In my current game, one of the players has some land, and has gotten a contract from the local lord, as well as King, and his own higher tech project (Morrow...
This is for a starfighter combat game (Target:Earth - Ion Trail) I'm designing as a follow on to the Target:Earth infantry skirmish game I have designed.. Ok,...
I don't know if you will be using any pilot experience modifiers for newbies, experienced, veterans and elite, however if you do, then you will want to use...
I'd have to say that a bonus per ship involved sounds better... Just my 2 cents... was wondering why there is better protection for being in a group? ED... ......
I honestly hadn't thought that far ahead, but it's definitely something that would work. A single 'experience' rating, as you say, would probably suffice for ...
I was thinking along the lines that it is harder to target an *individual* fighter when it is in formation, even though the 'mass', as it were, is greater. ie...
... like. ... Dear Mike, For a good discussion on some of the problems that might be encounterd in the sinerio you suggest check out Jannissaries by Jerry ...
Agreed about Pournelle and a few other books I know of. Some have said a major cause of some parts of Industrial revolution was the introduction of the potato,...
No problem Patrick, does remind me of somethings.. I am a major fan of logistics.. Or, if the US did not have a good, and secure logistical train/channel. The...
Message: 1 Date: Wed, 02 Jul 2003 21:50:39 -0000 From: "Ken Normile" <clannorm@...> Subject: Meaning of the word "iracht"? IRACHT From the context it...
Dear Abrigon, I hate to rain on your parade and it is an intersting idea but... ... First; the Confederacy did not have the technology or industrial base to do...
You got your personages correct, Lt. Rodman would not have worked for the confederacy. However the rocket idea had already been printed in a short story called...
And this helps the discussion how? I know from time to time, when I have been up for 20 or more hours, and online for much of this time. Yes, I do not have a...
See "Scud Missiles attack Saudi Arabia" for likely effect. Random shelling by a single gun is more likely to annoy than to win. Even if you think it is...
Hoyt, Mike
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But a better way to do things would be much like how the south did it. Namely from time to time, would send a small force, cavalry mostly to get close to ...
A few points on the cannon thread. One; the south couldn't field enough of their own field artillery, let alone a paris gun. A large number of the south's...
Hi, I am new to the group and I am hoping that someone can help. I am creating a online political wargame based on an old boardgame. Now I want to beef up the...
Lanchester equations, all the way. Can't get simpler than that but also can't vouch for ultimate realism, which can be pretty darn random. ... boardgame. ... ...
But often in a war, it is not the battles you win, but how much you disable the enemies ability to maneuver. Example given was the raids against the south, ...
Hello Mike, I can’t resist putting in my two-cents. Your generous reference to Steward getting “bogged down” and not being there for Lee was clearly a ...
1. Stuart, not Steward 2. Stuart took 3 of the 7 cavalry brigades on his raid. Lee and Ewell between them accomplished little with the other 4 including the 3...
Don't think I said his being away was the only cause, just that it was a major hinderance to a possible confederate victory, not that they had much chance of...
Major question is now, how do you simulate all the political and other complexities in a war game? Almost have to allow some sort of political cards or like,...
Lee didn't trust other cavalry commanders. Stuart left enough cavalry but left no one in charge of the rest. actions, consequences Scott ... From: Mike To:...
Who the hell is Steward and Stewart? The only reference I can find to a Steward is a Sgt. Robert J as a prisoner of war. There are several references to...
I think what always impressed me about this battle was how little the Confederates had learned in 3 years of war. With Pickett's charge they fell into the...
