RE: Detachments & actions in SG2 (attn jon)

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> From: 	Bruce S. R. Lee[SMTP:bsrlee@wr.com.au]
> Reply To:	FTGZG-L@bolton.ac.uk
> Sent: 	Thursday, 7 August 1997 21:19
> To:	Full Thrust List
> Subject:	Detachments & actions in SG2 (attn jon)
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	>As I read it, the leader loses one action immediately and has
to use the
	>other one to activate the  SAW detachment if he wants fire
support ( the
	>detachment then gets 2 actions). If the leader stays with the
main body, he
	>does not have enough actions to charge, and if he stays with
the SAW
	>detachment, he does not have enough actions to order the
firesupport.

	Actually if he stays with the fire support he uses one action to
fire the support weapon then a communication to activate teh assault
team; they then have two actions to close assault. Bear in mind that an
infantry section/squad will realistically only assault a two or three
enemy position such as a dug in pit. So three for fire support and four
to six for teh assualt is acceptable odds. This really is the same for a
platoon assualt where the platoon commander could use one activation to
ensure two squads can close assult after all three squads have put
enough firepower into the enemy position to suppress, cuase a few
casualties if lucky and reduce morale!