On 24Jan2018 1028, Kurt Feltenberger wrote:

On 1/23/2018 2:52 PM, David Shaw wrote:

Which is why I've always had a problem with the Frontier Wars - the
Fifth in particular. Why would the Zhodani attack a numerically and
technologically superior foe? Especially without provocation and
*especially* especially when your one tactical and strategic advantage
has been nullified by the development of psi-shields?

OK, it makes for a fun and interesting background to run a campaign
in, but it seems like it's just one more in the list of Dubious Facets
of Traveller.

Ho-hum. :-)

David Shaw

ISTR that the Zhodani never launched the Frontier Wars in the
expectation that they'd defeat the Imperium and gain broad swaths of
territory, but rather they were more to remind the Imperium that there
was a border and that they shouldn't keep trying to push it into space
already claimed/settled by the Consulate.  Slowly but surely, the Zho
have been expanding into the Spinward Marches, and while the Imperium
gets to claim that they "won", looking at the long game, they really
haven't.

Besides, they really only lost due to Norris getting that Charter and thus having a fig-leaf to cover his little coup. This was not something they could allow for, and I've no doubt their planning  did allow for the 3I's commanders at the FFW's start being sub-par. Also, the Zho's didn't lose a whole lot, unlike the Sword-Worlders, who the Zho's pretty much left to their fate in the post-war peace settlements.

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