May 24, 2017

Like the Little Engine That Could we are still chugging along in the Nerdist SciFi Contest. Currently in 6th place (but all it would take is a small group of you to push us into 3rd tonight!). 

This is the second part of a deeper look into the world of Crow’s Gambit. Airpower has played a major role in militaries for a hundred years. However, after Net-Day the world’s air forces were either destroyed or grounded. While some limited, and risky, drone activity is possible weapons systems have shifted back to projectile (kinetic) weapons. In light of the economic chaos countries around the world shut down their air forces. In the United States the Department of the Air Force joined NASA and the FAA in being mothballed and dismantled. 

The new currency for political and military might in the world is naval power focused on surface ships and submarines. The U.S. Navy has grown in size and influence to dominate the military industrial complex and the offices of political power in Washington D.C. 

Thank you again for your support of the story. More to come...

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