Federation Commander

mdauben · Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2014 2:12 pm Post subject: Monitors?

Just a quick background question, is there an established naming convention for Federation Monitors?
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Steve Cole · Site Admin Joined: 11 Oct 2006 Posts: 3807

3301 Bastille
3302 Dien Bien Phu
3303 Leningrad
3304 Stalingrad
3305 Monte Casino
3306 Vicksburg
3307 Tobruk
3308 Alamo
3309 Tientsin
3310 Eban Emael
3311 Lucknow
3312 Fort Sumter
3313 Gibraltar
3314 Fort Niagara
3315 Atlanta
3316 Malakof Bastion
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mdauben · Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2014 10:10 pm Post subject:

Thanks, Steve! Just what I was looking for. Very Happy

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DNordeen · Commander Joined: 05 Apr 2007 Posts: 545

So they're all famous defeats of fortresses?
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Bolo_MK_XL · Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2014 2:07 am Post subject:

Don't think so.

Neither Leningrad nor Stalingrad fell.
Monte Casino was destroyed by bombing, but the
Germans used the rubble effectively for a long time.

Steve Cole · Site Admin Joined: 11 Oct 2006 Posts: 3807

Gibraltar never fell.
Sumpter (in CSA hands) didn't fall until the whole south did.
Tobruk was famous for holding out.
Lucknow was not defeated, it held out.
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DNordeen · Commander Joined: 05 Apr 2007 Posts: 545

LOL. That's what I get for glancing through the list instead of studying it.
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Mike · Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2014 3:42 am Post subject:

It's okay in South Carolina to spell Clemson as "Clempson," but not Fort Sumter as "Sumpter."

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Klingon of Gor · Lieutenant SG Joined: 01 Jun 2011 Posts: 150

One could point out that even a fortress which falls may accomplish something of value. It may delay the enemy, or discombobulate his plans. It may cost him more than he afford to lose, or it may simply mount a prolonged defense that becomes an inspiring example. (In this respect, Corregidor and the Alamo come to mind) federation monitors, even if destroyed, might do any or all of these things before they finally stop twitching.

On the other hand, limiting the naming to fortresses that held out might leave one short of names. To quote a wise man, there never was an oyster that a starfish couldn't bore into.
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mdauben · Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2014 1:33 pm Post subject: