Re: Traveller + SG2/DS2/?
From: Oerjan Ohlson <oerjan.ohlson@t...>
Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2005 00:47:10 +0200
Subject: Re: Traveller + SG2/DS2/?
John Atkinson wrote:
>SG2's vehicle system is tacked on as an afterthought.
>
>It's a light infantry game designed by a former light infantryman.
IIRC neither Jon nor Mike (Elliott) has any serious military experience,
so
SG2 is more like a light infantry game designed by someone who has read
military novels (SF and otherwise) written by former infantrymen :-/
>Personally, I would be loath to include any vehicles other than
>perhaps jeeps or simillar.
So very few scenarios set in Baghdad 2005, then...
>You want tank duels, play DS.
Unfortunately I can't even play "infantry ambush a tank in constricted
terrain" properly using the SG2 rules :-(
Regards,
Oerjan
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