RE: SG actions rule clarification

You wrote: 

>This is one of the situations that if you INTERPRET the rules in that
>way; "it doesn't say you can't so you can!", type of answers. 

Actually, if you check P. 15, it says "Note that even if all the squad 
is together, one action NEED NOT (GZG's caps, not mine) affect ALL 
members of the squad - the player may decide to have some squad members 
fire at one target (eg. the ordinary troopers and the SAW gunner), 
while he uses the other action to make the squad's missle launcher fire 
at another target such as an enemy vehicle."

>Jon T. and Mike Elliot have replied to a number like this, and 
basically >it is not in the spirit of the rules and is another example 
of trying to >min/max the rules. 

I'd say it would be realistic keeping in mind the Target priority 
rules.	If a squad is on a hill with bad guys coming at 'em from two 
directions, the SL might very well say "A team shoot that way, B team 
shoot this way."  Splitting one's fire against a single target is a 
little gamey, though.

>Breaking off a detachment is another example of using the rules to 
gain >advantage.

Then why is it in there?  Detachments are fairly common in RL--I've 
done a squad breach with a fire team breaching, right and left 
security, and a pair of guys with the '60 (Engineer platoons still have 
one per squad, at least in the Guard) supporting back on a hill.  
Total: 4 elements, two of one man each, plus the squad leader, who 
moves around a bit.

John M. Atkinson