Jarow
Well-known member
I doubt they can put them in power armor or some type of vehicle. But using them in place of their current standard infantryman (non-powered armor, some kind of rifle? Can't remember exact details) is probably doable. The main advantage of using them (and why they're doing it) is that they can keep their trained factory workers as such (and train new ones to hopefully increase their industry). If there are people who want to volunteer for the army, they'll probably be the ones using what tanks, power armor, ships, planes, etc. they can produce.
Power armored troops definitely crush normal troops, but that doesn't mean they don't have a use. After all, those power armor troops can only be in so many places at once. Send a whole bunch of clones you don't care about to cause chaos in several places, and mass the rest of your troops to hit one group sent to deal with the clones at a time for a defeat in detail. Get a few lucky kills when the clones get caught. Most importantly - keep the US on the defensive. The NCR's big research facility (Big MT) is actually loyal to the US but doesn't realize that's who the enemy is. If the US pierces that deep in, the US gets access to pretty much everything the NCR has and the people best suited to figure out how to counter it.
Now, the question is how well the clones will function. I don't know about any canon cloning system, so I can't say. "Genetic and mental imprints" also doesn't say much. Could mean they're basically identical to the people they're based on (best case, but might not appreciate now being a valueless clone and adjust poorly to learning about the US population being happy being under the Enclave). Could mean they're actually unique people with minds well adjusted to learning war (also really good case, but time needed for training could make things more difficult for NCR). Could also mean they're completely random people preprogrammed with certain thoughts (worst case, mixing people could combine worst traits, and preprogramming would react really poorly with US citizens behaving unexpectedly). We'll have to see.
Power armored troops definitely crush normal troops, but that doesn't mean they don't have a use. After all, those power armor troops can only be in so many places at once. Send a whole bunch of clones you don't care about to cause chaos in several places, and mass the rest of your troops to hit one group sent to deal with the clones at a time for a defeat in detail. Get a few lucky kills when the clones get caught. Most importantly - keep the US on the defensive. The NCR's big research facility (Big MT) is actually loyal to the US but doesn't realize that's who the enemy is. If the US pierces that deep in, the US gets access to pretty much everything the NCR has and the people best suited to figure out how to counter it.
Now, the question is how well the clones will function. I don't know about any canon cloning system, so I can't say. "Genetic and mental imprints" also doesn't say much. Could mean they're basically identical to the people they're based on (best case, but might not appreciate now being a valueless clone and adjust poorly to learning about the US population being happy being under the Enclave). Could mean they're actually unique people with minds well adjusted to learning war (also really good case, but time needed for training could make things more difficult for NCR). Could also mean they're completely random people preprogrammed with certain thoughts (worst case, mixing people could combine worst traits, and preprogramming would react really poorly with US citizens behaving unexpectedly). We'll have to see.