Ahhh, as to basing I'm afraid our group has gotten rather lazy in that regard. Our inf. are all single 15mm figures mounted on pennies to which unit...
From Bookshop target.com: "The Fortifications Of To-Day: Fire Against Models Of Coast Batteries And Parados; Horizontal And Curved Fire In Defense Of Coasts" ...
Jerboa, IMHO it is not so much a question whether or not the term curved fire exists (there can be no doubt), but rather if the term isn't too technical even...
Right Peter, But in all of my rules writing, the technical accuracy comes before anything else. Please note that indirect fire is fully supported, it is even...
Jerboa, my suggestion is not to replace the term 'curved fire' with 'indirect fire' in the rule-book - I fully understand the two are not the same, and curved...
... introducing ... it ... I see, given that this terminology is not familiar to the wargaming community that would definitely be a good suggestion. J...
Invaluable conclusions, from my investigation, contacts and a discussion on a TMP thread. I here transcribe the relevant part: - Direct and Indirect fire are...
Boas! Vê lá se isto já está bem. FM _________________________________________________________ Mensagem enviada pelo Xekmail: webmail grátis do AEIOU ...
Metal Troops 1/144 Egyptian T-122 aka SAU-122 aka T-34/122? . The precise designation appears a bit vague, but this is a SPG based on T-34 chasis and bought by...
Not exactly WW2, but some news on the move, finally, J ... From: 1_144@yahoogroups.com [mailto:1_144@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of bluedonkey99 Sent: 05...
Hello! I have made another very quick review of 1/144 Stug III G. As already said, the text is in French and the picture in English ;-) If there is really a...
Arnaud The artifical is very interesting, i think people in particular like the dimensions and scale measurements! I think the another indicator of interest...
This is valuable reference work, if properly done. I think that are problems on the T34 data, if they have not been corrected. There is the problem of gun...
Well, BD is the 1/144 guru. I never imagined someone didn't know about his blog! I quote: "I think this is fairly new, we havent seen much action from Metal...
Hi Bob We play FOW in 144 a lot of the time. For infantry we use Pendraken figures which match well with these. All figures are based to the same basing system...
Hi Jerboame, Appropriateness = what society as a whole agrees upon. Most gamers know of two types of fire. Direct and Indirect. While technically you are...
I agree, as a gamer not a military artillery scientest, I find that all I need to know is weither the fire is direct or indirect. The rest, as interesting but...
"While technically you are correct, you should really speak in terms of what people are familiar and comfortable with. Should you keep curved fire, this...
As a wargamer I prefer technical words rather than "wargamer's words". The first are accurate; the second are not. Best Regards Filipe ... gamers know ... ...
Off topic I know, where are the rules available? I was telling my gaming buddies about them and there was some interest. Mitch -- Want an e-mail address...
Has anyone hear of Dragonhead Distributors in Pennsylvania, US? I just saw them at convention this weekend - they carry a large number of 1/144 scale...
Bob, I game at Dragonhead almost every weekend. Steve, the owner, is a great guy, and we game at his place regularly. He is the Eastcoast distributor for ...
Hi everyone, I thought I would share a couple of battle reports with you, in case anyone is interested in aerial wargaming in 1/144th scale. It was a great way...
... case ... Air combat hasn't been covered much here, I found the report interesting. ... in ... The table looks big: is that necessary? After the dog fight...
In regards to WWI, check out Canvas Eagles. It is hex-based. We use 1/144 pre-painted models mounted on telescoping stands.. Looks good and plays fast.Mitch ...