6 mm SG 2

Discussion in progress...

Might as well ping some other knowledgable people, too...

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On Tue, 13 May 2003 15:20:00 -0500 Allan Goodall
<agoodall@hyperbear.com> writes:
> On Tue, 13 May 2003 11:36:59 PDT, Glenn M Wilson <warbeads@juno.com>

And this would be at 25 mm scale.

Let's do some math (even if it's wrong you can se my (lack of) logic.
<grin>)

1/300 scale (roughly 6 mm) 1 cm = 300 cm = 3 m.   That seems right so
far...

SG 2 at 25 mm is 1 inch (roughly 25 mm or 2.5 cm) = 10 m.

Assuming the scale change to be constant (I know - it's not.  I used to
be a Cartographer and for simplicity we will ignore two/three
dimensional reality) we can convert from 25 mm scale to 6 mm scale. I think...
Math majors and engineers remember that they MADE me take statistics for
Geographers!

X m / 10 m = 6 mm / 25 mm.   Dropping units give X / 10 = 6 / 25 --> X =
10 * (6 /25)

 X  m = 10 m  * (6mm / 25 mm)  - - > 10  * (6/25) results in 2.4 m -
pretty close to 3 m IMO.

25.4 mm /  6 mm give a constant ratio of 4.2333333...  so...
10 m / 4.2333333...  = 2.3622047... m  - still pretty close to 3 m IMO.

This process can be used to see what (and how viable) the range bands would be
for various aspects of the game.

> (aside: the

No, see above.

> In which

No, no, no, no... I am using 6 mm scale conversions here. <grin>

1 cm (10 mm) = 3 m means there is an approximate 10mm (3 m) space to each side
of the figure on the 20 mm base. I can see base to base representing 6 meters
minimum between soldiers. Not unreasonable IMNSHO. More than today? I think
maybe so but given the trend to spreading out to avoid firepower and
individual comm units with reliable comm circuits (the Fiction in science
fiction, no?) I feel this is possible.

Unit integrity would convert from (2 " in 25 mm is 20 m) to [20 m in 6 mm]
circa 4.728 cm which I would round to 4.75 cm or more likely 4.5 cm. A 6 "
diameter circle (60 m in 25 mm scale) could convert to, assuming my math is
right, around 20 cm, or about 8 ", (60 m in 6 mm scale.)
60 m / 3 m per 1 cm = 20 cm.  If that seems too loose then you can drop
it to 10 cm (about 4 ") in diameter.

<Delete inapplicable result using 1/300th scale distances in stead of 25
mm scale distances.>

> Better yet,

Not a bad idea but I like the 1:1 figure aspect of this level even if the
actual unit is the squad and not the individual.

I really need to sit down and figure range bands etc in 6 mm scale to see if
this is worth pursuing. So far this has been strictly ivory tower
discussion...

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> played my

An interesting idea that I will consider.

> Allan Goodall agoodall@hyperbear.com

That sig block is SO true...

6 mm miniatures rule!

Gracias,