Category talk:Expanding on the Rebellion - The Arsenal between District 13 and Peacekeeper Forces

''Row upon row of firearms, launchers, explosives, armored vehicles. "Of course, the Airborne Division is housed separately," Betee tells us. ''~ Mockingjay, P67 ~

It seems my first few contributions/talks in The Hunger Games Wiki have been made without taking another glance over what exists in terms of military hardware between the Capitol, the districts and District 13. The above quote describes the arsenal awaiting use for the rebellion. I will try to make a reasonable guess based from the quote, and from having read the book a few more times over regarding the gear already present.\

Firearms --

This is fairly simple; even with all the advanced technology existing in its time, small arms have advanced little, if at all. That being said, it has not lost its lethality or usage in Panem. I can only surmise that both the Capitol military and District 13 forces both have identical weaponry of sorts; it took the bulk from the Peacekeeper force but where the Capitol have perhaps been replaced their weapons to pre-Dark Days quantities, it hasn't advanced that much more than District 13. Since District 13 has always been able to provide deep cover personnel into Panem and the Capitol specifically, they would've relayed any advancements Capitol have made to counter the advantage in case of war.

Launchers ---

Launchers are great force multipliers due to their splash damage attributes and long range capability compared to small firearms. No doubt their will be Fragmentation (F), High Explosive (HE) and Armor Penetrating Sabot (APS) rounds, as Mockingjay mentioned of armored vehicles.

Explosives ---

Explosives will never disappear - not especially when they're used from HE rounds from launchers to anti-personnel ordnances to firebombs. They are more useful when targeting large infantry groups or armored targets, leading to the next item(s) in the arsenal.

Armored Vehicles ---

Can it be safe to assume that APCs (Armoured Personnel Carriers) are still present at this time with slight variation in it's looks (armour advancements)? It wouldn't be too far from the truth, since armoured vehicles may have lost most of its weight from lighter armour as further advancements have allowed thinner layers of protection to allow lighter, and ultimately faster tanks. And in terms of its arsenal, it might not have any battle tanks, but may concentrate on Tactical Armoured Patrol Vehicles (TAPV) and Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFV).

Airborne Division ---

Well, if there was anything about hovercraft being extensively used in the world of the Hunger Games trilogy, then having an Airborne Division would be very useful in terms of siege/assault operations. No doubt it would require its gear to be relatively light for transport, so much so that having Main Battle Tanks (MBT) is useless unless it can traverse long distance to its target without relying too much on fuel - lacking resources and all.

''We drop down [...] and the doors open on the Hangar.[...] at the sight of the fleet. Row after row of different kinds of hovercraft.[...]"Some we manufactured [...] were part of the Capitol's air force. They've been updated[....]" ~ Mockingjay, P81 ~''

Hovercraft ---

Seeing as there are different kinds of hovercraft existing in the world of Panem, it can be assumed that hovercrafts have been used as cargo/troop transports, bombers, mobile medical clinics and fighters. Furthermore, they can be cloaked and shielded but are nonetheless vulnerable to hostile fire

- More to come -

All might seem like a far fetch into what is possible, but just taking those two sections in Mockingjay and using some military knowledge, I managed to come up with the above. If there's anything that needs more expanding or refining, feel free to comment, suggest, or add to this blog if it's possible.

Santrap322 06:06, May 18, 2012 (UTC)