RE: 25mm Grav Bikes and Rules

On Thu, 19 Nov 1998, Kenneth Winland wrote:

> On Thu, 19 Nov 1998, Brian Burger wrote:
>  
> > I'm an egocentric type, but I prefer my original idea: first
activation,
> > movement but no fire. After that, they bail & hug dirt like normal
> > infantry. You can only get one suppression every time someone fires
at
> > you, so collecting more than one indicates either several squads
opening
> > up on you or a squad getting two turns or more uninterrupted firing
at
> > you. God knows I'd crash-stop my bike (or my horse, to use the
regular-cav
> > example) and hunker down. You may have a fast bike, but bullets are
> > faster...to say nothing of laser beams or fusion bolts...
> 
>	This is a pretty good rule.  Someone else suggested that mounted
> squads make a test role each time they receive a suppresion; if they
pass,
> no suppression, if they fail, they get a suppression and must
dismount.
> 

The reaction test for suppression is interesting - adds a bit of chance
over the set reactions of the other method. Combine the two: If a squad
blows it's rolls and gets a first suppression, (testing at Threat +1 for
the first time) they can move but not shoot. Next suppression, test at
+2,
and they hit dirt if they fail. After that, treat them as normal
infantry.

>	We've started using mounted infantry and grav bike troops over
the
> last few months, but not enough to really get a feel for these
proposed
> rules.  We'll try both.  In the past, either a squad is smart enough
to
> NOT be shot at while mounted, or they get hit while mounted and hosed
down
> to a man...  (My poor Boer irregulars...)
> 

Lots of ground horseflesh? Call in the French, they _still_ eat horse...
:)

Glad to know that I'm not the only one to consider using Boer figs as
mounted militia/irregular troops. (Do you do SG2 in 25mm or 15mm?)
Haven't
ordered any yet,but the idea occured to me...

Later,

Brian (burger00@camosun.bc.ca)
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