Re: FMA skirmish questions

>Thomas Pope wrote:
>>
>> Ground Zero Games wrote:
>> >
>> > I meant single-shot as in a one-shot disposable, or something that
needs
>> > reloading after 1 shot, eg: a single tube rocket launcher. An
action of
>> > firing with most other weapons is assumed to be several rounds
fired
>>anyway.
>>
>> That brings up another question.  In a game of this scale it might be
>> good to keep track of ammunition in some fashion.
>>
>> Perhaps the following could be used: Weapons are rated not in how
many
>> rounds of ammunition but how many fire actions they have.  Just keep
a
>> small stack (1-4) of chits with each soldier.  Once they're out, they
>> need to spend 1 action reloading (they are considered to have
infinite
>> reloads however).
>
>I'd say adapt the Necromunda game mechanic.  If you roll a botch, you
>have to roll again to check if you've run out of ammo.
>
>This fits in nicely with the system as more experienced troops will be
>expected to have better fire discipline and possibly carry 'extra' ammo
>over the their basic load.

This echoes my thoughts on the subject; most of the time reloading (at
least changing mags in rifles etc.) should automatic, the kind of thing
trained troops can do on the fly, probably while doing other things like
moving. If a figure rolls badly (maybe a double 1 when firing), then
he's
run out of ammo without realising it - wasn't checking his digital ammo
readout while shooting - and suddenly the gun goes "click" instead of
"bang" - now he has to take an action fumbling around for the new mag
that
he SHOULD have had ready....

Jon (GZG)
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