Re: [FTFB] Rules Clarification

>Sean Bayan Schoonmaker wrote:
>...snip...JTL
>> >Another question semi related to the above is how many fighters can
be in a
>> >group?
>> [snip]
>>
>> I would say that a group can have 1-6 fighters, six being the max for
one
>> group.
>>
>> Schoon
>
>     That depends on the meaning of the word 'group'.	 A group is
>never a squadron.   A group is more than one squadron in the NAC,
>(if it follows RAF rules), normally three.   In USA terms (WWII),
>a group is a collection of 'Wings' made up of three or more
>'Squadrons'.
>     In navy terms, the 'Carrier Air Group' is the collection of
>Squadrons assigned to the aircraft carrier.
>
>     Just in case I have not understood the question;	A figure base
>normally has 6 fighter miniatures mounted on it and is considered a
>Squadron of 6 (or 12) fighters.   I mount a single figure per homemade
>base and call it a Squadron.	For me, more than 1 Sq is a 'Carrier Air
>Group'.
>
>I hope that makes things as clear as mud.
>
>:-)
>
>Bye for now,
>John L.

Clash of terminology here! In the FT rules, we describe a single base of
fighters as a "Fighter Group" for game purposes; this is just a
descriptive
term rather than an organisational one.

Jon (GZG)