NationStates Jolt Archive

The dwindling armed forces of Lagrange 4 came to an unceremonious end today as the last ranking officer of the Armed Perimeter Survey was dismissed, effectively shutting down the last surviving vestige of the colonial army.

Before its independence, L4 was used as a training facility for armed astronauts (so-called "space marines") and their bases remained operational even after the declaration. The soldiers who joined the revolution only got to see action for the two days that the struggle lasted. The number of kills scored remains three to this day.

Public opinion has long been that the minor automated defenses built into the colony's structurals are more than enough to counter threats to national safety (if there are any). Space marines were seen as little more than artifacts of the revolution.
Today, it was decided that their symbolic value weighed less than their effect on the recession-struck economy.

The Dimmimaran government respects your desicision but cannot help thinking that your descision was a little bit foolhardy.

Sue Wong,
Spokesperson for the Dimmimaran government.

Training and equipping an effective force of space marines and maintaining their facilities and transports is beyond the scope of one nation's economy. There was little choice.

At any rate it was "smart" to disban your army.

Okay then.But couldnt you just have cheaper space combatants?

We use pivoting rail guns to chop down larger incoming meteors. That's as much defence as L4 needs.
There's really no cheap way to train and equip space combatants.

The Veritasean government, while Earth-bound, nontheless fears this announcement may appear to certain imperialistic countries as an invitation to attack. We hope this is not the case, however prudence dictates that this threat must be considered.

Considered and dismissed, sir. We are in luck, since assaulting a space colony is even more hopeless than defending one with space troops.