and how that would affect the way they make war on others.
Ofiach:
I believe they would have semi strict fire control when it comes to a women or a child trying to come after them with a butcher knife. A quick hit to the head with an armored fist to end the threat and then move on. Also they aren't going to try and kill everything that moves if they can herd a crowd with some explosives with the same power of an m80 but that made an impressive fireball they would. Their environment is harsh, I would almost believe it forces them to be somewhat ruthless but fair. As in they won't normally engage in wholesale slaughter but the leadership of a local militia would be primary targets.
As for the armor, cosmetic add ons to practical armor would not be that hard, and wouldn't add much weight. Hell maybe these guys even wear the same uniforms as a local militia with only a telltale to prove that they aren't, just to add that much more confusion to the raid.
Also concerning their weapons, I just don't see an assault rifle that isn't clunky being around during this time period. Buuuut I will admit that Switzerland did have a nice submachine gun just after WW1 the Furrer IIRC. Things like the TBK-220 bullpup didn't get made until WW2. The German MP18.1 was probably the only one I can think of that actually saw use during ww1. I could be way off my nut on this one because it has been a while since I read about WW1. Now as that could pertain to this world..... I dunno, to me those would be a pinnacle of engineering and I wouldn't see them as being in widespread use, I could be wrong though. Maybe a single Sub machine gun per group or something along those lines.
Also these are combat situations that no one today get's to experience. These are raids on walled cities with standing militias and airships. Where a few insane guys get dropped into the city pretty much cut off from support until your airships win and come get you, or until you're trying to get out of the city to save your skin. It has some parallels to modern urban fighting but their goals are much different, they aren't trying to secure the city they are going for very specific targets and causing as much bloody havoc along the way as the need to. They are always outnumbered and only survive because they can keep the enemy guessing as to their target and movement.
I would also assume the entire reason for these raids are for their families. To bring back needed supplies and medicines. That "we don't like you very much" attitude would surface and they would use any means necessary to get what they wanted. A little torture, a little bribery, threatening someones family etc. are all bargaining tools in the Anglean bag.
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