RE: [sg] SG2 terrain

Thanks Tom. 

I am not arguing with Allan either, just supprised.

Yes, I live in the midwest (Ohio). And I have traveled some. There are
areas, here, that would also qualify for >75% coverage (Wayne national
forest, for example). But the _average_ for this area would be closer to
10-15% (lots of urban, suburban and agricultural land).

It just seemed strange that all of the major objectives for all of the
games
I have been in (so far) were all set in heavily forested areas. 

And like I said, I wanted to get an idea of the amount of cover needed
for a
good SG game. I understand that too little cover causes a lot of
suppression
and not much movement. I also understand that too much cover takes away
a
lot of the advantage of an elite force (everyone only has short range
band).
I was trying to get an idea of what the minimum cover for a good game
would
be. I was also trying to decide if I wanted to model an area near my
Grandmother's farm for a game (hills, wooded areas, ponds, some
buildings,
cultivated areas, sunken roads, pasture, etc.). But there may not be
enough
cover for a good game.

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Brian Bell
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-----Original Message-----
From: Tomb [mailto:tomb@dreammechanics.com]
Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 12:04
To: gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu
Subject: SG2 terrain

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Tomb:
Do you live in a midwest state? This statement matches most of
Alberta/Sask/Manitoba, but not Northern Ontario.

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Brian:
But in a suburban/rural setting, how much ground cover by plants/trees
is necessary for a good game? 10%, 25%, 30%, ...?

Tomb:

Depends on taste. SG2 has infantry fire ranges up to 40-60". Vehicle
fire longer. If you have clear fire lanes... people will shoot. Infantry
tends to move 6-7" per movement. Cover spaced further than 10-12" tends
to allow shots at infantry in the open leading to more losses.

PS:
For the record, we ran Change of Orders in about 4 hours and it was
using a platoon on each side split into fireteams, plus some individual
figs (Sgts/officers/snipers) and then later some vehicles. It seemed to
work fine. Ultimately, for a con game, I'm not in favor of players
having only 1 manouver unit as suppression or bad luck can ruin the
game. I think 2-4 manouvre units per player is good.