| ubercommando | 01 Jun 2015 1:47 p.m. PST |
Many actors and TV personalities had served in the army during WW2 or Vietnam and I was thinking of rating them in terms of Flames of War warrior teams. Of course, this being Utter Drivel, it would be their on-screen personas that would determine their abilities. MURRAY WALKER (British motor racing commentator and real life tank commander in WW2).
Murray can be fielded as a Platoon Command Warrior team in a British Armoured Squadron for 25 points. He is rated as CONFIDENT TRAINED.
"YES! YES! YES! NO!": Murray's enthusiasm allows him to re-roll any failed platoon motivation checks.
"IF I'M VERY MUCH MISTAKEN YES I'M VERY MUCH MISTAKEN": Murray frequently misidentifies enemy targets. When any platoon he is commanding fires at an enemy tank platoon, roll a D6: on a 1 or a 2, downgrade one tank model to an inferior one (a Tiger becomes a Panzer MkIV for example). On a 3 or 4 the model remains the same and on a 5 or 6 upgrade the model (one Tiger becomes a King Tiger). ALAN WHICKER (Globe trotting British TV interviewer and real life army veteran).
Whicker is a platoon command warrior team in any British reconnaissance troop and is rated as CONFIDENT VETERAN for 25 points.
"HELLO WORLD": Whicker's curiosity grants any unit he commands the German Stormtrooper ability.
"HERE AMONG THE COGNOSCENTE AND THE GLITTERATI": His determination to get the interview allows him to re-roll any failed Platoon motivation checks. |
| Korvessa | 01 Jun 2015 7:48 p.m. PST |
There has to be room for "Scotty" from Star Trek in there somewhere. |
| John the OFM | 01 Jun 2015 9:02 p.m. PST |
If FoW ever gets around to the Pacific and Tarawa, there is always Eddie Albert:
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| Cattle Dog | 01 Jun 2015 11:31 p.m. PST |
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| skippy0001 | 02 Jun 2015 2:36 a.m. PST |
Mel Brooks-Combat Engineer Lee Marvin-Marine Raider Christopher Lee-SOE operative David Niven-Royal Commando |
| Zoring | 02 Jun 2015 5:33 a.m. PST |
Several cast members in Dad's Army were veterans. |
| Old Slow Trot | 02 Jun 2015 6:49 a.m. PST |
James Stewart in charge of a B-24,Clark Gable crewing an MG on a B-17….. |
| ubercommando | 02 Jun 2015 7:30 a.m. PST |
Audie Murphy….oh, he's already a Flames of War Warrior team. |
| HistoryPhD | 02 Jun 2015 8:34 p.m. PST |
Let's have a German too. Hardy Kruger. Drafted at age 16 into the SS and served 44-45 |
| Cattle Dog | 02 Jun 2015 11:27 p.m. PST |
Richard Todd 7th Para … Longest Day movie as Major Howard. |
| skippy0001 | 03 Jun 2015 6:39 a.m. PST |
Gert Frobe(Auric Goldfinger) |
| 11th ACR | 03 Jun 2015 11:11 a.m. PST |
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| McWong73 | 03 Jun 2015 3:26 p.m. PST |
Christopher Lee definitely. Should cost 1750 pts for one figure, with special rules that first turn both players turn their backs to the table, and when you turn back Lee's opponent has already lost and all the figures have been mysteriously packed back into their transport bag, with no explanation. |
| Adam name not long enough | 10 Jun 2015 2:47 p.m. PST |
You could use that rule for Charles a Wheeler as well. link |
| Lion in the Stars | 14 Jun 2015 8:26 p.m. PST |
Colonel Kilgore for Vietnam gaming, his C&C helo has psyops speakers in the doors and a couple surfboards underneath.  RIDE OF THE VALKYRIES – on the first game turn, all opposing platoons must make a morale check or be pinned. KILL CARDS – score an additional Victory Point for each opposing platoon destroyed. |
| TheIronPrice | 23 Jun 2015 6:39 p.m. PST |
I 2nd the Christopher lee. Add Ian Fleming too. |
| Zoring | 27 Jun 2015 9:37 a.m. PST |
Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger as a Flak unit. |
| Old Wolfman | 01 Jul 2015 6:57 a.m. PST |
Rod(Twilight Zone) Serling in the Phillipines with the 11th Airborne,where he also was unit boxing champ in his weight class. |
| andysyk | 01 Jul 2015 10:58 a.m. PST |
Harry Seacombe and Spike Milligan in an artillery OP. |
| ubercommando | 12 Jul 2015 3:12 p.m. PST |
Returning to this thread…the object wasn't to list celebrities who fought in WW2, but to use their public personas to create Warrior stats in FoW. |
