USA/MEA for a begineer.

[JayRaider]

Hi all!
I've been thinking for awhile of getting into the game.
I'd have to buy two factions since my mates are mean gits.
So i'm gonna go MEA/USA.
So if i had $100 (ebay pricing) for both sides , what would be good choices for a fun balanced game?

 

[Rabidchild]

Roughly speaking, one box of marines and two boxes of MEA infantry. Ebay prices fluctuate, but that's about $90 in retail and 190pts vs 185pts.

 

[JayRaider]

Roughly speaking, one box of marines and two boxes of MEA infantry. Ebay prices fluctuate, but that's about $90 in retail and 190pts vs 185pts.

Thanks for the reply, but i should be able to spend 100$ on each side! So 200$ total

 

[Rabidchild]

This is pretty close to what I use when I run demonstrations:

1 box of marines: 185pts, $30
1 box of Shadows: 210pts, $30
1 box of Force Recon: 150pts, $25
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545pts, $85

2 boxes of MEA infantry: 190pts, $60
1 box of Fedayeen: 210pts, $30
1 box of technicals: 150pts, $30
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550pts, $120

This gives you a good core of infantry while letting you play with light vehicles and elite infantry. The Abrams is fun, but better reserved for later games when the MEA player isn't discouraged by its presence.

 

[britneyfan97]

That is a pretty god looking force list there Rabidchild! I may have to adapt that to some of my demos too!

 

[JayRaider]

Thanks for the responce. I'll go with that

 

[The Old Soldier]

Thanks for the responce. I'll go with that

Make sure you get the Main Rule Book, of all the things that MP made for BFE, to me that was the best of them.

 

[JayRaider]

Thanks for the responce. I'll go with that

Make sure you get the Main Rule Book, of all the things that MP made for BFE, to me that was the best of them.

Will do

 

[Dorb]

Or, print out the rules for free, along with the unit cards and buy some 1/72 plastic minis... just about for FREE.... :wink:

 

[Ferocious Dinosaur]

Where can I look at the unit cards? I don't read Danish.

 

[shotgun-toting chipmunk]

The unit cards for those models that have been released are available on the main Mongoose website. Go to the Battlefield Evolution section, and you'll find a unit card on each unit's individual page available for download as a .pdf file.

 

[Ferocious Dinosaur]

Oh, there they are. I found them, thank you.