Re: [SG] conversion for WWs

Allan Goodall schrieb:
[...lots of good suggestions snipped...]
> 2. Weapon versus Armour and Cover Interaction
> 
> Yes, I know that Firepower is not used for armour 
> penetration. However, Firepower in SG2 determines the number of
potential 
> casualties. If you use FP 0.5 you end up with a lot of D4s being
rolled, 
> which will increase the number of suppressions (and decrease the
number 
> potential casualties). Since WW2 was usually fought with squads
hugging 
> cover, you're likely to get D6 and D8 range dice rolls even firing at
figures > in the first range band. 
> 
> You pretty much need a FP 1 on the rifle to get the kind 
> of casualties you'd expect in a WW2 firefight. 

Actually, from what I've read on WW2 infantry fights - both statistics
and stories from individual events - infantry casualties were quite low
compared to what you see in typical wargames. Especially in skirmish
games like Stargrunt where you have actual wounded and killed, rather
than more abstract 'casualties' to represent degraded performance. 

On the other hand, soldiers were very quick to take cover when shot
at.

If you accept this, high levels of suppressions and low actual
casualties would be the way to a realistic game. 

Whether you like such a game is a different matter, see Allan's
comments below.

> 4. Game Speed
> 
> This ties in with point 2. If you give rifles a FP 0.5, 
> you'll end up with lots of suppressions and fewer casualties. This
means 
> that there will be fewer morale losses, more rolling for suppression
removal, > and a slower pace of the game. 
> 
> SG2 "feels" right when full squads are rolling QD + D8 to 
> D12 + Support Weapon Die. The pace drops considerably when the
firepower die 
> for the bulk of the squad drops to D4, which is going to be the case
in all 
> but big Russian squads if you use FP 0.5 for bolt action rifles.

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> A belt fed MG-34 on a bipod would be a D8 or D10. An 
> MG-42 on a tripod would be a D10 or D12. A tripod mounted vickers or
.50 MG 
> would be a D12. An American .30 calibre MG would be in the D10
range.

Perhaps there's a slight confusion here. You make it sound as if MG-34
is a bipod weapon and MG-42 tripod-mounted. Actually, the MG-42 was a
cheaper (but better !) replacement for the MG-34 model. Both could be
use on bipods or mounted on tripods or on vehicles. Firepower for both
should be equal. The MG-42 had a higher theoretical rate-of-fire but I
don't think this is relevant in game terms. I'm not sure its
bipod-mounted firepower should be better than that of a Bren or other
LMG. A higher FP dice is justified for tripod/vehicle mounted versions
due to the easier aiming and more continuous firing. 

Is the D12 for a heavy .50 MG justified ? I would tend to give it lower
FP but higher impact.

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