W4rP1g
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Post by W4rP1g on Feb 24, 2019 8:25:09 GMT
Hi there! I have a few questions regarding the game: -first of all, regarding the 7.5cm Pak40: In the rules it is stated that all cannons bigger than 75mm are equipped with HE shells, unless stated in the army list. As far as I know pak40 did not historically have HE shells. So can they shoot at infantry? I find it a bit unreal that a single AP round can kill 50% of a squad. -secondly there is an incoherence in the US army list: in the unit sheet for the T34 calliope it is written that it is aviable for both Mid and Late War, bit it is missing in the unit summary for mid war at the end of the book. A quick google search showed me that while it was developed in 1943, it mostly saw action in '44 and '45. How should this be fixed?
Another question not related with game rules: I was thinking about creating a data index for BattleScribe in order to speed up the creation of army lists. Would that be a problem with you?
Finally, I wanted to show you my appreciation for your work, I really love this game rules, I find it better than other more famous wargames such as FoW. Congrats and keep up the good work!
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Post by NKL AeroTom on Feb 24, 2019 9:14:29 GMT
Hi warp1g - the Pak 40 did have HE shells, so just play it as the rules say - that it has HE shells being 75mm or larger. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7.5_cm_Pak_40#Performance(see the second paragraph of that section, and also the "Ammunition" section at the bottom) You're certainly right that AP shells just can't inflict 50% casualties on an infantry unit though, that's why we have the "no HE" rule for some guns like the early British 2-pdr. For the T-34 Calliope - if it was just used in 44 - 45, that is Late war only, I'll change that when we do an update, or for the next edition (which may be quite some time away though...) Glad you're enjoying the rules - we've certainly had a lot of fun with them over the years, quick and deadly but still full of interesting decisions.
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Post by W4rP1g on Feb 24, 2019 9:32:23 GMT
You are right about the HE shells, my mistake.
You did not answer my question about battleScribe, is it OK with you if I make an index file to speed up list creation?
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Post by NKL AeroTom on Feb 24, 2019 9:34:34 GMT
ah, whoops! yep that's fine, would be interested to see that in action once you're done
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Post by W4rP1g on Feb 24, 2019 9:50:18 GMT
Perfect! I'll work on it as soon as I can!
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