Truck Points Value

[Kool Kat]

As for the ambushing of trucks lets remember we are fighting (sometimes) just a single part of a much bigger battle,and as such the running around the end wouldn't be viable because of the battle lines.

I agree. In my JTCS games, I allow opponents to remove trucks and other transport units that move to the map edge hexes to eliminate the "running around the edge" syndrome of empty transport. :whis: I also consider trucks and other transport to be valid targets - the same as combat units.

I also would hope that a scenario designer wouldn't plan victory conditions on the ability of one side to eliminate trucks to win.

I don't believe scenario designers would make the destruction of truck and other transport paramount victory conditions... unless you are playing a scenario that requires units to leave the map via VP exit hexes. In that case, loaded transport would count as valuable VPs and would be built into the scenario victory conditions. Since transport has VPs and pretty high value VPs... why not fire on transport? :chin:

I just want the trucks out of the way. I would be all for making trucks with no attack value to become disrupt after unloading so they couldn't move forward onto the battlefield.

I disagree. I think this would be a very bad idea. Unless I am fighting a static, defensive battle AND have no plans to either (1.) Respond to enemy advances in other sectors (2.) Advance and engage the enemy... fine, I'll move, unload passengers and then exit my transport.

However, if you want to retain any mobility for your infantry, limber up your towed artillery, respond to enemy moves, or conduct your own offensive operations, having automatically disrupted "empty" transport units renders such units useless on the battlefield.

I usually keep truck units close (but not too close! ) to my front line units to perform any needed transport duties. :smoke: