BkCIII, Which armies?

Started by Luddite, 01 October 2015, 10:40:02 PM

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Which of the BkCII armies will you definitely want to see in BkCIII (choose all that apply)?

American Army, Far East (12/41-8/45)
26 (57.8%)
American Army, Tunisia/Italy (11/42-5/45)
30 (66.7%)
American Army, North West Europe (6/44-5/45)
35 (77.8%)
American Airborne, Italy/North West Europe (7/43-5/45)
33 (73.3%)
Belgian Army, France & the Low Countries (5/40)
26 (57.8%)
British & Commonwealth Army, Norway (4/40-6/40)
27 (60%)
British & Commonwealth, France/Balkans (5/40-5/41)
31 (68.9%)
British & Commonwealth Army, Far East (12/41-8/45)
30 (66.7%)
British & Commonwealth Army, North Africa (9/40-5/43)
37 (82.2%)
British & Commonwealth Army, Italy (7/43-5/45)
35 (77.8%)
British & Commonwealth Army, NW Europe (6/44-5/45)
40 (88.9%)
British Airborne, North West Europe (6/44-5/45)
36 (80%)
Chinese Army, Far East (7/37-8/45)
21 (46.7%)
Dutch Army, France & the Low Countries (5/40)
22 (48.9%)
Spanish Army, Eastern Front (10/41-10/43)
18 (40%)
Finnish Army, Finland (11/39-3/40)
28 (62.2%)
Finnish Army, Eastern Front (6/41-9/44)
25 (55.6%)
French Army, France & the Low Countries (5/40-6/40)
32 (71.1%)
German Army, Poland/France/Balkans (9/39-5/41)
35 (77.8%)
German Army, Norway (4/40-6/40)
27 (60%)
German Fallschirmjaeger (4/40-5/41)
37 (82.2%)
German Afrika Korps, North Africa/Tunisia (3/41-5/43)
38 (84.4%)
German Army, Early Eastern Front (6/41-3/43)
38 (84.4%)
German Army, Mid Eastern Front (4/43-3/44)
38 (84.4%)
German Army, Italy (7/43-5/45)
36 (80%)
German Army, Late Eastern Front (4/44-5/45)
40 (88.9%)
German Army, North West Europe (6/44-5/45)
41 (91.1%)
Greek Army, Balkans (4/41)
23 (51.1%)
Hungarian Army, Balkans/Eastern Front (4/41-9/41)
21 (46.7%)
Hungarian Army, Eastern Front (6/42-5/45)
23 (51.1%)
Italian Army, North Africa/Tunisia/Italy (9/40-9/43)
34 (75.6%)
Italian Army, Balkans/Eastern Front (4/41-5/43)
30 (66.7%)
Yugoslav Army, Balkans (4/41)
19 (42.2%)
Japanese Army, Far East (7/37-8/45)
28 (62.2%)
Norwegian Army, Norway (4/40-6/40)
23 (51.1%)
Polish Army, Poland (9/39)
29 (64.4%)
Rumanian Army, Eastern Front (6/41-8/44)
21 (46.7%)
Russian Army, Far East/Poland/Finland (7/38-3/40)
32 (71.1%)
Russian Army, Early Eastern Front (6/41-3/43)
39 (86.7%)
Russian Army, Mid Eastern Front (4/43-3/44)
40 (88.9%)
Russian Army, Late Eastern Front/Far East (4/44-8/45)
40 (88.9%)
Slovak Army, Eastern Front (6/41-3/43)
17 (37.8%)
Spanish Nationalist Army, Spanish Civil War (7/36-4/39)
17 (37.8%)
Spanish Republican Army, Spanish Civil War (7/36-4/39)
16 (35.6%)

Total Members Voted: 45

howayman

Always loved OOBs.
Still have all the WRG and Rapid Fire books.
As many of the list as poss for me although i will never own the actual forces.

petercooman

02 October 2015, 07:19:27 PM #16 Last Edit: 02 October 2015, 07:32:40 PM by petercooman
Quote from: paulr on 02 October 2015, 06:17:29 PM
If the stats are the key would an option be to have a list of all the units with their stats and then only some of the more common army lists :-\
Might be a workable compromise between providing info, work required and size of rules

As noted previously I'm not an xWC player

Well, as you are not a bkc player, you cannot know this, but some troop types/vehicles change their statline depending in wich month and year the battle you are playing takes place, to account for new types of ammunition becoming available.For example, british forces did not issue HE shells to anti tank guns in the beginning of the war, so they don't have Anti personnel attacks, but do get them later on, when they 'historically' were issued such ammunition. (or better ammunition was developed)

So making a list of all the stats without dividing them into a specific theatre and time would be a bit hard in my opinion.

An example:

A british 6 pounder in italy 1943 has an AT of 3 dice on 60 cm and no AP attack
The same 6 pounder in the same place on 1945 would have 3/60 AT and 2/40 AP

So unless you want to have multiple statlines in the single statlist with references of theatre and time of game, it might be just easier to keep the army lists to keep them divided so you can't get it wrong.



Ithoriel

Quote from: petercooman on 02 October 2015, 07:19:27 PM
Well, as you are not a bkc player, you cannot know this, but some troop types/vehicles change their statline depending in wich month and year the battle you are playing takes place, to account for new types of ammunition becoming available.For example, british forces did not issue HE shells to anti tank guns in the beginning of the war, so they don't have Anti personnel attacks for example, but do get them later on, when they 'historically' were issued such ammunition. (or better ammunition was developed)

So making a list of all the stats without dividing them into a specific theatre and time would be a bit hard in my opinion.

This ^^^

Stats would need to include start and end month and year and which armies they apply to. Once you've got that you're 90% of the way to an army list IMHO.
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pbeccas

Being a pacific and Far East fanboy.  Japanese, British, Chinese, USMC, US Army, Australian Pacific, Dutch.

And for early war Europe, the Belgians.  Their list needs some attention.

John Cook

Quote from: Ithoriel on 01 October 2015, 10:46:19 PM
I have no idea what armies I WILL purchase so basically I'd want to see all of them so I have the choice but if that's not possible that's fine because I'm happy to stick with BKC II, if necessary, even though I'm a sucker for new rules.


I agree.  If BKC is to reflect WW2 it has to include all lists.  Otherwise it becomes 'Pendraken's WW2 Rules for 10mm (using our) Figures'

Dave

Quote from: John Cook on 07 October 2015, 08:45:33 AM
I agree.  If BKC is to reflect WW2 it has to include all lists.  Otherwise it becomes 'Pendraken's WW2 Rules for 10mm (using our) Figures'

Thats not the intention as already stated quite clearly, there are problems with the lists, I personally don't think SCW lists should be included, does this mean that they will be automatically taken out - no, its just my opinion to gain feedback.  I like the idea of ww1(unfortunately way down the line) would these be better served by having an interwar range covering the Russian civil war, Chaco war as examples???

Dave

petercooman

I don't know  about the SCW lists.  A lot of kit that was used will be used in the starting conflicts of the war, but on the other hand, it's an entirely different conflict.

I think, looking at this as a customer regarding putting the SCW i as a supplement, if i want to game that particular conflict, why would i have to buy a rulebook on WWII first, just to get to play SCW?

Maybe it would be possible to make a variant that is standalone?

Dave

Quote from: petercooman on 09 October 2015, 09:00:07 AM
I don't know  about the SCW lists.  A lot of kit that was used will be used in the starting conflicts of the war, but on the other hand, it's an entirely different conflict.

I think, looking at this as a customer regarding putting the SCW i as a supplement, if i want to game that particular conflict, why would i have to buy a rulebook on WWII first, just to get to play SCW?

Maybe it would be possible to make a variant that is standalone?

Yes, maybe keep it in and when a more simplified set comes out to cover the interwar period it moves over?

Steve J

I'd be sad if the SCW list went. It also provides a great basis for those of us that game the AVBCW 'period' as well as some 'what if?' type conflicts pre-WWII.

Luddite

Russian civil war (1917-1922)
And as part of that:
Estonian War of Independence (1918-1920)
Polish–Soviet War (1919-1921)

Ukrainian War of Independence (1917-1921)
And as part of that:
Polish–Ukrainian War (1918-1919)

Franco-Syrian War (1920)

Mexican Revolution (1910-1920)
Cristero War (Mexico) (1926-1929)
Chaco War (1932–1935)

Third Anglo-Afghan War (1919)
Arab revolt in Palestine (1936–1939)

Chinese Civil War (1927-1936)
Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) – in BkC's remit

Turkish War of Independence (1919-1923) – lots of potential here!
And as part of that:
Franco-Turkish War (1920-1921)
Turkish–Armenian War (1920)


And of course there's the fantasy and (thrilling!) possibilities of:

A Very British Civil War
A Very American Civil War
A Very [insert favoured nation here] War
Weird World War I follow-ons


Etc.

Is that perhaps fodder for 'Interwar Commander'?
;D
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GrumpyOldMan

Hello Luddite

A man after my own heart.  :D :D.

Quote from: Luddite on 09 October 2015, 04:10:27 PM
Russian civil war (1917-1922)
And as part of that:
Estonian War of Independence (1918-1920)
Polish–Soviet War (1919-1921)

Ukrainian War of Independence (1917-1921)
And as part of that:
Polish–Ukrainian War (1918-1919)

Franco-Syrian War (1920)

Mexican Revolution (1910-1920)
Cristero War (Mexico) (1926-1929)
Chaco War (1932–1935)

Third Anglo-Afghan War (1919)
Arab revolt in Palestine (1936–1939)

Chinese Civil War (1927-1936)
Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) – in BkC's remit

Turkish War of Independence (1919-1923) – lots of potential here!
And as part of that:
Franco-Turkish War (1920-1921)
Turkish–Armenian War (1920)


And of course there's the fantasy and (thrilling!) possibilities of:

A Very British Civil War
A Very American Civil War
A Very [insert favoured nation here] War
Weird World War I follow-ons


Etc.

Is that perhaps fodder for 'Interwar Commander'?
;D

Some favourite reading material of mine is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wars_1900%E2%80%9344. Currently looking at the Holy man's Rebellion for inspiration  :D :D. Just wondering about the rule for bullets turning into frangipani flowers

Cheers

GrumpyOldMan

Dave

Quote from: Luddite on 09 October 2015, 04:10:27 PM
Russian civil war (1917-1922)
And as part of that:
Estonian War of Independence (1918-1920)
Polish–Soviet War (1919-1921)

Ukrainian War of Independence (1917-1921)
And as part of that:
Polish–Ukrainian War (1918-1919)

Franco-Syrian War (1920)

Mexican Revolution (1910-1920)
Cristero War (Mexico) (1926-1929)
Chaco War (1932–1935)

Third Anglo-Afghan War (1919)
Arab revolt in Palestine (1936–1939)

Chinese Civil War (1927-1936)
Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) – in BkC's remit

Turkish War of Independence (1919-1923) – lots of potential here!
And as part of that:
Franco-Turkish War (1920-1921)
Turkish–Armenian War (1920)


And of course there's the fantasy and (thrilling!) possibilities of:

A Very British Civil War
A Very American Civil War
A Very [insert favoured nation here] War
Weird World War I follow-ons


Etc.

Is that perhaps fodder for 'Interwar Commander'?
;D

Yes as a stand alone list, how popular?? can figures from existing ranges be culled.

Dave

Lord Kermit of Birkenhead

For the 20's and VCBW (et al) WWI and colonial stuff is usable for arty and infantry. You would need to add some A/Cars and Lt tanks, like the Vickers 6 tonne A (the B is reasonably represented by T-26 ant TPK-7? but is also needed for the Poles in 39). Lots of the SCW stuff should also fit in.

As mentioned elsewhere Korea and the French indo-china war should be in, and not in CWC. Kit is almost all WWII, aircraft wise only the Sabre, MiG 15 and navy jets are new. The US fielded the M46, but visually it's almost identical to the M26, and we used Centurions (DOWN NOBBY).

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vonlacy

Quote from: Luddite on 09 October 2015, 04:10:27 PM
Russian civil war (1917-1922)
And as part of that:
Estonian War of Independence (1918-1920)
Polish–Soviet War (1919-1921)

Ukrainian War of Independence (1917-1921)
And as part of that:
Polish–Ukrainian War (1918-1919)

Franco-Syrian War (1920)

Mexican Revolution (1910-1920)
Cristero War (Mexico) (1926-1929)
Chaco War (1932–1935)

Third Anglo-Afghan War (1919)
Arab revolt in Palestine (1936–1939)

Chinese Civil War (1927-1936)
Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) – in BkC's remit

Turkish War of Independence (1919-1923) – lots of potential here!
And as part of that:
Franco-Turkish War (1920-1921)
Turkish–Armenian War (1920)


And of course there's the fantasy and (thrilling!) possibilities of:

A Very British Civil War
A Very American Civil War
A Very [insert favoured nation here] War
Weird World War I follow-ons


Etc.

Is that perhaps fodder for 'Interwar Commander'?
;D
Quote from: Dave on 10 October 2015, 12:01:40 PM
Yes as a stand alone list, how popular?? can figures from existing ranges be culled.

Dave

Inter war years conflicts are not popular due in part to the lack of figures and equipment. Pendraken have built an extensive SCW range and I hope this has been a sucessful venture. Can you build armies from the existing ranges - YES!

I am the proud owner of:
White Russian
Red Russian
Baltic Grand Duchy Freikorp
Estonian Nationalist

Eventually I will build a Polish Army and expand my existing forces.

I think WW1 - 1936 period is sufficiently different to warrant its own rule set and not as an add on to Blitkrieg Commander.