Re: Small squads/random losses

In message <ML-3.4.987703010.2088.books@babinga.dms.state.fl.us>, Roger
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> >
> > to gain the benefits of all those extra activations by using small
> > squads, you run the risk of losing a lot of figures to the
> > understrength rules.
> 
> You aren't going to lose any more figures with small squads or large
> squads.  The rules say you roll once per figure, not once per squad.

True, but the effect could be much greater.  With four guys, even if
you lose only a rifleman, that's 25% of your FP and almost certainly
an FP die shift down.  A larger squad could possibly soak a loss or
two with any immediate combat effect.  If you've got small squads that
are weary (or whatever the worst roll is), you really might not have