From: Glenn M Wilson <triphibious@j...>
Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2006 12:37:55 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [GZG] [DS2] Tracked AFVs, APCs, MICVs, etc. in DS 2
Trying to sort out 1) What Future Wars vehicles are tracked - the Dirtside Series don't seem to include Tracked vehicles and 2) which oes have pictures somewhere... 1) a)the <insert phrase>cat series (Simcat, Sycat, Wolfcat, Myecat, Lascat, Sencat, Helcat and Milcat???) clearly is tracked (Thanks Eureka Web site for that) b) GZG catalogue shows pictures of Jupiter and Nova tracked MBTs plus Talos ultrahevy (and tracked APCs Cobra and Copperhead) c) Eureka mentions Triton MBT, Megatron, Ultratron and Plutron (in addition to Antron) Super Heavies - how do these differ? Defensor AA is tracked. Unclear if Deimos series is ever tracked. Anyone capable by picture or description or who can clarify if any other tracked Future Wars or Dirtside AFVs (MBT, APC, AA, Engineer, etc.) exist please expand my knowledge of tracked vehicles from GZG. 2) Having (pending USPS EVER actually delivering my Brigade Models order and the Fortress Games order) my GEV/GRAV (latter very select) forces should be complete. That means that my Battalions (well 6 of 8,) my Rapid reaction "Force" (Company +) and my two 'independent' (specialist) Companies will be essentially complete. What I want to do now is expand my forces with units capable of action in Light Woods/Mountainous/Hilly/Rough/Cultivated/Light Scrub Terrain as well as the more GEV friendly Swamps/Open terrain (Dense Woods? That's what Walkers (Infantry and Combat/Transport) plus PA are for, amigos.) I would think a lot of action in colonial settings would occur outside Open/Swamp or Light Scrub/Hills where GEV and GRAV can equal or better mobility then Tracked/HMW. GRAV actually has better mobility in Rough or cultivated too but units actually based regularly in the colonies would not in my mind be the 'elite' GRAV equipped units as a rule unless the colony was vital for some reason. GRAV would be the Strike forces or the Naval Landing Party or some other situation then simple garrrison forces in my mind. Simple costs ($ or 'points') would make many colonial forces GEV at best with a fair amount of tracked/HMW units. I want my tracked units to grow in a more logical order then my GEV forces did so any details which would help me decide 'which' vehicles to buy would be appreciated. I sold off the Hodgepodge AFVs I owned before and I want to recreate a more 'coherent' set of Battalions to replace those in the future. Gracias,