tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345470195229914785.post5709854303580054698..comments2024-03-23T03:20:51.709+13:00Comments on A Fist Full of Plastic: Modern Air Transport WIPUncle Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00975932783227453858noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345470195229914785.post-40799291299983096062013-02-27T22:38:47.400+13:002013-02-27T22:38:47.400+13:00I think this may be the way. Thanks for all the nu...I think this may be the way. Thanks for all the number crunching Ion!Uncle Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00975932783227453858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345470195229914785.post-44650418303280654092013-02-20T16:44:23.949+13:002013-02-20T16:44:23.949+13:00Brian - about the Gettysburg map. I estimate that...Brian - about the Gettysburg map. I estimate that the ground represented is about 6 miles square. A brigade frontage on such a map would be about an inch, very roughly, taking a 4-regiment brigade in 2 by 2 formation. But you might check out the frontages (and scales) of the reverse. Those pink and blue oblongs look to represent brigades.<br /><br />You seemed to prefer Division sized units. In that case the CSA would get 9, the Union 19. But each of the CSA ones would represent about 6000 men, the Union about 4333. That implies divisional strength ratio of 24 to 17. If the CSA Divs were taken across the board as Strength 6, say, I'd simply round off the Union at 4. Buford's Cavalry should be SP=3 if numbers are the sole criterion.<br /><br />The 3" counter size would probably be OK for each Division, though for the Union that would be a squash lined up along Cemetery Ridge and Culp's Hill. A smaller size would make the CSA look a bit sparse...<br /><br />Don't know what to do about guns. 4 CSA and 5 Union would look sensible.<br /><br />An alternative is 2-figure (foot; 2x1-horse stands for Buford's Cav) brigades upon 1" (or 2cm if you can get them to fit) stands. 7 CSA guns and 9 USA.<br /><br />You might want to cut out some profiles just to see how they fit on the map.<br />Cheers, <br />IonArchduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345470195229914785.post-79639478676966655762013-02-11T18:01:20.880+13:002013-02-11T18:01:20.880+13:00Hi Gowan, That sounds like an interesting idea for...Hi Gowan, That sounds like an interesting idea for a game, but if I was going to do that I would most likely use much smaller size models in order to expand the size of the playable area. Modern air combat is very fast and area intensive (from start to finish). In the games I play the models are used to represent flights of aircraft that are interacting with ground forces, so the models being a larger size isn't that important as their interactions with other aerial units are virtually abstracted.Uncle Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00975932783227453858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345470195229914785.post-51293685986385249612013-02-11T13:44:30.086+13:002013-02-11T13:44:30.086+13:00Hi Sean, I am currently gearing up for exactly tha...Hi Sean, I am currently gearing up for exactly that.Uncle Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00975932783227453858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345470195229914785.post-41802258956717868962013-02-11T08:24:17.693+13:002013-02-11T08:24:17.693+13:00Good to see the forces of Harad et al expanding. L...Good to see the forces of Harad et al expanding. Looking forward to a resumption of hostilities.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15428727065347379281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345470195229914785.post-39535048060248668742013-02-11T07:54:15.251+13:002013-02-11T07:54:15.251+13:00Nice. those planes will be very cool! I think you ...Nice. those planes will be very cool! I think you should do an escorting mission where those fighters have to protect that leer jet as it flies over hostile territory!Daisy Gowan Ditchburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07476802587483833107noreply@blogger.com