From: John Atkinson <johnmatkinson@y...>
Date: Fri, 12 Feb 1999 11:24:10 -0500
Subject: [DSII] Usable Operational-level Rules
Some time ago I picked up Hell in Microcosm, by Jim Webster (ain't that the chap who did Hellfire?) and published by Anchluss Publishing. I was considering running a DSII campaign, and these were advertised as war games rules for Brigade-Corps level 1901-Future. I've been going over it, and come to the conclusion that if you and your opponent can come to agreement on the subject, you should be able to use these more or less 'as is'. It's very generic, all the equipment being rated in relation to the enemy's equipment. For instance, in the sample scenario dealing with Lomba River, 1987 with T-55s vs Ratel 90s, including some w/ ATGMs. So the T-55s are rated as medium armor with heavy guns, and the Ratels average out to light armor with heavy guns. In a Desert Storm scenario, you could decide that T-55s would count as light armor with light guns, with the M1A1 as heavy armor with heavy guns. It's all based on battalions and companies being represented on the board, and has lots of rules for things like irregulars, infiltration, armored trains, airborne, NBC, and engineers. I'm considering doing up NRE and IF divisions in Hell in Microcosm terms and posting 'em to the web site, perhaps with a sample campaign based on the 'border incident' in 2182, where three divisions crossed the border on New Mesopotamia.