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Thanks for the clarification @Stuart!

Nice to see a game in a school group. In Germany a teacher doing that would get fired.   101% Pacifism-  Not seeing the difference between game and real world.  But all playing on computer.  Hack and slay.

Stuart Harrison
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“I thought this, but D2 HE there was in 1st edition, in 2nd edition there isn’t (1” is D3 in buildings).”

Last part of the last sentence of that paragraph I referred you to:

“… and note that both HE(D2) and (D3) use the 1″ template.”

I red that, but Firefight update is wrote on 2019,  and Second edition i…[Read more]

Master Chief
Participant

Academy of Street Fighting, page 2:

On an Advance or Fire action, a unit may elect to throw a hand grenade instead. Resolve a 1” HE attack against a target within 6”.

Clear! Thank you!

Sorry, I wont have a good word said about the Buffalo 🙂

https://twtrb.blogspot.com/2019/04/brewster-buffalo-in-blood-red-skies.html

Though this is probably a more reasonable and balanced view https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOLIVGvv6yY&t=526s

“I thought this, but D2 HE there was in 1st edition, in 2nd edition there isn’t (1” is D3 in buildings).”

Last part of the last sentence of that paragraph I referred you to:

“… and note that both HE(D2) and (D3) use the 1″ template.”

Academy of Street Fighting, page 2:

On an Advance or Fire action, a unit may elect to throw a hand grenade instead. Resolve a 1” HE attack against a target within 6”.

Jacob Carter
Participant

I doubt you’ll find an exact answer since firefight doesn’t seem to be an “official” rule set.

My guess is that you will have to roll to hit as with any other weapon.

I agree

Jacob Carter
Participant

The D2 could mean any number of things; number of inches of the explosion radius, how many “shots” are taken,…

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Stuart Harrison
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D2 HE is first edition HE notation – to convert first edition HE to template sizes, see the HE chart on p70 of the second edition MRB and cross reference the ‘hits vs units in buildings’ column as explained in the para below the chart.

I thought this, but D2 HE there was in 1st edition, in 2nd edition there isn’t…[Read more]

D2 HE is first edition HE notation – to convert first edition HE to template sizes, see the HE chart on p70 of the second edition MRB and cross reference the ‘hits vs units in buildings’ column as explained in the para below the chart.

Still has the order test – Tank Fear is an additional trigger for the normal order test, it doesn’t replace it.  If one trigger applies (or another one, ie: shirkers) you have to take the test, just without the tank fear modifier in this case.

So was the Brewster Buffalo at Midway.  Everybody says how bad the aircraft was and yet they fail to mention that VMF-221 was composed of mostly green pilots, fresh out of training with little operational experience.  Throw in the little fact that they were outnumbered and facing veteran Japanese fighter pilots with extensive combat experience i…[Read more]

I doubt you’ll find an exact answer since firefight doesn’t seem to be an “official” rule set.

My guess is that you will have to roll to hit as with any other weapon.

The D2 could mean any number of things; number of inches of the explosion radius, how many “shots” are taken, or even could be a typo for D3/1” template.  My best guess would be…[Read more]

Hi Craig

Today I got an answer to my request, so the problem is solved.

Kind Regards
Claudio

Yup – I think the issue is as much circumstances as a weakness in the Devastator – they did ok prior to Midway, and ANYTHING thrown in without escort would suffer, but the Devastator seems to have ben scapegoated a bit.

I agree with the US Navy replacing the TBD with the TBF as the Devastator being obsolete.  That said, how much of the TBD’s problem at Midway was due to the fact that they went in without fighter escort.  I seem to recall the Kates also took heavy losses from American fighters when attacking without fighter cover as well.  By the time of Mi…[Read more]