hongkongwargamer
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Yeah - sold a couple of my GMT Wing Leader and ordered!!
That's the beauty of BFP stuff. With the exception of ITR and HG2 which had no counters (OK, BtB2 had none but was effectively twinned with BFP 2), they have added new units that filled official gaps, captured versions of existing stuff as well as greatly expanding the variety of aircraft.The new aircraft counters are excellent! I can certainly envision these new birds flying in a few other theaters as well.
The type-specific BFP aircraft counters certainly qualify as chrome, however they are just one of my favorite features of their product line.That's the beauty of BFP stuff. With the exception of ITR and HG2 which had no counters (OK, BtB2 had none but was effectively twinned with BFP 2), they have added new units that filled official gaps, captured versions of existing stuff as well as greatly expanding the variety of aircraft.
Though some might not be overly enthusiastic about guns/AFV/aircraft that will see little use outside BFP scenarios, DYOers like me will welcome any additions that expand and complete ASL-as-toybox.
Kinda like rejecting a tank design because it didn't fit the styling of the Chevaliers Uniforms, not that I can actually find any record of either the French or Italians doing this :-(The plane counters look nice, but they add complications to the storage system. The one-plane-fits-(almost)-all system has its advantages.
Why don't we have one-tank-fits-all as well? Everybody gets Matilda IIs in 39-41, T-34s in 42-43 and Tiger IIs in 44-45, even the Japanese.The plane counters look nice, but they add complications to the storage system. The one-plane-fits-(almost)-all system has its advantages.
Nothing official yet, but our expectation is that it would at least be available through LFT, if not preorder, at least without the large markup for international postage.Will the product be available in Europe via retailers at preorder price (LFT anyone?)?
von Marwitz
They weren't the only ones. The U.S. partially delayed the production and shipment of the M26 Pershing because of similar problems. In fact IIRC, it took almost three months for the U.S. railway system to get together enough applicable transport to ship the first batch to a port of embarkation and then a specially designed transport ship and load requirements had to be used because of the load difficulties encountered in shipping these systems overseas. This was one of the reasons not a lot of M26's saw service in WW-II. This situation would persist at least until 1950 when emerging technology in the transport, dock & shipping systems had adjusted to emerging modern requirements.Kinda like rejecting a tank design because it didn't fit the styling of the Chevaliers Uniforms, not that I can actually find any record of either the French or Italians doing this :-(
So maybe it a bit like building inadequate tanks because they couldn't be fit on the Rail gauge which the British were most certainly guilty of!
Heck we are still anxiously awaiting the Schmidt map........Will there be a VASL map in the next few months or so?
Let me work something up for you.I saw the scenario list on the BFP site. Curious if there is any detail run-down on the scenarios, i.e., squad counts, airdrop, vehicles, turn length, etc.? The usual secenario summary stuff.