Friendly Halftrax Debate

[Dan Caviness]

Hello All,

Just when I was minding my own business...…………………...

It is very simple for me. 

Does the halftrack have a FP value?  Check

Does the halftrack have an Assault value? Check

Can one use halftracks to assault anything they wish? Check

To me halftrack ROEs are not worth the effort.

Will you ban the American quad .50 from assaulting?  The German quad 20mm?

Keep in mind that an assault does not explicitly mean hand to hand combat, it does represent 2 units in the same 250 meter hex for a time unit one unit is forced to vacate the hex via retreat of elimination.  I see envision it as halftracks blasting away from a 100 meters or less.

By in large using half tracks as combat units will result in you losing more points than you gain.

I go out of my way to destroy halftracks left exposed by my opponents.  The point value is just too good to pass up.

Keep in mind that I play with extreme assault only, so halftracks winning an assault against a stack of demoralized units is far from a given.

That being said have I used halftracks to mop up infantry? Yes

Have I used halftracks to mop up tanks? Yes

Have I used halftracks to surround and black?  Yes

Additionally I have used British 2 pounder portees and Russian GAZ AA trucks in an assault as well as other armed trucks and I have used the Russian machinegun toting wagon in an assault.

Again if it has an FP and an assault it is a combat unit.  And I will use by combat units as I see fit.

Hawk

P.S.  Dan is a troublemaker and agitator and should be dealt with harshly by the moderators.

GUILTY as charged Erik...;)
I will have the missus beat me twice as recompense.