Re: Where's the Cheese?

Mike,

I can definitly see your points.  In the abstract it is true there is no
reason not to do it.  I just see folks taking squads that are just big
enough to get "max dice for split" a setup that caters to the dice
values
and not to the game.  Of course if someone does this and uses split fire
then they can get another attack (at the loss of other actions) until
that
unit takes damage.  Then his well crafted "dice squad" is at the mercy
of
the rules.  As you argue it, it is hard to say it should not happen.

It would be interesting to game this out.  One side with "multiple fires
at
same target" and one without and see if there is any real advantage.  I
would think in the defence it would have more value.

Magic

----- Original Message -----
From: Michael Sarno <msarno@ptdprolog.net>
To: <gzg-l@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU>
Sent: Monday, February 21, 2000 11:41 AM
Subject: Re: Where's the Cheese?

>     Cheese is something that may be reasonably interpretted as legal
under
the
> rules, but is unrealistic and grants an unfair advantage.  Without all
three,
> you have something other than cheese.  As I mentoined above, I don't
think
it's
> unrealistic.	Given the abstraction of the system, one would be hard
pressed to
> come up with a definitive description of the action that is
unrealistic.
As far
> as granting an unfair advantage, I just don't see it.  I costs you a
full
action
> to fire the weapons that didn't fire in the first action.  Thus, a
squad
which
> chooses to split fire could not move or remove suppression or do
anything
else
> in that activation.  All they are doing is concentrating on firing for
that
> activation.  In exchange for that action, they're getting to throw the
dice a
> little differently, with a slight advantage towards to scoring
multiple
> suppressions and almost no advantage, if any of scoring more hits.
>     One of the features of SGII that I like the most, is the fact that
good
> tactics are always rewarded.	If a squad is at the right place at the
right time
> and has that "extra" FP, or can get a slightly more advantagous effect
from
> spending both actions to roll the dice differently, why not them do
it?
>
> -Mike