Paratrooper Wargamer Rules

Paratroopers have special rules to simulate what it is that makes them unique.  Paratroops are vulnerable to ground fire.  So they take ground fire and are eliminated prior to their actually being able to defend themselves.  Only those paratroopers who were not casualties in the initial ground attacks are able to return fire. 

Once those surviving paratroopers fire, the defenders can move a short distance in response to the dropping of paratroopers.  Once the defenders have moved, perhaps towards the attacking paratroopers, then close combat is resolved.

 PARATROOPER SEQUENCE

Defenders fire at paratroops

Paratroops casualties are removed

Surviving paratroops fire at defenders

Defenders casualties are removed

Defenders move up to five inches

Close combats are resolved