07-16-2021, 01:31 PM | #31 |
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Re: How many Auto Manufacturers are there in NA?
Hence the caveat about "smart bikers" -- it's a question answered in one of the ADQs, in the article "Bikers Are People, Too", and in one of the "Backfire" letters.
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07-16-2021, 03:24 PM | #32 |
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Re: How many Auto Manufacturers are there in NA?
Bikers are People Too by Larry Sewell ADQ 3/2, p. 31
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07-17-2021, 01:39 AM | #33 | |
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I am sure if a more local force needed a small aircraft they could request the assistance of the citizenry and most forces would be on friendly terms with someone with a crop duster that could be used for aerial observation (and that would remove the need for the police to have a trained pilot). Does your campaign feature the traditional ruined cities that are a feature of CW in the USA. If not it wont be so easy for bike gangs to hide. I am sure my impression of Canada is wholly stereotypical so you will be the best judge of where large gangs could hide out and if they can hide safely. Remember all a gang needs to hide from air-based attack is some camo netting (and anti-radar netting for the vehicles). You can't bomb what you can't see :) |
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That's why I love CBs -- "See that mapsheet? Not any more.... >:) "
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07-18-2021, 01:48 PM | #36 | |
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"What was working for you can work against you." [Ace Hunter, _MegaForce_] :)
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07-19-2021, 12:03 PM | #37 |
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Re: How many Auto Manufacturers are there in NA?
There are plenty of counter examples, but it would be tasteless to enumerate them. I am unaware of occasions when single aircraft went out on hunting expeditions for ground forces where the location of the enemy hadn't been established via other means.
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07-19-2021, 12:17 PM | #38 | |
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The larger the area an enemy can hide in, the greater the amount of off-mission time the aircraft has to spend. CW doesn't have satellites pinpointing the baddies position. If you have tracked them using ground forces (the stereotypical role of the Mountie) then you can plaster them, but the game is about the finding not the denouement. CW isn't that game either since it is a game of tactical car combat and hide and seek isn't really covered in the rules. So. Either your scenario is set-up where you know where the enemy are and just whale on them whack-a-mole style, or it is set as some sort of hot pursuit where resource limited Mounties finally close with a broadly equal enemy force. The former is a waste of an afternoon the latter could be entertaining but only of there is genuine peril for the good guys. |
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07-19-2021, 12:23 PM | #39 |
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07-19-2021, 12:40 PM | #40 | |
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They don't have that much in the way of resources, but that makes them lean. If you were making a film of the game, that would be the story, not some air operation that is over in seconds because the goodies have all the best toys. If you pare down your resources it means you can make your biker gangs a bit more hungry too. Bikers armed with SAMs doesn't fit with my image of CW. The closer you stay to the low end of the tech tree, the more victory relies on tactics rather then tooling. |
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