From: Old Dominion GameWorks Date: 07/02/08 06:33:15 Subject: ODGW latest news Greetings Shipmates, Much has been going on here at ODGW. We have a number of...
Looking at Kiss Me Hardy, Form Line of Battle & Sea War: 1805 as options for some quick games napoleonic naval games. I recently purchased small 1/2400 French...
I shall decline to comment since I have a vested interest in two out of three of these rules :) DM le_coq_fou <le_coq_fou@...> wrote: Looking at Kiss Me...
Stay tuned for upcoming battle report on a scenario involving USS CONSTITUTION vs HMS JUNON and HMS TENEDOS circa 1814. Rules in use are STEER TO GLORY,...
Since Dr Manley suffers from an excessive sense of modesty, allow me to say that any set of rules written by him will more than likely be first-class. Byron ...
I just got Form Line of Battle and it has a nice combination of detail and playability. In fact, it has several very small scenarios with modified ship values...
I have found my favourite for small actions, the deceptively simple, 'Signal Close Action' FastPlay by Langton. Essentially, each ship has a 'log' recording...
... From: Harry Schurr <harry_schurr@...> Subject: Re: [NavWarGames] Re:TORPS To: NavWarGames@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, July 6, 2008, 2:05 PM This is...
I was replying to one of the list about a simple method to use torps, I did not feel it was my place to be so bold to do so. Or if any one was interested. ...
Where could I see a sample of these rules. Harry ... From: byronfangel <ByronFAngel@...> Subject: RE: [NavWarGames] Napoleonic Naval Rules Options To:...
Harry, The rules are presently in their third and [I trust] FINAL re-write prior to going forward with publication. The entire set of rules will run close to ...
From time to time questions come up about ship colour schemes and detail. For the information of those looking for that sort of thing I'll pass on one of my...
I'm building some 1/6000 fleets for pre-WWI and am attempting to find matching ships that served in more than one navy. An example would be the US "New...
I'm assuming then that you mean "yes" to my question. Great. Does anyone know if the Figurehead 1/6000 Japanese fleet for the Japan/Russian war contains a...
Hello All, Here’s the first update for Peninsula Campaigns 2008: We’ve already got some dealers coming in. Dean Rapp from Battlefield Creations will be ...
Hello All, Here’s the first update for Peninsula Campaigns 2008: We’ve already got some dealers coming in. Dean Rapp from Battlefield Creations will be ...
The Navy announced today that the next two Virginia-class attack submarines will be named the USS Minnesota and the USS North Dakota. The selection of...
I recently ran across some data from a post RJW report which puts an interesting light on the true rates of fire achieved under actual battle conditions. They...
Addendum: the Japanese did fire a good deal more quickly than the Russians. ... From: NavWarGames@yahoogroups.com [mailto:NavWarGames@yahoogroups.com] On ...
... Russians. For some reason, once you get to the modern period, wargames start to emphasize the technology over the people using it. We expect infantry to...
Very true. Byron ... From: NavWarGames@yahoogroups.com [mailto:NavWarGames@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of John Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 8:07 AM To:...
"We expect infantry to come in different qualities - but not ship's crews." Yes, that is true. The trouble is that I have seen morale rules applied to a naval...
There is a difference between morale in the sense of staying in the fight, and training such that the ships can be fought more effectively. ISTR that many Age...
Does the report account for how often during the engagement the ships in question had a useful target at which to shoot, and a viable firing solution? Matthew...
You are of course forgetting that the Russians of that era had supply as well as resources shortages. Harry ... From: byronfangel <ByronFAngel@...> ...
Hi Matt, No - hence my closing caveat about the dangers of trying to draw precise conclusions from imprecise data. However, some reasonable inferences can be ...
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