http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/WWW2alternaterules/ Warhammer WW2 Alternate Rules Wed, 06 May 2009 10:01:53 GMT dcunnin574 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/WWW2alternaterules/message/1550 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/WWW2alternaterules/message/1550 This is a good thing.   I already have all the Germans, I need.  But,  it is good for us gamers to be directed to a place to see what we need.   I have a Tue, 05 May 2009 21:18:56 GMT dogofkni http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/WWW2alternaterules/message/1549 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/WWW2alternaterules/message/1549 Hi All Just to give you a heads up I've posted several lots of both painted and unpainted German figures on Ebay. Tue, 05 May 2009 10:01:03 GMT John http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/WWW2alternaterules/message/1548 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/WWW2alternaterules/message/1548 This is how I play it......Only machine guns can use Suppresion fire. Magazine fed ones are only half as effective. Suppresion is not for figures but for an Fri, 01 May 2009 00:11:13 GMT gordon nichols http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/WWW2alternaterules/message/1547 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/WWW2alternaterules/message/1547 I remember the old Airfix HO Scale figs, I still have them somewhere in storage, and remember the many battles I had with them. These days, I prefer 28mm or Wed, 29 Apr 2009 20:47:55 GMT Gene R. V. Smith Jr. http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/WWW2alternaterules/message/1546 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/WWW2alternaterules/message/1546 ... I can't really call myself a purist as far as the game goes........ But the 28mm from Forgeworld are about as tall as the 1/48 scale figures from Tamiya. Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:22:20 GMT Keith Leary http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/WWW2alternaterules/message/1545 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/WWW2alternaterules/message/1545 Lol, and I thought I was the only one around here old enough to remember the old "HO scale" Airfix infantry! Boy, that really was a long time ago now. What Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:06:53 GMT retteyd http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/WWW2alternaterules/message/1544 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/WWW2alternaterules/message/1544 ... That's odd -I have vehicles from both of them I think and they are some of the few 1/56th scale -or at least sold as such Others disagree, but those that Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:10:18 GMT Keith Leary http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/WWW2alternaterules/message/1543 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/WWW2alternaterules/message/1543 While the scale ranges are personal and subjective, we've always found '28mm' to look best with 1/48th scale vehicles. Manufacturers Black Tree Miniatures and Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:55:36 GMT retteyd http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/WWW2alternaterules/message/1542 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/WWW2alternaterules/message/1542 ... 'Combat Teams' are still called 'teams' (just as they are in every major military force since the 1940's.), rather than 'Combat Squads', etc. horray! Mon, 27 Apr 2009 10:15:44 GMT Keith Leary http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/WWW2alternaterules/message/1541 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/WWW2alternaterules/message/1541 The official rulebook for use with 5th edition is now up and posted in the files section. Of note is that the AWWW2 rules for 5th edition remain consistent Fri, 17 Apr 2009 22:42:24 GMT retteyd http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/WWW2alternaterules/message/1540 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/WWW2alternaterules/message/1540 just had a quick glance over this (yes, I know it went up in february, but I'm a little behind!) Generally looks good, but a couple of points:- Not sure Fri, 03 Apr 2009 14:27:00 GMT retteyd http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/WWW2alternaterules/message/1539 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/WWW2alternaterules/message/1539 ... That's an interesting point. In a military context you may not expect to hit them, but try to anyway. I was sort of working on the idea that some of the Mon, 23 Mar 2009 10:36:09 GMT vixen http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/WWW2alternaterules/message/1538 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/WWW2alternaterules/message/1538 you could have it that you can fire at an enemy with no intention of hitting them, like firing over their heads, the enemy takes a ld test, fails and is Fri, 06 Mar 2009 01:55:51 GMT retteyd http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/WWW2alternaterules/message/1537 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/WWW2alternaterules/message/1537 I think I came up with something fairly workable last night bouncing ideas off a friend. These are for my Gemini-ARAP rules, which use an activation system Wed, 04 Mar 2009 21:36:29 GMT retteyd http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/WWW2alternaterules/message/1536 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/WWW2alternaterules/message/1536 Been thinking over the suppression rules for a WH40K inspired ruleset. Problem is that unlike many other games, in WH40K each shooter generally gets to make at