Thane Morgan wrote:
> > Drop pods CAN be shot at by flak units, so any thing that is protected
> > vs t-hawks has some protection against DBFF
>
> True, but the flak will only kill one or two units, instead of six. If I
> were assaulting a planet, I'd much prefer to be a tiny target in a
> swarm, at least by these rules.
This is true. In the book (vs the movie) "Starship Troopers" he makes a
big deal about how confusing a drop pod assult is, both to the naked eye
and to radar.
To reflect how the MI does it, you would need about a 6:1 dummy to real
ratio for your drop chits.
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Received on Wed Mar 11 1998 - 14:41:56 UTC