Background on the GDI Steel Talons experimental warfare division

With the end of the Second Tiberium War and the Brotherhood of Nod's subsequent implosion, GDI came to believe that the quasi-state and fanatical cult no longer represented a significant threat to Earth's population. Consequently, GDI shifted its strategic goals from defeating Nod to the reclamation of those parts of the planet previously consumed by Tiberium. The vast majority of GDI's research and development budget was repurposed to further that goal, bringing to a close the period of rapid technological development that had characterized GDI's military over the previous several decades.

Needless to say, there were several within the military who questioned this new directive - notably General Joshua 'Mitch' Mitchell, a decorated veteran of the Second Tiberium War renowned for his youth, aggressiveness and tactical innovation. Mitchell contended that while Nod may have been defeated, it would be foolish for GDI to assume that no successor would rise from the dispirited populace of an increasingly Tiberium-stricken earth. Therefore, he argued, funds allocated towards Tiberium control should instead be earmarked for the research and development of new combat technology, in anticipation of this next potential conflict.

After a lengthy, volatile hearing, Mitchell emerged with a partial victory. While GDI refused to divert a significant part of its R&D budget to the General's cause, they did agree to fund a new experimental combat technology division under Mitchell. Dubbed the 'Steel Talons' by Mitchell's admirers - notably famed war hero Nick 'Havoc' Parker - this elite, unconventional combat battalion quickly rose to prominence in the splinter faction skirmishes that followed Nod's implosion, becoming known both for their ruthless efficiency on the battlefield and for the shroud of secrecy they maintained at all other times.

Excerpt from 'GDI and the Future of War,' by Xavier Des Jardins

GDI鋼爪實驗作戰(zhàn)師的背景

在第二次泰礦戰(zhàn)爭結束，Nod內(nèi)部分裂后，GDI開始相信準國家和狂熱宗教不再對地球人口產(chǎn)生重大威脅。因此，GDI把戰(zhàn)略目的從防御Nod轉(zhuǎn)為奪回充滿泰礦的土地。GDI的絕大多數(shù)研究和發(fā)展預算被重新用于進一步實現(xiàn)這一目標，結束了在過去幾十年里的GDI軍隊飛速技術發(fā)展時期。

不用說，軍方中有幾個人對這項新指令提出了質(zhì)疑—尤其是Joshua 'Mitch' Mitchell將軍，第二次泰礦戰(zhàn)爭中功勛累累的老兵，以年輕，侵略性和戰(zhàn)術創(chuàng)新而聞名。Mitchell主張即使Nod已經(jīng)被打敗，GDI假定沒有繼任者會從泰礦侵擾越來越嚴重的星球上沮喪的民眾崛起這一想法也是愚蠢的。因此，他認為，分配給泰伯利亞控制的資金應該專門用于研究和開發(fā)新的戰(zhàn)斗科技，以應對下一次潛在的沖突。

在漫長而反復無常的聽證會之后，Mitchell取得了部分勝利。雖然GDI拒絕將其研發(fā)預算的很大一部分用于將軍的事業(yè)，但他們確實同意資助Mitchell領導下的一個新的實驗戰(zhàn)斗技術部門。Mitchell的崇拜者們將其稱為“鋼爪”——尤其是著名的戰(zhàn)爭英雄Nick 'Havoc' Parker——這支精銳的、非傳統(tǒng)的戰(zhàn)斗營在Nod內(nèi)部分裂后的派系沖突中迅速崛起，以他們在戰(zhàn)場上的無情效率和他們所保持的秘密性而聞名。

摘自《GDI和戰(zhàn)爭的未來》Xavier Des Jardins著