Re: SG2 Smoke Screens

Thomas Barclay of the Clan Barclay wrote:

> To Deploy A Smokescreen requires a LAY SMOKE action from a unit or
> vehicle. In the case of an infantry smoke screen, roll a QUALITY die
vs
> the leadership level (communicating the instructions, estimating the
> winds, all that jazz). If you can't beat the leadership, your smoke
> screen forms, but it is patchy. Instead of obscuring LoS, all it does
is
> provide 1 cover shift. For a vehicle, roll a system QUALITY die and
> don't roll a 1 (automated discharger sets are more coordinated and
have
> more "overkill" to compensate for weakness too).

I think this is a good idea. A number of other games have had a mechanic
which kept away from auto smoke and I believe that's a good thing.

>
> BTW, does anyone have a good suggestion on how to handle specfire
> through smoke or through shrubs which might block LoS but not LoF?
>

Well if we went back to your old FMA (old, it's only been 2 months)
"fire
lanes" (or was that my idea, or ours, whatever), you already have a
mechanic
that IIRC has the firing unit laying out a fire lane that anyone who
crosses
is subject to some fire. I';m sure it can be incorporated into this. I
do
agree that it's still dangerous to cross through smoke under fire,
though
your odds of getting hit are reduced.

Los

> PS - I'm looking forward to seeing a good turn out at GZG ECC III. I
> won't get to see Noam (buried in satellite data apparently), but I
hope
> to see a lot of you others, and hopefully wow a few folks with the
"Grey
> Day To Die" scenario me and Los have cooked up. It's a bit of a trip,
> but I'm sure it'll be worth the journey, as it was the first time! :)
>

And the winner gets two free round trip tickets to Zegema beach.

>
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