Starter Kit #4 Counter Mix

Evan Sherry

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I received my copies of Starter Kit #4. I like it. I could not help but notice the strange counter mix. After all of the hoopla about introducing the Japanese, there is a surprisingly small amount of them. There are only three 4-4-8s and only one of each type of Japanese leader. Strangely, there are twenty 6-6-8 Marine squads and even more strangely, there is not a single scenario in SK#4 that uses a 6-6-8 Marine squad. I suspect that there will be a scenario published later that will utilize them. Even just a few more Japanese counters would have been nice. For goodness sake you SKers, do not misplace one of these preciously rationed Sons of Nipon.
 
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I received my copies of Starter Kit #4. I like it. I could not help but notice the strange counter mix. After all of the hoopla about introducing the Japanese, there is a surprisingly small amount of them. There are only four 4-4-8s and only one of each type of Japanese leader. Strangely, there are twenty 6-6-8 Marine squads and even more strangely, there is not a single scenario in SK#4 that uses a 6-6-8 Marine squad. I suspect that there will be a scenario published later that will utilize them. Even just a few more Japanese counters would have been nice. For goodness sake you SKers, do not misplace one of these preciously rationed Sons of Nipon.
I agree,. I too was disappointed in the small number of Japanese counters.
 

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Mmmm let’s see, American produced module with too many American counters... who’d of thought that then ......
 

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3 x 4-4-8
14 x 4-4-7
8 x 3-4-7
6 x 3-3-6
2 x 2-3-8 HS
10 x 2-3-7 HS
1 x 1-3-7 HS
5 x 1-3-7 HS
4 x 1-2-6 HS
6 x 2-2-8 Inf. Crew
6 x 1-2-7 Veh. Crew
 

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Well, the small number of Japanese counters can work like a teaser, which entices people to go for full ASL... which was the initial objective of the Starter kits.
 

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Without HoB, there is no need for more Elite squads than appear in the scenarios.
 

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31 full squads for the Japanese doesn't seem that surprisingly small to me for a starter kit. YMMV.
 

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31 full squads for the Japanese doesn't seem that surprisingly small to me for a starter kit. YMMV.
You can't use all thirty-one in a single starting OB without potential difficulty because while SK does not have battle hardening, it does have ELR replacement.

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Well, the small number of Japanese counters can work like a teaser, which entices people to go for full ASL... which was the initial objective of the Starter kits.
When I was last active in IL about 90% of the SK players said they had no intention to moving to full ASL at all and were happy with SK only.

So I personally don’t think this is the case. Next they want SK for the desert ?
 
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