Re: [SG2] Battle Report - Newbies on Patrol [LONG]

On Thu, 18 Jan 2001 16:01:59 -0600, mark.langsdorf@amd.com wrote:

Good report, Mark.

>Lessons learned:
>	Morale is surprisingly unimportant in SG2.  
>Out of 13 units (8 CO and 5 ST), only 2 went to 
>broken or worse, and only another 1 or 2 went to
>SH.

This is quite true. Hence the reason I make it a bit more viscious. See
my
house rules on my web site at:

http://www.vex.net/~agoodall/sg2.htm

It's a pretty simple change to the rules, but it makes morale much more
important.

>	Suppression is amazingly important in SG2.
>There were 2 or 3 turns when no one could shake
>suppression counters fast enough to move.

Suppression is a big deal. Oh, and because it's hidden in the rules,
remember
that you gain a suppression marker automatically when a leader is a
casualty. 

>	Don't use crappy troops or leaders to go
>into position in open terrain.  I had a Reg 3 fail
>the test 4 times, the rat bastard.

Low quality leaders are good for laying down support fire from cover.
The
quality of the unit is the important part. A veteran 3 fires just as
well as a
veteran 1. 

>	Anyone got rules for VOR Neo-Soviets in SG2?
>Specifically, the effects of Commissars capping
>rad troopers?

I take it that this is something where a Commissar can shoot a figure in
order
to rally the squad? Well, I don't have Vor, so I don't know how likely
the
squad is to rally in this manner. One way is to allow a special version
of the
Reorganise action. The player can eliminate a figure in order to
increase the
squad's Confidence Level by 1. 

Another way would be to do the same thing, but require a Reaction Test
to
increase the Confidence Level. I think, though, that it would have to
have
some sort of modifier, like TL - 1 or TL -2. Otherwise, shooting a guy
just to
allow a free Reaction Test is a bit nasty! However, if it's this nasty
in Vor,
go for it...

Allan Goodall		       awg@sympatico.ca
Goodall's Grotto:  http://www.vex.net/~agoodall

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