Re: [NetEpic ML] More Questions

From: warprat <warprat_at_...>
Date: Thu, 02 Nov 2000 21:21:50 -0800

Hi Peter!

To fire indirect, you need a Spotter, do you not? How can you spot into
something you can't see? How can you tell if your hitting the target,
or missing wildly? You have no idea! You can't waste ammo shooting at
every tree. You won't have any left when the bad guys really get there!


To remedy the situation, I propose two ideas, shamelessly stolen from
other members of Net Epic.

1) Make woods transparent (perhaps 3cm?), as Weasel suggested. You can
see in, but not though. Units would be able to fire at each other in
the woods. Artillery could spot them directly, or indirectly (using
Spotters). The cover modifier would still apply.

2) Allow unseen units to be targeted by scattering an extra time, as
suggested by Quester, "Recon by fire." Of course, again, any terrain
modifiers still apply.

3) Combat within buildings is perhaps more of a desperate nature, best
portrayed with the Close Combat rules.


What does everybody think?

Warprat ;)



Peter Ramos wrote:
>
> Hi!
>
> Officialy you CAN fire into the deep woods, but all firing should be
> considered indirect since there is no real line of sight to the center of
> the woods.
>
> To not permit this would give highly unrealistic tactics of hiding in woods
> to the impunity of any kind of firing, thats not fair at all. Granted close
> combat is the best method to get them out, but barrages are and should be
> effective in weeding them out.
>
> Peter.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Thomas Wildman" <tnrw00_at_...>
> To: <netepic_at_egroups.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2000 10:41 AM
> Subject: Re: [NetEpic ML] More Questions
>
> > My groups have consistently differed in opinion on speculative bombing of
> > forests. Some say, "My Marine Commander saw your stormboyz enter the
> woods,
> > and he's ordering a pattern bombing of the forest." We've used on
> occasion
> > an increased save or an additional scatter of the barrage, but some guys
> > just refuse to allow it. What is the opinion of the Netepic group?
> > Tom
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: warprat <warprat_at_...>
> > To: <netepic_at_egroups.com>
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2000 10:02 PM
> > Subject: [NetEpic ML] More Questions
> >
> >
> > > Hi All!
> > >
> > >
> > > Here are a couple of questions NO GROUP I have ever played with have
> > > been able to answer:
> > >
> > >
> > > 1) If two units are in the same forest/building, how can they ever fire
> > > on each other, without entering into Close Combat?
> > >
> > >
> > > 2)A. I can aim my Bombard at an unoccupied building, and knock it down.
> > > B. I can aim my Bombard at the same building, if I see troops in it.
> > >
> > > C. But, I can NOT aim my Bombard at a building in which I CANNOT see
> > > the troops inside, because that would be unfair (Which cup has the pea
> > > under it?).
> > >
> > >
> > > How do other groups handle these issues?
> > >
> > > Comments please!
> > >
> > >
> > > Warprat ;)
> > >
> > >
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