From: ccoprmd@prism.gatech.EDU (Matthew DeLuca)
Newsgroups: rec.games.empire
Subject: Merc VI - Week 3
Keywords: Zzzz!
Date: 12 Apr 92 16:35:34 GMT
Article-I.D.: hydra.54328
Organization: The Dorsai Grey Captains


     And week 3 of Merc VI snores to a close...

     The race for the top of the power charts has become intense, with four
nations each within a few points of the others and Bongoland not far behind.
The famed yello jersey is now almost white from the frequent washings, and 
the bull's-eye has had to be redone several times.

     The body count for the week stands at three: Cheopsis, Bierhaus, and 
Plague.  Living up to his name, Plague did indeed get a plague, but perhaps
not the one they were expecting; a plague of Califan storm troopers descended
on the nation over the space of a few days, vaccination syringes in hand.
Bierhaus met a similar fate, slightly faster, as the U.S. "Burning down the 
Haus" campaign went into full gear, possibly as a re-election ploy for 
George Bush and friends.  Finally, Cheopsis apparently had to leave the game
for unknown reasons and was annexed by former friend and ally beep.

     The world technological situation is somewhat indeterminate, as few
countries have given any clue as to their status to other nations.  In an 
example of brilliant investigative reporting, however, a journalist from 
Radio Free Dorsai disguised himself as the driver of a rutabaga food service
truck and slipped into an airbase in an unnamed country, where he discovered
large, four-engined jet-powered heavy aircraft undergoing final acceptance
trials.  No photographs are available, however, as radio journalists don't
seem to carry cameras.

     Until next week, that's the news from Radio Free Dorsai.

  "Heard around the world in 118 civilized countries and Revelstone, too." 


     - = [   Empire Power Report   ] = -
      as of Sun Apr 12 07:21:55 1992

         sects  eff  civ  mil shell gun  pet iron dust food oil  pln ship money
   Califa 115   95%  85K 2.4K 1.3K 105  2.0K 3.2K 1.0K  52K 800   30    2   65K
United_St 120   84%  82K 1.9K 1.2K 200  2.9K  12K 200   43K 2.2K  20    6   35K
 The_Scum 115   91%  90K 1.8K 1.2K  40  1.4K 5.7K 2.2K  43K 2.0K  50    9   30K
     beep 125   88%  84K 2.9K 1.8K 205  3.0K 1.7K 1.0K  47K 3.7K  30    6   10K
Bongoland 135   90%  73K 2.0K 550   60  1.5K 1.9K 1.1K  45K 2.1K  40    5   35K
Abanasini 155   48%  50K 1.3K 425   75  250  5.2K 500   30K 2.2K  10    8   20K
      zog  65   89%  49K 2.2K 750  135  2.0K 5.6K 450   12K 1.6K  10   20   15K
  Finland  75   81%  45K 1.4K  50   10  200  1.2K 200   37K 3.0K  20    5   70K
  Honolee  85   76%  43K 1.1K 125   20  1.2K 2.4K 700   16K 750   10    7   30K
     HELL  55   98%  48K 1.6K 300   15  1.2K 1.6K 500   21K 800    5    4   35K
Ironstorm  40   83%  15K 500    0    0    0    0    0   26K   0    0    0   20K
 Semmanna  10   99% 1.4K  50    0    0    0  3.0K   0  1.2K 750    0    0   35K
  Cheopis   5   98% 2.2K 200    4    1    0   18  100  800    0    0    3   30K
   Plague   0    0%   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   15K
 Bierhaus   0    0%  50    5    0    0    0    0    0  100    0    0    4   10K
   Nimrod   2    0%   0   20    0    0    0    0    0    1    0    0    2  5.0K
  Soxland   0    0%   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0  3.7K
          ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
worldwide 1.1K  82% 667K  19K 7.7K 860   16K  44K 8.0K 374K  20K 220   80  465K
-- 
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Georgia Institute of Technology      the 'dissolve' command..."
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