[Batrep] Dystopian Wars

Started by Luddite, 01 March 2013, 01:01:23 AM

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Luddite

Here's my latest Dystopian Wars battle.

My Empire of the Blazing Sun (Japanese) took on the fearsome French air fleet.  It was all going so well...   ;D

http://luddite1811.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/dystopian-wars-battle-of-sarigan.html

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Lord Kermit of Birkenhead

Looks good our kid. One way to make the tiny flyers look better is either -

cut off the bases and mount on wire - very fiddly though.

or

buy the ones Brigade do for Land Ironclads - at least 3 types there. You can also use models from 1/1200th scale carriers - which retail at roughly £6-7

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nikharwood

Very nice Luddite - I think you can claim a moral victory as your fleet is much more nicely painted  ;) 8)

Luddite

Quote from: nikharwood on 02 March 2013, 09:28:48 AM
Very nice Luddite - I think you can claim a moral victory as your fleet is much more nicely painted  ;) 8)

:D  Cheers...hehe...

And the French fleet wasn't tournament legal whereas mine was....and at 800pts most DW players would flip their 'that's not fair' lids at facing a player fielding a Vauban.    ;D
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"It is by tea alone i set my mind in motion.  It is by the juice of Typhoo my thoughs acquire speed the teeth acquire stains, the stains serve as a warning.  It is by tea alone i set my mind in motion."

"The secret we should never let the gamemasters know is that they don't need any rules." - Gary Gygax
"Maybe emu trampling created the desert?" - FierceKitty

2012 Painting Competition - Runner-Up!

"I have become inappropriately excited by the thought of a compendium of OOBs." FSN

Luddite

OK chaps, so here's the Second Battle of Sarigan.

http://luddite1811.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/dystopian-wars-second-battle-of-sarigan.html



Once again I faced the might of the French navy, this time with slightly larger forces.

It was a very tense game whose outcome was in the balance every turn...
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"It is by tea alone i set my mind in motion.  It is by the juice of Typhoo my thoughs acquire speed the teeth acquire stains, the stains serve as a warning.  It is by tea alone i set my mind in motion."

"The secret we should never let the gamemasters know is that they don't need any rules." - Gary Gygax
"Maybe emu trampling created the desert?" - FierceKitty

2012 Painting Competition - Runner-Up!

"I have become inappropriately excited by the thought of a compendium of OOBs." FSN

GordonY

Thats an awful lot of tiny flyers there, where the hell are they launching from???? 2 wings for free, 1 from the Vauban, 1 from the carrier, and the other one is coming from, where???? I smell cheese, I would pick up my toys and throw them from the pram Luddite old chap.

Techno

I say chaps...

I missed this......
Those are just a bit nice Lud !! 8) :-bd :-bd
Cheers - Phil.

Luddite

Quote from: GordonY on 15 March 2013, 05:49:18 AM
Thats an awful lot of tiny flyers there, where the hell are they launching from???? 2 wings for free, 1 from the Vauban, 1 from the carrier, and the other one is coming from, where???? I smell cheese, I would pick up my toys and throw them from the pram Luddite old chap.

From the French?

2 free wings (10TF)
6 TFs from the surface carrier
9 TFs from the Vauban

25 TF which the Frech player deployed in 5 wings of 5.

I had 16TFs
2 free wings (10TF)
6 TFs from the flying carrier

Deployed in 1x4 and 4x3 wings

All the French were torpedo bombers.  The French 'combat launch' ability means he can cycle them through his carrier really quickly, so i deploy mine as fighters to try and shoot down as many torp bombers as possible.  Also don't forget to use your AA to try and destroy as many of these pesky TFs as possible!

I actually managed to neutralise his TFs fairly well, after their first torpedo run (largely ineffective) at least.
http://www.durhamwargames.co.uk/
http://luddite1811.blogspot.co.uk/

"It is by tea alone i set my mind in motion.  It is by the juice of Typhoo my thoughs acquire speed the teeth acquire stains, the stains serve as a warning.  It is by tea alone i set my mind in motion."

"The secret we should never let the gamemasters know is that they don't need any rules." - Gary Gygax
"Maybe emu trampling created the desert?" - FierceKitty

2012 Painting Competition - Runner-Up!

"I have become inappropriately excited by the thought of a compendium of OOBs." FSN

petercooman

Nice!!

And no i really can't afford another system  :'( :'(

Stop teasing me all  :P

GordonY

Thats not an allowable deployment, the wings launch from their respective carrier, means that the carrier can launch 2 wing made up of their 6 tiny flyers. Ok its a bit of a subtlety but it makes a huge difference to a battle.

Luddite

Quote from: GordonY on 15 March 2013, 09:14:16 PM
Thats not an allowable deployment, the wings launch from their respective carrier, means that the carrier can launch 2 wing made up of their 6 tiny flyers. Ok its a bit of a subtlety but it makes a huge difference to a battle.

We're fine with the way we play it.

The wording's ambiguous at best, but we play it that you may construct any legal wing formation from your available TFs.

Works pretty well.  We find that it means your TF fighters tend to be in slightly smaller groups but to maximise your firepower, the other forms like Torpedo bombers are best in 5s.
http://www.durhamwargames.co.uk/
http://luddite1811.blogspot.co.uk/

"It is by tea alone i set my mind in motion.  It is by the juice of Typhoo my thoughs acquire speed the teeth acquire stains, the stains serve as a warning.  It is by tea alone i set my mind in motion."

"The secret we should never let the gamemasters know is that they don't need any rules." - Gary Gygax
"Maybe emu trampling created the desert?" - FierceKitty

2012 Painting Competition - Runner-Up!

"I have become inappropriately excited by the thought of a compendium of OOBs." FSN