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swordtart · 08-08-2017, 01:28 AM

The old switcheroo is best performed in closed vehicles. Even then it is a plot for movies rather than a viable tactic (other than last ditch efforts or a lazy opponent).

If you have the budget to duplicate the rigs, then you might be better off just setting two up as gun-trucks and put them all into a single convoy to protect each other. Sure they know where your whole force is, but they have to take on your whole force, split them up and they can destroy you in detail. Up to 40 spaces of turreted/sponsoned weapons per gun-truck will make it a tough target. 80 spaces of turret weapons (plus whatever incidental weapons the cargo vehicle will be carrying) will make it a meat grinder.

If the baddies can set up road blocks, they can set them up for all three trucks for little extra effort and so you gain nothing.

08-08-2017, 01:28 AM	#9
swordtart Join Date: Jun 2008	Re: 'Fake Cargo' Rules ? The old switcheroo is best performed in closed vehicles. Even then it is a plot for movies rather than a viable tactic (other than last ditch efforts or a lazy opponent). If you have the budget to duplicate the rigs, then you might be better off just setting two up as gun-trucks and put them all into a single convoy to protect each other. Sure they know where your whole force is, but they have to take on your whole force, split them up and they can destroy you in detail. Up to 40 spaces of turreted/sponsoned weapons per gun-truck will make it a tough target. 80 spaces of turret weapons (plus whatever incidental weapons the cargo vehicle will be carrying) will make it a meat grinder. If the baddies can set up road blocks, they can set them up for all three trucks for little extra effort and so you gain nothing.