... 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 I have considered that it is grostesquely out of date just like the other...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... ...
... to 1 ... Course this is what I get for reading the new posts from oldest to newest. You already recanted your comment and I did not read it until after I...
... I think that I was looking at a German Folks Grenadier Company (or something like that) and saw that it looked as if each stand was a company... I never...
... I can not speak fopr the German use of names, but in the American forces I built the stands were called fire teams or weapons crews. ... You did not miss...
A bit harsh on the FoW & 40k comparison. But I guess FoW, aside from the time period, figure scale, focus on company level tactics, lack of orcs or elves, use...
... <snip> ... The secret of WH40k's success is perhaps not limited to the design of its rules or figures. One reason for the popularity of WH40k may be that...