What other figures would you like to have?

Interesting bit of precognition on that cover, bearing in mind that at the time old Saddam had the full support of the USA :)

(maybe he is there as a "staunch ally")
 
Russians and African insurgents. Toyota landcruisers with HMGS would be pretty mandatory as well but an easy enough conversion if you can find some suitable diecast vehicles.
 
DM said:
Interesting bit of precognition on that cover, bearing in mind that at the time old Saddam had the full support of the USA :)

(maybe he is there as a "staunch ally")
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Nah, all of the "bad guys" are on the right side of the artwork. I would like to talk to the original artist and ask a few questions, though :wink: . With the release of BF:E I had thought rather quickly that some fun scenarios could be done ala "Red Dawn". Sure enough, the Mongoose "news" release about the game yesterday has a few border towers on the US southern border with Mexico mysteriously getting destroyed :lol: . All I have to say to that is...

W O L V E R I N E S :!: :!: :!:
 
All African units do not need to be either militias or insurgents, some African nations actually train their forces well and/or send their upper level officers to be trained at western military training facilities. While a great many African nations do not have high tech militaries that does not mean they do not have viable units.

That being said I would love to see Russians, Israelis, an African Union faction and maybe some Latin American forces and/or a faction.
 
No, please god, no. Lets not have rules for Cuban and Mexican paratroops. It would make more sense to have them destroyed by central american drug cartels acting as "insurgents" to break through the US border patrols. Think Toyota Hilux with sombrero rather than tea-towel. :twisted:
 
Well, I'm a few posts late, but I have a copy of Fortress America at the house!

I don't know about going all out and doing every army of the world A la 40k... maybe limit to the current 4, plus Russia and African Union. Expand hte USMC to be the US military.
 
Darkghost said:
Well, I'm a few posts late, but I have a copy of Fortress America at the house!

I don't know about going all out and doing every army of the world A la 40k... maybe limit to the current 4, plus Russia and African Union. Expand hte USMC to be the US military.
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There are later versions of FA that have alternate cover art, iirc. I think someone noticed that the "random" character art wasn't so random and had it changed as time (and events) progressed.
 
Rick said:
No, please god, no. Lets not have rules for Cuban and Mexican paratroops. It would make more sense to have them destroyed by central american drug cartels acting as "insurgents" to break through the US border patrols. Think Toyota Hilux with sombrero rather than tea-towel. :twisted:
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Rad Harold Coyles "Baptism of Fire" (I think thats the one) for a good look at how a US-Mexico confrontsation could come about and how the Mexicans could, if not win, at least give the US a seriously bloody nose.
 
Trial By Fire
Hypothetical-war specialist Coyle (Bright Star, 1990; Sword Point, 1988) takes his recurring cast of characters to the Mexican border, where a coup d`‚tat to the south and the usual political bungling to the north make armed conflict inevitable. Thirteen army officers, fed up with decades of corruption and bungling under the ruling Revolutionary Party, have decapitated the Mexican government with one well-placed presidential plane crash. The Council of Thirteen, as they call themselves, speedily and rather brutally set about carving the rot from the Mexican political and governmental structure. The poor and the middle class love the new cleanliness; the druglords and the paid-for police hate it. The US, caught once again without useful intelligence, fails to understand the nature of the revolution and falls victim to manipulation by the druglords, who create chaos with terrorist acts on the border. The only American who seems to have the faintest idea of what's going on is TV reporter Jan Fields, whose good fortune has placed her in Mexico City at the time of the coup. As Fields's reports air, her lover, Lt. Col. Scott Dixon, heads with his troops for southern Texas, unhappily aware that he is about to take part in a war that can bring only pain and embarrassment to his country. Among his troops is Lt. Nancy Kozak, the Army's first female combat officer, who is about to find out what men have long known: war is extremely confusing and thoroughly interesting. Coyle has always been worth reading for his intelligent and authentic portrayals of the military messes we may find ourselves in before long. This time, he has sacrificed a little military detail for the sake of general readability. It's a sensible and worthwhile compromise.
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Additional units

African union

Government troops
Chieftain MBT
T-55
Militia
Technical
BMP
Militia mortar, AA missile and MG teams
Warlord and Retinue
Government command squad, AA missile and sniper
Hawker Hunter
Helicopter
Military Advisors

Thats 12 possible releases for African Union, giving both Warlord and government themed armies.

Russians goes without saying.

Pakistan and/or India would be interesting ideas as well.

And of course Mongoose could always do metal character figures for it (I know you would have to paint them, but who wouldn't want Captain Digby Chicken Caesar or the B team. Would also be a good way to release news crew and civilians.
 
Swedes! Swedes! I wanna see Swedes!

Seriously though; swedes!

I can't really think of anything else really at the moment. Scandinavian forces overall would be cool. Maybe a Scandinavian union? :twisted:
 
Kristovich said:
Swedes! Swedes! I wanna see Swedes!

Seriously though; swedes!

I can't really think of anything else really at the moment. Scandinavian forces overall would be cool. Maybe a Scandinavian union? :twisted:
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I'd settle for Swedish Meatballs (Breen!) :wink:
 
BuShips said:
Kristovich said:
Swedes! Swedes! I wanna see Swedes!

Seriously though; swedes!

I can't really think of anything else really at the moment. Scandinavian forces overall would be cool. Maybe a Scandinavian union? :twisted:
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I'd settle for Swedish Meatballs (Breen!) :wink:
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Uhh, you want to fight wars with meatballs? Good food and all, but not all to sure they work well to shoot someone with :?
 
Hiromoon said:
Trial By Fire
Hypothetical-war specialist Coyle (Bright Star, 1990; Sword Point, 1988) takes his recurring cast of characters to the Mexican border, where a coup d`‚tat to the south and the usual political bungling to the north make armed conflict inevitable. Thirteen army officers, fed up with decades of corruption and bungling under the ruling Revolutionary Party, have decapitated the Mexican government with one well-placed presidential plane crash. The Council of Thirteen, as they call themselves, speedily and rather brutally set about carving the rot from the Mexican political and governmental structure. The poor and the middle class love the new cleanliness; the druglords and the paid-for police hate it. The US, caught once again without useful intelligence, fails to understand the nature of the revolution and falls victim to manipulation by the druglords, who create chaos with terrorist acts on the border. The only American who seems to have the faintest idea of what's going on is TV reporter Jan Fields, whose good fortune has placed her in Mexico City at the time of the coup. As Fields's reports air, her lover, Lt. Col. Scott Dixon, heads with his troops for southern Texas, unhappily aware that he is about to take part in a war that can bring only pain and embarrassment to his country. Among his troops is Lt. Nancy Kozak, the Army's first female combat officer, who is about to find out what men have long known: war is extremely confusing and thoroughly interesting. Coyle has always been worth reading for his intelligent and authentic portrayals of the military messes we may find ourselves in before long. This time, he has sacrificed a little military detail for the sake of general readability. It's a sensible and worthwhile compromise.
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Cheers Hiro. Thats the one. He's a good writer.
 
Kristovich said:
BuShips said:
Kristovich said:
Swedes! Swedes! I wanna see Swedes!

Seriously though; swedes!

I can't really think of anything else really at the moment. Scandinavian forces overall would be cool. Maybe a Scandinavian union? :twisted:
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I'd settle for Swedish Meatballs (Breen!) :wink:
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Uhh, you want to fight wars with meatballs? Good food and all, but not all to sure they work well to shoot someone with :?
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Haven't you ever heard of the term "food fight" ??? :lol: .
 
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