Armies of the Fifth Frontier War, Impressions Not Errata

[Vormaerin]

Having FGMPs as your side arm is problematic because those are area fire, radiation producing weapons. So soldiers equipped with them are not suitable for a wide range of deployment types. There needs to be a TL15 laser or gauss rifle with the fusion guns being the squad support or heavy weapons.

But, yeah, the whole idea of the Imperial Army being obsolete is silly. There absolutely should be a "provincial army" that might be TL12 or whatever is reasonable. But the Imperium itself should have mainline army units that are at the appropriate tech level.

 

[Condottiere]

Depends a lot on how militaries plan to fight.

Sword Worlders use a lot of heavy support weapons to deal with the more heavily armoured foes.

I view sidearms as personal defence weapons.

 

[CordwainerFish]

Having FGMPs as your side arm is problematic because those are area fire, radiation producing weapons. So soldiers equipped with them are not suitable for a wide range of deployment types.

Minds me of the legendary prototype atomic hand grenade, which had a radius of effect greater than the distance any soldier could hope to throw it.

 

[Vormaerin]

Depends a lot on how militaries plan to fight.

Sword Worlders use a lot of heavy support weapons to deal with the more heavily armoured foes.

I view sidearms as personal defence weapons.

If your primary weapon is an FGMP, then you are planning on always fighting where there are 0 friendlies or neutrals not in combat armor or battle dress. Which is a bit problematic on defense or garrison duty.

 

[Tforbes]

You don't have HG 2e original?

I give up, how do you copy a page from the pdf to link like you did?

I can't get it to work for HG2e

 

[Terry Mixon]

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Yep. Looks like it was retro downgraded.

 

[Sigtrygg]

Yet another retcon to ignore...

at least they changed the AHL back to a tower block...