K47 Army Building; Scenario Design

[Samuel V. Wilson, Jr.]

Hi, Sam Wilson here. K47 is one of my favorite rule systems. I like it because it merges history with Sci Fi, and a little fantasy, to boot. To me, K47, as a derivative of BGA, parallels the lastest derivative game development, WoE–from BtGoA. This way of game evolution certainly makes learning rules, capabilities, and thereby tactical play easier and fun. It’s also lighter on the pocket book I thank WLG for moving in this direction. My interest in K47 centers on the Japanese role in WWII. My interest comes honestly; my father served in Burma as a young officer with Merrill’s Marauders. So, I built my Japanese K47 force around my earlier accumulated BA figures; ditto, for the Americans, using my Merrill’s Marauders figures as the core element. It did not take long for my to expand into German K47: a fellow club member sold me his K47 collection lock, stock, and barrel at a very acceptable price. So, I have a third army, now. I am augmenting the latter with some specialty figures and vehicles from time- to-time when I can find a good price.

Not long ago, I designed a scenario that pitted the Axis (Germans and Japanese) against British and American Allies centered in Northeastern India (the Axis were attempting a strategic link up). Standing back-to-back, literally, the allies were endeavoring to deny this objective. It was an exciting contest, back-and-forth, decided in the end with the narrowest of Axis victories: by ONE POINT! This club game episode is documented in there AAR section of our on line South Jersey Gamers Association forum– sjgaforum.discussion.community. Check it out.

Looking forward to sharing insights, tactics, and good ideas in this K47 forum.

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That is a nice scenario idea there, sir. 👍

I’ve had personally found an interesting podcasted scenario game of K47, where the campaign’s story plot was something between the lines;

”Germany and Japan are plotting on having Japanese scientists and engineers sneaked into Germany for improving the rift-tech of German scientists. The plan was to transport the scientists and engineers on super dreadnought Amagi with a Company of Japanese Marines as their escorters, what sailed by North ice sea and stopping at Finnish harbour in Petsamo (an ”arm” on Finland’s North). Unfortunately, the British and American Intelligence had caught wind on this plan, and sent their task forces through Norway with the help of Norwegian resistance fighters. As an extra, the Soviet has renewed their aggression campaigns towards Finland. Thus the campaign is a race between Allied forces and the Axis, where Axis forces try to reach Helsinki, where the German warships are waiting for their pick up, while the Allied forces are trying either to capture the scientists and engineers or make sure they won’t leave Finland alive. (And the Soviet forces are there to just annoy the Finnish forces, cutting possible supporting escorters from the Japanese.)”

 

Listening at the podcasts of this made out scenario does indeed point out that with little planning, it is possible to bring factions who othervice are far from eachother together (like Japanese into Europe in this podcasted scenario).

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