Re: Numerous bits

On 31-Oct-02 at 11:07, Allan Goodall (agoodall@hyperbear.com) wrote:
> On Wed, 30 Oct 2002 17:05:07 -0500, kaladorn@magma.ca wrote:
> 
> >I think you meant UP1. 
> 
> Definitely. That was a typo.
> 
> >5. Smoke launching should be considered a firing action. Allan, if 
> >you haven't seen this abused, you need to get out and game more... it

> >is very easy to have two activations, FIRE then POP SMOKE.
> 
> I play mostly with those without a military background. Smoke hasn't
been a
> big issue. I often don't "play", either, but referee. As such, yes, I
need
> to get out and game more!!!!! (Of course, there doesn't seem to be
that
> many gamers within 2 hours of me...). 
> 
> I will only use smoke as a fire action, then. However, the rules don't
let
> you fire when suppressed. This means that suppressed units don't get
to
> pop smoke. Is this realistic? Or do you make smoke count as a fire
action,
> but the only fire action you can conduct while suppressed?

So what about this situation:

I have 6 soldiers: FP3.  I have four fire (d12) and, as my second action
have the remaining two drop smoke.  Any less abusive than the "not a
firing action" scenario?

Roger Books