From:	Caric <caric@*******.COM>
Subject:	Re: CZ Attack Questions
Date:	Mon, 30 Dec 1996 13:15:30 -0700

> >Agreed, but how many sourcebooks have you read where they actually put
> >cyber of that caliber into there grunts? They should but the often
times
> >don't.
>
> Yeah, well, just because the sourcebooks don't equip troops properly is
> no reason for me to be so negligent :)

I completely agree...we do this all the time. =)

> More seriously, when you start running the numbers on this stuff, you
> get some interesting conclusions.
>
> >Even witht the boosted III though the average grunt will have an
> >average initiative (emphasis on average) of about 13. That means that
even
> >a force 1 true spirit will still be going first having an average
> >initiative of 14. That's not even taking into account any penalties due
to
> >armor if they are wearing heavy military armor.
>
> But they do have the advantage, in heavy armour, that you need pretty
> strong spirits to actually get into that armour. Okay, the blanket
> "hardened armour protects completely" goes by the board if a dozen Ant
> spirits pull you over and start chewing through the joints, but it
> should help a lot.

True, but the soldiers will still be slower than the spirits...that was the
point I was trying to make. The armor definately will help them.


> Actually, full mil-spec and flamethrowers would be a useful approach.
> I'd say flamers would hurt even spirits pretty badly, it's an elemental
> attack and insects don't do well with fire.

Agreed fire is cool...unfortunately still having to use the willpower
sucks.


> Or we could just set up a big flarestack and watch all the Moth spirits
> fly into it :)

Couldn't hurt...ya never know ;)


~Caric

"All the world's indeed a stage, we are mearly players.
Performers and portrayers. Each anothers audience,
outside the gilded cage." -Rush
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