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Re: TO&E for the major forces

From: Los <los@c...>
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1998 20:02:21 -0400
Subject: Re: TO&E for the major forces

Tom,

Go here to see some OBs on the IF, OU, IC and teh Mbile Infantry:
 http://www.axom.com/bkb/sg2.html

How are you mounting yoru minis? Singly, or by fireteams? I too like the
figure scale to macth ground scale.

Los

Tom Pope wrote:

> I've decided to build a number of armies for Stargrunt using the new
> Dirtside scale miniatures.  This satisfies the anal-retentive part of
me
> that likes the ground scale and figure scale to be about even, and it
> will be a lot cheaper and quicker to paint.
>
> Since I've got a lot more buying power now, I'd like to build a full
> company for each major power (as infantry packs become available). 
For
> starters, I'm going to make NAC and NSL companies, with all the
support
> equipment and vehicles.
>
> The Stargrunt rulebook contains a company level listing for the NAC
> which is just perfect.  However, it only has platoon level listings
for
> the NSL and others.
>
> Are there any "official" lists for the other forces?	Failing that,
has
> anyone thought up any unofficial (but reasonable) ones?  I am
interested
> in reinforced infantry companies, since I am still nominally playing
> Stargrunt.
>
> On a related side note, does anyone have a list of what vehicles the
> various armies use.  Some are detailed in the book but that list is
> vague in places and very incomplete.
>
> >From reading and browsing the web site, I've been able to deduce the
> following:
>
> --- NAC ---
>
> Phalanx APC (used for PA troops and some infantry)
> Paladin MBT
> Hoplite APC
> Hunter Tank Killer
> Striker MRL Artillery
> Merlin Command Vehicle (no miniature, but looks like a Hoplite)
> The Stargrunt book states that they use "a proportion of grav combat
>   vehicles" for their first-line strike force.  But which ones?
>
> --- NSL ---
>
> Gauntlet GEV MICV (could someone confirm this?)
> I'd imagine since they're into the "fast movement" most of their force
>   would be GEV based.  The 25mm vehicle line (and soon the 6mm line)
has
>   lots of GEV vehicles, from MBT's to artillery to transport.  Do they
>   have any grav vehicles in the front line units, or is it all GEV?
>   The All-GEV theory is supported by the Geo-Hex web site.  Most of
the
>   GEV vehicles are painted in NSL colors.
>
> --- FSE ---
>
> Wombat Hover APC
> It looks like they are into the GEV thing as well, from pictures on
the
>   web-site.
>
> --- ESU ---
>
> Seems like they use a mix of vehicles.  Possibly the wheeled APC's M37
>   and M38D as well as some other "lower tech" wheeled vehicles.
>
> --- All ---
>
> The AV5, AV6 and AV9 seem to be used by all nations.	Whie the NSL and
>   FSE probably uses most of the GEV trucks, I imagine the NAC, ESU and
>   other use the wheeled versions mostly.
>
> Well, that's what I've come up with so far.
>
> Tom
>
> --
> Thomas Pope
> Human Computer Interaction Institute
> Carnegie Mellon University
> http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~tpope

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