From: ksun@pomona.claremont.edu
Subject: MercVII after three weeks
Organization: Pomona College
Date: 13 Apr 92 20:59:43 PDT

Quotes of the week
"Exploit the opportunity to the limit."
	Erwin Rommel
"Thank you for electing me as your president.  The bombing will start in five
minutes"
	From Button finger happy Anonymous

Welcome to MercVII where the novice roam the world and killers eagerly awaits
their prey.

Kingdom of the West Nightly news

Top of the news
	The first victim of the game has been produced, the nation of 
TheBlackLands is no more.  In two vicious double attacks, Sioux captured around
25 out of 40 sectors of TheBlackLands, the capital was captured in the next
update.  The Leader of TheBlackLands was apparently out fishing in his
Jenner Bunk Port enjoying his vacation when the disaster struck.  Needless to
say, the the resistence was sporadic to say the least.  Sioux army armed with
several small vessels and the determination soon put an end to the miserable
performance by TheBlackLand's armed forces.  Neither leaders were able to be
reached for comment but rumor has the leader of Sioux is planning another
expedition, who will be his next victim?
	We sent our reporter as soon as the war erupted but when our reporter
reached over there, the war was pretty much over.  All the reporter can report
is the devastating, the complete destruction of the nation of TheBlackLands.
Amen, god bless the fodder.

The nation of BlackThorn seems to be the candidate as the second victim.  
After a few disastrous famine, the rebel leader in Blackthorn requested
assistance to expel the leader of Blackthorn.  Plainsboro answered the call
but alas, in his eagerness to help, many civilian homes were turn to rubble.
While Plainsboro was busy with Blackthorn, one of Blackthorn's ally, Esperia
decides to come to the governemnt's aid.  A fight started between Plainsboro
and Esperia but after a few rounds of talk, the situation has stablized.  At
this time, the leader of Blackthorn is still unavailable for comment.
Plainsboro won the race to the capital and took a handsom 15k profit.  We now
switch to our free-lance reporter from Esperia.

"ESPERIA PEACEKEEPERS WELCOME IN BLACKTHORN!"
   So say advisors to the missing Lord Blackthorn regarding the
arrival of several hundred Esperian Mechanized Troops in their
homeland today.  The troops have been deployed to quell uprisings
in the Blackthorn homeland after the mysterious disappearance of
Lord Blackthorn himself.  There has been only minor resistance,
according to Colonel Thraxxis of the 2nd Armored Cavalry.  "A
few terrorists were discovered, but we shot 'em and used the parts
to feed the horses," he said, adding that the armor makes the 
horses tire "pretty fast".
   The troops will remain in place in defense of Blackthorn until
its leader returns from hiding and takes control of the government.
Until then the Esperian troops have been given "the keys to the
city, here take them," say officials, adding "don't shoot."

The dwarven nation Kazzad'ur was receiving 1-2-3 punches before the leader
got back and fight.  General Products, Jelomould, and Wonkoland all took
pieces of Kazzad'ur.  However, after the leader of General Products
mysteriously disappeared, Kazzad'ur rallied back and reclaimed some of their
lost lands.  We switch to our free-lance reporter in Kazzad'ur.
(Enter Lord Meldric Fuldar, Dwarven Administer of Foreign Affairs)
(He looks like he hasn't had much sleep and a little worse of wear)
     Well, things haven't been the greatest in the Dwarven Kingdom these
past few days, war has reached our shores as the fiends from Jelomould
landed on our shores.  Followed immediatly there after by Wonkoland.
After several fierce battles we have contained the invading currs.  While
Jelomould has run rampant through our lands we do have something to thank
him for, our now doubled navy.  Granted they don't look as spiffy with
the old names spray painted over, but as soon as we get them all to dock
we should be able to paint them in the Royal colours and re-christen them
with proper names.

Many people engage in a lot of wars and seems to have trouble focus on their
opponent, two examples of such actions are General Products and Jelomould.
General Products launched an attack against Wonkoland and Kazzad'ur at the
same time while Jelomould seems to have trouble deciding between Kazzad'ur
and Arawan.  Many nations seemed heads toward war.  The fate of vslab and
Arawan does not look too good.  Arawan was attacked by Jelomould and now a
few other nations have volunteered to help themselves with pieces of Arawan,
some of them are Greenfield, Fraidh, and Nautava.  vslab is currently under
seige by Brandenburg, a tech leader.  The leader of Brandenburg reportedly
was fascinated by their brand new toys and decided to select a place to test
them.  vslab has volunteered according Brandenburg.  G.R.O.S.S. vs. BenHowth
is still a messy fight.  BenHowth tested his shiny new toys, guns and shells
on G.R.O.S.S. but has not managed to penetrate into G.R.O.S.S. yet.

Now our local news
	King Belgarion has reportedly went over.  He was fascinated by some
characters in history and anime.  He commissioned a machine that'll bring in
anybody from any time, any place and took Japanese in order to understand
them "first hand".  His Japanese is a joke but nobody dared to laugh at the
king..  Rommel, Yamamoto, Amuro, and Char were the first four people
summoned by King Belgarion using the strange machine.  Reportly, king
Belgarion was very disappointed with the results against Battery so he hired
Rommel and Yamamoto to train his army, airforce, and navy.  General Hettar
and Mandorallen pointed out that using about the equivalent amount of force,
they were able to wipe out an army of 260 strong with an army of 180 and
suffered only less than 90.  King Belgarion reportedly was disturbed by such
a high casualty rate and decided to hire tutors.  He said to Rommel "Ich
moechte die Beste Wehrmacht in die Welt haben" and to Yamamoto "Watashi wa
hikooki ga takusan aru ga, perufumansu ga iru ze!"
Amuro and Char were reportly being trained to fly fighter 1's and lt bomber
1's.  Their new type ability enable them to shot down many planes and hit many
targets on the ground.  The king wanted more new types as the airforce pilots,
stay tuned.
(sorry, it's been a while since I had German and Japanese so excuse my lame
attempt at them) With a big airforce, King Belgarion promises bloody bath to
his enemies.


Meanwhile, the fever of executing incompetent governemnt bureaucrats and
generals are still on the rise.  From our free-lance reporter in Plainsboro.

	Winston, Plainsboro's Warlord, was furious.  As he stormed down the
stone halls of the Imperial palace, guards stood at rigid attention fearing for
their lives.  Someone was going to lose their head today.

	"My Lord Emporer!" he began, "The Grand Admiral is a moron!  He built
fishing boats, FISHING BOATS, to spear head the quest for land!  Meanwhile our
enemies grow stronger.  Why, just this morning, we spotted someone off our
south eastern coast!  I have spent days conquering two UNOCCUPIED sectors.
AND WE CAN NOT LAND AN INVASION FORCE YET.  How the hell are we supposed to rid
ourselves of this threat?"  The Warlord was pacing back and forth, throwing his
arms about in rage.
	The Emporer raised his hand a fraction of an inch, and Winston fell
silent.  "Bring me the Grand Admiral."

	A moment later George arrove.  "Yes my Lord Emporer?"
	"It is my understanding that our navy consists of fishing boats."
	"That is correct Lord Emporer," sweet was accumulating like rain in a
barrel on his forehead."
	"Are you aware of the difficulty in taking land with fishing boats?"
	"I have been made aware Lord Emporer."
	"Are you aware of the threat off our coast."
	"Yes, Lord Emperor, I was informed immediately and production of a
cargo ship has begun."
	"About time, you friggin idiot!" the Warlord shouted.  The Lord Emperor
silenced him with a glance.
	"How long until the invasion can begin?"
	"Invasion?  Invasion?  My Lord Emporer you jest!  I can not remove land
from the hands of another with just a friggin cargo ship and two friggin
fishing boats!"
	"My Lord Emporer," began the Grand Admiral, "he is correct.  I plan to
build an ocean liner to facilitate transport to the territory."  He paused for
a second and continued, "When our technology has risen sufficiently."
	"And how long will that take?"  A hint of stress was present in the
Emporer's voice.
	"Hopefully, all included, we can set sail in three days Lord Emperor."
	The Warlord's jaw dropped.  His fists clenched and his face turned red.
"THREE DAYS!  THREE DAYS!  The enemy will be entrenched in three days!"
Winston was jumping up and down, pounding at the air.  "Grand Admiral, you are
incompetent.  My Lord Emperor, I demand his head!"
	The Great Lord Emporer of Plainsboro took a breath in contemplation.
He rose and said, "You may claim your prize."
	Winston's sword leaped into his hand, and he decapited the Grand
Admiral.

Now our long awaited weather report.
	We were proud to announce an accurate weather report for the last
update.  If you believe our weather report, trust at your own risk.  We are
getting better at it but don't ever expect accurate weather report for
various reasons.
	Chances of shell shower will increase dramatically as the week
progresses.  Possible thunder storm in nations such as G.R.O.S.S. and other
nations that are fortunate to border tech leaders.  Possible hail from the
sky increases dramatically and a certainty in the middle of the week.
Remember to cover your crops from being damaged by hail and watch out for
floods.

Here is the power report.

     - = [   Empire Power Report   ] = -
      as of Mon Apr 13 08:03:32 1992

         sects  eff  civ  mil shell gun  pet iron dust food oil  pln ship money
    Sioux 120   55%  41K 1.1K 175   20  300  2.4K 1.0K  14K 1.0K  10    6   30K
Consolida  70   81%  44K 750  150   25    0  1.9K 800  7.3K 1.0K   0    5   30K
Belgariad  64   86%  39K 1.8K 120   19  453  2.5K 458   10K 439   15    2 10.0K
Plainsbor  95   60%  34K 1.4K  75   10    0  1.9K 600   11K 2.2K   0    4   20K
 BenHowth  70   75%  36K 450  100   15  600  3.0K 700  7.5K 650    5    5   20K
    FUBAR  75   66%  37K 500  100   25  350  3.4K 200  7.3K 450    0    5   20K
   Iconia  75   77%  36K 700    7    1    0  900  300  6.8K 250    0    8   20K
Cybertops  75   64%  36K 850  100   30  700  1.9K 350  5.5K 1.9K   2    3   20K
 Caldonia  90   46%  35K 850    0    0    0  2.6K 1.1K  18K 1.1K   0    3   35K
Brandenbu  70   66%  32K 850  125   25  400  1.8K 500   11K 1.4K   6    5   15K
   Fraidh  65   67%  25K 550    2    0    0  4.8K 350  5.2K 1.5K   0    6   35K
    Space  50   76%  32K 1.1K   0    0    0  1.3K 800  3.7K 200    0    4   30K
Wonkoland  55   74%  32K 600   50   10    0  800  250  4.8K 400    0    4   20K
  Battery  55   78%  30K 500   24    5    0  950  250  6.9K 150    0    3   20K
Jelomould  75   59%  22K 1.4K   0    0    0  5.0K 1.1K 9.8K 200    0    3   25K
  Nautava  50   82%  27K 600    0    0    0  1.3K 550  3.8K 300    0    4   40K
TheCultur  55   81%  26K 450   75    4    0  900  100  6.2K 450    0    3   25K
  Esperia  70   73%  23K 800   75   10    0  1.2K  50  4.5K 450    0    8   10K
Kazzad'ur  40   97%  27K 700   23    3    0  1.1K 400  5.5K 550    0    9   15K
     Gaia  70   67%  18K 1.1K   0    0    0  1.4K 850   14K 1.4K   0    5   25K
   Thrace  50   81%  23K 900    0    0    0  1.4K 300  9.5K 600    0    3   30K
Greenfiel  45   91%  24K 400    0    0    0  500    6  1.9K 100    0    2   50K
     Jinx  75   42%  18K 550    0    0    0  1.7K 450  4.7K 1.1K   0    3   40K
     Wyrd  40   94%  16K 600    0    0    0  1.8K 150  8.4K 250    0    6   10K
G.R.O.S.S  45   61%  15K 450    0    0    0  2.8K 250  4.7K 500    0    0   20K
    vslab  50   65%  12K 400    0    0    0  850   47   10K 550    0    4   20K
  Skondia  40   52%  12K 1.1K   0    0    0  2.1K 150  6.0K 350    0    0   25K
General_P  70   29% 5.3K 200    0    0    0  2.0K 350  350  200    0    4   35K
Blackthor  25   55% 4.3K  26    0    0    0  3.5K   0  2.2K  50    0    1   15K
   Arawan  55   25% 2.5K 100    0    0    0  1.4K 200  1.3K   0    0    1   30K
  Paranor  30   33% 1.6K  16    0    0    0   13    0  350    0    0    0   25K
TheBlackL   0    0%   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0  5.0K
          ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
worldwide 1.9K  65% 767K  22K 1.2K 205  2.8K  59K  12K 211K  20K  40  120  760K

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