Too Fat Lardies

I've concentrated on alien armies rather than any humankind ones. So I have: Aphid (frogs) Avians (birds) Chewk (not-jawas) Felids (cats) Garn (T-Rexs) Gitungi (ressemble nothing on Earth) Pelagics (various fishheads) Protolene Khanate (dogs) Quar (anteaters) Ursids (bears) Vornids (plants) plus WWW...

Four hour jujitsu Masterclass but have also found time to start my Hauk birdmen for Q13 and to finish off a bunch of early war Soviet tanks.

Also been updating www.vislardica.com with various AAR and photos.

First game for ages due next weekend, so must prepare scenario for that...

Well, yes!

But only if it can see its target directly. Which means its target can see it...and you can't hug the ground when firing a medium mortar...which makes you very vulnerable to being shot at.

R

Hi Jim Up to you, but would you quibble about the powerfulness if it was an 81mm tank gun or artillery piece direct firing? As, to my mind, a mortar that can see you directly is direct firing...just from a down-on-your-head direction! Anyway, glad my initial answer helped crystallise your thoughts. ...

Glad you enjoyed the scenario, and looking forward to the next instalment!

R

Hi Jimbo I think it depends on whether the mortars can actually see their target or not, or are having their fire called in by a Big Man or FO. If the mortars can see their target (i.e. their is a direct line of sight between the battery and the target) then I would use the Area Fire rules on page 4...

I'm with Mick: upgrade to IABSMv3 first.

R

I love IABSM in the early war period. Much less bland than an endless parade of Shermans, T-34s and Panthers!

R

Thanks Edward: very useful.

I already have everything except the British A10 CSs (like you I would proxy with other early war cruisers) and the German Kfz13 and Kfz14 cars. As far as I know, no-one makes the Kfz13 and KFZ14 in 15mm...does anyone else know where I could get some?

Cheers

R

Depends what you mean by a platoon level game.

CDS is very good for asymmetrical warfare, so you'll find that a platoon of well supported Free World forces probably needs at least a company of Vietcong or North Vietnamese to face them.

So, yes, it does work well at a platoon level.