Alien formations for SG 2 questions.

1 posts ยท Jun 28 2003

From: Glenn M Wilson <triphibious@j...>

Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2003 10:19:23 PDT

Subject: Alien formations for SG 2 questions.

Okay, I have dumped most of my 25 mm Science Fiction figures (and the
historical ones too with fantasy posting next) but I DID keep a few figures:

> From [Pre-GW] Space marines

My question is about using the TO&E as designed back in the early 1970's in
SG2.

A base unit is the section (IIRC that is the name) of 12 figures.

There are 3 Fire Teams of 2 Blast Rifles and one Hand Scrambler; one (two
canine) PML team (Gunner has Blast Pistol and loader has Blast Carbine,) and a
Section Leader (B. R. and sensor) in a section. They use 100%
'sneak suits' - intelligent camo pattern/color changing battle dress
basically.

The Blast weapons are advanced beyond SG 2 human Technology (they are
either Class "A" - uses auto fire template in SM or Class "B" - two
aimed shots or auto fire template with a turn for the power source to rebuild
to firing level - for simplicity and from an earlier version I will use
"A") so I was thinking of keeping the TO&E the same and assigning values to
the weapons of a section as follows:

Weapon Range FP Impact die Blast Pistol Band 2 maximum 2 D6 Blast Carbine Band
3 maximum 3 D8 Blast Rifle All 3 D10 Hand Scrambler All 1 D10

A Company has 6 sections of Light Infantry, a Mortar Section (15 canines, 3
light Mortars, 2 Fire Control techs and a S. L.) plus a 13 Canine Weapons
Platoon with 4 Tripod Blasters set up for AAA on Floaters (I am sure they can
be fired horizontally if needed) and finally a HQ section of 7 canines (2
Officers and 5 Enlisted.) Totals 107 Canines if my math is right.

The first question should I field the FT's as 3 canine 'squads' with a FP
of 7 - use D8 -  and Impact of D10

OR

two "demi-platoons" (one with FP 14 and Impact D10; second with FP
18/18/13/10 and  variable impact die (D9 [use 8]/D9.6 [use 10]/D10/D10)
at different range bands)?

And of course the most important part of an alien force - the
Psychology. I have a few ideas but I would like some input before I blab my
views on the Rauwoof military mind set. Rauwoofs are not so much "Dogs In
Space" as something combining traits of Wolves, Cape Hunting Dogs, (and a
touch of Jackal and or Hyena, maybe.)

Gracias,