target and kill score

[Raznag]

Hi!

I wonder why some units have a kill score but no save. That's mean the target score will kill them right away so why there's a kill score? May be there's something i don't understand!

Thank you for your answer!

 

[katadder]

well smoe wear just t-shirts i guess so no save

personally I hate the whole plain target score. I mean a highly trained SAS guy needs the same to hit a member of the PLA and some Arab militia guy with an AK, just not right IMO.

 

[Raznag]

I understand why they have no save, i just wonder why they have a kill score if the target score kill them right away. That's why i want to know why there's a kill score, may be i miss some rules in the book that explain it.

 

[Lorcan Nagle]

It's futureproofing basically. While there's nothing in the rules to give them an armour save now, there may be in the future.

 

[nezeray]

Who wants to do the "upgrade card:

Stockpile from a friendly nation: Add flak jacket (armour roll 6+) to infantry unit. cost=25% of total for unit.

Tadaaaaa!

Nezeray

 

[The Old Soldier]

Who wants to do the "upgrade card:

Stockpile from a friendly nation: Add flak jacket (armour roll 6+) to infantry unit. cost=25% of total for unit.

Tadaaaaa!

Nezeray

Just a little tooooo expensive, but yea good stuff like that can always be added to the game. A good reason to have those Kill numbers.

I wrote a story recently over on evocommand, and at the end gave a guideline to playing battles with the storyline troops.

One such troops were PLA forces being used as Central American PNAP infantry. They had the BRUSH BANDIT trait which gave them a 5+ save when in cover other than structures.

Have fun with your game, add traits and special stuff for scenarios and campaigns. It's brings new life into your armies.

 

[Xorrandor]

Another popular house rule concept:

Medic: Leave models that miss their Armor save face down on the table. If a medic can reach them, roll to see if they can re-enter the fight: 1-2 re-enter with no penalty, 3-4 can't move but may still fire, 5-6 remove as casualty. You can add rules for helping wounded comrades move, morale effects, etc, until you're playing Stargrunt II .

(Why this is relevant to the thread: models that are hit by Kill damage dice don't even make an Armor roll, and are just removed as casualties 100% of the time. So the difference between a Target and a Kill is that one can be saved by the medics.)

 

[nezeray]

Another popular house rule concept:

Medic: Leave models that miss their Armor save face down on the table. If a medic can reach them, roll to see if they can re-enter the fight: 1-2 re-enter with no penalty, 3-4 can't move but may still fire, 5-6 remove as casualty. You can add rules for helping wounded comrades move, morale effects, etc, until you're playing Stargrunt II .

(Why this is relevant to the thread: models that are hit by Kill damage dice don't even make an Armor roll, and are just removed as casualties 100% of the time. So the difference between a Target and a Kill is that one can be saved by the medics.)

That I like. Now to start painting crosses on my extra PLA command squads. >

Nezeray

 

[Anpu42]

Hi!

I wonder why some units have a kill score but no save. That's mean the target score will kill them right away so why there's a kill score? May be there's something i don't understand!

Thank you for your answer!

Yes

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