Re: FW: Combined FT - SG2 Scenario

Andrew Apter wrote:

> The set up should allow for cross loading the landing force on three
or more
> ships.  The main mission is landed along with a larger (not played
> diversionary mission ) .  For playability you want both a force that
can
> suffer some attrition in space and yet not so large that if it gets
through
> intact constitutes a full scale invasion.

    I'm not sure if we're saying the same thing.  But this is how I'd
structure
the initial playtest.  I'd create the FT scenario so that it is almost
certain
that some troop carrying ships will get through.  I'd use the Cargo
Space rules
from MT to determine the carrying capacity of the various ships of the
fleet and
the dropships.	I'd make a good guess at the "average" CS landing for
the
scenario, which would be modified by several playtests.  Then based on
the
number of CS landed, I'd give the landing forces a number of units
within +/-
20% of the baseline.  The SG battle would only be small part of the
overall
planetside battle, but performance in the FT game would have a definite
impact.

-Mike

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