Warlord Games | Laurence | Activity https://www.warlordgames.com/community-members/laurence/activity/ Activity feed for Laurence. Sun, 05 Apr 2026 23:01:15 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-GB 30 hourly 2 4f5f5c82d5e14895c4c8e57994c5a7a1 Laurence replied to the topic Night Action Visibility Rules in the forum Cruel Seas https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/night-action-visibility-rules/#post-187953 Tue, 12 Jul 2022 06:43:57 +0100 Hi Mark,

 

Still got your Night Actions Visibility Rules v1.

Example: spotting from the bridge of a huge vessel has generally more spotting chance than from the bridge of a small one.

What is the reason of not using the viewer’s vessel size as spotting modifier?

 

 

]]> 0 e538515511e87e4720b6b30d17a8558d Laurence started the topic Missing boat models in the forum Cruel Seas https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/missing-boat-models/ Mon, 30 May 2022 13:37:55 +0100 In “Close Quarters”, there are scenarios with new vessels, for the traditional navies but also for the Finnish and Yugoslavian.

I wonder why you distribute such rule set but not have the relevant vessels in your sales programme?

If you e.g. want to play with the Finnish vessels or the German Sperrbrecher 137, you have to use dummies.

And if…[Read more]

]]> 0 acfae8d949f029e72fb291ed6e5d0ec3 Laurence replied to the topic Torpedo - Minimum distance travel before armed in the forum Cruel Seas https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/torpedo-minimum-distance-travel-before-armed/#post-186645 Sat, 30 Oct 2021 17:42:39 +0100 …howmany meters were common in Royal Navy, of Vospers, Fairmiles?

]]> 0 1b223a067180319e41b625ba7efb7ad2 Laurence started the topic Large vessel too easy target? in the forum Cruel Seas https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/large-vessel-too-easy-target/ Sat, 30 Oct 2021 16:03:00 +0100 If scenario is like “tanker has to escape from East to West”, just deploy 2 or 3 MTBs in a row, their bows at 90 degrees to the tankers move direction.

In your turn, fire torpedos, some directly to tanker, some 10-20 cm away from the the tanker’s bow.

Hits are 90% for sure. You may have duds. If no damage, repeat torpedo firing in your next…[Read more]

]]> 0 acd8de45834ea9fcbd8d066577c2c273 Laurence started the topic Torpedo - Minimum distance travel before armed in the forum Cruel Seas https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/torpedo-minimum-distance-travel-before-armed/ Sun, 03 Oct 2021 20:19:52 +0100 Main rules page 12 – Torpedoes must travel a minimum distance of 15 cm before they are armed. 15 cm corresponds to about 50 yards in real.

Was this the case for MTBs regardless  the nation, is such distance historically confirmed?

Others in the web mention 300-600 yards.

]]> 0 93d8c05d68bc819eec4ebf59f3dda0ff Laurence replied to the topic Attacking buildings in the forum Cruel Seas https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/attacking-buildings/#post-185967 Fri, 30 Jul 2021 14:21:42 +0100 Thanks for all your comments.

]]> 0 4a67466d3527ddbcd4c8a21d3c752836 Laurence started the topic Attacking buildings in the forum Cruel Seas https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/attacking-buildings/ Thu, 17 Jun 2021 22:55:53 +0100 The “Operation Chariot” scenario shows how it works to fire torpedo at a port entrance – just secure a hit, no damage roll, target gate is destroyed. Too simple.

I cannot find any other rule regarding building attack (maybe overlooked?).

I do miss a general rule how to damage building such as shipyard, hangar, jetty, S-boat bunkers etc. with…[Read more]

]]> 0 16c356d0f5f9146fec0e58e860f36597 Laurence replied to the topic Painting: Lifeboat on Vosper MTB in the forum Cruel Seas https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/lifeboat-on-vosper-mtb/#post-179136 Sat, 13 Jun 2020 15:07:03 +0100 thanks

]]> 0 5c0b65f9db8b1df41b78ca429b1ea797 Laurence replied to the topic Night Action Visibility Rules in the forum Cruel Seas https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/night-action-visibility-rules/#post-178594 Tue, 26 May 2020 17:21:51 +0100 Thanks for explanation, Mark.

Re spotting mine fields: I am no expert so I cannot provide further ideas how detailed to implement such a rule considering various mine types.

 

Re “Blinds” in your houserule: Using fake markers seems to be the only way to Play an “hidden”, in any tabletop game.

But if dummies are acting too long, a game looses…[Read more]

]]> 0 4ae0c140816317141bd7f6ae9d6fe426 Laurence replied to the topic Night Action Visibility Rules in the forum Cruel Seas https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/night-action-visibility-rules/#post-178570 Sun, 24 May 2020 21:54:47 +0100 Hi Mark,

Reading with great interest your night action rules.

My game fellow and I are just starting.

I have 2 questions:

What do you mean with “spotting brackets”? I could not find a German translation that makes sense in this respect.

As with ship ambush, I do not want to show the relative position of mine fields at the beginning, in real…[Read more]

]]> 0 f02c2987dd6b245f8ba3de45de3120f2 Laurence started the topic Painting: Lifeboat on Vosper MTB in the forum Cruel Seas https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/lifeboat-on-vosper-mtb/ Tue, 12 May 2020 14:17:10 +0100 Hello

I could find historical illustrations e.g. of Fairmiles MGB showing lifeboats installed vertically on the side, with grey colour.

But how about Vospers MTB, with lifeboat installed flat on the deck? Same colour like deck would make sense, but is it historical?

Differences early and late war?

]]> 0 e11dae97dd5f21d07aa86c2df264fc9c Laurence started the topic Multiple charging/attacking in the forum Warlords of Erehwon https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/multiple-charging-attacking/ Sun, 19 Apr 2020 16:21:02 +0100 a) Is multiple charged of 1 enemy unit allowed, means also Gap rule suspended?

E.g. can an Orc unit and a friendly Monster unit attack the same Barbarian unit?

b) If yes, enemy unit is attacked by each unit but fight back also all attacking units as long it can?

 

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