CMND Log 016: Betel
28 Aug 2018Switch Killington
This is how wars are won in the modern era. Not with weapons or tactics, but with a checkbook. Betel is a very democratic system, and a large number of women live isolated in enclaves using primitive tools and housing, by choice. Their choice. They just want to be left alone, but the Federation, in all its talk about freedom, doesn't want that. Sure, I'm certain the Feds will let them keep their wood houses and metal tools, but they are gonna have to pony up some Fed Cred to keep it. When I pulled into this system, Free Betel had the vast majority of influence over the system, the faction that has enforced the systems hardcore democratic government. It only took a couple days before their fleet had dwindled to nothing and now the local Fed-state is in control. All because of the checks they promise to cash at the end of the war to pilots like myself. Betel Free offered up the same payday, but they just don't have that Federal rank to sweeten the pot.
It sucks, but that's modern day warfare for you. Mercenaries fighting mercenaries. And I'm part of the problem, like I mentioned in the last log, I'm playing both sides gladly. But the Silver wing Fed whatever has already won and the Federal Superpower bank account is going to let the most creds loose, so it looks like. So sign me up for another Massacre contract.