Re: SG2 questions, mostly shooting from vehicles

Allan Goodall wrote:

>>Um... isn't this exactly what the "Heavy Weapons Fire Against
>>Infantry" rule (SGII p.40) is saying?
>>
>>"For IMPACT, treat the fire as though it was from a GPE artillery
>>round, ... - thus a D8 is rolled against the Armour of whichever
troops >>take the potential hits."
> 
>Well, it was me that said it.

Which means..?

>And it's not exactly what it says. It says,
>"thus a D8 is rolled against the Armour of whichever troops take the
>potential hits." But before that it says to roll as per small arms
fire. In >other words, you roll quality and firecon, and treat the fire
like small >arms fire. The impact is D8 as per a GPE round.

OK, I see now. I think :-/

>What I suggested was slightly different. Instead of treating it as
direct >fire against the squad, you would treat it like an artillery
round with an >actual burst radius.

This was what I thought the rule says :-/ Ah well... shows how often I
play SGII, I guess.

>>Is there a restriction on which types of heavy weapons can fire at
>>infantry somewhere? I can't find any, but then I'm not exactly known
>>for being able to find rules in the SGII book :-/
> 
>It really DOES need an index...

Yes <g>
 
Regards,

Oerjan Ohlson
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