And you think that the SOC having a fleet of its own covering the entire GTVA controlled space and beyond is big?? I dont think so! Also the GTVI would be the first to implement new weapons designs and test them as well as the SOC that is why i said they would be more advanced and not use the whole standard equpment. I mean even experimental tech would be provided first to the GTVI and SOC for extensive testing and development in conjuctuion with the GTVA reasearch divisions or whaever they are called. Also since both the GTVI and the SOC specialize in intel gathering and infiltration and covert operations in general i'm sure they can find more then a good reason for one of theyr ships to pass through one sector or another. Or even disquise them as regulat GTVA ships.
And noone said they have to use they milatary power every time they have to do job hell no they could be using civilian transports to get theyr operatives to where they need to be . Also I do not believe that the SOC or the GTVI would be comitting theyr most valuaed possesions (the capships) to just any other conflict or normal intel gathering. But when you have to deep into uncharted space and you need masive scanning power and also some milatary power just in case i do not believe they will call in just any ship from the GTVA milatary but rathe use theyr own ships speciali modified for more surveilance and intel gathering.
- why would the SOC/GTVI want to cover the entire GTVA? That's the fleets job.
- why would the SOC use experimental weapons technology when they operate in the most hostile environments possible, where they need reliability above all else? Hell, the last thing you want to do is do field testing deep behind enemy lines.
- the GTVI will have extensive access to GTVA ships in terms of intelligence gathering and distributing - they don't need their own, they can rely on GTVA recon groups, etc to do the work (with the SOC for high risk ops). In all likelihood, the GTVI are just plain old analysts; especially given the GTIs skullduggery.
-it's the SOCs (forget this notion of the GTVI needing their own military assets) very
job to get into and behind the frontlines of conflict;
Missions with the Special Operations Command are carried out deep in enemy territory, with minimal logistical support. Our behind-the-lines activities include infiltration, sabotage, surgical strikes, and intelligence gathering.- note that the previous kind of precludes very specific specialised ships, unless you want to make the SOC conspicuously large.
Essentially, the GTVI doesn't need ships any more than the CIA needs tanks. And the SOC doesn't need a huge fleet or experimental craft because it runs contrary to the notion of a small, elite unit.
