[sg2 ds2] Re: OrBat SG2

> On Mon, 29 Nov 1999, Roger Books wrote:

> It seems to me that it would be worthwhile having 2 or 3 rifle

i think the islamic fed forces do this (for their elites), but i can't provide
a url, i'm afraid.

in addition, consider this: if you have 3 rifle sections and 1 PA section
and a company, then 1/4 of your force is PA. given that most powers can
field relatively little PA, this seriously limits the size of this composite
force. to put it another way, if you used this oob for an entire army, you'd
need to spend a *lot* more on PA than most forces. now, one PA
section in the battalion HQ (more like 1/16 then) would be much easier.
of course, if you just use this OOB for the elites (like the IF), you'd be
fine.

it might also be a case of fitting roles; PA are usually used in the vanguard,
leading assaults, being the first onto planets, etc. thus, PA units are
operationally more mobile, being shipped about from place to place to do
short, sharp jobs rather than staying on one front for weeks or months. thus,
attaching PA at company level would hamstring them. again, since elite units
tend to move around more, using this OOB for them should work.

tom

> It seems to me that it would be worthwhile having 2 or 3 rifle

www.angelfire.com/va/basileus/index.html and follow the links to the
IF Revolutionary Guard. Or
www.angelfire.com/va/laserlight/index.html ->Full Thrust (top bar) ->
Federation Ground Forces (side bar) will get you there

> it might also be a case of fitting roles; PA are usually used in the

I hadn't noticed this when John A wrote it up but I agree, PA for most armies
should be a company attached as needed, or separate battalion for orbital
assault. There are exceptions (Alarish springs to mind, since we have an
underpopulation problem, and no habitable planets, it's cheaper to armor up
fewer troops than to pay more salaries and put everyone into a hostile
environment combat suit anyway).

> i think the islamic fed forces do this (for their elites), but i can't

check out:

http://www.naxera.com/ted/gzg.html

Ted has a whole whack of TOE stuff, including links to pages with TOE's and
some TOE's on his page itself.

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