Origins 2007 Strategicorps Theme It's Official The Strategicorps Theme for Origins 2007 is GREAT RAIDS!, Past Present, and Future Here are some suggestions to...
... SPI published a map-and-counters game called "Raid!" back in the late 70s or early 80s. It was focussed on the WW2 to Vietnam era. It was a lot of fun, as...
The Current system that is set up in CT-Striker is to have the weapon's penetration indicate its damage potential as well. This is not exactly the most...
... The question here is about the desired level of abstraction vs. complexity - do we desire a less realistic but fast-playing game or a more realistic but ...
... Many years ago, I read an article, probably in JTAS, about combining Classic Traveller damage with Striker penetration. I don't remember the details, but...
... It's at 16 JTAS 43. --Glenn ____________________________________________________________________________________ Want to start your own business? Learn how...
... complexity - ... realistic but ... penetration is, ... weapons ... CT-Striker has ... weapons ... were dealt ... Yes, that is exactly what it is about......
Hello, In the last four years I've used a web-based e-mail account provided by my college. As my B.A. degree nears its completion (and will be completed in ...
... There are paint like coatings used to protect buildings from fire by expanding when heated (forms gas bubbles) to insulate against thermal damage. Another...
... Striker (and Traveller) already has a form of Ablat in its repetoir... I have considered that it is grostesquely out of date just like the other...
... On the other hand, ablative armor for vehicles is already in use, especially when tanks are concerned - IIRC the Merkava tank has some sort of explosive ...
... Have you noticed that the development of small arms has tended (historically) to lag behind but follow the development of heavy weapons. When cannon were...
... Just to play the devil's advocate, what about a cheap flexible paint-like coating that could be sprayed over any armor (cloth or combat armor come...
... repetoir... ... the ... It may ... emplacements, but ... lead to ... follow. ... measure ... talking ... sorts ... basic set. ... especially ... explosive ...
... Some further thoughts have collected while studying for my Finals in Engineering... Bell curves, and Log plots... Damage/penetration is not a linear...
I was looking through the online catalog of a shop here in Houston (Little Wars), and I discovered a "Modern" (Vietnam Era and "Middle East") game that is...
Is the Little Wars store open at their new location yet? I read that they were moving, and I think it's on 249 somewhere. I would like to get a first hand look...
... According to their web-site they are.... But I would call first. I completely forgot that you were in the houston area, or I would have seen if you had...
... armor, ... armor ... really ... Since only powerful weapons tend to interact with impregnable armour, you wouldn't know it, but perhaps the effect is...
Hi Matthew, Here's the URL for Flashpoint Miniatures http://flashpointminiatures.com/ Flashpoint are based in Wangarei, some three - four hours north of...
... Nope... Even if they were pointed on a log plot, which Armor thickness is done on the design sequences, the resolution of the Pen/Armor relationship is...
... I figured that it was based on Flames of War, but it is a 1:1 figure: man scale rather than the scale of Flames of War, where each stand represents a...
How much more understandable would Striker be if it had diagrams illustrating more of the rules? What diagrams would you like to see illustrating what rules? ...
... thickness is done on the ... not... ... Er, maybe so, it's quite some time since I actually played Striker and my recollection of the rules is getting a...
... YEP, that is a Good one... I will make a note of it in my notebook. Spotting proceedures is another one that could use a diagram and illustration, and some...
BRILLIANT! Critical hits... Only for damage/penetration rolls where the chance for damage is either (or nearly) non- existent. On a roll of 12, there is a...
... Um, I thought FoW was 1:1 scale, each figure represents a man or vehicle. Or do you mean that Flashpoint uses individually mounted figures, as opposed to...
... My Mistake... It is 1:1, but it uses Squads as a base, as opposed to Fire Teams... I had a momentary lapse... It is just that Flashpoint has Fire Teams... ...
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