Greetings All, For many years now, I have been keeping an eye out for a Ironclads PC game, as I am sure a lot of you have. It may now be time to accept the...
So now we have the Germans trained to fire by Division [a max of four ships of light cruiser status or larger, but not from different divisions] and the rest...
Hello Mark, You may also want to post to the Ironclads list: ironclads@yahoogroups.com. Have a good day! - Andre ... Do you Yahoo!? Get on board. You're...
Admiral Jellicoe issued a vast document called The Grand Fleet Battle Orders. I have read some of the originals some years ago. Not being renowned for being a...
the normal gap between capital ships in the early part of the 20th C [up to 1925] was between 2 and 2.5 cables depending on the type of ships FYI a nautical...
Does anyone know the details of the recent Sri Lanka-Tamil Tiger naval battle, like what kind of boats were involved? I hear that the Tigers lost 6. Anyone? ...
I know at least in the US navy they used range clocks to pass on the gun elevation on the masts and there was large indicators on the turret bottom that gave...
The battle of river platte, tactically interesting. The question really is did the the Skipper of the Spee engage the wrong target, with his 11' guns. With One...
My apologies if you recieve this more than once as i am posting it to several yahoo groups. (Start shameless plug) I have been helping to restore this world...
... Yes, there are those who do over estimate so much the shells land at on the outside playing area AND Outside the building. And there are those with skill...
. ... UGH, in ANY game. Using range estimation is all I have against the WTJ's predreadnought rule set. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
... It's an excellent website (one I have visited repeatedly). I can only hope to come see it in person. One can also hope that the series (like most good BC...
... ..... The problem with range estimation lies in the rule mechanics of most games. We have had perfectly good games using range estimation. I will say ...
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Sep 7, 2006 2:10 am
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... Maybe so, but she did have an alternate FC position aft which was also equipped with rangefinders (plus secondary FC as well). Coincidentally, as I write I...
Well, I totally disagree with you for 3 reasons. 1) Clear For Action, Does not Range Estimate for the sake of Letting a player "control his ship as he were all...
yeah it smacks of 1940s era toy games, fun but not realistic at all. If I was the same scale as the firing ship I would be on the ship using telescopes,...
Hi All, Hear Hear! Yes, range estimation rewards those who are good at it and punishes those who are poor at it. The fact is that the experienced gunnery...
Good Morning Fellow Wargamers: The Friday's game is a clash between Imperial Japan's Big Battleships versus America's Battleships. So be on the lookout for...
... ..... There is a solid argument against RE for play representing WW2 action after the widespread appearance and use of FC radar. HOWEVER, RE is a...
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Sep 7, 2006 3:29 pm
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Mr. Manley, I would certainly agree with you about range estimation from the late WWI era forward. For WWII, given the FC radars available, it would probably...
... I think it is probably more applicable to the earlier portions of that period, but remember there wasn't a cutoff point before which ships did not carry...
... You may jest, but I have seen it done in a naval game. Also air pistols, marbles and (admittedly a proposal only) wet sponges thrown at the opposition! DM...
... To be honest, most of them. GQ is probably the only set of rules that I use regularly that is abstracted to any great degree. Most of the other rules I use...
Range estimation has its place when the move is short and you cannot easily correct fire during the move but a rule set that allows ships to change direction...
