[SG] More questions from the weekend

This weekend, we also played an SG2 battle, 
and the following questions arose.

1) Debark/embark: 
Does this take 1 action from the infantry and 
one from the vehicle, or merely one from the 
infantry and none from the vehicle? Adrian 
argues that it takes only one from the infantry, 
and I the opposite. He takes his from a 
particular reading of the text passage in the 
rules, I take mine from my reading of the same 
passage and from DS2 which does inflict a 
penalty on both (and from the fact it seems 
odd your vehicle could move a full move then 
so could your troops). 

2) Does it seem sensible to anyone that an 
infantry squad in hard cover can only be 
targeted at 360m by a DFFG/4 or 5? That it 
would be impossible for the tank to even 
suppress the infantry at that range? (Same 
question for the cupola HMG!) HMGs will reach 
out to over 2km and tank guns to at least 
double that. In firing at infantry with such 
weapons, would it make sense to ignore the 
range band shifts but still give the infantry the 
armour shift benefits? Or just to up the size of 
vehicle range bands? (Note: I am aware 
vehicles are intentionally palsied... we just found 
it odd that infantry could hit a tank who had NO 
chance to effect them in reverse.....). 

3) When a heavy weapon is fired at a squad 
(said DFFG), the way it was resolved was FC + 
QD vs. Range die, and casualties were 
determined as infantry fire. OTOH, I maintain it 
should have been resolved as FC + QD vs. 
Range die, and if a hit was scored, all squad 
members should take a D8 attack (heavy 
weapons versus dispersed targets). Are either 
of these right? Or are neither? If not, what is? 

4) An HMG (RFAC/1) hit a PA squad. The RFAC 
only does D10* impact. So it was D10 vs. D12. 
The HAMR does 2d12 impact. Anyone think 
there is something awry here? RFAC/1 is 20-
30mm. So how big exactly is the HAMR round? 
If it isn't bigger, why aren't we issuing the RFAC 
gunners with that variety of ammo? Or is the 
HAMR just well over the top? (Note: An AAR 
does D10 impact. The RFAC D10. Hmmmm....) 
Thoughts? 

Interesting facts:
The Queen's Own Rifles NAC infantry won the 
day against the Gurkhas in the soccer match 1-
0. Later, the Gurkha forces managed a massive 
(16 man, from three squads, including the two 
man medic squad) close assault in repelling the 
FSE and ESU interlopers, so all was well. One 
FSE Squad actually lost three squad leaders in 
two turns. And the Gurkhas got some ears. 

A fun game, ran by Adrian. I think he should 
have some pix of the basecamp attack (with the 
Ghurkhas deployed playing soccer with the new 
Anglians since we didn't know the reds and the 
froggies were coming). The FSE did a 
competent job of trying to extricate themselves 
from a tough situation (given they attacked 
without knowing they were facing anywhere near 
as much force and given they lost a number of 
GEVs to non-penetrating mobility kills). 

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Thomas Barclay
Co-Creator of http://www.stargrunt.ca 
Stargrunt II and Dirtside II game site

No Battle Plan Survives Contact With Dice.
-- Mark 'Indy' Kochte