[DS, SG] O RATS!
From: "Christopher Downes-Ward" <Christopher_Downes-Ward@a...>
Date: Fri, 2 May 2003 09:16:54 +0100
Subject: [DS, SG] O RATS!
One of my recent purchases was Transhuman Space - Deep Beyond (SJ
Games), this includes a detailed order of battle for a Parachute
Infantry Company of the 82nd (Spaceborne) Division of the US Army c 2100
AD.
This runs as follows
Company HQ
HQ Section
2 Troopers in Power Armour each with Sapient AI
assistants
Infowar Section
2 Troopers in Power Armour with recon drones
Security Section
4 M82 Ridgeway Robotic Autonomous Tactical Systems
(RATS)
3 Infantry Platoons of
3 Infantry Sections of
4 M82 Ridgeway Robotic Autonomous Tactical Systems
(RATS)
1 Flight Section
9 Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles (UCAV)
A RATS is a 6 legged robot armed with a 60mm recoilless rifle and 2
assault rifles of the same type as used by the human troops, basically
and ACR with a 30mm grenade launcher.
A UCAV is a small (football sized) drone helicopter armed with a couple
of hard points for light rockets (IAVR or GMS/L)
So how to represent this in Dirtside or Stargrunt?
First the vehicles:
M82 Ridgeway RATS
Size 1 infantry walker, HMT Engine, Superior fire control, Superior ECM,
1 Armour, HVC/2 in turret, APSW, immune to morale checks.
Comments: HVC/2 is not legal but an HVC/3 would be too big.
UCAV
Size 1 aerospace, Superior Fire control, Superior ECM, IAVR, 0 armour
Now the rest:
Dirtside
I've assumed that the recon drones abilities are what gives you your
god's eye view of the battle and that they don't need to be separately
modelled.
Coy HQ
1 PA Stand
4 M82 Ridgeway RATS
3 Platoons of
12 M82 Ridgeway RATS
1 Platoon of
9 UCAV
Stargrunt
Coy HQ
HQ Section
2 Power Armour troops with FP3 weapons
Infowar Section
2 Power Armour troops with FP3 weapons, 3 EW chits and 6
drones
Security Section
4 M82 Ridgeway RATS
3 Platoons of
3 Sections of
4 M82 Ridgeway RATS
1 Platoon of
9 UCAV
Comments, brickbats?
Suggestions for figure sources for RATS and UCAVS?
Chris Downes-Ward
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