tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7474733860161790452.post6149016840078461803..comments2024-03-19T23:40:58.869-07:00Comments on 20mm Crimean War Wargaming and Other Stuff: WW2 WarshipsBob The Old Painterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12799920263660656268noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7474733860161790452.post-81936078099207412092022-10-18T01:38:47.616-07:002022-10-18T01:38:47.616-07:00I am back as Mr Bob, it seems that I had blocked t...I am back as Mr Bob, it seems that I had blocked third party cookies, which Mr Blogger does not like!Bob The Old Painterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12799920263660656268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7474733860161790452.post-77633814876006648612022-10-18T01:27:42.161-07:002022-10-18T01:27:42.161-07:00Bob here. For some reason I am Mr Anonymous at the...Bob here. For some reason I am Mr Anonymous at the moment! I did raise my eyebrows at 300 feet - a long walk to move the ships each turn!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7474733860161790452.post-90437574441165507812022-10-17T12:00:12.673-07:002022-10-17T12:00:12.673-07:00CORRECTION - that should read 30 feet!CORRECTION - that should read 30 feet!Robnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7474733860161790452.post-45732375078274355012022-10-17T05:16:55.812-07:002022-10-17T05:16:55.812-07:00Yes space is a must for F-P - I used a local churc...Yes space is a must for F-P - I used a local church hall for my games with battleships opening fire at a range of nearly 300 feet. For such a simple system it gave remarkably good games. I am tempted by the Jane's 'blind pin stick' system but never got around to making up the necessary gadgets. <br />I did write up both an F-P game and the whole RJW 1/2400 campaign in the short-lived free e-magazine 'The Wargamer's Notes Quarterly' if you're interested. Robnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7474733860161790452.post-38819787409925521982022-10-16T23:40:26.550-07:002022-10-16T23:40:26.550-07:00I steered away from Fletcher Pratt because of the ...I steered away from Fletcher Pratt because of the size of my playing area, but I will have another look. I like 1/1200 scale too and I have a few ships in this scale, but they look a bit silly on a 6 x 4 table, especially the big battleships. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7474733860161790452.post-82569292760782325562022-10-16T23:35:45.501-07:002022-10-16T23:35:45.501-07:00Thanks, I will take a look at FF and Strike as I a...Thanks, I will take a look at FF and Strike as I am always keen to tesy new ideas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7474733860161790452.post-39797417023437815692022-10-16T13:25:14.241-07:002022-10-16T13:25:14.241-07:00If you have the space I’ll put in a good word for ...If you have the space I’ll put in a good word for Fletcher-Pratt, I played all the actions from Unternehmen Rheinübung with 1:1200 ships and they all went almost exactly the same way as the historical events. At the other extreme I used Damn Battleships Again (DBA) for my Russo-Japanese campaign (David Manley’s system published in a couple of mags) and found they gave a good fun that was very quick.Robnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7474733860161790452.post-42441781274692815322022-10-16T10:47:45.656-07:002022-10-16T10:47:45.656-07:00General Quarters is a good staple - and pretty che...General Quarters is a good staple - and pretty cheap, from Navwar. Or you could maybe try David Manley's Find Fix and Strike? Depends what you are after, but I'd take either of those over what I can remember about rules in old MMs ....<br />ColkittoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7474733860161790452.post-42337774098636085832022-10-16T04:12:32.047-07:002022-10-16T04:12:32.047-07:00Hi Colkitto, Goya and I are looking at a variety o...Hi Colkitto, Goya and I are looking at a variety of rules. As most of my games will be solo they need to be simple with minimal record keeping. I tried Bob Cordrey's Gridded Naval Wargames rules with some success. We are actually looking at some old articles in Military modelling from 1979 for ideas as well. I will most likely write my own with systems borrowed from others. I will also take a look at 'General Quarters', which look quite good.Bob The Old Painterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12799920263660656268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7474733860161790452.post-84046670499597476672022-10-16T03:30:28.190-07:002022-10-16T03:30:28.190-07:00These look nice - and well done on painting the Na...These look nice - and well done on painting the Nazi flags! Do you have rules in mind?<br />ColkittoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com