Writing a short story and was going to have a cartel in it

  • Grimy@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    Do you have a bit more info? General plot, year and what role the cartel plays? Are they playing defense, offence, or more like a coincidence type gun fight.

    There was an article not long ago about a normal delivery truck but it had a turret inside, so they could park, bring up the door and start shooting. Kind of cool.

    Watch Sicario.

    • Nokia64@lemmy.worldOP
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      4 days ago

      Kinda like black hawk down mixed with the raid , an entire city controlled by the cartel is turned on the Mexican Special Forces and Delta Force attempting to capture a cartel boss in a compound and they have too fight their way out of the city with HVT with support from the Mexican Military and police

  • Kyrias@lemmy.ca
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    4 days ago

    Paid off cops, soldiers, local leaders, etc. Not brutes in balaclavas but in plain sight and plain clothes, but outfitted with expensive things and efficient, but cold.

    Look into corporations for influence and not some Robin Hood or rag-tag band.

    • Fafa@lemmy.world
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      4 days ago

      Maybe adding the brutes as a contrasting element, will make the protagonist even more believable.

  • neidu4@piefed.socialEnglish
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    4 days ago

    Broad strokes: Coincidentally having read up on both, it’s kind of like pirates vs navy in the 1700s: They’re both capable forces, but one side is superior in material while the other is superior in training.

    Doctrines on the cartel side will be pseudo-militaristic in that some may have had military training at some point. But the cartel haven’t had the chance to drill the fundamentals on a daily basis.

    And going back to the pirate analogy: A pirate ship is specifically tailored towards piracy, and will easily outgun any naval vessel of the same size. But while pirates can fire a huge fucking salmon salvo (ducking autocorrect), the navy is able to unleash a (slightly) smaller salvo at a higher rate of fire.

    What I’m gett8ng at is that an army, due to the nature of how armies operate, may have trouble equipping Private First Class Gonzales with the latest and greatest hardware. But Gonzales’ vocational is to use his pewpew shooter all day every day to the best of his ability, and will therefore be better trained.

    Cobain money can buy you bling, but it won’t buy you man-hours dedicated to army drills and squad tactics.