Recent content by Wodan

There's no case for that, BF2 is based on the real world, ANY modern war game could then be said to be "based off of BF2". =P The only copyrights even VAGUELY possibly infringed are those of the manufacturers whose items are mentioned ("Leopard", "Lynx", "Warrior", etc... Court rulings state...

20" gren on FR, 24" carbines. vs 16" and 20" on the SAS I wonder if the omission of the melee buff in the Elite Training is a typo or if they actually intended the FR to be worse in melee than the SAS?

SAS get grenade launchers as well, same special rules, and a largely better unique special rule (Ambush as opposed to Infiltrate, arguably though.) Actually the Force Recon's Elite Training rule is also worse, no close combat rerolls. They are just generally worse for the points AND the dollar...

Except that the SAS box comes with the 8 man squad and TWO optional troops for a total of 10 men, as opposed to the *6* man squad with no optional troop in the force recon squad..... That seems equitable?

Ummm what politics? Just saying that the SAS get spare models for their weapon options but Force Recon doesn't. Just wondering why. Also recon and SAS are basically identical, minus 2 men and weapon options and the ability to use fireteams... Shadow < Warrior + Command Squad.

Why is it that SAS come with extra models for the options, but Force Recon do not? Also why does it seem like EFTF just have a better force than USMC at the moment? ;]

Tank main guns can be used very effectively to engage helos.

Please try to remember also that the US and other western nations have tank munitions which are also designed to kill helos (proximity detonation, namely the MPAT, as well as a few others). Also that the barrel launched missle system is *not* an anti-air system, it is an anti-tank system, laser...

They fill a tactical niche. And Mongoose already said in one of their docs that the Stryker will be coming for the USMC.

You need an "All of the above" option, that's what I would pick. ;]

I'm 50-50 split. I use the counters for bigger games, when I'm trying to decide which ships to get, and when playing a fleet that is not my own.