USCMC in Stargrunt II

Cut stuff here about Stu's Web page

>> except....... you have the Basic ECM on a
>> PA trooper as d8; I thought basic ecm was d6, Enhanced d8 and
superior
>> d10? This is constructive observation not criticism!
>>
>> The more pages the better. Did you get that post on the vehicle stats
>> for SG on the Marines APC? And have you had thoughts on the stats for
>> the 'bugs'? I've toyed with some and played one game but certainly
>> plenty of room for improvement. I've actually used the Leading Edge
>> board game as a basis for the aliens.
>>

My mistake on the ECM, I did mean Enh (D8), rather than basic.

I missed the positing of the APC stats.  I'm currently using:
S3(med), ECM Enh (D8), Armour 3, Crew 2, Capacity 8 infantry, decoys,
smoke
launchers
Twin rotary SAW in front mount, DFFG/2 in main turret.

I'd be interested to see what others came up with.

I got a Galoob Dropship which is  a little on the small side to use a
Cheyanne (sp?) so I created the Arapahoe Utility Gunship.

The Arapahoe was developed from the Cheyanne airframe design.  A smaller
more mobile weapons platform was requred to support front line actions
and
covert insertions of troops.

stats:
S3 (med), Mobility VTOL, ECM Sup (D10), Armour 2 (all round, as Dirtside
II), Crew 2, Capacity 6 infantry (no PA), Decoys, FC Sup (D10)
Weapons, Rotary SAW chin turret, Two Multi-Launcher Packs, GMS/H
The MLPs fire (together) as Arty (range as GMS), 3 in diam burst D8*
impact
(* double major hit on point tgt)
The GMS represents two racks of both air to air AND air to ground
missiles

So the Arapahoe is quite powerful, it is a gunship after all.  I often
use
the arapahoe to replace Arty support, representing marines advancing
quicky
using the APCs and Gunships for fire support.  What does everyone think,
too much firepower ?

(pictures and stats comming soon to a web page near you !)

I have as yet no stats for Aliens.  I'd like to use the figs but I can't
get my hands on any.  I have been using Kryomek as another nasty alien
that
the USCMC has come across.  I have been using a modified version of the
stats for the KM (including some new morale stuff I'm trying) Andy Cowel
and I came up with ages ago.

As far as the Leading Edge stuff goes I remember seeing the Aliens RPG a
few years ago but the minis and game never really hit it off where I
lived
so I couldn't get my hands on any.

Stuart

Stuart Murray

Department Of Molecular Genetics
Albert Einstein College Of Medicine
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Bronx
New York 10461

Tel: (718) 430 4289
smurray@aecom.yu.edu