Re: [OT] WWII rules?

It appears my message came through blank... I'm not sure why.  
Anyway, I was going to suggest Mike Elliott's conversion at:
http://www.felixent.f9.co.uk/games/art96.html

It may be the same as what Andy suggested.

Also there's a big list of WW2 rules at:
http://freespace.virgin.net/pete.jones/Rules/World_War_2/world_war
_2.htm

- Jakim

On 5 Dec 2001, at 12:55, Andy Cowell wrote:

> In message <20011205182757.48444.qmail@web10806.mail.yahoo.com>, Jakim
Friant w
> rites:
> > -- Roger Books wrote:
> > >
> > > Anyone have suggestions for WWII armour (1/300)
> > > rules?  We like the alternating move style of DS,
> > but
> > > nobody in my gaming group is experienced or
> > > knowledgable enough to convert historical WWII units
> > > to DS units.
> 
> I'd suggest Piquet's Point of Attack: Blitzkrieg.  It shares a lot in
> common with FMA, IMO.  It also has a lot of things going for it like
> three different gaming scales (unit == squad, platoon and battalion)
> in the same game.  I enjoy it a lot.
> 
> http://www.piquet.com/
> 
> I do believe, however, that there are at least two different
straight-up
> conversions of DS2 to WWII.  One by Mike Elliot, and the other not
(sorry,
> I forgot the name).  For an early version of Mike's rules, see
> http://www.cowell.org/~andy/min/ds2/variants/ww2.html.  I think I came
> across the other set on MagWeb.  Ah yes, by Dave Hornung in Courier
#80.
> http://www.magweb.com/premium/courier/80/tc80dirt.htm but you'll need
> a subscription.  (*WELL* worth it.  I love MagWeb.)

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