Interesting points and I agree that there are limits to pigeon-holing troops or units into a limited number of labels, but it seems to me you have merely...
Matt, The ultimate test of training is combat, and there is no better training than combat. I have said it here before, but for your benefit will repeat, ...
I enjoyed your post Greg, especially the quip on loose trousers. I'm not won over by your logic that combat is better than training, without training your...
... Interesting observation. I tend to be more pragmatic with respect to rules ... what effect does it have on the mechanics of the game rules? I would sugest...
Matt, All troops are trained for combat as you say. Even the company clerk. Anyone who has ever fired a weapon knows that it is with the intention (outside...
... of the casualties. The best tactic is to take cover or fall prone as soon as you hear the incoming rounds. If you survive the first hit, either dig fast or...
If you look at the manner in which Frank originally used the Napoleonic "Morale" determinations, they are done in such a way as to indicate the overall combat ...
... version of 5) only make use of the ... does not describe an ... morale/initiative grades ... I'm not sure that is entirely accurate, at least as describes ...
... Well, yes, SII the troop sets were a little differently expressed than in the LBB Striker. I still think that this is essentially different from the...
In G-force I tried to do it by having two different measures: troop quality (four different levels) and troop toughness (or determination or resolve or...
Matt, Its what one does after going prone that counts. Artillery rounds are unlikely to hit in the same place unless the firing is a long barrage, and at least...
And lets not forget this is intended to service troops other than of the human (humanoid) species! That alone requires some consideration of troop ratings....
I think we will have to agree to disagree on this. For the record, yes I played Striker I & thoroughly enjoyed it. If you are not discussing your concepts in a...
I've stayed out of this. I agree with Matt. Training has been the edge since Rome. Veterans pass their experiences to recruits by TRAINING them. How this is...
Mat, I do have a hang up. I tend to get quite serious. You think anything you said about the Eastern Front is a fact? It may surprise you that fully half of...
I'll provide some comments and observations below. Mine will start with a +++. Rick Cox ... +++ The value of training is multi-faceted. For the individual it...
Hi Rick, Yes, one can get concussed, or worse still, buried, but diving into a fresh crater its better than running around looking for a log to crawl under. I...
Well Greg, you stirred this up because you were advocating a view that training was irrelevant. I'm pleased to see that you have swung 180 to now viewing...
Matt, I don't recall ever saying training is irrelevant. The question is, when do you rate the troops? "Militia" and "Regulars" are rated BEFORE they get into...
Ah well, we agree on a lot & disagree on a bit. Rest assured I have as many reservations on your knowledge of history as you appear to have of mine, but there...
Actually artillery kills as many by pulping their organs as it does from shrapnel. Doesn't matter if you're in a crater, under a log, or in the open all it...
Rick, And the last time ground troops were fired on by 16" guns was when? 1991 I believe. Its been two years since the last two US battleships have been...
G'day Matt, Flame wars? you mean like your Flammpanzer III v my OT-34? :) I intentionally did not want to get too deeply onto WWII because a) it is not the...
Sorry, I have no info on Vietnam Era TO&E for the 1st Cav. It was before my time and I was never air-mobile, so I don't even have a frame of reference for...
It got tedious, I chose to ignore him. In a nutshell it was whether you rated trainings importance in a rating system alongside combat experience or...
According to Frank Chadwick, Striker's Ratings take into account both training and experience... That is pretty much what I have always thought. Matthew Bailey...
You are of course correct. If I can do justice to Gregs arguement whilst being clear I don't agree with it, his view and alternative was that only combat...
Matt, you failed to grasp what I was saying. However, the fault is not yours alone. As soon as you introduced the WW2 into the discussion, you immediately...
OK... A couple of things that I have just noticed about the Striker Rating/Experience system. It does not have any method of fielding high morale, but low...
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