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« Last post by Cull on Today at 08:36:14 »Thread for AARs of games I run for friends who mostly play Kill Team.
Scenario: Final Exam (modified)
Rules: Classic, Standard
Map: AGoAC Desert
Year: 3025
Restrictions: 80 tons/side
Nagelring Cadets
> Attrite OPFOR to 33%
> COM-2D Commando, Gunnery 3, Piloting 4
> SHD-2H Shadow Hawk, Gunnery 3, Piloting 4
OPFOR
> Do not allow cadets to attrite OPFOR to 33%
> UM-R60 UrbanMech, Gunnery 3, Piloting 4
> 2x Scorpion light tank, Gunnery 3, Piloting 4
Comments
I set this game up to start getting reps in with combined arms. Two of my friends played the cadets and ran one 'Mech each, while I played the OPFOR. Neither side knew what the other was bringing. I chose tonnage instead of BV for simplicity and because I wanted the OPFOR to be defeated easily without telegraphing that outcome. I picked up the hobby last year and have only had time for a handful of small, low-intensity games, so if anyone has suggestions or reads something in the summary below that indicates a bad rules adjudication, please comment.
Summary
OPFOR began the game in the northwest corner of the map where terrain was more level and provided some forested cover. The cadets decided to attack from the south (Commando) and east (Shadow Hawk). The Commando and UrbanMech were the first to trade fire, as the UrbanMech was the southmost unit. The Shadow Hawk initially attempted to engage the UrbanMech with LRMs from its long range band, but later chose to move in closer when this tactic proved ineffective. The Scorpions moved south to screen the Shadow Hawk's advance while supporting the UrbanMech with AC/5 fire. The Commando destroyed the UrbanMech's left torso as it closed, but it suffered a foot actuator crit from the UrbanMech's AC/10 followed by a gyro hit on a rear arc TAC from one of the Scorpions. Excess damage from the TAC resulted in a second crit on the gyro, rendering the Commando combat ineffective for the remainder of the game. The Shadow Hawk, now having closed to a more effective range, hit the UrbanMech with an alpha strike as the latter prepared to stomp on the fallen Commando, stripping what was left of its armor and coring it in a very cinematic sequence of events. The ensuing gunfight between the Shadow Hawk and the Scorpions left the Shadow Hawk mostly stripped of armor on its left side and both tanks struggling with motive damage. As we were preparing to cut it for the evening, the Shadow Hawk scored a crew killed crit on the same Scorpion that brought down the Commando, achieving the cadets' objective with no actual losses on their side.
Scenario: Final Exam (modified)
Rules: Classic, Standard
Map: AGoAC Desert
Year: 3025
Restrictions: 80 tons/side
Nagelring Cadets
> Attrite OPFOR to 33%
> COM-2D Commando, Gunnery 3, Piloting 4
> SHD-2H Shadow Hawk, Gunnery 3, Piloting 4
OPFOR
> Do not allow cadets to attrite OPFOR to 33%
> UM-R60 UrbanMech, Gunnery 3, Piloting 4
> 2x Scorpion light tank, Gunnery 3, Piloting 4
Comments
I set this game up to start getting reps in with combined arms. Two of my friends played the cadets and ran one 'Mech each, while I played the OPFOR. Neither side knew what the other was bringing. I chose tonnage instead of BV for simplicity and because I wanted the OPFOR to be defeated easily without telegraphing that outcome. I picked up the hobby last year and have only had time for a handful of small, low-intensity games, so if anyone has suggestions or reads something in the summary below that indicates a bad rules adjudication, please comment.
Summary
OPFOR began the game in the northwest corner of the map where terrain was more level and provided some forested cover. The cadets decided to attack from the south (Commando) and east (Shadow Hawk). The Commando and UrbanMech were the first to trade fire, as the UrbanMech was the southmost unit. The Shadow Hawk initially attempted to engage the UrbanMech with LRMs from its long range band, but later chose to move in closer when this tactic proved ineffective. The Scorpions moved south to screen the Shadow Hawk's advance while supporting the UrbanMech with AC/5 fire. The Commando destroyed the UrbanMech's left torso as it closed, but it suffered a foot actuator crit from the UrbanMech's AC/10 followed by a gyro hit on a rear arc TAC from one of the Scorpions. Excess damage from the TAC resulted in a second crit on the gyro, rendering the Commando combat ineffective for the remainder of the game. The Shadow Hawk, now having closed to a more effective range, hit the UrbanMech with an alpha strike as the latter prepared to stomp on the fallen Commando, stripping what was left of its armor and coring it in a very cinematic sequence of events. The ensuing gunfight between the Shadow Hawk and the Scorpions left the Shadow Hawk mostly stripped of armor on its left side and both tanks struggling with motive damage. As we were preparing to cut it for the evening, the Shadow Hawk scored a crew killed crit on the same Scorpion that brought down the Commando, achieving the cadets' objective with no actual losses on their side.
That said, I have a question.