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Following the "Battle of the Little Bughorn" game (reports from others to follow - no doubt) - it seemed to me that we have an obvious omission in the lists (no ... you don't say!).

It seems to me we that we need a Star Ship Trooper:Film version of a Terran Federation Mobile Infantry list to fight the SST Bug (Arachnid) list.

However it looks to be a pretty 1 dimensional list:
Command
1 x CO (10) & few HO (CV8) + FAC/FAO (CV8)
(no Recce as this lot seem incapable of using them!)
hordes of Colonial Infantry: 10F 4/30, 3, 4L, 5 types
a few dropships (with area defense fire options)
some off-table artillery or maybe just Orbital Bombardments

and ....

that's about all I can think of ... other than some psy-corp 'funnies'.
To remain true to the film we could add in some auto-turret defenses & blast-wall type walls.

If we stray into the follow-on US TV series we get some battle suits and armoured walkers etc - but I'm thinking that this is probably to start to stray from the 'pure path'.

Any thoughts folks?

Draft list (or is that 'Daft' list ) below:

[SST] Terran Federation Mobile Infantry:
Quantity Troops Arm Move Attacks Assault Hits Save Cost Notes
1 CO (CV10) Command 60 F 3/30 - 6 6 160
-/3 HQ (CV8) Command 40 F 2/30 - 4 6 60
-/1 FAO (CV8) Command 30 F - - 4 6 45
-/1/[3] Recce Unit (Colonial Scouts) Recce 10 F 3/30 2 4 L 6 50 #1
8/- Infantry Unit (Mobile Infantry) Infantry 10 F 4/30 3 4 L 5 45
-/6 Support Unit ( Sentry Gun) Infantry - 4/20* - 4 6 10 #2
-/6 Dropship Unit Aircraft 30 A 4/40* 2 6 M 4 T 250 #3R/S1
* No hits vs AFV or Shields, # No hits vs Infantry or LV, H: Half-Range vs AFV, L: Low Profile, M: Massive, S: Shields, T: Tough, R: Restricted, S1: Stabilised, A: Amphibious

Tactical Doctrine
• Normal tactical doctrine (20cm initiative distance)

Special Rules
• Tech Level: Contemporary
• Air Superiority: +2 modifier to die roll
• Any command unit can request air support, but with a -1 command penalty
• CO unit can request Orbital Bombardments, but with -1 command penalty

Assets
• 1 x Preliminary Bombardment (20pts)
• 4 x Light Orbital Bombardment - 4 attacks (40 points each)
• 4 x Heavy Orbital Bombardment - 8 attacks ( 80 points each)

Note 1. Recce Unit (Mobile Infantry Scouts)
• Recce: May shoot during the initiative phase instead of undertaking any Recce actions
• Mobile Infantry Scouts take up 1 carrying space

Note 2. Support Unit (Sentry Gun)
• Sentry Gun: See Page 59 of the rule book for details
• May be deployed within command radius of a command unit on a successful command roll
• Sentry Guns take up 1 carrying space

Note 3. Dropship Unit
• Carrying capacity 4 spaces
• Secondary Weapon System: 6/80# attacks against all relevant targets (Assault Cannon)
• Anti-Aircraft Weapon (Secondary weapon system): May use against any airborne unit, including aircraft, gunships,, dropships and flying bugs!

Not sure about the psy-corp - maybe they are just Recce?

Could have the Recce as Elite Pathfinders with Neo-Dogs (not sure what effects the dogs would have - maybe an enhanced bug detection ability - sensing the bugs Tunnelling maybe?

Could also add some Chicken walkers (armoured light walkers) that look a lot like the ones from Star Wars or the GW Imperial Guard Sentinels.

Think i might be clustching at straws here!

Sounds good.

Have you seen this info Mark?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roughnecks:_Starsh...

May be useful

Thanks Dave

Useful (yes) but this is the follow-on TV series (& computer game spin off) - based on a S.I.C.O.N world union & 'Razaks Roughnecks' which takes the original film idea & morphs it (with a nod towards the original Heinlein concept) so you have things like the MI in power armour etc.

I was looking to keep Terran Federation Mobile Infantry list (v.1) to the original cheesy film concept. A 'vintage' list

But a v.2 list with the power suits, walkers etc would be also be good.

NB: I'd probably make the Sentry Guns, Expendables and also Support Troops as they have no Assault Value anyway.
They'd still cost 10pts a piece either way.