From: Glenn M Wilson <triphibious@j...>
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2003 20:27:48 PDT
Subject: IC TO&E ideas
Playing with the GZG down loaded catalog I had several questions come to mind: in 25 mm I see 4 unique rifleman figures, 1 SAW figure, 1 ML figure, 2 SL/NCO figures and an Indonesian NCO figure. Still a small range but if you don't mind as few duplicate figures per squad this would do... Anybody want to point me towards open source data on the Indonesian, Malaysian, Singaporean, Thai and Philippino, maybe Vietnam, TO&Es (not Burma, Laos, Cambodia) - I think these would supply the main inputs into the IC. According to the timeline in FT (deals with early earth better then the SG 2 mini-version IMO) - 2039, 2043, 2050, 2053, 2054, 2110, 2128 (which is the last IC mention I see...) Any ideas on what the final organization of the IC might be for SG 2? DS 2? I am thinking 8 man squads, armor Partial Light armor or basic Battledress for some lower priority units, I suspect no PA, Infantry Systems and most mech systems are Basic with some elite units running enhanced, Vehicles using RFAC and HVC except for some DFFG (maybe HKP for 'Guard'?) in heavy armor units, small arms being the LTAR supported by conventional SAW at squad/platoon level with GMS/P attached from company resources. IAVRs issued when armor attacks expected. The timeline proposes GRAV vehicles so I will go with them present but "non-marine" units more prone to Tracked or possibly some Hover, urban units maybe Wheeled. Walkers seem unlikely. "Heavy weapons" might include more powerful version of infantry support weapons such as AGL's (?) and Rotary SAWs with the occasional Infantry Plasma Gun. Battalion and higher resources might include vehicle carried (as opposed to mounted) Gauss Autocannons or DFFG's. GMS/L and GMS/H might be basic or even enhanced when they are fielded. Snipers would be rare (Above Battalion assets. Medical units above Company and attached. VTOL rare, Aero uncommon. Comments? Gracias,