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2003
Matthew: Are the Posleen rabidly xenophobic anti-carnivorous equiids? Hi Matthew, I still haven't read the books, but here's what I've learned: K'Kree: - Rabid...
Maksim
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Dec 1, 2005
4:33 pm
2004
Hi I am looking to fight big SciFi land battles, 'Battle Group' size, was looking at Iron Cow any thoughts? I do want an 'All Arms' approach so infantry must...
Bunny
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Dec 5, 2005
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2005
Disclaimer first - rules author and publisher writing here! ;-) ... It's cheap and handles games of over sixty vehicles a side with brutal ease. It isn't as...
Steve Blease
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Dec 5, 2005
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2006
... As a non-human but non-AI member of the list, I hasten to assure you we do not discriminate here, Stephane. Welcome aboard, and next time tell us some of...
DavidF Stuckey
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Dec 6, 2005
6:59 am
2007
I've used a slightly tooled version of Modern Spearhead for Battle group sized Sci-fi games and it works just fine. Dave Turner ... was ... would ... hndreds...
pharos5
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Dec 6, 2005
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2008
From: "Bunny" <bunnycoleman2002@...> ... Some of the folks at MJ12 (including yours truly) are working on a new Mecha game, and vehicles are part of...
Mike & Carmen
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Dec 6, 2005
2:25 pm
2009
As a follow up to recent posts I thought I'd let people know about a recent experience with Gladiator Games. I ordered some figures on November 15th and they...
pharos5
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Dec 7, 2005
9:53 am
2010
Hey, I know this is sort of off topic here, but thought I would ask, seeing as how I am not a part of the regular 6mm group (if anyone wants to post this over...
David Mathews
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Dec 7, 2005
7:55 pm
2011
Have you lookd at Prophecy of War? It should fit the bill. Thanks, John ... was ... would ... hndreds...
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Dec 8, 2005
5:46 am
2012
I agree. Prophecy of War is a very good set for what you're doing. Does anyone have the stats for PoW using the GW Epic mini's, especially Marine & IG?...
Britt Holtsclaw
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Dec 9, 2005
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2013
The traditional "all arms" approach has been common at least since napoleon, probably earlier. Are there reasonable options? something besides cavalry,...
Richard Leclercq
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Dec 10, 2005
3:43 am
2014
... napoleon, probably earlier. ... infantry, artillery? ... I'm not sure I follow your question completely. Certainly as of WWI we humans have added "air"...
John Lerchey
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Dec 10, 2005
6:07 am
2015
I think open ended-ness might have been the point of the exercise - to get people thinking. Assume aliens with really thick skin, almost armor-like. Artillery...
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Dec 10, 2005
9:49 pm
2016
I think it is more objective to get rid of the traditional military labels and focus on what they represent. Mobility, direct fire (shooting an enemy you can...
Andreas Udby
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Dec 10, 2005
11:59 pm
2017
I think I get what you mean. You're looking for additional options. I'm sure any practical options would have already been exploited by actual military, but...
consectari
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Dec 11, 2005
5:28 pm
2018
Sci-fi games I have seen, from GROPOS to Warhammer 40K (sic) all seem to have the same classic all-arms elements. Infantry, armor/cavalry and artillery. They...
Richard Leclercq
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Dec 12, 2005
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What do you mean by entirely Unique? Would aliens that exist only as clouds of sentient gasses count? How about aliens that exist only as high-energy plasma...
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Dec 12, 2005
5:03 pm
2020
Actually, now that I've thought about some more, I think the mold was broken around WWII. Clasical divisions (Napoleon to WWI) might be classed as: Infantry -...
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Dec 12, 2005
9:33 pm
2021
What I meant by "entirely unique", was a form of military unit that didn't in one way or another fit into the catagory of infantry, cavalry, or artilery, or...
Jerry Farris
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Dec 12, 2005
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2022
Good post, but I'm not convinced that any mold was broken around WWII. I'll address the specifics below... ... Recon is a sub-element of infantry and/or...
John Lerchey
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Dec 12, 2005
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2023
The first thing that comes to mind is a flying mole. At home in any element. A form of universal cavalry that functions as it's own artillery and is air...
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Dec 12, 2005
10:46 pm
2024
... didn't in one way or another fit into the catagory of infantry, cavalry, or artilery, or that was such an unusual form of one of these that it almost...
John Lerchey
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Dec 12, 2005
10:48 pm
2025
Paratroop should be split into several subsets: Paratroops - Fast moving (once w/air assets), low offense, good defense Glider troops - Fast moving (W/air...
John Carroll
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Dec 13, 2005
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Ok, as humans, we are mostly bound by our experience. So if we can't come up with something original, let's do what humans do best. We'll take one good...
Jerry Farris
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Dec 13, 2005
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... universal cavalry that functions ... The Nanite clouds that I have been trying to figure out how to work fall into that catagory. They are huge clouds of...
saint_sicarii
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Dec 13, 2005
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Wow, this is a great discussion! I'm thinking that it still almost makes sense to dispense with the traditional titles, although that would make casual...
Andreas Udby
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Dec 13, 2005
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Andreas: The variations on the themes are endless, though... Hi Andreas, Matthew and Gang, I think that the primary difference between infantry and cavalry is ...
Maksim
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Dec 14, 2005
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Some excellent ideas. A gas-cloud being or beings. A nanite "cloud" or herd or whatever. Some similarities but two unique ideas. And a few others being...
Richard Leclercq
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Dec 14, 2005
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Hi Richard, ... <<snip>> ... The Plasma/Gas based beings have various means at their disposal. The purely low-energy gas beings would probably need some form...
saint_sicarii
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Dec 14, 2005
4:00 pm
2032
HI, Michael Crichton has a book out called "Prey" that tells the story of a nanite experiment gone wrong. Not a bad read and it brings up some interesting...
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