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The salvage business is not without its dangers. We all know this. Salvage sites are often located in isolated wilderness or no-man's lands hundreds of miles away from civilization. Depending on the type of environment in which one is working, the risks can include cave-ins and falling debris (when digging underground or in ruins), drowning (in underwater ops), and radiation (when working with reactors or in old power plants). Not to mention that salvors employ a lot of industrial-grade equipment (e.g., heavy machinery, explosives, chemicals, etc.) that can be dangerous if misused or neglected, or if it malfunctions. This is in addition to the many mundane perils inherent to operating in the wilderness, such as extreme weather, temperatures, disease, dehydration, and starvation, as well as ley line storms, dimensional anomalies, and worse.
Along with the above dangers, there are also threats from other life forms. Salvage teams are always at risk from wildlife and monsters, as well as bandits, raiders, hostile locals, spirits, random creatures from the rifts, and even rival salvage crews. Furthermore, some salvage ops have been known to take place in active war zones. This invites the possibility of violence from one of the quarreling parties (especially if the salvage crew is looting military equipment left over from battles), or accidental damage from artillery, booby traps, or mines intended for the enemy.
Consequently, armaments and security are a necessary and important part of salvage ops. A salvage crew that can't defend itself won't last very long in the lawless regions where most salvage sites are located. A serious salvage team needs to invest in weapons and armor - power armor, robot vehicles, and combat vehicles also don't hurt. Golden Age Salvage (G-Sal) is fortunate in that it has profited enough from its many ventures that it can afford a large and dedicated armory. Given that G-Sal operates in some of the worst hell holes in North America, proper weaponry is essential for continued survival. Furthermore, even before joining G-Sal, most of the crew members were professional soldiers who owned their own combat equipment. All of this, in addition to sponsorship by the largest weapons manufacturer on the continent, makes Golden Age Salvage as well-equipped as a small army. Considering the hordes of dinosaurs, barbarians, Shemarrians, and other threats endemic to Dinosaur Swamp, you should be happy to have all those guns.
Click Here, or on the above image, to read about all the weapons, ammo, and combat accessories at the disposal of the expedition. Power armor and vehicles will be addressed in a future post, as will body armor, medical equipment and general non-combat equipment.
The salvage business is not without its dangers. We all know this. Salvage sites are often located in isolated wilderness or no-man's lands hundreds of miles away from civilization. Depending on the type of environment in which one is working, the risks can include cave-ins and falling debris (when digging underground or in ruins), drowning (in underwater ops), and radiation (when working with reactors or in old power plants). Not to mention that salvors employ a lot of industrial-grade equipment (e.g., heavy machinery, explosives, chemicals, etc.) that can be dangerous if misused or neglected, or if it malfunctions. This is in addition to the many mundane perils inherent to operating in the wilderness, such as extreme weather, temperatures, disease, dehydration, and starvation, as well as ley line storms, dimensional anomalies, and worse.
Along with the above dangers, there are also threats from other life forms. Salvage teams are always at risk from wildlife and monsters, as well as bandits, raiders, hostile locals, spirits, random creatures from the rifts, and even rival salvage crews. Furthermore, some salvage ops have been known to take place in active war zones. This invites the possibility of violence from one of the quarreling parties (especially if the salvage crew is looting military equipment left over from battles), or accidental damage from artillery, booby traps, or mines intended for the enemy.
Consequently, armaments and security are a necessary and important part of salvage ops. A salvage crew that can't defend itself won't last very long in the lawless regions where most salvage sites are located. A serious salvage team needs to invest in weapons and armor - power armor, robot vehicles, and combat vehicles also don't hurt. Golden Age Salvage (G-Sal) is fortunate in that it has profited enough from its many ventures that it can afford a large and dedicated armory. Given that G-Sal operates in some of the worst hell holes in North America, proper weaponry is essential for continued survival. Furthermore, even before joining G-Sal, most of the crew members were professional soldiers who owned their own combat equipment. All of this, in addition to sponsorship by the largest weapons manufacturer on the continent, makes Golden Age Salvage as well-equipped as a small army. Considering the hordes of dinosaurs, barbarians, Shemarrians, and other threats endemic to Dinosaur Swamp, you should be happy to have all those guns.
Click Here, or on the above image, to read about all the weapons, ammo, and combat accessories at the disposal of the expedition. Power armor and vehicles will be addressed in a future post, as will body armor, medical equipment and general non-combat equipment.