SMCs and Fire Lanes

[JimWhite]

Can an SMC lay down an MG fire lane?

 

[Binchois]

I believe no, since it is not "fully manned" and, thus, not in "Good Order." See index:

Good Order (a Personnel Unit or vehicular Inherent_Crew which is neither broken, Berserk, captured, stunned, shocked, or held in Melee; or a SW which is fully manned by a Good Order Personnel unit, and is not malfunctioned, or restricted by an Ammunition_Shortage): A.7 [a Panicked unit is never in Good Order: S6.211] [Target of Activated ENEMY: S5.3, S5.31]​

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There is a Q&A which confirms this.

 

[Eagle4ty]

A Hero could as it can fire a MG at Full FP (A15.23), I would suppose multiple SMC (Ldrs) could also if all manning the same MG thus being fully manned.

 

[Binchois]

A Hero could as it can fire a MG at Full FP (A15.23), I would suppose multiple SMC (Ldrs) could also if all manning the same MG thus being fully manned.

Apparently, not even the hero:

Q: Index & A9.22 Is a SW MG `fully manned' by:
a) a non-Heroic SMC,
A. No.
b) a Heroic SMC, or
A. No.
c) two SMCs
A. Yes.
d) and thus in Good Order (if otherwise in Good Order)? Assuming such a MG is capable of at least 2FP in its Normal Range, can it be used to declare a Fire Lane (if otherwise able to do so)?

A. Only the last. [Letter48]

 

[klasmalmstrom]

Tips From The Trenches.

ASL Journal 11, page 58.
Note that even though a lone Heroic SMC may fire a MG at full FP (A15.23), he cannot lay down a Fire Lane since a MG requires at least two SMC to be fully manned. Nor can he use a MG as Sustained Fire (A9.3).

 

[Mr Incredible]

Makes sense.

Like to see a belt fed weapon fired continuously by a single man without jamming.

 

[Vinnie]

Last game I used two sms to lay a firelane. They don't cower and this one killed a crew and pinned a HS in a vital move.

 

[Robin Reeve]

Two sms are enough to man a cellphone too.

 

[Eagle4ty]

Two sms are enough to man a cellphone too.

The first thing I had my people leave behind on a combat mission [EXC: the SAT Phone]. (Hated the D@#$! things! Too much of a distraction).

 

[JimWhite]

Thanks for the answers!