Re: [GZG] Re: FT Scenarios

[John Atkinson <johnmatkinson@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 1/13/06, Ken Bywaters <argentnova@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> With Dirtside, for the most part we simply ignored the points system, and
> played scenario based games there also.  My design philosophy as far as I
> can tell may be similar to John A'! s - I tend to go for maximum crew
> protection, best vehicle survivability, and for effective combined arms
> integration (much as US/UK/Israel seems to do).  It's worked fine - though
> when we've played games on points the munchkin-type players have sometimes
> deployed swarms of small tankettes with close range fusion weapons  or
> insanely large-composition missile platoons in an attempt to overwhelm the
> more realistically designed forces.

The answer to that is is artillery with scatterable minefields and
airstrikes.  On-board forces, perhaps a platoon or two of scouts to
direct the fire.  On paper, that should work.  Personally, I'd be
inclined to break out the tac nukes just to make the point about how
obnoxious I find such behavior.

You are right about the design philosophy behind my DSII designs.  I'm
planning a serious overhaul of the entire force mix eventually, once I
get around to it.  Shoving Combined Arms even lower level, inspired by
the US Army's UAs, but with a more robust organization (3 combined
arms BNs, a full BN of indirect fire assets, etc)

> A few of the special effect cards should reflect unexpected fortunes or
> misfortunes!  E.g. the availability of an extra battlecruiser, which has
> unexpectedly been repaired and made spaceworthy faster than estimated (Was
> it USS Yorktown at Midway that was repaired in 24 hours?).

72.  It it interesting to note that at the Battle of the Coral Sea
(where the Yorktown was damaged) the Japanese carrier Shokaku received
some bomb damage and Zuikaku's air group was shot up so badly that
both carriers were held back for refit.  The Shokaku's damage was
considerably less than the Yorktown's, but Japanese repair yards did
not work with the same sense of urgency and ingenuity as American
yards.

John
--
"Thousands of Sarmatians, Thousands of Franks, we've slain them again
and again.  We're looking for thousands of Persians."
--Vita Aureliani

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