RE: SG II Paradrop, orbital drop

Greetings,
  I do not play SG very often, so please weigh my comments accordingly.
  Getting wounded from an aeral/orbital insertion seemed to most closely
resemble being wounded from a booby trap or mine, in that it was not
caused
by enemy fire (if there is another instance of being wounded from
something
other than enemy fire, I could not find it). Understanding that there is
no
splash effect (i.e. cannot harm another element), I looked at the
mines/booby traps rules. I was, somewhat, suprised to find no supression
for
being in a minefield and haveing a mine go off. Booby traps, also, do
not
cause unit suppression. From this, I cannot see how wounding from a
"drop"
could possibly cause suppression.

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Brian Bell
bkb@beol.net  
http://members.xoom.com/rlyehable/sg2/	
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Sarno [SMTP:msarno@ptdprolog.net]
> Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2000 2:37 PM
> To:	gzg-l@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU
> Subject:	Re: SG II Paradrop, orbital drop
> 
> 
> 
> Roger Books wrote:
> 
> > On 27-Jan-00 at 13:08, Michael Sarno (msarno@ptdprolog.net) wrote:
> > >
> > >	  OK, I took the time to look through the rules.  I've been
> following
> > > this thread, but didn't want to chime in with an opinion without
> > > consulting the old rule book.  As far as I can tell, there is
nothing
> > > even remotely mentioning suppression due to drop loses.  The
passage
> you
> > > indicated, and your "friend" cited, refers to the way the wound is
> > > handled, not to the suppressive effects of fire.
[snip]

> Roger,
[snip]
   The drop rules
> state that troops rolling a 1 "are treated as WOUNDED, just as if hit
by
> enemy
> small arms fire."  It states nothing about the other effects of small
arms
> fire.  Besides, in the rules covering suppression, the suppression is
> caused
> by the minor or major success, not the wounding.  I'd have to say that
> this
> case goes beyond simple rules lawyering and treads into the territory
of
> cheating. My advice, if you ever meet this guy, run, don't walk. <g>
> 
> -Mike
> 
> 
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