Post Dragon Con questions

7 posts ยท Sep 6 2004 to Sep 8 2004

From: Ryan Gill <rmgill@m...>

Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2004 15:23:32 -0400

Subject: Post Dragon Con questions

A question came up in the Dirtside Game hosted by Tony and her friend from
Florida. In the context of the 50% Casualties Confidence Check, does one take
that every turn regardless of additional casualties or only when you continue
to take casualties. ie, a platoon of 4 looses 2 elements
in turn A, thus a +2 Check. Then in Turn B takes
none (+2 check or no?), then in turn C takes
another single casualty (this a +2 check) being
75% casualties.

From: Alderfek@a...

Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2004 15:55:09 EDT

Subject: Re: Post Dragon Con questions

Hey Ryan! Where at DC were you? I know, not the answer you wanted but I was
curious. I was at the Battletech tables Saturday next to that Quickfire2

table ran by those guys in the gaudy Hawiian shirts

Kirk

BSA Troop 23 Rockmart/Aragon, Ga.
GSA Troop 20718 Rockmart/Aragon, Ga.
Technical Cartoonist & Wargamer

"Millions of men have lived to fight, build palaces and boundaries, shape
destinies and societies; but the compelling force of all times has been the
force of originality and creation profoundly affecting the roots of human
spirit."
 - Ansel Adams

From: John K Lerchey <lerchey@a...>

Date: Mon, 06 Sep 2004 16:57:43 -0400

Subject: Re: Post Dragon Con questions

Ryan,

In most rules systems, and I'd be betting that DSII is included, you only
take the confidence/morale check on a turn in which you actually suffer
casualties. Thus, if on turn 2 you lose 50%, there is an immediate Confidence
Test. If the unit passes, they are able to tolerate the loss of 50% of the
unit and will continue to function. If on turn 3, they suffer no further
losses, they do not take a Confidence Test. If on turn 4, they suffer another
loss, then they take another test having lost 75% of the unit.

So, in direct response to your question below, "NO".

J

--On Monday, September 06, 2004 3:23 PM -0400 Ryan Gill
> <rmgill@mindspring.com> wrote:

> A question came up in the Dirtside Game hosted by Tony and her friend

From: Ryan Gill <rmgill@m...>

Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2004 18:37:35 -0400

Subject: Re: Post Dragon Con questions

> At 3:55 PM -0400 9/6/04, Alderfek@aol.com wrote:

I played at the Dirtside table at 9am on Saturday and we did a pickup game of
Stargrunt saturday night from about 10 to midnight.

Saturay night I had a black T-shirt on and a
Green/Blue Kilt on. I also drove my armored car
up there on Saturday afternoon and had it sitting in the drop off area in
front of the Mariott.
Part of the day I had DPM/'58 patt kit on with an
SA80.

From: Michael Brown <mwbrown@s...>

Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2004 17:10:22 -0700

Subject: RE: Post Dragon Con questions

So, you were trying to blend into the crowd:)

Mike

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From: Alderfek@a...

Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2004 20:10:51 EDT

Subject: Re: Post Dragon Con questions

Well Ryan I saw ya then. I loved the armored car too. I guess if I had paid
alittle more attention to the boards I would have known you were there. And
speaking of kilts, you werent running around witha few other guys in kilts too
were ya ? I saw some gentlemen around noon-time over in the food courts
in kilts.

Kirk

BSA Troop 23 Rockmart/Aragon, Ga.
GSA Troop 20718 Rockmart/Aragon, Ga.
Technical Cartoonist & Wargamer

"Millions of men have lived to fight, build palaces and boundaries, shape
destinies and societies; but the compelling force of all times has been the
force of originality and creation profoundly affecting the roots of human
spirit."
 - Ansel Adams

From: Ryan Gill <rmgill@m...>

Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2004 20:57:54 -0400

Subject: Re: Post Dragon Con questions

> At 8:10 PM -0400 9/7/04, Alderfek@aol.com wrote:

I had one of the few real ones. Most had utilikilts.