Actually Catchen Jungle codex as some pretty good rules for this type of
problem, maybe we could adapt them for epic use. Would be neat to invade a
Slann world with jungle, dessert, and marsh terrain limited sight, tanks
fighting for the open dessert, infantry hacking away with CC and limited
distance fire, would add some flavor back into the game. Maybe we could use
there killer plant types also for killer world terrain.
----- Original Message -----
From: Peter Ramos <pramos2_at_...>
To: <netepic_at_egroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 14, 2000 1:53 PM
Subject: [NetEpic ML] RE: [Net Epic ML] Forrest question reworded
> Hi!
>
> The problem arose when looking at what units were in the area. The
> Marines were in the forrest and only the Kult of Speed with their
> buggies and bikes were around. The forrest was small enough that the
> bikes could have gotten to the Marines in one turn at advance speed
> per the rules.
>
> I know these aren't the optimum units to use in this situation and
> we've ruled that they can't clear a forrest. They would be pretty
> good at holding one though. What I need to know is:
>
> 1)what happens when someone on advance ends his move within 1 cm of
> an enemy stand? If they can't initiate CC and the Marines can't fire
> on them is it just a stale mate?
>
> According to the rule you may not place units closer than 1cm if not on
> charge orders, so in your example they cannot be placed that close. Of
> course in essence it is a stalemate because one side cannot initiate close
> combat and the other cannot fire. I always toyed with a visibility rule
for
> forest, something like firing range is reduced to 5 or 10cm with attendant
> penalties.
>
> 2)let's say IG are in that forrest. They are pretty useless in CC so
> they really need to whittle down the enemy before they get there. It
> looks like they can't do it until the charge gets to them and they
> get their First Fire and hope that's enough.
>
> Of course we always try to set the units up on the edge of the
> forrest where they can take advantage of cover and still pick off
> others but the situation always arrises where they have to fall back
> into the forrest and surround the objective and the other group has
> to go in and get them.
>
> Perhaps the best thing is to allow firing in woods at a severely reduced
> range like I mentioned above.
>
> Peter
>
>
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