Recent content by GreyDL

While I'm generally against quoting images.. The last one, Finnish Desert Camo, really made me chuckle :lol: A bit when some German Greenpeacers tried to convince me that Finland should stop chopping down our rainforests :roll: Guess winter camo wouldn't really do in Afghanistan.

When I first looked at the firetoad I too felt this way. But with time the design seemed more and more illogical. Why have the main guns so close to the ground? Must be really interesting to try to get that thing into "hull down" cover. Or to try to hit targets on elevated positions (think...

But they do get used: I) Direct Fire Generate a fire zone of 6", generate a number of dice depending on damage modifier, lose damage modifier for any rolls II) Artillery fire Place template, roll against all targets with centre points under template for full effect The LZ/Stream rules override...

The action/reaction system is the core of the game and works rather well. Why not try to expand it in the future? Also with BF:EVO and the new SST factions ground vehicles are going to play a much bigger role. Thas was the major issue -part. How to implement it? Some examples/thoughts: *Add...

Stream weapons have a LZ so they do get a 6" fire zone when using direct fire. reklawyad you were right. Firing a LZ/Stream weapon in direct fire mode is just like direct firing any other LZ weapon. You just calculate the number of damage die in a different way and lose the damage bonus. As...

That depends on individual preference. I actually like painting 6mm. My Epic Ork Nobz have more shading/highlights and details(like individual banners :)) than e.g. my 40K IG. Exactly.. I am not trying to argue with you or "win you over", I am trying to make a point about how I feel about...

I always thought that the Soviets had more conventional (land) power? Leading to a NATO doctrine of initiating nuclear combat if the tanks rolled over from the east? Tanks are vulnerable to AT weapons, but this doesn't make them useless. Just ask yourself the question.. if you'd have to advance...

Come on people.. :) Then how about this: Your trooper is not tryint to hit a cowering infantryman with his AR, but a jeep/UAZ/APC/hummer/whatever on the other side of the freeway. This too would be impossible! At the range of ~30m, he can't hit a target 5m across.. Another implication: There...

I too feel that lately all this talk about terrorism and the new kinds of military threats of the 21st century have put things out of perspective. War is about resources and strategic position. While terrorists may kill individuals, even a lot of individual humans, and cause economic problems by...

Why would you need a football field to play with realistic ranges? Ranges should be restricted by terrain and other battlefield effects, not by capabilities of the weapons. And that's the way it is in real life too. IIRC the 7.62mm assault rifle I used during my military service had sight...

I wonder how detailed the rules will be. Another difference between 7.62 and 5.56 is their ability to penetrate light cover (like trees or simple brick walls). That difference would be very important when fighting in woodland or a built up area.

I'm pretty sure that at least the larger models would be produced on sprues, and even single piece models many models to a single sprue (of course MGP might have invented some new process that does not require sprues). If I have understood correctly, the plastic casting process is bit limiting...

Well at least in the current SST rules system the target value has nothing to do with how difficult a model is to hit - only how resistant it is to damage. According to the designer's notes, hard-to-hit models get a dodge save. I am not really concerned about whether the games will be...

The first mental image I had on the subject is that they machine-paint to some degree and maybe have the little pakistani children only do touch-ups/detail. Has there been anything on mold lines? I absolutely hate mold lines on minis. If the pre-painteds have them I would have to clean/touch...

This really seems like a funny idea, but I keep wondering if it will really work. I'm also really interested in seeing how MGP has solved hte following issues:) By biggest concern is that shooting in SST is based on the assumption that forces use accurate fire - no to hit rolls, the only...