Scenario I Bring the Sword: Israeli Marines Beach Assault

shahadi · #1 November 28th, 2018, 11:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Suhiir

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Originally Posted by shahadi

So, my thought is to load a S-13 aboard a corvette, then move it to a hex that has a height of -1 (shallow water). Only need one hex as shallow water, all other hex should be at -3 (Deep water). The unit can unload in shallow water.

I like this idea.
You could put both the commandos and a rubber boat aboard a "ship" or helo, drop them in the shallow water, let the commandos board the rubber boat (which would first move to an adjacent 'deep water' hex), and they can be on their way.

Consider your idea stolen !

One problem remains. The assault boats won't load on the corvettes. So, the commandos will use their rafts.

shahadi · #2 November 29th, 2018, 12:54 AM

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Originally Posted by shahadi

So, my thought is to load a S-13 aboard a corvette, then move it to a hex that has a height of -1 (shallow water). Only need one hex as shallow water, all other hex should be at -3 (Deep water). The unit can unload in shallow water.

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Originally Posted by Suhiir

I like this idea.
You could put both the commandos and a rubber boat aboard a "ship" or helo, drop them in the shallow water, let the commandos board the rubber boat (which would first move to an adjacent 'deep water' hex), and they can be on their way.

Consider your idea stolen !

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Originally Posted by shahadi

One problem remains. The assault boats won't load on the corvettes. So, the commandos will use their rafts.

I have a solution. I replaced a corvette with a LCM(8) Mark 1. With this class, the assault boats can be loaded.

Next, I change the icons, pictures, and specs of the LCM to those of the Greek Combattante II.

I suppose, just thinking aloud, the assault boat crew could be changed to that of an S-13 unit. In this way, the assault boat and the S-13 are loaded at the same time and disembarked as well as one unit.

When the boats reach the beach, simply abandon (@ hot key) the boats and viola, the S-13 is ready to fight. I think this might work.

Suhiir · #3 November 30th, 2018, 03:29 AM

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Originally Posted by shahadi

One problem remains. The assault boats won't load on the corvettes. So, the commandos will use their rafts.

This would obviously have to be a scenario ... so ... CHEAT!

Use the editor to change the assault boats weight & crew to something that can be loaded aboard the corvette, load it, change the stats back.

I use this to load ammo dumps aboard CH-53s in a couple scenarios I've built. Once you unload them they become immobile just like they should be.

shahadi · #4 November 30th, 2018, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by shahadi

One problem remains. The assault boats won't load on the corvettes. So, the commandos will use their rafts.

When I attempted to the load the Raider on the Combattante I got a unit class error, not a "too heavy" error message.

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Originally Posted by Suhiir

This would obviously have to be a scenario ... so ... CHEAT! Use the editor to change the assault boats weight & crew to something that can be loaded aboard the corvette, load it, change the stats back.

The analysis:
LCM(8) MK1 is a 41 class unit with a carry load of 240.

The Combattante II has a unit class of 199 with a carry load of 121.

The Rigid Raider has a unit class of 197 with a load cost of 1.

The unit class error led me to believe I would need a different class of water vessel to load the Raiders, thus I choose the LCM. Fortunately, the boats loaded successfully to the LCM. Although there maybe other factors, I am convinced the solution is in the unit class.