Joseph Miranda - 10:55am Sep 7, 2000 PST (#1584 of 1584)

TAIPEI Q and A

The Hi-Tech CRT has an "AA" result. What should this be?

A: AD, attacker disrupted.

The airlift cost table lists division-sized non-mech twice. The second
(lower-cost) listing should be for brigade-sized units.

A: Correct.

I assume the "N" result on the air-to-ground table is No Effect?

A: Yes

The briefing says the PRC has enough sealift for about three divisions,
but in the full invasion scenario they could lift eight divisions at
once. I understand that they'll need to lift in a FSP and probably an HQ
as well, but they could go with self-supporting units for the first wave
to establish a beach head.

A: Sealift assumes they throw in lots of extra civilian shipping
initially. But after first two turns [post auto-supply] will need
sealift for FSPs as well as HQs, etc.

A: One more thing…ignore the "Die Roll to recover from flown" column on
the Disruption Recovery Table. This is from an early rule that did not
pan out.

PRC tactics: if you've got full invasion and there's either no or only
covert US involvement, keep in mind that you're under no obligation to
invade the island on the first turn. Spend a turn or two running Air
Superiority and SEAD missions. After you beat down the RoC air force you
can start picking off some of their ground units, then invade once
they're weakened. This works especially well if you've got PLA
modernizes as an option.

A: Good point about getting air superiority first. I’m interested in
more comments on the game system, especially airpower and Information
Warfare.

Thanks.
--Joseph