Re: [DS] Infantry Base Question

You also make your units easy morale pickings since destruction of the
PL is
a +3 confidence test.  You want to hide the location of your leaders as
much
as possible in DS.  I use sticky dots on the bottoms of my stands and
designate one of the 4 figure per stand infantry elements as the PL for
infantry.  Even if they are in APC's or MICV's they at least have a
chance
of getting out of a disabled vehicle (unlike their armor brethren...)

Always keep them guessing :)

Chuck
----- Original Message -----
From: "Casquilho, Daniel" <Daniel.Casquilho@disney.com>
To: <gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu>
Sent: Friday, March 09, 2001 12:56 PM
Subject: RE: [DS] Infantry Base Question

> Noel,
>
> Great idea. By using a different vehicle I make ID easy for me.
> I'll have to think about that.
>
> Daniel
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Noel Weer [mailto:nsweer@ice.net]
> > Sent: Friday, March 09, 2001 8:26 AM
> > To: gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu
> > Subject: Re: [DS] Infantry Base Question
> >
> >
> > What I did, was get some of the light hover jeeps (DSM113)
> > and assigned
> > one to each of my infantry platoons as the command figure. It works
> > pretty well, as it keeps me from trying to track a specific
> > element as
> > the leader, and looks pretty nice when the APCs are moving along
with
> > the jeep mixed in with them.
> >
> > But, my understanding is that any of the elements can be the platoon
> > leader. Painting a colored marker on the bottom is a good
> > idea. I should
> > still do that to indicate the who would take over if the jeep
> > was toasted.
> >
> > Casquilho, Daniel wrote:
> >
> > > Hello All,
> > >
> > > Another Question. I have started to base my Dirtside Troops.
> > > I am using Jon's troop stands my troops. I was going to use
> > the four
> > > men stand for "Rifle Elements", three men stands for my PA
> > elements,
> > > and the two man stands for "special" elements like GMS/L or
> > Artillery
> > > Observers etc.
> > > As I was working out my scheme I realized I was unsure of one
> > > thing, can the Squad/Platoon Leader be any element within that
unit?
> > >
> > > Example Platoon:
> > >
> > > 2 GMS/L Teams (2 Elements)
> > > 6 Rifle Teams (6 Elements)
> > > 4 APCs (4 Vehicles)
> > >
> > > Could the Platoon Leader be one of the APCs? Or could it be
> > > one of the GMS/L teams? Does it have to be one of the Rifle Teams?
> > >
> > > I ask because as I paint up the stands I was thinking
> > of painting
> > > a mark on the bottom to ID them. Let me know what you all think.
> > >
> > > Daniel
> >
> >
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