Rules for Arcraft in All Quiet

hardlec, I don't think a terrorist element going to let folks know that they have enough helium to fill one or that they will do it in such a way that its easily in view initially by folks. A second chilling thought is very small (drone sized) remote controlled versions. After all, you don't need much material to mess up an area.
Scott - a few of the aircraft I looked up did have a forward arc'd 37mm - not enough firepower to do more than bother a tripod some, maybe Slavers/Grenadiers and the like (37mm = 1 pounder= about 1.457" or a 50 caliber equal (+2 Power in my list of mgs - the true HMG)

Hmmm, but what about Hydrogen?? And divergent sourced helium - one here one there, across the nation even. Sorry, I've got a message out to the authorities and hope it is examined to the extent necessary. Ty.

The problem with helium is that the geological formations holding large enough quantities to be meaningful are pretty limited. The biggest are in the US western Kansas and Oklahoma region and began to be exploited about 1903, a region that the Martians have largely overrun already in the AQMF storyline. The US essentially had a righteous lock on helium for decades. That forced Germany and others to use hydrogen for their lift gas. Only recently have new deposits been located globally and are being brought to production.

Brother hardlec understates the problems with hydrogen. It doesn't require pure oxygen to be a hazard, being explosive in air at any concentration from about 6% to 94%. It is also sneaky stuff. Regular gaskets and seals (rubber and plastic) will not contain it. It permeates right on through. It also has an ability to leak through pinholes or porosities in the metal components and welds faster than other gases.

On a different topic - I like scotts aircraft rules fine. It gives individual aircraft a more powerful stance in the game. I would ask Scott to check out my original airplane rules, for the stats only, and try one of my aircraft as well in a game (a DH-2 or other two-seater recon type). I'm curious to see if those stats are useful for playing other planes in the game.
A second thought is if Scott plans to 'paper terrain' more aircraft from the period?? Won't that be cool!

My point on hydrogen is not that it is safe. Quite the contrary. ?It is nearly as dangerous as gasolene. Handled properly it is very useful. Handled recklessly, it is very volatile. My point is that the Authorities are well able to prevent it being used as a WMD. Currently, it is illegal to use hydrogen for LTA craft over the US.

There are tons of paper models available for WWI and pre-WWI aircraft They are not as utilitarian as Scott's. I'd rather see "The Wing" become more stable and accepted in AQMF. If I covet anything, I covet a dirigible able to carry a Vic of 5, 4, or maybe 5 Wings. It'll never be on a game board as it would need to be about 4 feet long or longer, but I'd try to build one all the same. For "Dramatic" reasons, I'd prefer to see the flight deck on top of the dirigible, rather than the trapdoor system of the Akron and Macon.

Amarillo, Texas is the location of the US' strategic reserve of Helium. In AQMF terms, Amarillo is held by Lawrence of Arizona and there will probably be a major campaign to "relieve" Amarillo for the Helium and for many other reasons.
Comanches, Apaches and Texas Rangers will all be working in concert with "Regular" troops to give Martin a black eye.

The filters that stop green gas will probably also work on the rager virus, the problem being, as terrance noted, that such a "filter" is going to very much restrict the flow of needed air and gradually become infected or toxic. There will need to be Decontamination flivvers. Troops will only be able to wear full gas-proof outfits for a limited period of time, as they will need to eat, sleep, and void waste in suits that grow more dangerous and uncomfortable by the minute. I spent one of the longest hours of my life in full MOPP.

In game terms, troops that have been in the field a bit too long might get negative modifiers on gas resistance, while having a positive modifier with the presence of a decontamination flivver.

Great discussion all! Okay, for our game the Armored/Assault suits protect from all forms of gas, dust, and viral agents with the big exception being if the suit is compromised. For game purposes there is no good reason to include post battle decontamination. Our poor friend that IG is modeling obviously ripped or tore his suit some how. All good; really looking forward to those figures IG!