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Okay, I’m overdue for some replies.

@ceppie – yes, the 6-A*-8 is the autocannon 3-barrel 20mm autocannon.  The “C” is a typo, I have to remove that.  Apaches are not troop transports).  In the game a pair of Apaches (one counter) has an effective range against platoon/battery sized targets of 8 = 1200 meters.

The weapons loadout would b e up to the player.  In our playtest, all four pylons were loaded with Hellfires.  So two “game volleys” with ratings:  50-G-20.   You could also switch one of those out for the anti-infantry rockets, probably a 25-H-10 or some such.  Totally guessing there.

Speaking of 1991 Gulf War Panzer Leader, tinkered with a few more counters.  Again, I have to go back and fix many of these, they have small errors in them.  Then many new counters have to be added, like Kiowa scout helos, M3 IFVs to distinguish from M2 APCs, M113s, M-60A3s and LAV-25s for the USMC, M109A5 Paladins, there’s a lot to do.  A-10 Warthogs and B-52s will also be added as airstrike counters (not really “units” per say).

1991 Gulf War on the Tabletop!

Damn, I hope you feel better soon.  😀

@unclejimmy : Napoleonics players used to bore the arse off me when I used to go to a club. Every turn has to be exactly how it really happened…what’s the point of playing?  – Sounds like they’re not doing it right.  The point of games like that is to set it up exactly how it STARTED, then give the players free options from there.  The problem with battles this far back is that movement and battlefield communications are so bad, it’s tough to <i>realistically </i>change things once set up from a historical starting point.  So sometimes players feel frustrated.  On the other hand, sometimes this historical players go too far.

I like the Traktor Muls – reminds me of the old M50 USMC Ontos.

Damn, @robert – those plague bearers looks nasty!  Almost like the dancers in a South Florida gentlemens’ club when the lights come up at closing time.   😮 😮 😮

@rayzryr – Other candidates for the “just copy/paste it” UserID Award are @suetoniuspaullinus and @horati0nosebl0wer .  Speaking of which …

@horati0nosebl0wer :  I love your minis!  There was a whole cardboard box of “politically incorrect females” for sale at Historicon, a whole range of poses I probably shouldn’t get into here.  I keep wanting to try minis like this, or Kingdom Death pinups, but I’m afraid I’ll mess them up.  Painting women and painting tanks are very different.  Example:  I’m not bad with tanks, but I’m ass at planes.  Aircraft are a very different skill set, smoother, cleaner lines, smoother finish, etc.  For these reasons I’m never brave enough to try pinup type minis.

@biggabum – cool deal.  Hope you start winning games soon!  My luck’s been running hot and cold lately.    Tied @elessar2590 with my VC against his Australians in Vietnam, won with my Russians against @damon at Darkstar, lost with  my Germans against @yavasa at Panzer Leader.

@skiptotheend – Satriales!  YES!  My mom’s side of the family comes from this part of New Jersey.  That’s a real meat store, but has a different name in real life.  You can only build it, though, if you also build a Bada-Bing! and a Vesuvios and Tony’s house as well.  😀  Don’t forget the 28mm ducks to go in the pool.  😀