Post by slave2gaming on Nov 10, 2016 3:17:42 GMT
Hey guys,
I've been looking at basing for the upcoming Slave 2 Gaming rules called "Trench Storm Reloaded" and I ended up coming to the idea of using 60x20mm Rendra bases, rather than going with the 100x20mm that AQMF uses. Now you are probably thinking "So what, its a different game!"
But I wondered whether this type of basing might be useful for AQMF as well, hear me out.
A standard US infantry unit has 3 stands of 5 figures, one shot per base. This makes them a bit weak against anything that is big, a whole unit shooting and only doing 3 hits. I found myself thinking that I could better use the points to buy HMG's or even Cavalry and focus on either heavy firepower or mobile firepower.
Ive based the Infantry as 5 stands of 3 figures, one with a Light Machine gun. This gives a total of 4 dice for the standard bases + 2 dice for the LMG = a total of 6 dice. This means that with the loss of even one or two stands they are still a useful fighting unit and they tend not to run away as much (break point is higher).
I plan to run them in a company of 3 units with the Junior Officer as a mobile command stand rather than a set at the rear command. There is always a possibility of adding them into transports, but even this way below has quite a bit of firepower for only 3 units of Infantry (9 dice currently V's 18 dice with new basing)
What do people think of this? I've yet to try it, but I just wondered what people thought of the idea.
I've been looking at basing for the upcoming Slave 2 Gaming rules called "Trench Storm Reloaded" and I ended up coming to the idea of using 60x20mm Rendra bases, rather than going with the 100x20mm that AQMF uses. Now you are probably thinking "So what, its a different game!"
But I wondered whether this type of basing might be useful for AQMF as well, hear me out.
A standard US infantry unit has 3 stands of 5 figures, one shot per base. This makes them a bit weak against anything that is big, a whole unit shooting and only doing 3 hits. I found myself thinking that I could better use the points to buy HMG's or even Cavalry and focus on either heavy firepower or mobile firepower.
Ive based the Infantry as 5 stands of 3 figures, one with a Light Machine gun. This gives a total of 4 dice for the standard bases + 2 dice for the LMG = a total of 6 dice. This means that with the loss of even one or two stands they are still a useful fighting unit and they tend not to run away as much (break point is higher).
I plan to run them in a company of 3 units with the Junior Officer as a mobile command stand rather than a set at the rear command. There is always a possibility of adding them into transports, but even this way below has quite a bit of firepower for only 3 units of Infantry (9 dice currently V's 18 dice with new basing)
What do people think of this? I've yet to try it, but I just wondered what people thought of the idea.
