Re: FMA: actions & units

Why not do something like the Warzone/Chonopia rules where each unit
activates together, but you move and fire with each figure individually,
thus allowing one to keep the idea of cohesive combat units and still be
able to fire at several targets.  I don't really have any suggestions
for
combined fire rules (i.e. averaging out the weapons for a single roll,
etc.), so suggestions would be cool right about now.

Oh, I agree that the ability to supress an area should be available.
Perhaps even allow one to vary the size of the area by downshifting the
die
for larger areas.

God bless,
- Buddy

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----- Original Message -----
From: Randy W Wolfmeyer <randyw@csd.uwm.edu>
To: <gzg-l@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU>
Sent: Thursday, July 15, 1999 3:05 PM
Subject: Re: FMA: Wounds and some other ideas

> There was a third thing I wanted to mention:
>
> The optional "Unit Rules" mentioned at the beginning of FMA rules.  As
> there was no further mention of these, I assume those are up for grabs
as
> well.  My thought was that it would be kind of a bridge between the
FMA
> skirmish and SG2.  It would basically be another special "ability" of
a
> leader.  The leader can activate all the troops under her leadership
that
> are within her command radius, at the same time.  Basically this would
> allow all the troops in a squad to move together, so you don't have
any
> stragglers.  The leader wouldn't be able to pass other activations or
> anything that round.	I'm not sure how to deal with combat actions
though.
> Would the individual troops take their fire actions seperately, or
should
> it go into a more SG2 version where you kind of average everything
out?  I
> kind of like the idea of the troops just all taking fire actions at
the
> same time, but maybe some restrictions on how many different targets
they
> can attack as a group?  Also the leader should have to pass some kind
of
> test to see if she can lead the squad in a group like that (similar to
the
> test for passing actions?)
>
> And another thing:  Someone mentioned a bit earlier about some kind of
> suppressive fire, like an area effect thing.	I would like to see
> something like that, where the firepower die is down-shifted to cover
> an area instead of just attacking a single target.  You're not likely
to
> hit anyone, but you will be able to suppress more than one enemy at a
> time.  Good use for a SAW gunner while the rest of his squad advances.
>
> I'll probably keep thinking of more ideas that I've forgotten.
>
> Randy Wolfmeyer
> randyw@uwm.edu
>
>