RE: Holds for hauling OGRE/GEV troops...

Greetings!
 
Sound great! Let us know how it works out.
Remember to allow ground based fighter support and lasers (PDS) to take
down
landing craft (reducing the number of incoming forces).
You could have Ortillery in the Ogre games. 
 - Treat as strength 6 attacks without range limitation, but limit the
number (3 per game per ortilery ship) due to time spent above the
battlefield. 
 - Or you could treat ortillery as cruise missiles. Roll 1d6 for
direction
and 3d6 for distance (from the intended target hex; must stay on the
board).
That is where the ortillery missile is low enough to be targeted by
ground
units. Use normal cruise missile rules from that point.
 
For Sa'Vasku, wait until the Ogrethulhu rules come out. They should work
well.



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 -----Original Message-----
From: Imre A. Szabo [mailto:ias@sprintmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 19:41
To: gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu
Subject: FT: Holds for hauling OGRE/GEV troops...

Hi Guys,
 
Assuming that the Fleet Books are correct, 1 mass = 100 tonnes, 1 hold
could
carry up to 100 tonnes of cargo or troops.  I am planning to use
OGRE/GEV as
a ground combat system for a Full Thrust campaign this summer.	1 NPV = 
6
OGRE/GEV points.  This allows 1 bio mass of Sa'Vasku to be the
equivalent of
2 heavy tanks...  
 
For regular units, cargo space = points / 12.  This means 1 hold can
carry 2
heavy tanks (i.e.. 2 x 50 ton tanks), or 1 supper heavy tank (i.e.. 1 x
100
ton tank), or 2 platoons of infantry (i.e. 6 squads).  Player's will
build
units to deploy, including support forces.  I hope to have regiment to
division level engagements...  
 
For OGRE's, about 25 points equal 2 holds.  This means a Mark 1 requires
2
holds, Mark II requires 4 holds, Mark III requires 8 holds, Mark IIIB,
Fencer, and Ninja require 10 holds, Mark IV, Mark V, and Fencer B
require 12
holds, Mark VI and Dopplesolander require 16 holds.  Note that each can
be
carried in only one cargo bay.	To make this a greater limitation,
freighters are going to have their holds divided between six cargo
bays...
Special OGRE transports are possible, instead of holds, they have a
hanger
large enough to carry the OGRE; the usually 1.5 x mass carried is used. 

 
Any comments???  Did I forget something???
 
Why am I not using Dirtside?  You have to win one to four battles to
conquer
each planet.  With 2 man-hours to set-up and 1 man hour to strike per
battle, miniatures are not do able.  But I have lots of Panzer Leader,
Panzer Blitz, and Arab-Israeli Wars mapboards that can be set up and
struck
in minutes...  
 
By the way, does anyone have ideas for Sa'Vasku or Phalon bio units for
OGRE/GEV???
 
ias