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5660
Had more problems in a game the other day, 2E V 4Hoplites after working out the factors how do elephants ever win v hoplites? , I think I must be doing...
Alex King
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Jan 9, 2006
6:05 am
5661
... Did you treat the Elephants as mounted charge? Did you do the fear of elephant morale check? Elephants regularly chew through my Elite Roman Infantry. I...
Michael Manning
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Jan 9, 2006
6:35 pm
5662
Luck mostly! In fact Elephants are a gimmick weapon. Like scythe chariots, they are a fire and forget missile. What you hope is that when they rout, they...
Mike Hillsgrove
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Jan 10, 2006
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5663
The best thing that can happen with elephants is that they become surrounded by enemy troops . . . ... From: Mike Hillsgrove To: Might-of-Arms@yahoogroups.com ...
Adam Watters
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Jan 10, 2006
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5664
I know some friends already who have met a few nice honeys off of this kind of stuff (here is the place they use: http://www.dontwaitjoinnow.info/aqqf , but...
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Jan 10, 2006
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5665
To make it a little more interesting, instead of the elephants only going north, south, east or west, throw out a directional die and let them run any which...
Kevin Lepley
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Jan 10, 2006
5:58 pm
5666
... That was always my objection to how they are handled in this game. It makes for a rather screwy incentive. -JDF...
Joshua Fair
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Jan 10, 2006
9:56 pm
5667
Historically elephants tended to be used against cavalry on the grounds that horses not used to the smell and appearance of the pachyderms would be frightened....
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Jan 11, 2006
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5668
Unfortuneately cavalry do'nt suffer disorder in MOA and do'nt seem to win in melee, they only come into their own when they rout !!!!. We will try counting the...
Alex King
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Jan 11, 2006
7:24 pm
5670
Elephants are one of the few troop types where Class D is better than Class B. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Mike Hillsgrove
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Jan 13, 2006
12:20 am
5671
Then the rules need to be amended !!!! I think that the rule for crew fireing artillery could also include Elephant crew, so a Seleucid would count 3 crew...
Alex King
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Jan 13, 2006
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5677
* Merrimack Miniatures/Old Glory Shipyard is in need of pictures of Old Glory, Merrimack Miniatures/Old Glory Shipyard, Command Decision, West Wind and Sash...
bwhitaker
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Jan 24, 2006
10:34 pm
5678
Gents or Bob, May a leader be attached to more than one unit if the leader stand is in base-to-base contact with more than one? If so, it would certainly ...
sfkinteriors
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Jan 26, 2006
12:34 am
5679
Without checking the rules, I'm fairly certain that whether a leader can be attached to both units at the same time is not spelled out. My intention was that a...
Bob Bryant
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Jan 26, 2006
12:47 am
5680
Bob, That's not the answer I was looking for :) When Romans are charged by fierce gauls they need as much Morale check support as possible :) Thanks for the...
sfkinteriors
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Jan 26, 2006
8:03 pm
5681
Speaking of leaders, is anyone going to get bent out of shape if I put all my leaders on round bases? This is to counter the occasional need for some folks to ...
HILLSGROVE,MICHAEL
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Jan 26, 2006
9:21 pm
5682
Mike: Put the guy on any type of stand you want! :<) Hell..I've got my Artur Dux with a full bunch of other scruffy Late Romano-British types on a large base....
Stephen Miller
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Jan 27, 2006
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5683
... is ... certainly ... I think it would also encourage unscrupulous players to mount their leaders on ever-increasingly large bases to cover as many units as...
Bryan Unwin
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Jan 29, 2006
8:32 pm
5684
Good post Bryan. :<) If I had to deal with unscrupulous players (cheating rat bastards?), my enjoyment of the game would suffer too! Thankfully, we don't have...
Stephen Miller
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Jan 29, 2006
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5685
Bryan I see what you're saying. If you did have a massive leader base and attach to multiple units, you'd have to take a wound check each time the conditions...
LORNE FOGARTY
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Jan 30, 2006
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5686
Given that the point of attaching the leader is that he is "leading from the front" I would have a pretty tough time accepting the concept that a leader can be...
Michael Manning
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Feb 1, 2006
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5687
Mike I agree with your premise but not your conclusion. I in agreement with the leader placing himself at risk "in the front" The question remains how many...
sfkinteriors
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Feb 1, 2006
4:31 pm
5688
... I personally take the view that the leader bonus is not necessarily fighting from the front line, but being visible, audible, and/or in the ranks. This ...
LORNE FOGARTY
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Feb 1, 2006
4:42 pm
5689
Greg wrote: <SNIP> ... I don't know if you're using the approach check rule for fierce troops and/or medium infantry; if you're not, give it a try and you may...
LORNE FOGARTY
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Feb 1, 2006
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5690
Just a short note to say that the January Slingshot was posted Wednesday morning so should be with most subscribers this week. Those wishing to subscribe...
nikgaukroger
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Feb 2, 2006
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5692
I downloaded the "Might of Men" campaign rules supplement, but it appears that part of the center of the document is missing....the last sentence of page 9 is...
awargamer
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Feb 13, 2006
12:19 am
5693
Probably. If not I'll write it. I'll check to see what I have currently. Do you live near Baltimore? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Mike Hillsgrove
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Feb 13, 2006
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5694
Cold Wars 2006, "The Rise and Fall of Rome". March 17-19th 2006 Lancaster Pa. Gamemaster Deadline is this coming Saturday. Cold Wars promotional update. We...
James
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Feb 15, 2006
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5695
I´ve writen a MoA-Scenario of Magnesia, unfortunatly in German. Nevertheless the army-list may be helpfully. So far, the scenario has not been playtested....
ohneha
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Feb 20, 2006
10:43 pm
5697
What ho fellow MOAites! While perusing the Osprey Campaign book on Hastings I was inspired to develop MOA army lists for the battle. They follow here and I've...
Michael Manning
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Feb 25, 2006
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