Modern Booby trap/IED markers for Crossfire.
In many modern theatres of operations troops face the constant threat of booby traps and bombs. Some are left by the side of the road disguised as innocuous items and some are strapped to the bodies of suicide bombers who can mingle with a crowd of civilians, remaining hidden until they launch their attack.
One way to model these surprise attacks in Crossfire is to treat them as snipers and have the Insurgents player place a marker on a map or hidden on the table. This works well enough as far as causing damage goes but it tends to be a very one-sided affair with the Insurgents' opponent having no chance to avoid it.
Often there are warning signs around that a bomb has been placed or an attack is imminent that well trained troops can pick up on, and respond to, to avoid the danger. An IED by the road can be spotted, civilian behaviour can alert troops to boobytrap positions or the presence of hidden Insurgents.
To model this on the tabletop I have made several debris/trash markers (15 in all) that can be placed around the table. Most will just be what they appear to be but maybe one or two, depending on the scenario, will conceal bombs. The Insurgents player will know which and his opponent will be able to see potential trouble spots and act accordingly.
Placing the markers in strategic places the Insurgents player can attempt to force his opponent to take a longer route than they had intended in order to avoid them or he can add apparent importance to areas of the table.
The other player may attempt to neutralise the possible danger by using an action to check a debris marker that is in Line of Sight of one of his troop or command stands.
The player rolls D6 and neutralises the threat (discovers a bomb or ensures there isn't one) on a roll of 4+.
Veterans add +1 to their roll.
Green add -1 to their roll
A failure loses the initiative.
All the models for my debris markers are resin scenery pieces from Black Cat Bases and are mounted on 60mm round bases from Litko Aerosystems. The large piece above is mounted on a bit of hardboard.
One way to model these surprise attacks in Crossfire is to treat them as snipers and have the Insurgents player place a marker on a map or hidden on the table. This works well enough as far as causing damage goes but it tends to be a very one-sided affair with the Insurgents' opponent having no chance to avoid it.
Often there are warning signs around that a bomb has been placed or an attack is imminent that well trained troops can pick up on, and respond to, to avoid the danger. An IED by the road can be spotted, civilian behaviour can alert troops to boobytrap positions or the presence of hidden Insurgents.
To model this on the tabletop I have made several debris/trash markers (15 in all) that can be placed around the table. Most will just be what they appear to be but maybe one or two, depending on the scenario, will conceal bombs. The Insurgents player will know which and his opponent will be able to see potential trouble spots and act accordingly.
Placing the markers in strategic places the Insurgents player can attempt to force his opponent to take a longer route than they had intended in order to avoid them or he can add apparent importance to areas of the table.
The other player may attempt to neutralise the possible danger by using an action to check a debris marker that is in Line of Sight of one of his troop or command stands.
The player rolls D6 and neutralises the threat (discovers a bomb or ensures there isn't one) on a roll of 4+.
Veterans add +1 to their roll.
Green add -1 to their roll
A failure loses the initiative.
All the models for my debris markers are resin scenery pieces from Black Cat Bases and are mounted on 60mm round bases from Litko Aerosystems. The large piece above is mounted on a bit of hardboard.
