Re: [DS] Specialist Elements

"John M. Atkinson" wrote:

> 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.

    Right, I'm not trying to replicate SST with my PA.	I mentioned SST
because
that's one of the things that inspired me to think about such a PA
weapons element.
I see PA as a scaled down version of the SST type.  However, I like the
idea that
they had a number of weapons to deal with many different types of
threats.  I'm not
trying to make PA able to do that, but I'd like to be able to have a 2-
or 3-man
team of specialists be able to take on multiple threats.

-Mike

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Michael Sarno

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