From: Glenn M Wilson <triphibious@j...>
Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2003 06:56:17 -0500
Subject: Preplanned reinforcement placement ot turning FT into Nappies was Re: Battles of the 20th C
Not an elegant solution but: Written, pre-plotted orders for all ships involved before the game begins. Or at least three turns (using the system described) before they appear (group orders involving all units in the force) perhaps. Or pre-game clearly plotted on paper 'standard formation' order ((Flagship at X, Y, Z - okay, it's two dimensional - with task force "1" 3" North and 5" East from center of flagship and task Force "2" (one turn later at 12 " SW of Flagship and task Force "3" two turns later at 8" ENE of flagship. Yes the example is somewhat extreme on purpose.) If they spent that much time plotting and planning the attack/reinforcement then they must have a good idea of what they want the formation to arrive at and changing formations defeats the intent of the plan (and risks changing all those engineers' 'safety' calculations.) I assume they also know/are predicting where the schwerpunkt (spelling?) is for the battle... Glenn says: "6 mm figures and 1:6K warships are my main interest. I play them in Historical, Fantasy and Science Fiction; big/small battles and skirmishes. But if you have the figures (2 mm through 54 mm,) the terrain and the rules... Fight's on! Gracias, Glenn - warbeads@juno.com The last man in the world without a web site? On Sun, 7 Sep 2003 08:05:47 -0400 "Laserlight" <laserlight@quixnet.net> writes: <snip> > I'm curious if you've actually tried that? I can see the Intruder