Re: [Epic] DROP PODS

From: Mike Looney - ionet <mlooney_at_...>
Date: Tue, 26 May 1998 08:53:38 -0500

Alan E & Carmel J Brain wrote:

> Kelley, Kevin J., JCS wrote:
> >
> > If you really intend to try to capture Market-Garden the drop
> troops should
> > not have heavy weapons or any transport- historically they Allied
> paratroops
> > were not able to deal with the German armor, and one of the other
> > weaknesses of paratroops were their lack of mobiltiy once they
> landed. I am
> > presuming you will have the SM/IG be the attackers - who will be the
>
> > defenders???
>
> Since I recently spent 6 months working on a computerised simulation
> of
> Market-Garden, I know a bit about it. Right down to the captured
> French
> Char 2B the Germans converted by ripping out its 75mm gun and having a
>
> flamethrower put it, sort of a Close Support SuperHeavy, BUT I
> DIGRESS.
>

A super heavy with really crappy armor, and any "crittical" hit goes
straight to the "Boom" result

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Received on Tue May 26 1998 - 13:53:38 UTC

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