Retired Tank
Vulturedoodle
Sergeant
791 Posts
    
 | | 07/19/2005 8:36 AM |
| | recovered topic 6114 | |
Vaughan: You seem like a thinker. You seem to always be deep in thought. So what are you thinking right now?
Karl: I'm thinking I could use some more o' that potted meat, if you got any extry.
H/W List <|>Trades
| |
|
Retired Tank
Vulturedoodle
Sergeant
791 Posts
| | 07/19/2005 8:36 AM |
| The helmets look slightly Russian, but the canteen and leggings scream US! Maybe one of the preview photos has a better clue?
Regards,
Steve F. | |
Vaughan: You seem like a thinker. You seem to always be deep in thought. So what are you thinking right now?
Karl: I'm thinking I could use some more o' that potted meat, if you got any extry.
H/W List <|>Trades
| |
|
Sean-Khan
Commander
2731 Posts
| |
XAos
Underboss
2413 Posts
London
| | 07/20/2005 5:22 AM |
| Looking at the photoes of the allied units.
The USA M2-Mortar is a single man figure. But the card shows the same sketch picture (with 2 crew) as the rulebook. | | | |
|
Sean-Khan
Commander
2731 Posts
| |
Slapdragon
Warrior
268 Posts
| | 07/28/2005 11:31 PM |
| Historically, the US 60mm Mortar team was 3 men. Everyone else used 2 man mortar teams, but not the US. The US 60mm needed the extra man for the ammo, but their mortar was one of the best in the business and went a long way to make up for lacking a good GPMG.
Everyone else pretty much had 50mm mortars for their light mortars, and many used 2 man teams. This included the Russians, the UK, and the Japanese (with their pretty pathetic type 89). The German 50mm was too complicated, but the UK and USSR 50mm served in the role GLs do today.
By the way, technically the Bazooka should be a 2-man unit, so there is no telling how accurate the AH/WOtC people are trying to be here. | |
Cum catapultae proscriptae erunt tum soli proscript catapultas habebunt. | |
|
Retired Tank
Vulturedoodle
Sergeant
791 Posts
| | 07/29/2005 8:49 AM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Slapdragon
Historically, the US 60mm Mortar team was 3 men. Everyone else used 2 man mortar teams, but not the US. The US 60mm needed the extra man for the ammo, but their mortar was one of the best in the business and went a long way to make up for lacking a good GPMG.
Everyone else pretty much had 50mm mortars for their light mortars, and many used 2 man teams. This included the Russians, the UK, and the Japanese (with their pretty pathetic type 89). The German 50mm was too complicated, but the UK and USSR 50mm served in the role GLs do today.
By the way, technically the Bazooka should be a 2-man unit, so there is no telling how accurate the AH/WOtC people are trying to be here.
IIRC, each figure on a Soldier unit usually represents several men. I think the number of figures on the Soldier minis is more a matter of aesthetics than accuracy.
Regards,
Steve F. | |
Vaughan: You seem like a thinker. You seem to always be deep in thought. So what are you thinking right now?
Karl: I'm thinking I could use some more o' that potted meat, if you got any extry.
H/W List <|>Trades
| |
|
XAos
Underboss
2413 Posts
London
| | 07/29/2005 9:49 AM |
| I think the number of figues on the base is more a function of the production costs.
i.e. in the first set.
All the rares are multi-part AFV's {Hull, turret, Main-Gun, AAMG}
All the commons are single infantry figure molds.
The uncommons are a mix of;
Sherman & Pzkw IV; To give customers the 2 "favourite" tanks as uncommons.
MG teams; multi-part figures with 2 man crews.
Commanders; We havn't seen the comamnder stats yet, but presumably no one wants lots of the same commander.
"Elites"; Figure counts suggest that the SS, Marines & paratroopers are uncommon. I certainly hope so as that would mean they get a better paint job.
| | | |
|