Re: [DS] Infantry Base Question

Brian Bell wrote:

> Sorry, I knew 10" dismount rule.
> My point was that they would then be seperate units. The leader of the
> dismounted infantry, could not be in the jeep (without a house rule)
without
> breaking integrety.

We thought the same, but just accepted it as "the vehicles" could move 
apart per the 10" dismount rule. We thought of it terms of the commander

sitting in the cab a la "Aliens", as someone else already mentioned.

 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gzg-l@lists.CSUA.Berkeley.EDU
> [mailto:owner-gzg-l@lists.CSUA.Berkeley.EDU]On Behalf Of Jon Davis
> Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2001 9:19 AM
> To: gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu
> Subject: Re: [DS] Infantry Base Question
> 
> 
> Brian Bell wrote:
> 
>> 8-10" ??? I thought unit integrety distance was 3 or 4". Dosen't this
put
>> you out of unit integrity?
> 
> 
> APCs and other infantry transports need to be within 10" of the
infantry
> in order to be considered still one unit for activation.  If they are
> farther than 10" apart they should be designated as two units.
> 
> BTW, this question came up during the Battle of Krayvalen at the ECC.
> 
> Jon
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gzg-l@lists.CSUA.Berkeley.EDU
> [mailto:owner-gzg-l@lists.CSUA.Berkeley.EDU]On Behalf Of Noel Weer
> Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2001 12:45 AM
> To: gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu
> Subject: Re: [DS] Infantry Base Question
> 
> 
> No. Page 23 of the rule book, second to last paragraph in the Unit
> Integrity section:
> 
> "...if the infantry dismount, the transport may if desired move up to
> 10" away from the troops and still be counted as within integrity."
> 
> If the transport moves over 10" then they become a separate unit - own
> command and confidence, etc.
> 
> Our group sort of house ruled that the jeeps count as transport under
> these conditions.
> 
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-gzg-l@lists.CSUA.Berkeley.EDU
>> [mailto:owner-gzg-l@lists.CSUA.Berkeley.EDU]On Behalf Of Noel Weer
>> Sent: Friday, March 09, 2001 6:04 PM
>> To: gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu
>> Subject: Re: [DS] Infantry Base Question
>> 
>> 
>> Actually, I haven't lost a jeep... yet. I have carefully managed to
keep
>> the jeep with the APCs, a good 8-10 inches back of the infantry when
it
>> is dismounted. My opponents to date have generally targeted my
>> dismounted troops and ignored the "lesser" threat from the vehicles.
>> 
>> But you are right, I have been lucky more than anything so far,
having
>> seen the magnetic attraction between APCs and hostile arty rounds and
> 
> tanks.
>