CH experimenting with Counters from Recent Events

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Experimenting is so cool and CH is the "primordial swamp" from which arises the ideas for the future
As an example - this was really cool discussion on their communication email about what the recent tanks would look like compared to current ASL labelling - very experimental early days but very interesting - enjoy! Rob :)
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The weakness of the approach you're demonstrating is in trying to have compartive AF for a modern T-80 MBT and a WW2 T-80 LT. The standard TK tables and AF ranges are designed for mid-century technology, but I think their usefulness post-Korea is limited.

For modern era, I believe a new TK table and AF range should be created. The values may appear similar to standard values, but would be keyed for consistancy within the modern era only. For example (and I'm just spit-balling numbers), the T-80 above could have AF of [11] & [4], and the TK# of opponent's guns would be set at values appropriate for those AF. Obviously, time-travel combat would not work in this set-up, but the brain-space needed to determine effects would be within normal limitations of the basic ASLer's mental capacity.

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I know a group was working on 'Modern' ASL. If someone from that group could jump in here for a touch of clarification, maybe???

I am following what footsteps says in having separate charts (for the different versions of ASL/ MASL) instead of having an AF of 58 but if you are following the same type rules as ASL, then a 57LL AT gun should not be able to have any effect whatsoever on a modern T-80 as it should.
 

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I know a group was working on 'Modern' ASL. If someone from that group could jump in here for a touch of clarification, maybe???

I am following what footsteps says in having separate charts (for the different versions of ASL/ MASL) instead of having an AF of 58 but if you are following the same type rules as ASL, then a 57LL AT gun should not be able to have any effect whatsoever on a modern T-80 as it should.
It all depends on what a modern 57LL TK# is in relation to a modern T-80 AF. That's the beauty of new tables, everything starts fresh from a new perspective.

And I'm glad to hear that my initial explanation was understandable. I had my doubts about it.
 

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The weakness of the approach you're demonstrating is in trying to have compartive AF for a modern T-80 MBT and a WW2 T-80 LT. The standard TK tables and AF ranges are designed for mid-century technology, but I think their usefulness post-Korea is limited.
What might be even more important than the difficulties of determining the comparative AF is the following IMHO:

In WW2 ASL - already - the typical ranges in actual gaming practice in which tanks engage each other is almost always much lower than historically. This is mostly due to the terrain on the geoboards which does not allow for longer LOSes in which historical engagements would have happended most of the time [EXC: langer stretches of open terrain like in the ASL desert.]

In modern times, ranges of engagement are larger then they were in WW2. So with the scale of 1 hex = approx. 40 meters, we will get into trouble with regard to 'table space'. The same is true with regard to movement: Modern tanks are capable of much faster movement than their WW2 counterparts - and able to fire while moving much more precisely.

These factors make it very difficult to reflect modern engagements with the tools offered by the ASL system unless in very restricted terrain. And even in very restricted terrain, the role of OBA and other sorts of "offboard-type" weapon systems would be higher than in WW2. That said, we have to remember that even the WW2 ASL understates the role that OBA has played in engagements.

The more precise weapons become and the longer their effective ranges, the more units on the battlefield disperse (the 'empty' battlefield). This makes it very challenging to portray squad-centered tactical engagements making use of the full array of weaponry (i.e. including MBTs etc.) for board-games.

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What might be even more important than the difficulties of determining the comparative AF is the following IMHO:

In WW2 ASL - already - the typical ranges in actual gaming practice in which tanks engage each other is almost always much lower than historically. This is mostly due to the terrain on the geoboards which does not allow for longer LOSes in which historical engagements would have happended most of the time [EXC: langer stretches of open terrain like in the ASL desert.]

In modern times, ranges of engagement are larger then they were in WW2. So with the scale of 1 hex = approx. 40 meters, we will get into trouble with regard to 'table space'. The same is true with regard to movement: Modern tanks are capable of much faster movement than their WW2 counterparts - and able to fire while moving much more precisely.

These factors make it very difficult to reflect modern engagements with the tools offered by the ASL system unless in very restricted terrain. And even in very restricted terrain, the role of OBA and other sorts of "offboard-type" weapon systems would be higher than in WW2. That said, we have to remember that even the WW2 ASL understates the role that OBA has played in engagements.

The more precise weapons become and the longer their effective ranges, the more units on the battlefield disperse (the 'empty' battlefield). This makes it very challenging to portray squad-centered tactical engagements making use of the full array of weaponry (i.e. including MBTs etc.) for board-games.

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Good points. That's an argument that M-ASL can really only be infantry vs infantry actions, which is what SL/ASL truly geared for!
 

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RPG 7 to kill #? I recently brought up something similar in the ASL forum about the M203 Grenade launcher and how it would be calculated would be curious about infantry weapons too... and let's not get into SAMs and missiles
 

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if a countersheet were ever made I would likely get it
 

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Or you could try MBT from GMT, or one the modern tactical PC sims from Battlefront.
 

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What might be even more important than the difficulties of determining the comparative AF is the following IMHO:

In WW2 ASL - already - the typical ranges in actual gaming practice in which tanks engage each other is almost always much lower than historically. This is mostly due to the terrain on the geoboards which does not allow for longer LOSes in which historical engagements would have happended most of the time [EXC: langer stretches of open terrain like in the ASL desert.]

In modern times, ranges of engagement are larger then they were in WW2. So with the scale of 1 hex = approx. 40 meters, we will get into trouble with regard to 'table space'. The same is true with regard to movement: Modern tanks are capable of much faster movement than their WW2 counterparts - and able to fire while moving much more precisely.

These factors make it very difficult to reflect modern engagements with the tools offered by the ASL system unless in very restricted terrain. And even in very restricted terrain, the role of OBA and other sorts of "offboard-type" weapon systems would be higher than in WW2. That said, we have to remember that even the WW2 ASL understates the role that OBA has played in engagements.

The more precise weapons become and the longer their effective ranges, the more units on the battlefield disperse (the 'empty' battlefield). This makes it very challenging to portray squad-centered tactical engagements making use of the full array of weaponry (i.e. including MBTs etc.) for board-games.

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Nice.
 

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RPG 7 to kill #? I recently brought up something similar in the ASL forum about the M203 Grenade launcher and how it would be calculated would be curious about infantry weapons too... and let's not get into SAMs and missiles
What is the effective range of a blaster or a faser?😉
 

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Have any of these modern ASL packs shipped from CH!?
 

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Hi All

Experimenting is so cool and CH is the "primordial swamp" from which arises the ideas for the future
As an example - this was really cool discussion on their communication email about what the recent tanks would look like compared to current ASL labelling - very experimental early days but very interesting - enjoy! Rob :)
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What does FC,NBC,CIS and TS mean ? Is one of those things night vision ?
 
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