RE: [SG] Close Assault Questions

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Roger Books [SMTP:books@mail.state.fl.us]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2001 9:11 AM
> To:	gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu
> Subject:	[SG] Close Assault Questions
> 
> So last night I set up to embed the mechanics of close assault
> in my mind and immediately ran into problems not covered by
> the rules that I may have to house rule.
> 
> Situation, two squads of 4 are being activitad by the platoon
> commander to close assault an enemy squad of 8 that is 10 inches
> away.
> 
> commo rolls made, close assault rolls made all around.
> 
> First squad (an elite squad) rolls 6 on its' combat move and
> moves into contact.  Second squad (green) rolls a 1.
> 
> I now have a half contact, how is this handled?  Seemingly
> by the rules I should fire the whole squad of 8 at the 
> green squad.	Proposed house rule, do 1 round of combat with
> the elite squad and the squad of 8, no fire at the green squad.
> 
[Bri] I would suggest that if any unit makes it to the target of the
Close
Assault (CA), the defenders do NOT get final defensive fire. Also, to
keep
it simple, I would then roll the second combat movement for the unit
that
did not make it before any combat.

> OK, Ran fire, green squad makes confidence test and continues
> (they didn't, but I modified the die roll) and moves into
> contact.  3 squaddies remaining.
> 
> Run combat, elite squad kills 3, loses 1.  Green squad loses
> 2, kills 1.
> 
> squad of 8 (now 4) makes morale.  Now, the confidence roll
> for my remaining two squads, is the needed roll LV+3
> or does the elite squad do LV+1 and the green squad LV+2.
> 
[Bri] Figure each squad seperatly for the morale test. So the elite
squad
would test at +1 and the green at +2

> Can I have half break and run while the other half stays
> and fights?
> 
[Bri] Yes. You can have 1 squad break and run, while the other continues
the
CA.

> I noticed that armour has no affect on a close assault, true?
> 
[Bri] Yes.

> One other thing that concerned me.  An elite squad with
> assault shotguns closes with a green squad.  The elite squad
> rolls a d12, the green squad gets a -2 die shift.  d6->d4->???.
> Can they fight back?
> 
[Bri] I would suggest that even an open shift cannot push the die
difference
beyond d12 to d4.

> Roger Books
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