RE: [SG] [DS] Mr. Atkinson's feedback :)

G'day,

> 2) Also, something else bothers me a bit in 
> DS2. Why is all artillery a 2" burst radius?...

I take it this is beyond the closed/open sheaf thing?
 
> 5) Why would you want to close assault a tank 
> unit with infantry in DS2? If you force the unit to 
> make a reaction test, they may withdraw. This 
> gives you the position for free. Plus you may 
> not have IAVR equipped troops. (Militia, irregs, 
> etc). 

Maybe we haven't been playing the right kinda games, but I would've
though
IAVRs are pretty standard kit and infantry has them = the default state.
 
> 6) I find DS2 CA interesting. You don't seem to 
> get good defensive reaction test mods for 
> being in position or for having armour or for 
> having PA. You get penalized for being attacked 
> by PA, but not for defending with it. Odd. 
> Seems to me PA is fairly effective in SG2 in 
> either case.....

I think we've discussed this before, did any consensus (modifiers) come
out
of that last discussion (my saved threads are at home I'll see if I can
dig
it out tonight if I get half a chance).
 
> 9) DS2 has no quality roll for spotting (well, it 
> does, in that you call the arty, but it either 
> arrives on target or doesn't come at all)....

You could expand the results with a houserule...

roll > critical number (4 or 6 depending if on or off board artillery)
=> on
target and coming in
roll = critical number => coming in, but deviate as for ortillery
roll < critical number => not coming at all

Either that or give the artillery battery a quality rating regardless of
whether on board or not. 

BASIC = D6
ENHANCED = D8
SUPERIOR = D10

Roll these vs a D8. If the artillery die > D8 then no deviation, but if
the
deviation is > artillery die then the difference is the number of inches
deviated (direction determined by clockface/rolling a D12).

Just a thought.

Cheers