Platoon Ldr and Sgt in SG2
From: Allan Goodall <agoodall@a...>
Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2005 13:36:12 -0600
Subject: Platoon Ldr and Sgt in SG2
I was wondering if anyone had played around with Platoon Leaders and
Platoon Sergeants in SG2 to replicate realistic platoon formations.
I've been reading the U.S. Army's Rifle Platoon and Squad manual
(http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/policy/army/fm/7-8/ch2.h
tm).
I see that, according to this model, the Platoon Leader and the Platoon
Sergeant are often physically separated from each other. They are almost
like two command squads for the same platoon. SG2, of course, has these
two functions in one unit.
I was wondering if anyone has tried to model this. The options I came up
with were:
1. Don't model it. Assume that the SG2 platoon command unit is an
abstraction. Although it may contain the Platoon Leader and Platoon
Sergeant, assume that they are, in reality, separated and the unit is an
"average" position for the command unit.
2. Model them as two command units for the platoon, each with the
ability to transfer one action.
3. Model them as two command units for the platoon, each with the
ability to transfer up to two actions.
4. Model them as two command units for the platoon, but give the Platoon
Sergeant the ability to transfer only one action to a squad.
I was just wondering if anyone had tried to model this level of detail
in SG2.
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Allan Goodall http://www.hyperbear.com
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