Kevin Kenneally
Elder Member
Should you, would you or could you use Infantry crew counters for the 1/2" Inf SW's?
Of course, the first priority for crews is manning weapons that need crews to be used without penality....usually 5/8 guns, but also Japanese MMG/HMG/ATR.Should you, would you or could you use Infantry crew counters for the 1/2" Inf SW's?
That says it all for me. "So it is written, so shall it be!"... Personally, I think this would have been a good idea if it had been part of the original ASLRB. There's the rub - so many scenarios have been created, tested and balanced with any MMC able to man a HMG/MMG without penalty (excepting Japanese/Inexperienced). ...
I like the HOB rule, frankly and have (or would have) no problem if it was adopted system-wise.Hi Guys
Crews have a lot of other abilities that make them far better than to use for some SWs than for other SWs.
Regarding HoBs use of them, it is not that well thought through since the experienced players tend to use the Crews in other ways than the designer intended.
As long as that is the risk I would say NO to Crews for other purposes than those stated in the ASLRB.
Absolutely.Should you, would you or could you use Infantry crew counters for the 1/2" Inf SW's?
Sums up my position entirely. If I were a scenario designer with a hankering after this (in my opinion unnecessary) chrome, I'd just put some crews in the senario and leave the player to decide.If I have extra crews, yes I will often use them for a SW. However, I dislike the SSRs that I have seen in some cases that try to duplicate the Japanese crew rule for all nationalities. I'm with the "don't tinker with the rules unnecessarily" crowd. I did not vote because I'm not really sure what the real underlying question is.
IMHO, it would be better to throw in some Elite Half-squads for this purpose.Sums up my position entirely. If I were a scenario designer with a hankering after this (in my opinion unnecessary) chrome, I'd just put some crews in the senario and leave the player to decide.
Which leads to the ahistoric ability for trained weapons specialists to combine into elite rifle squads...it would have been extremely unusual to see soldiers of a British machine gun battalion pick up rifles and go off to do battle as part of an infantry company, which is what that allows.IMHO, it would be better to throw in some Elite Half-squads for this purpose.
Using Inf. Crews leads to HMG/MMG/etc. trained personnel suddenly being better at taking out tanks in CC, not sure that is very historic either.Which leads to the ahistoric ability for trained weapons specialists to combine into elite rifle squads...it would have been extremely unusual to see soldiers of a British machine gun battalion pick up rifles and go off to do battle as part of an infantry company, which is what that allows.
Good point, but I wonder - which is more likely to occur in any given scenario?Using Inf. Crews leads to HMG/MMG/etc. trained personnel suddenly being better at taking out tanks in CC, not sure that is very historic either.