I'd be curious what other modern naval games are out there besides the Fleet series. What are their drawbacks or advantages. For example: Harpoon is really a...
... Yeah but think about this. How would land gamers feel about a game of a nypothetical Warsaw Pact/NATO war, that puts the US Army division that is actually...
Hi Brooks, You definitely are a naval fan. Tell me, what are some of the things that you enjoy about the Fleet games? Also, which Fleet game is your favorite? ...
Hey guys, Just as a point of interest, lets get some chat going. I'm a student and was introduced to wargaming by my father. I was wondering: 1. What do you...
1. Technical writer. Strictly civilian. 2. My brothers played war games. From them I learned Tactics II, Foxbat vs. Phantom, and such. My first war game was...
Brooks, Thanks for the clarification on your points of argument. And there are additional "sticking points," such as why a submarine can only fire one type of...
My background: 1.) Teacher, no naval experience. 2.) I starting soloing wargames in the late 80's as a high school kid. The games were popping up at local...
http://www.foto.infi.net/~edladner/bio/bio070.htm Needs updated. Unfortunately I was laid off from my job at Raytheon which took over from Hughes, and I am...
1. Computer programmer IBM AS/400 / iSeries 2. Friend in Jr. High (1970?) played AH games. Of course, Naval games ROCK! I own pretty much every one ever...
Awww, the days of Tactics II, War at Sea, and Victory in the Pacific- I still have those three somewhere along with the other "beginner" games (Panzer Leader,...
Currently: Civil servant, researcher at the House of Commons in Ottawa. Academic: Classics, Archaeology/Anthropology, History (M.A. in History) Naval...
I'm fairly new to the list but have been wargaming since I was too young for the Army by several years, (even though I made Vietnam Era Vet by two weeks). 1....
Hi all, Red tide and I are playing 5th Fleet Scenario 1 and came across a situation which I at first thought was easy to answer, but now I am having second...
Michael, I'm not sure if the detection rules change much from 7th fleet to 5th fleet, but in 7th fleet you only get one detection attempt. If the sub moves...
The reason it came up is because I needed to get the sub to the other end of the map and couldn't afford to lose the extra movement point. At the same time I...
Anyone interested in playing a campaign game of 2nd Fleet? We would use email to post moves. We will also be using the Cyberboard program for those that want...
Speaking of playing games by e-mail. I am in one for 5th fleet. We are playing scenario 2. My oponent has the MH-53 antimine helicopters on the AA New Orleans....
In 7th Fleet, "if a carrier is destroyed..units on CAP or strategic missions are destroyed in the CAP landing phase or Strategic Mission Termination Phase...
Hey Irish, Yeah, I"m around. I might be able to do one of the smaller scenarios. Which game/scenario did you have in mind? I'm familiary with 6th, 2nd and 7th...
We are proud and honored to announce that we are now working with a very cool person by the name of Richard Beaudin, ex-US Navy ASW specialist, on a very...
Thanks for the "GREAT NEWS!" posts..;-) Take care. ===== Christopher Dean (AKA: Warship NWS) Naval Warfare Simulations Team Director Email: WarshipFC@......
There's a really cool opportunity to join an upcoming 5th Fleet game. There's loads of countries and alliance possilibites. I chose Saudi Arabia, and hope to...
... game. I think I would like to play this. Just discovered the Gamebox stuff, and will have to reacquaint with the Fleet rules, but it shouldn't take too...