Thanks for the additional data, Stefan. I'm not certain what model of FC radar was fitted to WASHINGTON at the time of this battle. But the early FC radars,...
Byron Angel
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Apr 1, 2004 3:57 pm
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... not ... NATO/Soviet ... the ... http://freespace.virgin.net/martin.bourne/Vandering/downloads.html ... I've run several Shipwreck games at a con, and plan...
Pat the answer to your question is no all the British ships lost were mainly due to gunfire. Yes i did fire torpedoes but the bulk of them that i fired missed...
... [blushes] I have to admit, we played Yalu with SB3 a few weeks ago and the players spent the whole game huddled over their ship models. I drove the ...
... As others have pointed out, ships frequently could fire off their guns at "book value" rates of fire, just not for very long and not for extended periods...
... You have to understand that most (not all) HMGS members are more interested in the miniatures and other visual/tactile aesthetics than they are in the...
... I've no doubt your assessment of WS&IM is correct and accurate. The reason why WS&IM is acceptable to the two games groups I mentioned is because none of...
... I understand that they should stop lying and change the third letter in their name to D for Display or E for Exhibit. ... On a good day and under the best...
Albert Parker
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Apr 3, 2004 1:55 am
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... Heretic! ... Tons of fun, emphasis on playability, near-zero relationship to real- world sailing mechanics, cool minis, out of print but appears on eBay...
Try the Old Glory shipyard on the Old Glory site - it has three 25mm Pirate ships, one being a ships with a crew of thirty skelton crew. Joel ... From:...
And, if you want ot go small, Merrimack also has 29 ships in the 1/300 scale for the Spanish Armada. By Historicon we will also be adding ships for the Great...
... I should just get a name tag. [Games Workshop's Man O' War:] ... I scored the boxed game, the expansion ("Sea of Blood"? something like that), and a couple...
... C'est que ce? What definition of the word "game" are you using that HMGS convention events don't fulfill? There are game rules, there are players and ...
... I'm surprised as the scenario looked more balanced than that, unless the Brits had taken a lot of torps. I would not have guessed a slug fest would have...
Albert: I believe you are over reacting. Why? Because what you have is new an novel , which means new and novel is going to get attacked. Because of your...
Well Pat as i said it was the dice rolls that helped me alot the British player just had a bad day rolling good dice. If you look at these forces in a night...
I *like* cardstock model ships, and there are free plans on my webpage. :-) Lou Coatney http://LCoat.tripod.com __________________________________ Do you...
... Ignorance is an excuse; I played WS&IM once, too, and I have in my day probably played a lot of other bogus games that I didn't realize were fundamentally...
Albert Parker
acep@...
Apr 4, 2004 3:22 am
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Hello Everyone: I have seen several pictures of warships that have the number of planes, subs, ships sank (shot down) painted on the side of the ship,...
I found Albert's cardstock miniatures to be a brilliant idea, well-executed, and I am one of those infantile toy ship builders. It's a great way to get a big...
Oh come on, Albert. You are being way too harsh. WS&IM is much better as a simulation of 18-19th century naval warfare than chess is of medieval combat....
The Naval Wargames Society has a new website, created and managed by Bill Madison. The site can be found at: http://www.navalwargamessociety.org/ [Non-text...
You've got guns on the thing, paint your kills like everyone else ! Unless your group likes to play scenarios instead of duals, then you just run a scenario...
Miniatures v. counters: I have a large number of each overall, and have played WSIM and Close Action with each. I think miniatures serve two distinct...
