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  • in reply to: Gridded Horse & Musket Rules Recommendations #195742
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    Command and Colors: Napoleonics

    Played it over ZOOM during Covid crisis.

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    in reply to: Merchant ships WWII #195358
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    According to David Manley, who seems to have deserted TWW recently, Navwar is NOT closing. Tony is looking to sell the business as a going concern, until then he’s still taking orders.

     

    Do tell more.  The NAVWAR website has been down for several weeks.

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    in reply to: What Type of Mat(s)? #195021
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    I would recommend cloth as being easier to store folded up rather than rolled tube material.

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    in reply to: Navwar #194821
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    An update from the flyer received from NAVWAR with my order today.  Ill-health is forcing closure and the business is now selling off existing stock.  My order involved unusual ships (Greek & Dutch WWII fleets) so although I used second-class post I got mine in 10 days with a complete order!  Superb service.  I suspect if you want more popular lines you will have to include substitute choices as the available stock runs out.

    Should anyone be interested, the business would be sold as a going concern.

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    in reply to: Merchant ships WWII #194820
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    An update from the flyer received from NAVWAR with my order today.  Ill-health is forcing closure and the business is now selling off existing stock.  My order involved unusual ships (Greek & Dutch WWII fleets) so although I used second-class post I got mine in 10 days with a complete order!  Superb service.  I suspect if you want more popular lines you will have to include substitute choices as the available stock runs out.

    Should anyone be interested, the business would be sold as a going concern.

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    in reply to: Evil Dave’s 6mm ACW #194794
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    Excellent stuff!!

    Why choose 6mm?  I have 2mm Napoleonics and 6mm WWII and cannot decide which scale is better for ACW.  2mm will do to differentiate between horse, foot and artillery but for WWII the smaller scale is too small to differentiate tank types.  ACW seems more like Napoleonics but perhaps I am missing something.

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    in reply to: Against the facts! #194684
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    Perhaps they consider the commander base includes a communications team, supply depot and artillery firebase.

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    in reply to: 6mm WWII Romanian Cavalry ? #194151
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    Probably right about the Russians. Thanks for the suggestions, I was hoping that there may have at least been some Dutch figs available. The French idea will give some contrast in appearance should they be on the table the same time as the Russians. I’m still not completely sure about how I will represent them, but figured I’d use regular infantry stands once they were fighting. I’ll probably use some ratio of cav figs and infantry stands to indicate when they are on the move, as I really don’t look forward to painting a lot of 6mm horses, just something that I don’t enjoy. Thanks again, irishserb

     

    We use an infantry stand and then put an appropriate model on the stand for transport: half-track, lorry or horse.

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    in reply to: The Battle of Khalkhin Gol – Wargame #193834
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    Interesting campaign; I much enjoyed the Memoir Expansion:

    https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexpansion/209827/memoir-44-battles-khalkhin-gol

     

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    in reply to: Guadalcanal naval campaign 1942 project #192253
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    Good stuff!  The battles are run as a series of linked engagements?

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    in reply to: Book Review from Mr. Picky #191670
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    The Czech Skoda works are well known for the sabotage of munitions they manufactured for the Germans.  They were not the only ones to be doing it and there are a myriad of similar stories that contributed to defective supplies to the German frontline.

    The result has been a lot of ‘odd’ stories.

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    in reply to: New Wings at War Facebook Group #191124
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    <p style=”text-align: left;”>Some of us do not do Facebook; what about an io.group?</p>

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    in reply to: Small games -> Rocky Top (Tennessee NOT) #190566
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    As a teenager, more than 50 years ago, I used painted balsa blocks with coloured pins as strength markers.  It rather looks as if ideas have come full circle.

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    in reply to: Artillery? The Great Leveller? #189633
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    I suggest getting the effects of artillery right on the battlefield should be the main objective in any rules.  You can tweak the result for any particular characteristic: training, competence, experience.  I am not aware of any great differences between the nations other than some developing the use of Grand Batteries.

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    in reply to: Gourmet Gaming? #188517
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    Based on the good food I had at JOY OF SIX I can recommend it!  It might indeed be the best show-food to be found.  However, I prefer to take my own sandwiches, not for reasons of cost or quality but because it allows one to choose when and what you eat during the day as well as avoiding any queueing that might be needed.  Being able to pick the time of the meal break gives flexibility to the day.  Gourmet eating by wargamers is a novel concept but something I would follow with interest.

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    in reply to: Kingmaker re-released. #188367
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    Then this might interest some.

    https://www.gmtgames.com/p-960-plantagenet-cousins-war-for-england-1459-1485.aspx

    Looking forward to getting my copy; always thought KINGMAKER was overhyped.

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    in reply to: Convoys – Roger Knight #187936
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    Everyone knows about Nelson and Trafalgar but few give a thought to Collingwood and the subsequent blockade of France over the subsequent years.

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    in reply to: Looking for info on the Long Range Desert Group #187935
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    The original, first colour, was white but it was soon standardised as sand.

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    NIMITZ is our go-to rules at the moment, although the main game-play is through HALSEY.

    A satisfactory game in an evening, although it can be readily done without miniatures by using counters only.

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    in reply to: Postcard sized games #184965
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    Interesting.  Lou Coatney has some postcard WWII games too.

    https://www.coatneyhistory.com

     

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    in reply to: Battle of Beaver Dam Creek 1862 #184399
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    Discuss :-).

    Yes.

    The glib answers:
    (a) Depends on what the player wants
    (b) Both

    As you have started discussing, the deeper query is what do people think the merits of each one is.  I am interested to see what people think as I have the impression that there is something of a convergence between cardboard and miniatures gaming systems.

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    in reply to: Battle of Beaver Dam Creek 1862 #184394
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    Very interesting.  Which is better: cardboard or some miniatures and a set of rules like Bloody Big Battles?

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    in reply to: What's on your painting desk/table/corner #184341
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    Lots of badly painted micro-armor for for an east front Barbarossa campaign, and both 15mm and 6mm 1950s Cold War aircraft.  

    I am looking forward to learning more of this.

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    in reply to: Most common British WWII tank? #183105
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    Well wiki tells us:

    Churchill 5,600

    Crusader 5,300

    Cromwell 4,000

    Valentine 8,200

    True that there were 17,000+ Shermans but it is rather … American.

    Choose as you wish.

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    in reply to: Any UK gamers up north near… #181355
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    Try this list:

    https://www.bhgs.org.uk/clubs.html

    or this very old list

    https://kriegsmann.tripod.com/frontline.html

     

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    in reply to: The Future of Wargames Shows in the UK #180796
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    The internet has certainly made it easier to use mail-order and a few pounds postage cost is less than travel and an entry ticket price so unless you have some big bulk orders the finances do not justify it.  However, some people do have big orders, it is good to see new products and social aspects are important.  I should think big shows will be able to last as traders are likely to want to limit the number of locations they visit but have ones with big footfall and sales.

    As a demonstrator at WARFARE this year I would certainly recommend the new Farnborough venue: good lighting & heating, easy road access and plenty of parking.  Remarkably, it is a two-day show.

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    in reply to: Russian AFVs #179209
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    I have come across this comment in relation to the current performance of the Russian Army.

    In many ways, the Russian army still resembles the former Soviet army in its mentality, hierarchical structure, poor quality officers, poor levels of training, ill-discipline, poor logistics, and corruption.

    Is this a fair observation about the Soviet Army?  If the Cold War had gone hot would the Soviet Army performance have been as the Russian Army has performed against Ukraine in 2022?  I have the impression that these issues are much worse now with the Russian Army than they were with the Soviet Army but is this the case?  Would the Soviets lack uniforms, weapons and equipment as has been reported now?  Are the ‘outrages’ leaked to the press a few minor aberrations against a system otherwise performing reasonably well?  My impression is that whatever its many faults the Soviet system would have done things better but is that a false conclusion?  There are some rich oligarchs from the Putin era; I do not recall reading of rich commissars!

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    A very interesting series of posts.

    Can you briefly explain why SVP or FFS for larger or quicker battles in preference to GF?

    [Asks the man with Iron Bottom Sound]
    {https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/189427/iron-bottom-sound-iii}

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    in reply to: 6mm WWII aircraft gallery. #178992
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    Awesome; how do you paint the canopies?

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    in reply to: New 1/700 WW2 Naval Project #178719
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    I can confirm no wet palettes were injured in the making of this ship 

    I showed my wife the latest pictures of the destroyers on your website; she was as impressed as I have been.  Her query: how long does it take to do a complete ship from first brush stroke to last?

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    in reply to: New 1/700 WW2 Naval Project #178607
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    We have seen the Denmark Strait in the 1/3000 campaign:

    http://yarkshiregamer.blogspot.com/2018/04/2018-ww2-naval-campaign-game-1-breakout.html

    but wth different ships.  Getting evrything in the frame for the pictures  should prove challenging.

    http://yarkshiregamer.blogspot.com/search/label/1%2F3000%20WW2%20Naval

    I always find the AARs inspiring.

    Meanwhile, the High Seas Fleet swings at anchor!

    http://yarkshiregamer.blogspot.com/search/label/1%2F2400%20WW1%20Naval?updated-max=2019-06-12T09:37:00-07:00&max-results=20&start=4&by-date=false

     

     

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    in reply to: New 1/700 WW2 Naval Project #178522
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    So, will this be the Pratt ballroom approach to naval wargaming?  Impressive!  WWI still in abeyance then.  We will look forward to learning of the WWII exploits;High Noon in Narvik?

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    in reply to: Herbsthausen 1645 – In Deo Veritas AAR #178009
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    Many thanks for a very helpful response.  I will certainly give For King and Parliament a go; however, the indications are that it does ECW but not the TYW.  Evidently fitting IDV to a grid is a self-help project!  Grid size neeeds to mesh with other period rules so that will be a challenge too.

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    in reply to: 6mm Viking Age #177960
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    Impressive; made a choice of rules?

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    in reply to: Herbsthausen 1645 – In Deo Veritas AAR #177959
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    Interesting AAR.

    You appear to prefer  IDV over ToDR, is there a reason to concentrate on IDV for game play?  I have read your review of IDV and your comparison at the end of the AAR of the Battle of Wimpfen but you have subsequently done six games with IDV.  This would seem to suggest a clear preference.  My only concern would be measuring as my failing eyes do not encourage measuring to the millimetre, so would it convert to grids?

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    in reply to: 6mm WWII aircraft gallery. #177517
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    Superb as always.

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    in reply to: Royal Air Force Museum (Midlands) RAF Cosford #176667
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    Many thanks for a great post; very helpful.  I can confirm the use of Battledress in the 1970s as I was issued with it!

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    in reply to: Italian Command Car #175852
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    Interesting input from everybody.

    Inevitably it all comes down to demand: everybody will do the main tanks because they are in demand.  A bit less clear to me is the more obscure support vehicles, tankers, heavy trucks and engineering equipment.  There seems plenty of variety in those yet one would have thought demand low compared to MkV Panthers!  I am surprised that Italian command vehicles have lesser demand than some of this gear; if nobody makes the Italian stuff how do they know?

    So, find a substitute according to taste, then!

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    in reply to: Italian Command Car #175740
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    Thanks; at least it confirms the situation.  Perhaps one of the manufacturers will take note!

    Anything usable as a substitute?  Heroics and Ros do a Steyr truck but not the command car!  Their Horsch command car looks like the closest equivalent but might not be suitable for the desert. Anything you might recommend?

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    in reply to: Are you a 6mm WWII wargamer? #172918
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    Good catch hammurabi. i am a member of that io group and it could use a little more life. Good place to go and start your thinkings…

     

    Maybe.  I started a 2mm and 6mm IO group when the YAHOO groups closed down but neither take up nor usage has been very great.  Aggregator sites like this one seem to service people well.  Facebook is popular but I stay away from it so cannot comment about it.

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