Brandon replied to me: > > * Traveller had squad-sized detachments on some ships. I don't recall if > > the type was specified, maybe Patrol Cruisers? > > > The 400 ton Patrol Cruisers were anti-piracy. The 1,250 ton Frontier > Cruisers were a bit more general purpose.
Hello Brandon, there was the TO&E for a Marine detachment in GT Star Mercs. It says small vessel but it doesn't mention the type. > > * How would three Marine platoons from three different ships have to be > > organized so that they can form an effective company? > > Best guess: most senior platoon CO takes charge, with his XO or senior > NCO taking command of his platoon. He would pull men from the three > platoons and ships to fill out his HQ section (ship crew used this way > are normally predetermined). If the platoon has an XO, it would have more officers than normal for a platoon. A typical platoon has a 2nd Lieutenant as CO and a platoon sergeant as second in command and mentor for the butterbar. Four platoons, each with CO and XO, give eight officers. That leaves one per platoon and four in the company HQ. Double up on the senior NCOs, and you have most of the HQ out of the 'spares' at platoon level. > I think if the Marines were expected to deploy in company or > battalion-sized force (rather than an ad hoc operation) company HQ > would be on the ship with any additional company assets and > battalion HQ on a ship with other battalion assets. I was thinking of a situation where ad-hoc operations are part of the doctrine. Today ships don't take long to cross an ocean and there is radio. With no FTL radio and month-long flight teams, should there be a plan how the Marines of a naval task force assemble into a landing task force, even if the naval force was reorganized because of the naval requirements? > > What is the right size for a dropship/shuttle? > > It should be able to carry at least one squad/vehicle, more likely two. 18 tons could be two squads of battlesuits, or one squad plus one vehicle. > > * If there are two or three people in each shuttle, what percentage of > > > the total manpower are crew? Twenty percent? Ten percent? Is that too > > much? > > > Anyone not a Marine is a shuttle crewman. I don't understand your point. A question of proportions. Say a cruiser has 120 naval crew and 60 Marines. When the Marines drop, how many ship's crew have to be detached for the shuttles? How soon will they be back? > > On a different note, would a battlesuit unit need battlesuit recovery > > vehicles? > > Probably, but this could be as simple as a hovercraft with a flatbed cargo > area and A-frame. Note i'd use this to get a suit, empty or occupied, to a > rear area. I would not have a medic try to fight through a battlesuit to > treat the soldier inside. A hovercraft isn't known for fine maneuvering in tight quarters. Does it make a good recovery vehicle? > (doesn't Mecha have a medpack you can put in a battlesuit, or am I thinking > of another game?) Yes. When the suit occupant is injured, the suit will be damaged. Regards, Onno _______________________________________________ GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l
