Force Manual: Kurita

[Xotl]

This thread is for all issues and problems with Force Manual: Kurita.

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There is no compiled errata for this product at this time.

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[SANSd20]

LOCATION: Kungsarmé Rank Structure (Continued) side bar, page 29
THE ERROR: "...who commands a JumpShipor DropShip." Space missing between 'JumpShip' and 'or'
THE CORRECTION: Add space between the two "...who commands a JumpShip or DropShip."

[Lanceman]

Pg. 40 under heading Nineteenth Galedon Regulars: Second paragraph is a description of the Benjamin Regulars and appears like it should actually have begun on the next page.

Similarly on Pg. 59, the description of the Night Stalkers begins under "Other Arkab Legion Sub-Commands" instead of on the following page.

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[Lanceman]

Pg. 116

Under "Variants" the sentence reads "The z has been in productions for so long..."

Suggestion: Change "z" to "Wasp".

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[ShroudedSciuridae]

pp 59-60
Issue: Text for "Other Arkab Legion Sub-Commands" is missing, with "Night Stalkers" text beginning in its place.
Correction: Add missing Arkab Legion text, move Night Stalker text to the following page (60). This will likely require removing the sepuku illustration to accommodate the shifted text.

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[pokefan548]

P. 79, Unit Composition retains the one-half rule from Combat Manual: Kurita rather that the more up-to-date one-third rule presented in [Force Manual: Davion].

P. 107, 109 list the Spider SDR-7M as being Common in rarity. P. 101 lists it as being Uncommon. All three instances are during the Early Clan Invasion.

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[nckestrel]

p32, Second Sword of Light
remove italics from Tactical Adjustments

p34, Eighth Sword of Light
remove italics from Tactical Adjustments

p37, Sho-sa Konami Maki
change "OTL-5M" to "OTL-5M (Maki)"

p40, Nineteenth Galdeon Regulars
move paragraph that begins "The Benjamin Regulars.." two pages to be under the Benjamin Regulars header.  Leave the text box beginning with "experience/equipment rating.." on this page.

Pg 42, third Benjamin regulars
remove italics from Tactical specialization (engineers)

p50, third alshain regulars
remove italics from Tactical specialization (engineers)

p52, First Genyosha
add * to equipment rating, "Elite/A" to "Elite/A*"
,Second Genyoha
add * to equipment rating, "Elite/A" to "Elite/A*"

p59, "Other Arkba Legion Sub-Commands"
the paragraph under this heading (starting with "The Night Stalkers.." should be pushed to the next page, p60, under the Night Stalker heading.  Note the Fourth Arkab Legion and Sixth Arkabn Legion boxes should remain under the Other Arkab Legion Sub-Commands header on p59, only the text paragraph between the header and the two Legion boxes should be pushed to next page.

p64, First Ghost
Add * to equipment rating, "Veteran/B" to "Veteran/B*"

p68, Ryuken-Nin
Add * to equipment rating, "Veteran/A" to "Veteran/A*"
,Ryuken-Go
Add /A* to experience rating, "Regular" to "Regular/A*"

p69, Ryuken-San, -Yon and -Roku
Add * to equipment rating, "Veteran/A" to "Veteran/A*"

p70, Ragnar Magnusson
change "Sword of Light (pre-3017), Rasalhague Regulars (3017-3026), Genyosha (3027+)" to "Third Drakøns" (italics for Drakøns)

p71, third drakøns
remove italics from tactical experts (physical)

p73, Freemen
remove italics from second freemen's esprit de corps and first freemen's foot cavalry
First Freemen: also change "Foot Cavalry" to "Focus (Foot Cavalry)"

p79, Unit Composition
change "one-half" to "one-third"

p83, Alternate Munitions
change Late Sucession Wars' change "LRM/SRM: Heat-seeking, Smoke, Tandem Charge" to "LRM/SRM: Heat-seeking, Smoke, Inferno"

p89, Hanssen Månsdottir
change "AS7-S" to "AS7-S (Hanssen)"

For CPLT-K2 (Kasigi) and Griffin GRD-1DS (Almstedt), replace the S/M/L, OV and A/S columns with
CPLT "3/3/2,0,6/5"
GRD "2/2/1,0,5/3"
Also, change "GRD-1DS" to "GRF-1DS"

p95, Battle Lancer, Late Clan Invasion
change MTR-5K from "U" to "C"

p97, Command Lance, Early Clan Invasion
change STG-5M from "U" to "C"

p101, Pursuit Lance, Early Clan Invasion
change SDR-7M from "U" to "C"

p103, Recon Lance, Early Clan Invasion
change STL-3L from "U" to "C"

p111, Berserker Lance, Early Clan Invasion
change HCT-5S from "CS" to "US"
change NGS-4S from "US" to "RS"

p116, Wasp, Variants
Change "The z has been" to "The Wasp has been"

[Karasu]

Page 37, Sho-sa Konami Maki

This pilot is listed as using the "Ostsol OTL-5M" during the Late Clan Invasion era.  I suspect that this should be the "Ostsol OTL-5M (Maki)", shown on page 89, due to the comments about "'Mech rebuilt from the inside".

Page 89, Lojtnant Hanssen Mansdottir

This pilot is listed as using the "Atlas AS7-S" during the Late Clan Invasion era.  I suspect that this should be the "AS7-S (Hanssen)", shown later on the same page.

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[Karasu]

Page 89, New Unit Stats sidebar

Error: Some of the stats for both the Catapult CPLT-K2 (Kasigi) and Griffin GRD-1DS (Almstedt) are switched around.

Correction: The contents of the OV column for these two 'Mechs should be in the S/M/L column, the contents of the S/M/L column should be in the A/S column and the contents of the A/S column should be in the OV column.


Error: The unit described as Griffin GRD-1DS (Almstedt) has the wrong Alphanumeric designation.

Correction: It should be Griffin GRF-1DS (Almstedt)

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[Karasu]

Excuse the multiple posts, but it seems better than repeatedly updating a single one.

Page 83, Alternate Munitions Sidebar

Error: Tandem Charge SRMs are listed both in Late Succession Wars and also in Late Clan Invasion.  Inferno SRMs are not listed at all.

Suggested Correction:  Replace the first instance of Tanem Charge in the Late Succession Wars era with Inferno

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[CapeMonkey]

Page 70, Lojtnant Ragnar Magnusson has a Jenner JR7-D in the Late Succession Wars era, and availability is Sword of Light (pre-3017), Rasalhague Regulars (3017-3026), Genyosha (3027+). These are errors because the character is canonically born in 3034, although the Jenner is plausible as a training mech.

The availability correction would be to Third Drak0ns.

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[Boateye]

Pg. 72, Brazen Raid sidebar.

Errors:

• missing experience levels for attacker and defender.
• scenario ends too late and can lead attached to playing a impossible game.

Suggested corrections:

• add experience levels to attacker and defender like other scenarios
• change last sentence under "victory conditions" to: The scenario automatically ends when 3 or more loot carrying units are destroyed."

[Jmlee236]

 * VERSION: First printing
    * LOCATION: Pg 52 and 64-65
    * THE ERROR: Genyosha and Ryuken units do not have access to star league era mechs from rosebud.
    * THE CORRECTION: The Genyosha and Ryuken should have access to star league era mechs from rosebud.

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[Boateye]

Pg 32, 34, 40, 42, 48, 50, 52, 56, 66, 68 (2 errors), 71, 72, 73 (2 errors)

Errors: all of the above pages have at least one sidebar with incorrectly italicized SCAs. Italicized SCAs are supposed to denote new SCAs introduced in FM: Kurita.

Corrections:
Pg 32, second sword of light: Tactical Adjustments
Pg 34, eighth sword of light: Tactical Adjustments
Pg 40, nineteenth galedon regulars: Regional Specialization (Bad News)
Pg 42, third Benjamin regulars: Tactical specialization (engineers)
Pg 48, twentieth rasalhauge regulars: environmental specialist (clear)
Pg 50, third alshan regulars: Tactical specialization (engineers)
Pg 52, first genyosha: tactical experts (combined fire)
Pg 56, second an ting legion: flankers
Pg 66, eighth ghost: Intelligence specialist
Pg 68, ryuken-ni: strategic command; Ryuken-go: shielding
Pg 71, third drakøns: tactical experts (physical)
Pg 72, third husars: regional specialization (Skandia province)
Pg 73, second freemen: esprit de corps; first freemen: foot cavalry
First Freemen: also change "Foot Cavalry" to "Focus (Foot Cavalry)"

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[Karasu]

Page 103

Recon Lance, Early Clan Invasion, Alternate Units

The following line is shown
Sabaku Kaze 1 179 15 Scout C

Problem: None of the stats are correct for the combat vehicle Sabaku Kaze.  The only unit I could find with a BV of 179, is the Marten scout VTOL, although I don't think this would be considered common amongst the DCMS, as it is a Federated Suns vehicle.  The Sabaku Kaze itself already exists as a Late Succession Wars option for the Pursuit Lance, so it would be odd to have it also appear in an Early Clan Invasion options list.

Solution:  I'm not sure whether there was meant to be another unit here instead of the Sabaku Kaze, the line should just be removed or whether the stats should be changed to the correct ones (from p 100)
Sabaku Kaze 2 997 38 Striker U

[Maelwys]

pg. 27 Kurita Rank Structure (Cont.) sidebar

Error: "Sho-sa" should be in bold to match the rest of the ranks.

pg. 27 Kurita Rank Structure (Cont.) sidebar
Error: "Chu-sa: These officers serve on battalion staff, and are commonly Battalion Executive Officers."

This contradicts HB: Kurita (pg 151) "Chu-sa usually command battalions, though they occasionally serve as regimental executive officers or regimental staff officers"
It also contradicts pg 19 of FM: DC that states the same thing.
FM: Updates also has has Chu-sas commanding battalions on page 116.
It also contradicts later in the product that has multiple Chu-sas commanding Battalions (pg. 40 "Chu-sa Sarah May McDaniels commands a battalion of Galedon regulars", pg 48 "Chu-sa Rafael Espinoz commands second Battalion.."

Fix: Return the wording to that of the Handbook or FM with Chu-sas commanding Battalions.

pg. 27 Kurita Rank Structure (Cont.) sidebar
Error: "Tai-sa: Battalions are commanded by a Tai-sa."

Like Chu-sa, this contradicts pretty much every source, as before, such as HB Kurita (p 151), FM:DC (p 19), FM: U (p. 116). It also contradicts 20 Year Update (p. 40) which lists Tai-sas as commanding regiments. It also contradicts itself later on "The tai-sas who command the regiments answer directly to the Coordinator. (p. 32 FoMa: Kurita) "Tai-sa Narimasa Asano commands the First Genyosha" (p. 52)

pg. 27 Kurita Rank Structure (Cont.) sidebar
Error: "Sho-Sho: Experienced officers serving as General's Aides, as regimental Executive Officers, or as members of the regimental staff."

Fix and bring back in line with all other sources (HB Kurita (p 151), FM:DC (p 19), FM: U (p. 116), FM: 3145 (p. 63) with them as Warlord's or General's Aide or regimental commander.

pg. 27 Kurita Rank Structure (Cont.) sidebar
Error: Tai-Sho: The highest rank in the DCMS, Tai-sho are the regimental commanders."

Fix and bring back in line with all other sources (HB Kurita (p 151), FM:DC (p 19), FM: U (p. 116), FM: 3145 (p. 63)), with them as "prefecture commands, or members of the High Command staff, though some senior regimental commands may also bear this rank." (p 151 HB: Kurita).

[Sartris]

Page 103

Recon Lance, Early Clan Invasion, Alternate Units

The following line is shown
Sabaku Kaze 1 179 15 Scout C

Problem: None of the stats are correct for the combat vehicle Sabaku Kaze.  The only unit I could find with a BV of 179, is the Marten scout VTOL, although I don't think this would be considered common amongst the DCMS, as it is a Federated Suns vehicle.  The Sabaku Kaze itself already exists as a Late Succession Wars option for the Pursuit Lance, so it would be odd to have it also appear in an Early Clan Invasion options list.

Solution:  I'm not sure whether there was meant to be another unit here instead of the Sabaku Kaze, the line should just be removed or whether the stats should be changed to the correct ones (from p 100)
Sabaku Kaze 2 997 38 Striker U

That sabaku kaze is doing its best APC impression.