Tokyo's Answer to Indiana Jones?

Bernie · Post by **Bernie** » Tue Mar 19, 2002 3:13 pm

Okay, here I am playing the Gotanda's Advance scenario and it's all going great. So far, all I've lost is a single squad of infantry and a sniper (why are there snipers who can't shoot in this?) and I'm closing in on the IG with three Loyd carriers, one with a fresh squad in it, it's been nicely surpressed so it's not shooting back when >WHAM!< , out of nowhere the carrier with the troops is assaulted and DESTROYED by a Japanese sniper! With WHAT??? Then, to make matters worse, no one can hit the guy, the troops are completely surpressed and on the very next turn he wiped them out!

Who IS this guy??
I thought Indiana Jones was American!

Next campaign I want a COMPANY of these guys!

wulfir · Post by **wulfir** » Tue Mar 19, 2002 3:30 pm

Who IS this guy??
I thought Indiana Jones was American!
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It’s gotta be that little Chinese kid…maybe he was a Jap spy all along…:)

panda124c · Post by **panda124c** » Tue Mar 19, 2002 5:47 pm

It works both ways, my scout (4 men) runs into a KV-1 get's shot to hell retreats, next turn one guy left the KV move next to him ASSUALT, oh no, 1% chance, BAM KV destroyed. Order me one Iron Cross First Class. Oh no squad kills scout.

Penetrator · Post by **Penetrator** » Tue Mar 19, 2002 5:56 pm

Japs have tried to emulate indiana jones a lot, like that creative archaeology guy that invented whole chapters of japanese history/prehistory.

robot · Post by **robot** » Tue Mar 19, 2002 6:36 pm

Long ago i quit even thinking bout snipers as part of the war. The ones i have had get 1shot at 50 to 75 percent. Bam miss return fire knocks him out. I have put them in trees rocks buildings never op fire with them. Same thing the enemy has radar and finds them. They are junk except maybe for fos. scouts and that is iffy too.

Dogmeat · Post by **Dogmeat** » Tue Mar 19, 2002 6:40 pm

LOL. I've had a few of those "Revenge is sweet" scenarios.

I roll up on a Russion T-28 and smoke him with a Pz III. As I move on past the flaming wreck, my Pz III blows up, assaulted by the crew still hulking down in the burning wreck. Give their tank commander or group captain a medal for rallying his troops so quickly. And for their small arms manufacturer as they must have swarmed over my tank like a swarm of bees, all 3 of them.

Fallschirmjager · Post by **Fallschirmjager** » Tue Mar 19, 2002 9:28 pm

Think about say some infantry did jump on your tank, what are you gona do? That had to be one of scarier moments for take crews. Even if It was another tank crew they would find an opening and begin firing a pistol at you or drop a grenade if they had one.

Belisarius · Post by **Belisarius** » Tue Mar 19, 2002 10:21 pm

Originally posted by Fallschirmjager
Think about say some infantry did jump on your tank, what are you gona do? That had to be one of scarier moments for take crews. Even if It was another tank crew they would find an opening and begin firing a pistol at you or drop a grenade if they had one.

...which is why at least the Germans adopted "scratching fire".. use one tank's MGs to scratch it's buddy tank. Which brings us to number two: NEVER EVER leave a tank on it's own. It WILL die.

Fallschirmjager · Post by **Fallschirmjager** » Tue Mar 19, 2002 10:24 pm

One burning German tank is slighty ahead of another tank.

Conversation among the crew of the second tank.

"Hey Hans! I found it says right here to use the MG and NOT the main gun"

Hans: "Opps"

Bernie · Post by **Bernie** » Wed Mar 20, 2002 2:43 am

Originally posted by Fallschirmjager
Think about say some infantry did jump on your tank, what are you gona do? That had to be one of scarier moments for take crews. Even if It was another tank crew they would find an opening and begin firing a pistol at you or drop a grenade if they had one.

That was part of the point I was making with this one sniper...he had no grenades, just a rifle. While I suppose a lucky shot could have taken out the fuel tank and ignited it (I think Loyd's used diesel though), thus stunning the troops in the back, I find it really, really difficult to believe a sniper who gets two shots per turn can take out a squad of 8 in one turn. Not unless he was loaded up with a few of those "magic" bullets Oswald is supposed to have used 20 years later... Hmmmm!

White Phosphorus · Post by **White Phosphorus** » Wed Mar 20, 2002 7:11 am

Well, one member of the squad might have been getting ready to throw a grenade, and the sniper shot hims just as he pulled the pin.

Bernie · Post by **Bernie** » Wed Mar 20, 2002 9:33 am

Originally posted by White Phosphorus
Well, one member of the squad might have been getting ready to throw a grenade, and the sniper shot hims just as he pulled the pin.

Sure!

Or in their haste to get away from the exploding truck the squad all fell in a ditch and broke their necks.

I guess we'll never know just how the computer came up with THAT particular roll of the dice, but it sure does make you sit back and go..."HUH?"

chief · Post by **chief** » Wed Mar 20, 2002 9:53 am

All casualties in game are not neccessarily dead, sniper shoots 2 shots gets 2 hits, remainder of squad pulls wounded back to aid station, etc etc. HTH:)

risto.nikula · Post by **risto.nikula** » Wed Mar 20, 2002 12:52 pm

i had one of my advancing tigers destoryed via assault by 1 man tank crew (true story). You can very well imagine the joy of the opponent.

Tokyo's Answer to Indiana Jones?

Tokyo's Answer to Indiana Jones?

Didn't you watch the Temple of Doom?

ONE SHOT SNIPERS