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Where's the Cheese? [Was Newbie Questions . . .]

From: Michael Sarno <msarno@p...>
Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2000 09:12:34 -0500
Subject: Where's the Cheese? [Was Newbie Questions . . .]

    Splitting the fire against a target is more likely to cause
suppressions,
but less likely to cause casuaties.  I've always used this mechanism to
employ
"suppresive fire," which is a standard military technique.  What is so
cheesy
about it?

-Mike

"Robertson, Brendan" wrote:

> #1	  Exceedingly cheesy, but not prohibited by the rules.	I got a
nasty
> shock the first time I played a tournament in melbourne & my PA squad
took 3
> suppressions from 2 enemy activations...  Especially as I was
following the
> recommended reason for splitting fire in the rulebook; to attack
multiple
> targets (infantry & vehicles) instead of multiple attack the one
target.
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: -MWS- [SMTP:mshurtleff1@uswest.net]
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2000 5:31 PM
> >
> > Question #1) Can a unit "split fire" against the *same* target in a
turn
> > by
> > using both of its actions?

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