BOUNCE!
rules for small tactical wargame looking engagements just like mom used to make
Each armor gets assigned a movement rate in hexes. This is it’s “bounce” rating. Lit. rapid high end movement in armor. Each major weapon gets assigned a range…in hexes. Provide a hex map with stuff on it. Go. They are playing GEV before they know it
Terrain rules should be super simple.
Mountains imperial forces – Light bounce rating reduced by one; Jump ignores terrain
PL 4-6 forces bounce reduced to 1. All forces AV increased by one.
Hills ignorable terrain by imperial forces, reduces bounce rating of PL 4-6 forces by half.
Organic Wet (Bog, Swamp, Marsh) bounce rating reduced by 1; AV increased by 1
Heavy High Vegetation (Forest, Jungle, AgBramble) bounce rating reduced by 1
Road imperial units increase bounce rating by 1. PL 4-6 armor/infantry double bounce
Urban bounce rating halved save to evacuate out of Urban hex, AV increased by 1
Vac rules (which mean little unless a suit breach happens)
-Light (Imperial) troops have an effective bounce rating of 1 in Vac. Jump troops have their full bounce rating.
Liquid rules
- Imperial units can choose to traverse over the water or underneath it.
- over water increases movement by 1
- under water movement and bounce rating decreased by 1; AV effectively increased by 1
Unit type (by armor, assumes Zero level)
Light
Garrison AV 1 DV 3 bounce 2
Scout AV 3 DV 3 bounce 4
Attack Infantry AV 2 DV 4 bounce 3
Jump
Battle armor troops AV 3 DV 4 bounce 5
Tact Assault AV 3 DV 5 bounce 6
Command Armor AV 4 DV 5 bounce 6
Attack Value – derived from bab+1.
Defense Value – derived from AC
Those with force fields or death countermeasures will have a second DV
Bounce rating – by armor, in hexes per turn
Each hex = 1 mile or so Each turn = 1 minute or so
When using with actual leveled characters.
The BAB addition will make them gross.
Those with multiple action dice take second action, section action =AV-1, a third action die also but at AV-2
Other armor DV = AC/6, round up.
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