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Hello everyone, I just wanted to give you all a quick heads-up that my eMail (just the one I use for Yahoo Groups) has changed as off today. I know some of you...
Burkhard Schulze [ ww...
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Jun 7, 2007
7:19 am
2211
I'm thinking about using TFOMB for a few projects this year as I really like the system, but I have a couple of questions: 1.) Has anyone cooked up range...
sdondershine
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Jun 16, 2007
4:10 pm
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OK I'll buy the Nam supplement and try to work up into more modern versions of the guns from there and guesstimate the 40mm ranges. If I come up with anything...
sdondershine
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Jun 19, 2007
4:32 pm
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Sorry, I meant to reply to your first message a while back, but things have been kind of busy. I have the Khe Sahn book as well as TFoMB, TFoB and all the...
Dale
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Jun 20, 2007
4:19 pm
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... Folks, What I have found is that most weapons work identical at skirmish scale. So really, what is the difference between weapon A and weapon B? Not much....
phrodon
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Jun 20, 2007
5:56 pm
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... But... but... THAT's what skirmish gaming is about... :-) OK, not entirely, I admit, but part of the "magic" of skirmish gaming is the tiny little details ...
roodie76
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Jun 20, 2007
6:29 pm
2216
... gaming is the tiny little details ... There is a difference between equiping your troops with a variety of weapons vs needing to know the difference...
phrodon
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Jun 20, 2007
6:41 pm
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Hi, ... Ah, I see the point now, sorry, I misunderstood you a little bit ( english is my second lang. ) - in this case you might be correct. I just wanted to...
roodie76
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Jun 20, 2007
7:13 pm
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... really ... the ... Well, TFoB is true ground scale. So if you really wanted to you could simply double the 20mm ranges. Although your playing area might...
phrodon
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Jun 20, 2007
8:01 pm
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From memory (don't have it in front of me) the Vietnam Supplement has little if anything in the way of weapon data. It is primarily scenarios for the game. It...
Mike Baker
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Jun 20, 2007
11:40 pm
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Ok then I'll wait til I get into Vietnam to score it. ... little if anything in the way of weapon data. It is primarily scenarios for the game. ... the game. ...
sdondershine
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Jun 21, 2007
6:44 pm
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Hi Mike Thanks for responding. Love TFOB I have to agree with Roodie: First of all people who are into Modern wargames are more likely to be gun nuts and to...
sdondershine
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Jun 21, 2007
6:44 pm
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In general I would have to agree that there is not much difference, but at times that small difference can make an impact, especially regarding mishaps. Ask...
Burkhard Schulze [ ww...
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Jun 21, 2007
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Sorry guys, Having looked again I realise that the weapon stats are there. I'd still like to see lots more current weapons stated up, I like having the little...
Mike Baker
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Jun 21, 2007
11:39 pm
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... Love TFOB We do too. ... Yeah. After I hit reply I figured that would I would get flak over that example... the colt's stopping power is unreal (hence the...
phrodon
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Jun 22, 2007
2:50 pm
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You know, this weekend, for the first time, we had a need to use a sidearm after a SAW malfunctioned in one of the US fireteams and was jamme dbeyond use for...
Dale
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Jun 25, 2007
2:18 pm
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It has been about a year since the last scenario pack. On the back of TFoMB it list planned expansions as far as a modern weapons book, modern vehicle book...
Dale
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Jun 25, 2007
2:33 pm
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... of ... the ... ahh... the best-laid schemes o' mice an 'men Scenario Books We still like producing these books. Although they take a lot of time and...
phrodon
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Jun 25, 2007
6:42 pm
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... was ... for ... The ranges are too short. They should be about the same as a grenade. In reality, they are fairly accurate, but in game play they don't ...
phrodon
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Jun 25, 2007
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... but ... regarding ... [snip] ... Sure. I am merely stating that you can play with the generic values and get a fairly accurate representation of the...
phrodon
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Jun 25, 2007
7:33 pm
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... use ... I know its optional, but for the modern scenarios we are trying, we needed a way to let the US forces approach a compound without getting chewed up...
Dale
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Jun 25, 2007
7:36 pm
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I would like to add a little here. I am currently writing a modern scenario book for Mike. It has been taking a little longer due my job and the fact that I...
Burkhard Schulze [ ww...
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Jun 25, 2007
7:51 pm
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... This sounds like a good extension to the current auto-spotting rules. Maybe we should have called it something cooler... :) Either way, I want to expand...
phrodon
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Jun 25, 2007
8:21 pm
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... I like what was said about the awareness rules. They have one advantage over the current spotting rules: they make it easier to keep track of ...
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Jun 26, 2007
11:51 am
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I'll keep working on the awareness rules and see where they lead. I'll post my 'trial' set up on here once I get some reasonable ranges worked out, if Mike is...
Dale
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Jun 26, 2007
4:28 pm
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... Dale, Sounds great. I would look at the event (auto-spotting) rules for night. This is basically awareness already done (why it wasn't included for day...
phrodon
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Jun 27, 2007
2:33 pm
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... enough ... What we find is that most people play with 4 players. So we try to make each side roughly two squads plus support. Larger senarios are designed...
phrodon
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Jun 27, 2007
2:44 pm
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One thing I would suggest for night spotting (sound) is that you also include movement. It is not easier spotting someone moving at double speed then it would...
Burkhard Schulze [ ww...
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Jun 27, 2007
3:06 pm
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There will be a number of scenarios in the book I am writing specifically for such small units. I have tried to keep things interesting there by using...
Burkhard Schulze [ ww...
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Jun 27, 2007
3:14 pm
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I would not let these factors effect morale. After all you might be grumpy about bad equipment, you might complain about it, but usually soldiers find ways to...
Burkhard Schulze [ ww...
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