| Deadone | 12 May 2013 5:13 p.m. PST |
Former Secretary of Defence, Robert Gates, has come out stating that any military involvement in Syria would be a mistake. He also said involvement in Libya was a mistake – he resigned not long after Libyan affair which was an Anglo-French led operation. arabnews.com/news/451361 |
 John the OFM  | 12 May 2013 5:51 p.m. PST |
It would be a huge mistake to support one 15mm faction over another 15mm faction, when none of them are likely to play by the rules you use. |
| Striker | 12 May 2013 6:09 p.m. PST |
But if done in 28mm it would open up possibilities. |
| Wellspring | 12 May 2013 6:16 p.m. PST |
I only support this scenario if the troops be deployed in the Blue Fez. |
| Stryderg | 12 May 2013 6:26 p.m. PST |
Actually, this might make a good convention game. A special forces team has infiltrated the city to rescue…somebody important. GM runs the team. The players represent various factions in a civil war. They each get their own victory conditions (faction A must inflict casualties on faction B, get across the board, reach point x and stay there for 3 turns, escort civilians out of harms way, etc) If anyone is out of the action for a turn or two, the GM can place random mortar rounds, civilians, or UN troops. Let the chaos begin! |
| Mako11 | 12 May 2013 6:44 p.m. PST |
15mm skirmish, and 6mm for larger battles. 0mms, when not deploying troops inside the country, which I agree would be a mistake. We'd probably end up with both (pro-Assad, anti-Assad, Iranian, AQ, UN, etc.), or more sides fighting against, shooting, and killing our troops, and wouldn't be able to fight back effectively, due to overly restrictive rules of engagement. |
| vtsaogames | 12 May 2013 7:37 p.m. PST |
3mm figures only, from Ozdial Ozmy (or however that is spelled). Then you can do 1-1 figure ratio. |
| SECURITY MINISTER CRITTER | 12 May 2013 7:47 p.m. PST |
I would use Future War Commander, what would you guys you. |
| Lion in the Stars | 12 May 2013 7:50 p.m. PST |
Always Ambush Alley/FoF rules for moderns (or any other period where the real difference between troops is training and morale, not particularly any tech difference, for that matter) |
| vojvoda | 12 May 2013 8:24 p.m. PST |
AFO operations all over the place who knows some may be going on right now.  VR
James Mattes |
| basileus66 | 12 May 2013 10:52 p.m. PST |
20mm, definitively. FoF/AA scenario, with a SF team trying to rescue a journalist retained by AQ affiliates. The Special Forces team would have support from anti-AQ militiamen. To spice up the scenario, forces loyal to Assad would also have their own rescue operation in place at the same time (PR operations: they save the journalist, and get some sympathy from Western press) |
Chortle  | 13 May 2013 1:53 a.m. PST |
This "news" item is on arabnews.com – a site which has been shown to have a 1/72nd bias time and time again. Arabs = oil = plastics. I small a wumpus. |
| Wellspring | 13 May 2013 3:59 a.m. PST |
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| Rod I Robertson | 13 May 2013 7:33 a.m. PST |
If a war moves from pico-armour to 6mm, to 10mm, to 15mm, to 20mm, to 25mm, to 28mm, to ….; is that escalation or scale creep?
Rod Robertson |
| Milites | 13 May 2013 2:26 p.m. PST |
Similarly, if it starts out as 54mm and goes down to 2mm, is that de-escalation, or deploying forces with a smaller footprint? |
| Gear Pilot | 13 May 2013 4:20 p.m. PST |
Deploy your 15mm figures on the table, pour on gasoline liberally, light match and run. |
| Deadone | 13 May 2013 5:33 p.m. PST |
Gaming fig leaf – no US air support for insurgents. |
| Mako11 | 13 May 2013 10:41 p.m. PST |
Unless you get a wag the dog scenario……. |
