Re: Medics in SG2

John spake thusly upon matters weighty: 

> Thomas Barclay wrote:
> 
> > Now, I've seen the command squad tied into a number of HW like SAWs,
> > so your command squad is a 'covering fire' element for the manouvre
> > squads (a weap det). In this configuration, command squads do see
> > action fairly frequently.
> 
> I tend to (limited experience, so this is more theoretical than
> battle-tested) want to split my "Command Squad" into several
> detachments.	My LT and PSG are each wandering about taking charge at
> vital points, and the rest is formed up into either heavy weapons dets
> or Anti-armor teams.	

Try this sometime. The command section isn't. Your officer is an 
individual figure, as is your PSGT. You may have a small weap det or 
a sniper team or whatever. But treat your PSGT and officer as 
individual who can roam around and attach themselves to squads at 
their initiative. It might more closely resemble the kind of platoon 
operations I have seen.
  
> > Here's a question: 2185 - Do medics travel armed? Or should we have
> > some unarmed figures from each of the nationalities for medics?
> 
> Ah. . . I tend to figure mine are armed at least with a pistol to
shoot
> the wounded when the Muslims get to the hospitals, but those with a
less
> genocidal view of their force's typical opponents may do otherwise.  

I note the UNSC medic seems to have an IPW.  
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