Ask Ian: Liberators or Cobray Terminators for the Elbonian Resistance? (ad-free)
Added 2022-09-29 12:01:01 +0000 UTCFrom Jon on Patreon:
"Elbonia has been occupied by an enemy force. Do you sabotage their resistance by airdropping them Liberator pistols or Cobray Terminators?"
To my mind, the Liberator is a substantially more useful resistance weapons, so I would supply Elbonia with lots of crates of Cobray Terminators. Why?
First, the Liberator is concealable. Historically, lots of resistance action requires hiding a small weapons. It's not all forest encampments and ambushes.
Second, the Liberator is more effective. It uses a .45ACP pistol cartridge. The smooth barrel and atrocious sights certainly limit its utility, but if you actually hit someone with it, it will do the job. Most of the shotgun ammunition available to a resistance organization will be the most common sort of sporting ammunition, which is birdshot. Birdshot is very ineffective again people at anything but absolutely point-blank range.
Third, it is much simpler to fabricate a single-shot shotgun than a compact pistol. The Elbonian Resistance wouldn't have much trouble making something like a Richardson Guerrilla Gun, so supplying them with Terminators doesn't actually give them much that they couldn't get already.
Comments
Bribes. It's the Elbonian Army Ordnance Department of Procurement way. "At $5 per Liberator there just isn't enough room for graft or skimming. At $20 per Terminator you've actually got the ability to make a little money..."
Robert J. Hansen
2022-09-29 19:58:51 +0000 UTCNo no no no no. When Elbonia is at peace, sabotaging the government is just fine. But if they're conquered by an invading army, the newly installed government will likely also install a _more competent Army ordnance unit,_ and that simply Must Not Be Allowed To Happen. The Elbonian Resistance must not be sabotaged from within. Come on, guys, we have to protect our shoddy and incompetent bureau of ordnance! Liberators all the way!
Robert J. Hansen
2022-09-29 19:56:33 +0000 UTCThe Cobray is 75% of a Richardson Slamfire shotgun. You get a stock, barrel, and extra parts for something else. Resistance forces gotta eat; and gamebirds and rabbits are always available. The Liberator gets you a sore hand.
Richard G. Molpus
2022-09-29 14:29:58 +0000 UTCone could do cutshells with bird.
Guido Schriewer
2022-09-29 14:27:52 +0000 UTCInvasion! Oh no! And it's almost mud harvesting time!
2022-09-29 14:24:52 +0000 UTCgood question. how about that doubleshot 22 revolver lousy piece of garbage?
Guido Schriewer
2022-09-29 14:23:34 +0000 UTCI do agree with your choice but there is an important component that you left out, that should be included in all of these types of Elbonia questions, what justification you would use to convince officials that your choice is the "best" for Elbonia.
SpaceCowboyfromNJ
2022-09-29 13:32:42 +0000 UTC
