Re: IF stuff. . .

From: John Atkinson <johnmatkinson@yahoo.com>

> OK, it's with much trepidation that I mention this. .
>
> http://www.angelfire.com/va/basileus/laserlight.html
>
> contains a discussion (in the style of previous
> writeups of NAC and NSL troops) of Laserlight's IF
> infantry company, which I refer to as Light Mechanized
> for lack of a better descriptor.
----<snip>---
> DO respond onlist with comments on the technical
> aspects (ie, the TO&E itself/my opinion thereof,
> rather than my opinion of the fighting qualities of
> the average Arab).

My picture of the IF's fighting qualities, at least for the off-Earth
forces, is a bit different from John's--no surprise.

The bit about marksmen being untrained is relative--if you're using
the Marksman rules on stargrunt.ca, they're trained, just not up to
"sniper" level.
The bit about the mortars being inaccurate--the history of my attempts
with artillery bears him out.  :-(
 Putting a FAO in every platoon should in theory fix this.
The platoon headquarters is administratively one squad but functions
as separate teams--command, heavy weapons, EW, medic.
I'm not sure what John means about the squads not having automatic
weapons since every squad has a SAW and an auto-grenade launcher.  An
intact IF squad has FP18 from its rifles, so once they're IP they
usually split fire, FP8+AGL+QD, then FP10+SAW+QD.