Originally Posted by
Fortelian
Thanks for the response, as for yer questions:
Q.A) Dialing back from that worst case scenario wake-up, let's talk mass murder. About 90 minutes into the operation, the ship rocks with the firing of an OB with an incendiary payload. You barely hear one Squad Leader say that the shot killed several aliens, including a 'gas spitter' and 'rhino', before hearing a Specialist screaming that most of his squad, including his SL, got husked in the flames. Looking into the matter shows that the Squad Leader that reported the confirmed kills gave the coordinates, but it's unclear if they'd confirmed for the shot to be fired. Who, if anyone, do you reprimand in this situation, and how do you handle it otherwise?
A.A) You say it was unclear whether or not they confirmed the shot, so I will assume you mean I cannot check logs for it. Because of this, I would ask whoever fired the OB, whether or not the SL confirmed it. They would most likely lie and I know that, because they don't want to get arrested. However, an SO is not capable of looking at the spot where an OB is being fired. They have to trust the person calling it, which for the most part is OK. Most of the time, when someone fires an OB and people get killed, no one is really arrested or any actual punishment other than a slap on the wrist. I cannot prove which one was at fault, and thus I would tell the SO to confirm coords with the spotter before launching, and tell the SL to confirm coords with the SO in the same sentence the coords are in, to minimize confusion. I have to say I have never seen anyone punished for FF from CAS/OB/mortar, most prominent being OB, and I have seen OB FF quite a bit, and brigging someone for something I cannot fully prove doesn't seem right. People make mistakes. It happens. Lots of mistakes are made. I've made bad OB calls before (I think) but for the most part, it isn't a recurring thing for each person. Accidents happen, people get angry, and the cycle of life carries on.
Q.B) You awaken to a decently populated round about 30 minutes in. You have a full CIC staff, fully set Requisitions, but no Military Police force whatsoever. The first thing you hear as you exit Cryogenics is that there was a fight in the Requisition line between the Pyro and Scout. The Scout is dead and husked, with the Pyro in surgery for IB and several fractures. Both of their squads insist that the other started it. In the chaos of trying to figure this out, the XO has barely even put together a deployment plan, much less had Briefing. What does Commander Salvador Kepplinger do for this?
A.B) The most important thing is to get the marines deployed, if we don't do that then they are gonna get angry (well, hopefully not, but marines play the game to kill stuff). So first I'd draft up some battle plans, shan't take too long. Once I sort that out, I have the XO give briefing then have the marines deploy planetside and start on their orders. While they are doing that I head to surgery with an SO. I'd have the SO arrest the specialist for manslaughter. They'd be brigged for 15, maybe 20 minutes, then they could deploy. Most likely 15 minutes, and I would listen if they tried to appeal, because it may have been some strange case or event for them both. Marine law is finicky and I might even pardon them.