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News, Views and General Information from A&A
New Product Development
(Revised May 2008)
Air
Following on from the Stations Manned and Ready work, we are developing a new
set of rules which will cover large scale air actions, though the system may
well allow for "individual" dogfights. We are thinking of large bomber raids
over targets, and therefore we are adopting a smaller scale. These rules are
being developed with 1/600 scale in mind. We are establishing a time line from
1916 onwards, and the plan is to use one single set of calculations to get the
game data for the whole period. We are looking at ways of preventing Sopwith
Camels fighting MiGs.
Aircraft will be represented by stands, with up to 48 aircraft per stand.
Larger stands will get more chance of getting to their target, but are less cost
effective in terms of combat results.
There will be no differentiation of heights, all combat assuming that
aircraft are at the same height when they fight. Climb rates and ceiling will,
however, play a part in the game system.
Sea
The new series of naval rules Stations
Manned and Ready is now completed, and provide scenarios and ready calculated ship data for
first and second world wars.
The supporting "construction system" is available as a download on the website.
Scenario sets for Jutland and WW2 European and Pacific theatres are available. This
material is only available as an "electronic" version, and can be downloaded
from our partner. For details go to our
Download page.
An expanding library of ship data in support of these rules is being
prepared, and will be available as a free download in a series of PDF files on our own
website. We are seriously considering also providing a data file in Excel format
for those who wish to create their own ship record cards using their PCs. The
data provided will expand slightly that which has appeared in the published rule
sets and will allow for alternative armament, particularly torpedoes on British
and (to a lesser extent) American and Japanese vessels.
Data for the First World War ships is compatible for use with the
Second World War rules.
SF
Some of you may recall many years ago two products which we published:
Into the Laserzone, and Shooting Stars. We have decided to dust these
off and publish an updated version of each. Our plan at present is that they
will only be available as electronic downloads. More on these will
follow as they develop.
Other Stuff
Sea Wars Fleet Actions
Perfidious Albion
Tsushima
These set of rules are no longer in print in paper
form but are still available as am electronic download.
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