I started this back in the spring but found it was just too much for me to deal with then. In the interim I had considered just using the points system straight out of Cold War Commander or from my old copy of WRGs Armour & Infantry 1950-1985.
I thought I'd give Bevo: Modern Combat one more chance and luckily found myself more in tune with their points structure and able to make some headway. I established a baseline using the existing points values of the British Army soldiery, AFVs and weapons given in the rules to approximate the placement of troops and kit common to the 1979-80 era. The point values of broadly similar foreign hardware also proved useful for guidance - eg the Spähpanzer Luchs at 110 points equates nicely to a Fox CVR(W) in role and combat value.
Still a little rejigging to do, but the hard work is done. I'm not a slave to points, preferring to use knowledge and judgement to make sure a scenario is not wildly unbalanced. However, with both Winter of '79 and Crisis in Alcovia, a points based system will provide focus to collecting our forces and allow us quickly and simply to create ad hoc, off the shelf games.
Cheers
Mark
Mark, when the evocommand forum was still up and running I used to be contributer of card decks (together with Pietia) and moderator. I still have those card decks (pdf) files.
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I have many of these great files but I think some are missing, I'll very pleased to read them again. You (and Pieta) did a fantastic job adding new units/revising point costs.
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@Mark : BF Evo rules !!!!!! (bought 2 more copies of this book [had already 1] just because I'm too lazy to check each page during battle [card system was more convenient])
Thought you might be interested in this, a Panorama episode about Sandhurst from 1975. What makes it really interesting is that the cadets take part in an exercise that imagines civil strife/war in England with the Army stepping in. There is also an interesting discussion, amongst the officers, of whether the Army could launch a coup.
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Brilliant! Thank you anonymous!
ReplyDeleteChris - thanks - I already have the card deck pdfs from the forum.
Cheers
Mark