Hey, everyone – 24-hour delay on the next page. It’s almost, but not QUITE done, and I have to make an early start tomorrow so I can’t stay up to finish it. Tune in tomorrow, though – it’s coming!
Okay, I’m back. And I’m bound to thank everyone for your kindness and understanding last week. This is something I do in addition to a very busy professional schedule, and although most of the time I can keep my head in the game, I occasionally lose my stamina.
Anyhow, Not sure what else to say. Just that work is good and I’m exceptionally busy all the time right now, but finding an opportunity to work on 6-Commando is still a great passion of mine. Keeping the weekly schedule, though I’ve faltered from time to time, has been an enormous benefit to me, and when I do go down for the count, I’m glad that you all understand.
Anyway, I’m beat, and I have 300 miles of driving to do tomorrow to get to a very important meeting. So I better hit the ol’ hay, now. All the best, folks!
Looks like whoever’s in charge now took Santelli’s advice.
“That’s détente, comrade.”
But have they thrown any decoding machines over the side of a cliff recently?
Well, their robots learned to speak English, one imagines they could do some decoding in a pinch…
the russian medic power armor is nice, red with white shoulders and helmet…
single-colored armors are nice for the soldiers, but adding a different color for a part or two really makes a character stand out in a group.
There are two words for that: “target identifier”. 😉
Just think of Haulley pointing and shouting during that ambush.
Well I’m no fan of communism, naturally, but I don’t think either the Federates or the UN would be so barbaric as to target medics in the field. There ARE Geneva Conventions in the 6-Commando Universe.
The Geneva Conventions were a good idea. But they were often abused by all kinds of people.
World War II was a good example of some people trying to follow them and others not bothering. Modern warfare, with all of it’s complexities and blurred lines, is a mish-mash of some people trying to be the ‘good guys’ and others trying to win by any means necessary.
Cold, hard pragmatism says that squad leaders and medics are the most valuable targets on the battlefield. Not nice, but very effective.
Oops, missed a few important words on the first line. I did not mean people would target medics, but rather anything that stood out.
That said you bring up interesting points, and indeed it has happened that medics as well as obvious medical facilities have been targeted.
Good you’re back. Work can be tiresome, especially if one doesn’t like his job anymore – that’s the position I’m in unfortunately. Time to vote with my feet and move on, eh?
/Plot: I wonder. With Haulley incapacitated who is the senior officer. Who is in charge?
/Art: Once again I like your attention to detail. Like the crease in the back of Sarah’s shirt (I have no idea what the proper term is, but it’s basically a sewing trick to make movement with that kind of shirt on more comfortable – another way to do is to place that crease in the area of your arms or shoulder) and the little loop to properly hang those shirts on a coat-rack.
Good work!
Actually, I’m wondering if anyone has done anything in the meantime about that massive firefight that was going on between the UNA and SAC guys, because when we last looked in on that, casualties were mounting fast and heavy weapons were being broken out.
Doctor: Don’t worry, you’re safe in here my Russian freinds…
*KABOOM*
Russian: What was noise?
Doctor: Ummm… The sound of progress?
With Santelli leading up his troops outside, the next ranking combat officer inside the base is likely Da Costa, unless there’s another staffer with higher rank or date of rank we haven’t seen yet.
Whoever is in charge is not gonna be pleased with the looks of the situation, and even less confortable to explain it to the higher ranks.
“Yeah you see, we allowed the russians into our base, but is because they are not hostile. And we had to start shooting the S.A.C. allies due to…emmm… insubordination… No OFFCOURSE we are not traitors… my explanation is totally legit and believable…”
Interesting question. For my money, Mike is the one in charge. 😉
I see…Certainly I wouldn’t question -It’s- His -excuses- explanation… O_O
I know the feeling, although I’m fortunate that the job I have now is one that I do like. It’s a lot of work, though – a LOT of work – and sometimes even I get a little tired out.
Loving the attention to the people in these scenes. Coming from someone who has trouble drawing anything more complicated than stick figures it is always amazing to see such a well drawn and entertaining comic.
shoulder pauldrons!
Don’t leave home without ’em!
indeed, although I thought the FSR didn’t use battle suits
They do indeed. Very much so.
they also use regular infantry as well
I like this scene. Not everyone is going to be comfortable, but they all look like they finally realized everyone lost and both sides screwed themselves over. There was a look on the faces of the people of East and West Berlin when the Wall fell, like “finally this farce is over”. I imagine that look being on these peoples’ faces.