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I was always a big fan of the DTO but realized it had some issues.
It was mainly armor and combined arms in that theater and SL/ASL is not really accurately scaled for DTO, much more so for other TOO. So IMO the problem is with scale. How to deal with that issue can be approached in a few different ways.
One is to have a heap of boards. Ok if you have the space but stringing LOS over two or three boards could be tricky and a nuisance.
Another option is HASL maps. I am starting to think this is the future trend for designers. We will see.
Changing the traditional 40 meter hex scale is also a way to approach the problem. Each hex becomes 200 meters or some such. ( It's a Dark and Stormy evening and Brigadier Bacardi and I are just throwing some thoughts against the wall ). This could be done with new boards or the existing boards using the The Jick DTO Variation.
The Jick DTO Variation leaves the boards the same but changes the MF/MP costs per hex and the ranges on the TH table.
For example: if each hex is meant to represent 80 meters a typical MMC could move two hexes in OG. Haven't given any research to MP but just off the top of our heads we would use the Matilda as a starting point. IIRC it was meant to be an infantry support tank and basically moved at a foot soldier's pace. Nine MP. Four or six hexes.
The TH table would be modified to the same scale.
Personally I would at least double the MF/MP costs and the TH table.
Again just some thoughts on how to make the DTO more " realistic " and use the kit that is available. New charts are a minor cost.
We welcome any thoughts or input. Feel free to rip this idea to shreds. Our skin is thick like the Matilda.
It was mainly armor and combined arms in that theater and SL/ASL is not really accurately scaled for DTO, much more so for other TOO. So IMO the problem is with scale. How to deal with that issue can be approached in a few different ways.
One is to have a heap of boards. Ok if you have the space but stringing LOS over two or three boards could be tricky and a nuisance.
Another option is HASL maps. I am starting to think this is the future trend for designers. We will see.
Changing the traditional 40 meter hex scale is also a way to approach the problem. Each hex becomes 200 meters or some such. ( It's a Dark and Stormy evening and Brigadier Bacardi and I are just throwing some thoughts against the wall ). This could be done with new boards or the existing boards using the The Jick DTO Variation.
The Jick DTO Variation leaves the boards the same but changes the MF/MP costs per hex and the ranges on the TH table.
For example: if each hex is meant to represent 80 meters a typical MMC could move two hexes in OG. Haven't given any research to MP but just off the top of our heads we would use the Matilda as a starting point. IIRC it was meant to be an infantry support tank and basically moved at a foot soldier's pace. Nine MP. Four or six hexes.
The TH table would be modified to the same scale.
Personally I would at least double the MF/MP costs and the TH table.
Again just some thoughts on how to make the DTO more " realistic " and use the kit that is available. New charts are a minor cost.
We welcome any thoughts or input. Feel free to rip this idea to shreds. Our skin is thick like the Matilda.