Shadowrun Tactics Maneuvers

Bounding Overwatch

Successes Needed: 4

• Leapfrog movement while under fire.
• One provides suppressive fire (usually from behind cover) while others move (usually to cover).

Success Benefits:

• If suppressive fire is successful, moving elements of unit gain +3 to defensive actions
• Enemy combatants receive -3 penalty to offensive actions.

Counter Peal

Successes Needed: 5

• Fighting retreat using diagonal line.
• Closest member withdraws under suppressive cover fire, moving to back of unit. Pattern repeats.
• Each member must be able to make ranged offensive fire actions.

Success Benefits:

• +2 to all Defense Tests

Crossfire

Successes Needed: 6

• Place two members of team to catch target from different angles.
• Leader must identify positions (Small Group Tactics + Intuition Test as Simple Action).
• Combat Maneuver test gets them into position.

Success Benefits:

• Attackers gain +3 attack bonus.

Diamond Formation

Successes Needed: x

• Team of four searching for danger in unknown area.
• 360º fields of view and fire
• May also be used as defensive perimeter.
• Not good in narrow settings.

Success Benefits:

• Teammates at points gain +1 vs ambush/surprise, +2 on Initiative

Dog Pile

Successes Needed: varies

• Group swams intended target (often larger)
• Once target is immobilized, attackers strike vitals

Success Benefits:

• For every 3 hits (round down) on Small Unit Tactics roll, team members gain +1 to attack rolls.

Dynamic Entry: Standard

Successes Needed: 4

• Cluster outside entry, ideally without being seen
• "Door Kicker" breaches door. Sometimes team uses "Chuck and Charge" tactic, tossing in an explosive device after breaching.
• First pair enters, moving left and right.
• Team enters in pairs, spreading as they go.

Success Benefits:

• If team breaches before targets are aware, everyone gains +3 to attacks.
• If targets are aware, team gains +1 to attacks.

Fire Shield

Successes Needed: varies

• Use long range artillery fire (grenades, rockets, etc) and walking it toward target.
• Members of team follow progress of artillery, mopping up remaining enemies as they go.

Success Benefits:

• +4 for friendly forces maneuvering under shield
• -2 to enemy actions due to combined artillery and regular fire.

Glitch Penalties:

• Grenade scatter test to see how close to allies artillery is dropped.
• Critical glitch lands artillery in midst of allies.

Marching Fire

Successes Needed: 6

• Team maneuvers as a unit toward target, laying down suppressive fire as they go.
• When close enough, advance becomes a charge.

Success Benefits:

• +4 attack rolls with semi-auto, burst-fire, or fully auto firearms.

Slicing the Pie

Successes Needed: varies

• Used when searching a building for a target whose whereabouts are unknown.
• Movement through urban or building areas, using corners as cover.
• Lateral or semi-circular movement with weapon up and ready until target is spotted.

Success Benefits:

• Team gains Defensive bonus equal to successes rolled.

Glitch Penalties:

• Searchers gain -2 Defensive penalty
• Critical glitch gives -2 Defensive penalty, plus automatically spotted and engaged by target.

Traveling Overwatch

Successes Needed: 2

• Used when traveling through an area when speed is essential and enemy engagement is possible but unlikely.
• Two-man team holds back and carefully surveys passage.
• If enemies are encountered, trailing team either flanks or engages in long-distance support.

Success Benefits:

• Overwatch team gains +1 on all Perception tests and +2 to Initiative.