Korean War Static Smoke Generators

[cardophillipo]

Not sure where to put this as there is no Korean War supplement section so here seemed as good as any.

Firstly the supplement looks great! Having a read through last night I was very interested in the Static Smoke Generator rules as they may be useful for both WW2 (Crossing the Rhine etc) and also Soviet Cold War smoke generators for CWCII. Just wondering if anyone can clarify the distances as the rules seem to state CM for some things and MM for others. I'm guessing that all the MM are wrong and should be CM but just wanted to check.

Cheers

Richard P

[Big Insect]

Hi Richard
Good spot Richard ... we should have had you on the 'proof reading' team, as previously 

For clarity:
PAGE 5:
Paragraph 3 - all mm references are correct - as they refer to basing primarily
Paragraph 4 - all cm references are correct - as they refer to size of the screen
Paragraph 6 - the 50mm 'drift' movement of the existing screen, after the wind change, is correct.

PAGE 6:Smoke Generators Example (this is where the errors are) -
Paragraph 1 - 40x20mm should read 40x20cm - 20x20mm should read 20x20cm
Paragraph 2 & 3 both refer to 50mm, which is correct.

Many thanks (& we should set up a Korean War thread and transfer this to that)
You are correct that this mechanism can be used for WW2 actions - such as the Rhine Crossing and there were also plans to use them on D Day, but they were not needed in the end (as allied air superiority was achieved quite quickly over the landing zones). Similarly they can be used in the a WW1 game delivering poisoned gas on the Western Front (by both sides). There is also a possibility that they might have been used in the Iran-Iraq war (by the Iraqi forces to deliver poisoned gas agents) but this cannot be confirmed for certain.

BR
Mark

[cardophillipo]

Hi Mark,

Thanks for that. Another quick question if I may. In the original Optional Weather rules it uses a 2d6 mechanic and the Korean War rules uses a 1d6 mechanic is that correct. I only ask as you refer to the Optional Weather rules in the supplement.

Hope you are well and we must get together for a game some time soon.

Cheers

Richard P

[Big Insect]

Hi Richard
The original BKCIV 2d:6 mechanism is for the overall weather - not specifically the wind direction (see Optional Rules).

However, I will need to check the actual rules booklet (too many sets of rules & mechanisms in my head !!!) to see if there was a specific wind direction mechanism, but the idea was to try and keep the smoke-generator wind rules in the supplement as simple as possible