Guided and Targeted Rules

Targeted is a state imposed by the Forward Observer skill or the Spotlight hacking program (or Symbiobugs/Pherobooster but they're not available to Ariadna).

http://infinitythewiki.com/en/Targeted

http://infinitythewiki.com/en/Forward_Observer

http://infinitythewiki.com/en/Spotlight

Note that the +3 is for normal attacks or spec firing. If you use guided it's +6! but enemy hackers can use U-turn to protect the target.

 

So you need to first hit someone with a Forward Observer (or Spotlight them with a normal Hacking Device, HD+, or AHD) to put them into the targeted state.

Then you can rain death on them.

 

I should note that Targeting someone via Forward Observer usually means that your FO is getting shot at. Hackers with the Spotlight program are a bit better, as the program doesn't need Line of Fire to actually Target someone, but instead you need to spend the orders to get the hacker or a Repeater within 8" of the thing you want to Target.

But this makes Targeting someone order-intensive, so it's not typically done. If you are packing a lot of FOs in your list anyway (Flash Pulse AROs are great to stop a rambo for cheap), like Nomads and Ariadna, though, it's not a bad idea to include a Guided weapon remote.

 

It requires a lot of FOs and a lot of orders, both something ariadna has in abundance. It's a useful string to your bow but don't depend on it as your only strategy

 

Very much this.

It's one thing to have a GMLbot as an option to use. It's good to have as an option or your backup plan.

It's quite another to have the GMLbot as your primary attack! It's terrible to have as your only plan.

 

I tried guided with USAR, game was beyond silly. I was throwing FO Grunts at everything.
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GROUP 1 10
BLACKJACK AP HMG, Chest Mines, D.E.P. / Heavy Pistol, CC Weapon. (2 | 36)
GRUNT (Inferior Infiltration) Heavy Flamethrower, Light Shotgun / Pistol, Knife. (0.5 | 11)
GRUNT (Forward Observer) Rifle / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 11)
GRUNT (Forward Observer) Rifle / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 11)
GRUNT (Forward Observer) Rifle / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 11)
GRUNT (Forward Observer) Rifle / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 11)
GRUNT (Forward Observer) Rifle / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 11)
MARAUDER Lieutenant Rifle, Heavy Flamethrower / Heavy Pistol, Knife. (0 | 21)
GRUNT Paramedic (MediKit) Rifle / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 12)
GRUNT Paramedic (MediKit) Rifle / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 12)

GROUP 2 10
GRUNT Paramedic (MediKit) Rifle / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 12)
GRUNT (Forward Observer) Rifle / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 11)
GRUNT (Forward Observer) Rifle / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 11)
GRUNT (Forward Observer) Rifle / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 11)
GRUNT (Forward Observer) Rifle / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 11)
BLACKJACK T2 Sniper, Submachine Gun, Chest Mines / Heavy Pistol, CC Weapon. (1 | 36)
MARAUDER (Multispectral Visor L1) Heavy Rocket Launcher / Assault Pistol, Knife. (1.5 | 26)
TRAKTOR MUL Katyusha MRL / Electric Pulse. (1 | 11)
DOZER (Traktor Mul Control Device) Rifle, D-Charges / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 14)
GRUNT Heavy Flamethrower, Light Shotgun / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 10)

6 SWC | 300 Points

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Play TAK with 2 muls, 2 kuryers and max FOs for that wonderful Kazak Artillery Corps feeling