[SG] Asterisk weapons

Seems out of balance with Class/1 heavy weapons.
How then are class/1 heavy weapons more powerful/effective?

-Bri

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On Monday, April 22, 2002 12:38 PM, Brian Bell
[SMTP:bbell1@insight.rr.com]
wrote:
> Seems out of balance with Class/1 heavy weapons.

Small arms point fire weapons depend upon the users quality for their range
bands.
Heavy/class-1 weapons use 12" x target size for their range bands (eg:
size 5 MBT target = 60" range bands on the SG table).

This makes a big difference to the range die; at 24", a regular unit are in
their third (d8) range band against a size-2 truck, but a heavy weapon
is in
it's first (d4) range band against the same size-2 truck.
With that sort of range die, even no firecontrol (d4) + green quality
(d6)
is very effective. I find heavy weapon units good to hide green troops in
(until they
Panic...)
as infantry targets are size-1.

Thank you. I figured that I was missing something.

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Brian Bell
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