Two Up, Bags of Smoke

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Two Up, Bags of Smoke Rules per la seconda guerra mondiale by Ian Shaw Two Up, Bags of Smoke is a set of rules designed to recreate fanteria combat at company level durante la seconda guerra mondiale. The rules are best used con 1:200 scale models, but are perfectly adaptable to 1:300 o 1:76 scale models. The ground scale is approximately equal to the model scale, e the time scale is thirty seconds per move. This restricts most artiglieria fire to programmed fire, o preplanned missions, due to the time required to plan a fire mission, which would be approximately twenty moves. Similarly, despite the availability of fairly reliable fast communications, once orders have been written they may not be changed, e the only variation is that units may halt in place, o withdraw from the table. Fanteria fire is treated as both direct fire ed area fire. The direct fire is limited, as in reality very few men ever aimed their weapons, in fact very few men ever fired. Also, unlike some rules which cover this area of combat, there is no provision for wounded troops. The reasoning behind this is simple, men who were hit either continued in combat, o were so seriously hit that they could not do so, e would take no further interest in the proceedings.

The rules cover pre-battle patrols, artiglieria preparations, e (optional) carpet bombing. Fanteria sections must use proper formations like File o Line, Arrowhead o Spearhead (britannico), o Skirmish (German Schützenrudel), which reflect national doctrine. Trasporti truppe corazzati must remain within 100 metri of their platoon headquarters, soft transport may retire off table once passengers have been unloaded, carri armati advance onto the game table from off-board positions, e radio-equipped forward observations teams must have a vehicle within 25 metri of their position to communicate con rear elements. These historically accurate restrictions create the exceptional in-period flavor of Two Up, Bags of Smoke.

Contenuto

Titolo: Two Up, Bags of Smoke
Epoca: Seconda Guerra Mondiale
Tipo: Tactical Skirmish Wargame at Company Level
Scala del Tempo: 1 turn = 30 seconds
Scala del Terreno: 1:100 (1 cm = 1 m), 1:200, o 1:300 (1 cm = 3 m)
Scala del Truppe: 1 figure = 1 man
Basette: single soldatini (1:76 scale), o fire team stands (1:300 scale)
Autore: Ian Shaw
Formato: 50-page rule book
Lingua: Inglese
Casa Editrice: Tabletop Games Ltd., Compton, Gran Bretagna
Pubblicato: 1982

Capitoli

Introduction
Game Set-Up e Requirement
- Scales
- Equipaggiamento Required
- Game Scenarios
- Pre-Battle Actions
Command Control e Communications
- Section Formations
- Platoon Formations
- Restrictions on Formations Use
- Defensive Formations
- Restrictions on Spacing
- Armoured Vehicles
- Communications
- Orders
Move Sequence
- Carry Out Pre-Battle Actions
- Move Sequence
- Final Move Phase
- Initiative
- Optional Firing Sequence
Movement
- Fanteria ed Animal Movement
- Vehicle Movement
- Terrain e Weather Effects on Movement
- Moving in Bad Visibility
Target Acquisition
- Detection
- Localization
- Target Size
- Examples of Target Location & Detection
Direct Fire
- Requirement for Direct Fire
- Direct Fire Procedure
- Direct Fire con Small Arms
- Direct Fire con Heavy Weapons
- Definitions
Area Fire
- Requirement for Area Fire
- Small Arms Fire
- Grenades e Rifle Grenades
- Guns, Autocannon e Lt. Mortars
- Suppression, Pinning, Neutralisation e Disablement
- Effects on Cover
- Flame Throwers
Indirect Fire
- Fire Missions
- Requesting Fire
- Factors for Indirect Fire
- Area Covered by Indirect Fire
- Scatter
Area Fire Table
Morale
- Section Morale
- Unit Morale
- Examples of Morale
Mines, Booby Traps, Demolitions
- Mine Fields
- Mine Clearance
- Booby Traps
- Demolitions
Air Operations
- Air Landing Operations
- Glider Operations
- Airbourne Command
- Air Attacks
- Tiro contraerei
Data Tables
- Anti-Tank Strike Values
- Vehicle Data
- Soft Transport
- Artiglieria Data
- Aircraft
- Fanteria Points
Army Lists

The layout of Two Up, Bags of Smoke is sub-standard compared to other rule sets in its price range. Section headlines appear in the middle of a page con no spacing above o below. Subheadings are not even bolded. There are but due superfluous illustrations of un fante scaling a wall ed a Churchill tank, when it would have been helpful to have illustrations of the different section formations. The quick reference tables at the end of the rules are badly printed e barely legible in parts. There are no quick reference charts to pull out. Sections 14.1 through 14.6 are erronously numbered 13.1 to 13.6 respectively. Copyright information is missing, e there is no contact address for support questions.

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Two Up, Bags of Smoke is an excellent simulation della seconda guerra mondiale company level fanteria combat. Ground scale matches figure scale, thereby eliminating the typical distortion of scale which giocatori wargame have come to expect from miniatures rules. Since most gaming tables are relatively small, soldatini e veicoli will be in range of enemy weapons from turn one. This is not a problem if the table-top terrain is dense enough to conceal troops which are deployed less than 100 metri away from the nearest enemy position.

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