tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182231306997961847.post4059484246846299926..comments2024-03-29T02:34:50.283-07:00Comments on A figure painting therapy project.: Tiger versus Sherman, the test.'Lee.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02728400013024811279noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182231306997961847.post-20954142201877705062016-06-06T01:36:08.078-07:002016-06-06T01:36:08.078-07:00I guess that's the fun of Bolt Action, that un...I guess that's the fun of Bolt Action, that unpredictability, but it can be frustrating when the big guns miss the target time after time! As you say, once you have moved and fired with a tank it's at the mercy of the anti tanks teams and hunters!'Lee.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02728400013024811279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182231306997961847.post-25194180727544530972016-06-06T01:33:24.043-07:002016-06-06T01:33:24.043-07:00Norm's idea works well Dai, just feels more re...Norm's idea works well Dai, just feels more realistic to me.'Lee.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02728400013024811279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182231306997961847.post-40983608662917152602016-06-02T00:00:10.823-07:002016-06-02T00:00:10.823-07:00This is a very interesting conundrum - I played a ...This is a very interesting conundrum - I played a game recently with two Panthers being taken 'overwhelmed' by a platoon of Sherman tanks - seemingly too easily, in our humble opinion. One of the equalising factors between the gun sizes is the rate of fire and the ability to miss. If one big gun keeps missing on its' first and only roll every turn - there's nothing you can do about it!Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05916177245242865502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182231306997961847.post-21701416635635178822016-06-01T12:59:25.202-07:002016-06-01T12:59:25.202-07:00I really like this idea and will probably try it o...I really like this idea and will probably try it out when I eventually get my stuff painted up and finally start playing.Daihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04978439841611727387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182231306997961847.post-49058751410230070752016-05-31T06:17:27.988-07:002016-05-31T06:17:27.988-07:00Lee, I was wondering whether. A more gentle way to...Lee, I was wondering whether. A more gentle way to do it would be to class any frontal hit to the Tiger by a medium gun as a Superficial Hit, so that there is a -3 on the damage table.Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182231306997961847.post-45323821526839206852016-05-31T01:11:14.010-07:002016-05-31T01:11:14.010-07:00Hi Norm,
Thanks for your thoughts on this issue, ...Hi Norm, <br />Thanks for your thoughts on this issue, you make some good points.Funny enough this only really becomes apparent in the Tank War games, in the base game the tanks seem to fit well into infantry support role.Got a thread running over on the BA forum asking for opinions on Tank War, some interesting points been made, especially comparative top speeds of a Sherman and Tiger based on information from the chaps at Bovington.<br /><br /> 'Lee.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02728400013024811279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182231306997961847.post-20724201507268039052016-05-30T05:51:27.790-07:002016-05-30T05:51:27.790-07:00Very interesting, if not a perplexing problem. I w...Very interesting, if not a perplexing problem. I would not have any issue with the FUBAR result as that is simply doing what it should do, but the frontal penetration of the tiger as a consequence of 'normal' fire, should not really be possible, unless we are saying on that occasion the tank had a special AP round such as HVAP.<br /><br />The problem I see with your solution is the Rusian T-34 shares the same gun characteristics as the Sherman and that cannot penetrate frontally, so the 'fix' would require all medium guns to down grade and that does not seem right - it has got me thinking about how to get another +1 modifier into the equation.<br /><br />There are some other bits of the rules I like, such as making the 75/48 better than than the 75/40 and giving the Panther a +1 to its frontal armour, since this sort of detail has been recognised and taken care of, it leaves me surprised that the medium guns can take on a Tiger frontally ....... Though from a purely gaming point of view, I sometimes feel that Tigers are too strong ... They did frequently fail on the battlefield, but many were to mechanical breakdown rather than frontal shots!<br /><br />As an aside two other rule sets that may interest you are Iron cross from Great escape Games and Battlegroup by Iron Fist Publishing.Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.com