Unfortunately players backed out because it was the last game in a long weekend. I cut the fleet sizes by a third so attendees could play a few rounds and get...
When I first started naval gaming I thought that all armor was the same. After reading a bit and studying I realized that this wasn't true. I also found a...
This is my latest naval work. Its based around the sinking of U131 on Dec
17th 1941, during the HG76 convoy. If anyone can assist re the signal she is flying...
Mal, I'm no expert, but that looks right. The black ball for a stopped ship should be highest, as that is the most important messages. Then the red ensign to...
Mal, Perhaps sharkhunters.com could help you. Mr. Cooper is VERY helpful. Rich STL, Mo ... on Dec ... knowing ... stationary. A ... diagonal cross ... ...
Imagine the trouble with time-in-grade, back pay, retirement accumulation and all the petty wonders of a beaurocracy. Veteran, Bermuda Triangle Expeditionary...
... Not even close. Besides the obvious things like type of armour and angle of impact (both horizontal and vertical) it depends on lots of things like ...
Are there any more people in the Australasian region who would like a copy
of the new WW1 rules for General Quarters? I know several of you have several orders...
... Looks excellent. Not to quibble but the Martlet doesn't look quite right. You can't see the main landing gear wheels. FWIW, there's a photo of three No....
Some good points and some helpful ones Jim. The Martlet is painted from a photograph. I presume the wheels are a bit
further back than we all expect, because...
... shown ... I think these 'corrections' are indeed to adjust for the propensity of the brain to "expect" certain things and be fooled perceptually -- the...
I've read (in Regia Marina by Erminio Bagnasco and Mark Grosman and elsewhere) that wooden decks on Italian ships were painted dark grey on Italy's entry into...
From about July 1940 through to Sept 1943 prominent red and white stripes were been painted on the forecastles of Italian warships. 1. Were these applied to...
Did Italian warships in WWII carry any markings that could be used to distinguish one ship from another? Eg recognition letters or funnel stripes? With...
I would conjecture the approximate angle of the stripes were in direct proportion of the amount of wine the crew had imbibed prior to applying the paint!...
Last couple of questions. 1. Did the width of the stripes change over time? It looks to me as if the later ones tended to be narrower, but I haven't seen...
This doesn't answer any of your questions, but I put some shots of the Axis and Allies Miniatures of the Italian surface units in the Photos section of this...
... Noted and set aside. ... Note even that we teach how to drink to our children, who has heavy problems with drunk driver is not Italy. Best wishes from...
... elsewhere) that wooden decks on Italian ships were painted dark grey ... and white photos, but while the paint on the decks is often obvious, sometimes the...
Yes, they used two letter designations or "pennants": http://www.warshipsww2.eu/lode.php?language=E&period=&idtrida=282 [Non-text portions of this message have...
