Thanks, Leigh. Somehow I missed/forgot that thread on the other forum. It does
indeed suggest that a full platoon of regulars is overkill in most if not all
cases.



--- In AmbushAlley@yahoogroups.com, Leigh Neville <leigh_neville@...> wrote:
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http://www.ambushalleygames.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2013
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> --- On Fri, 10/7/09, verlaqueusa <r_verlaque@...> wrote:
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> From: verlaqueusa <r_verlaque@...>
> Subject: [AmbushAlley] Number of US troops?
> To: AmbushAlley@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Friday, 10 July, 2009, 1:11 AM
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> As I'm debating between 15mm and 20mm, I'm also wondering what's the right
number of US troops. Looking at the scenarios in the rulebook it looks as though
no more than 1 Marine squad is ever used. What of the scenarios included in the
various campaign books?
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> It somewhat matters to the choice of scale because 15mm figures are typically
packaged in such a way that you're effectively forced into buying a
platoon-sized force. I was initially inclined towards 20mm (Britannia or Stan
Johansen) due to the availability of finished diecast vehicles, but the Desert
City in a Box offered by Kerr & King (GBP 45 worldwide air shipping included!)
makes quite the case for 15mm, and the Peter Pig figures look pretty good
(though there's no true Iraqi or Afghan range).
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> Decisions, decisions...
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