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Originally Posted by bloodlusta  The problem with independence is that you will be unable to have people specializing in certain aspects. I mean you could have someone who was physically weak and cowardly but was brilliant with communication technology. Are you going to make him fight? |
Yes & No, I'm gonna have him fight & train to fight... The goal is that each cell causes its own damage and harassing of the enemy forces. However, ideally each cell should train and 2 to 100 others who can form their own cells and do the same. You want leaders at every position and to trained to do the job of the person above them. Thats why every soldier in every military learns to shot a rifle and assault an objective, even if they are flipping pancakes for living.
If someone can handle logistics, commincation technology and so on. Then their methods would be far different from someone else who just knows how to fight. But, neither can you afford to have some techno-geek who can't fight & may well find themselves in that position. Independence allows each cell to formulate their own ways of doing stuff; a communcation "expert" will focus on the transfer of information and that requires being able to get that information; same combat skills come in handy with that well.
What gonna happen when the time comes to take command of a Cell and the Commander can't teach his men to fight? Its one thing to have a cell that specializes in communication but if no one is fighting who are you communicating with? When a larger sized element is formed such a person has room to specialize but as a small celled unit you have to be a "Jack of all trades & master of none." Adaptablity insures survival, specialization traps you...