Re: [DS] Specialist Elements

Michael Sarno wrote:

>     Well, it's probably more like a 3-man team.  But the idea really
stems
> from SST.  I just remember Rico bounding around, shooting his flamer
and
> launching tac nukes and HE.  I figured a single PA trooper could
handle his
> own GMS or APSW, along with the ammo.  I just don't see PA troopers in
an
> element swapping ammo or acting as loader for the APSW.  The "extra"
guys in
> the element are probably just for security and to have an extra set of
sensors
> to acquire targets.  I figured, it might be nice to give an APSW to
one of the
> troopers in the GMS element.

Actually, the Starship Troopers concept is much better dealt with as
Size-1 infantry walkers.  IIRC, there's a web page with the rules.  If
you don't find it before Saturday, e-mail me at johnmatkinson@yahoo.com
and I'll send it to you--I have a copy on my computor, but have neither
the file nor the bookmarks on my parent's computor.  If your PA are as
capable as Mr. Rico & Friends, then likely they are the only ones out
there.

> >  Remember, you've got a lot of
> > heavy equipment with lots of ammo.	Speaking as someone who's done
my
> > share of roadmarching with 'apsw' (M-240), I wouldn't want to add in
the
> > burden of Dragon rounds as well.
> 
>     I thought one of the ideas of PA was that it allowed you to carry
that
> much more than line infantry.

Yup.  And to move faster and get hit harder and keep going.  It's a
balance between the two.  I'd say 'book' PA has gone more towards being
faster and tougher, and the sacrifice was carrying capacity.  I wouldn't
jump up one without down-scaling the other, but it's really your call.

John M. Atkinson