| Tango01 | 19 Apr 2016 12:58 p.m. PST |
"We have shedloads of WW2 rules, and quite a few modern sets. But there isn't many that specifically focus on armoured warfare. Yes, we have tanks in those WW2 games (Bolt Action, FoW etc) but they are part of a whole. I'd like a game specifically focussed on tanks, with infantry merely playing a supporting role. Think Warmachine; solos and casters are detailed, whilst "grunts" are generic groups. Given that there are so many miniatures around, and everyone loves tanks (if you don't, your man-cave privileges are permanently revoked). So why don't we have more games that focus on them?…"
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Armand |
| Hafen von Schlockenberg | 19 Apr 2016 1:20 p.m. PST |
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| Ottoathome | 19 Apr 2016 1:23 p.m. PST |
Double huh! Wasn't this Micro-Armor originally. |
Tgerritsen  | 19 Apr 2016 1:59 p.m. PST |
Triple, huh. There are any number of tank focused miniatures and board games I can point to and Tanks about to come out from Gale Force Nine. It's not exactly an area that has been ill-served. |
| Mako11 | 19 Apr 2016 3:45 p.m. PST |
I'd say yes, generally, if you are talking at the tank to tank level, for a tanker's eye view of the battlefield, stalking the enemy while trying to survive your combat mission. |
 Extra Crispy  | 19 Apr 2016 4:49 p.m. PST |
I'd say because such a game would be kind of silly. Fun maybe, but silly. If you want to just game tanks and ignore infantry use any rules you like – Flames of War, Command Decision, Mein Panzer, etc. etc. etc. There are probably 50 to choose from including Tractics and Tank Charts. I want a game that only focuses on artillery and makes tanks and infantry "generic groups." |
| BrianW | 19 Apr 2016 7:38 p.m. PST |
EC,
I suspect that the only way to play the game you're describing is at 1:1 scale.
BWW |
| Hafen von Schlockenberg | 19 Apr 2016 7:43 p.m. PST |
I recall Jim Dunnigan or somebody in S&T long ago saying maybe someday they'd do a really "realistic" game in which tanks and infantry would play their actual roles "as artillery targets to be crushed". |
| Ottoathome | 20 Apr 2016 3:59 a.m. PST |
I agree with hafen. I remember when Panzerblitz came out the wargame wags dubbed it "Panzerbush." When Panzer Leader came out the wags dubbed it "Panzergun." In the latter game if you had a scenario where one side drew the ire of Divisional artillery, it was a very very bad day. If corps, Army and Group artillery got involved-- who needs nuclear weapons. |
| Dynaman8789 | 20 Apr 2016 5:04 a.m. PST |
HUH +1 (lost track). Silliest premise I've ever heard. A minimum of search shows the opposite more likely to be true. |
| cfielitz | 20 Apr 2016 9:27 a.m. PST |
I actually commented on this on the blog that this isn't exactly a new concept, but never got a response. |
| Zephyr1 | 20 Apr 2016 2:13 p.m. PST |
"I'd like a game specifically focussed on tanks, with infantry merely playing a supporting role." Think OGRE… ;-) |
