[SG] [DS] Re: Tank Destroyers (was: GE Mechanics)

Buji spake thusly upon matters weighty: 

> >You wrote:
> >
> >>made up for by their small size & fast speed in comparison to most
of
> >then >lumbering MBTs.  Unfortunately, I have found that DSII doesn't
> >
> >Eh?	US TDs were faster than Shermans, but StuGs and SU-XXs weren't
> >that fast compared to their respective medium tanks.  Small size is
not
> >quite right--lower silouette is better term.
> 
> 
> Yep. And German TDs (except the Hetzer) usually weren't smaller (i.e.
> lighter) than the tanks, just lower. And what about monstrosities like
the
> Jagdtiger and the British Tortoise? They were huge, tall, slow,
massively
> armored (without a turret) and had big guns. In the German case at
least, I
> seem to remember TDs and assault guns being used because it was often
easier
> to take the turret off an existing tank chassis and use a larger (or
longer,
> or both) gun than redesign the turret to handle the additional size
and
> recoil.

If I'm not mistaken, the Stugs, Hetzers, Marders, Jagdtigers, etc. 
were pretty heavily armoured in front. In How about giving them 2 
levels of better armour in the front (rather than just one like the 
SG2 vehicle rules suggest)? This would be a further defensive 
advantage. 

Remember though that assault gun tactics will be somewhat ineffective 
in SG2 due to board sizes - shoot and scoot won't work that well on a 
reasonable sized board. In DS2, this should be a very valid tactic 
though. 

Tom.  
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