Verifiable Losses
Definition
A term, usually placed in quotation marks in this KB,
used by the Editor to refer to his best analysis
and opinion on which or how many personnel or equipment were
lost from Alpha.
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Details
- Counts all people on Alpha at the time of
Breakaway as personnel,
even if they were guests or VIP's just before.
- For personnel, this is either dying on screen,
an on-screen statement about his/her death,
in an Eagle or laser tank destroyed on screen,
or where the person clearly leaves Alpha permanently,
for whatever reason.
In the case of people in Eagles or tanks,
this is assuming a crew of merely one each,
unless it is clearly shown or stated that there is a larger crew.
If the Eagle was remotely-controlled with no pilots or passengers
in evidence, then there are no personnel losses.
- For Eagles lost,
it is where the ship is clearly destroyed beyond repair,
abandoned off Alpha,
or otherwise permanently removed from Alphan use.
- A generally conservative approach is taken:
if it is not clearly stated or strongly implied
(visually or verbally) that someone or something
has been lost, the assumption is that it is not
verifiable, and will be excluded.
- The Editor considers the disappearance of Paul,
Victor, and Kano between Y1 and Y2 to be non-verifiable.
Arguably, the most likely scenario is that they were lost,
and several analyses will include them as losses;
but alternatives can be speculated on as well,
such as reassignment
(due to mental breakdown or some other inability
to carry out the duties they have been seen in Y1),
crippling mental or physical injury,
or other circumstance.
Warnings
- In all such cases, even with the use of the word "clear,"
it is still the Editor's best interpretation of what
is presented on screen.
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