Re: [SG2] Assaulting from IP
From: "Laserlight" <laserlight@q...>
Date: Sat, 29 Jun 2002 10:58:29 -0400
Subject: Re: [SG2] Assaulting from IP
Allen said:
> I would do the tests in that order: moving out of IP, then doing
close
> assault. You _could_ do it the other way around. It's actually safer
to do it
> the other way around, because if the close assault test fails the
unit is
> still in IP. However, it just seems to me to make more sense to test
for
> leaving IP first. I can see a squad leader yelling, "Hey, get ready
boys,
> we're charging that hill over there!" and the squad members having
to stick up
> from behind whatever little cover they found in order to see what
the squad
> leader is talking about. In other words, they'd have to risk peeking
(leave
> IP) before they could even start to consider rushing for that point.
That didn't occur to me--I figure if they can see to shoot, they can
see to know where to charge. I did it "charge test", then "leave-IP
test" because I figured they'd have to pass the charge test to have a