From: barry@godzilla.quotron.com (Barry Geipel)
Subject: COMMAND DECISION FAQ
Organization: Quotron Systems, Inc.
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 13:02:55 GMT


             *** COMMAND DECISION FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ***

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                     *** Maintained by Barry Geipel ***
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This Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document is designed to answer questions 
concerning all aspects of learning, playing and running Command Decision.

Please send all comments and contributions to barry@quotron.com.

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TERMS:
	ASWW1	- Armies of the Second World War, Vol. I
	B/25	- Babarossa/25 Campaign Module
	BG	- Barry Geipel - Maintainer of CD internet mailing list
	BST	- Bastogne Campaign Module
	CA	- Combined Arms
	CADV	- Cautious Advance Order
	CD	- Command Decision (used when talking about CD in general)
	CD1	- 1st Edition Command Decision
	CD2	- Second Edition Command Decision
	CP	- _Command Post_ - CD newsletter
	C-in-C	- Producer of 1/285 scale micro-armor
	FADV	- Full Advance Order
	FC	- Frank Chadwick - CD Game designer and president of GDW
	GDW	- Game Designers Workshop
	GHQ	- Producer of 1/285 scale micro-armor
	GN	- Greg Novak - Writer of OTT and CP.
	HO	- Term used by train manufactures to describe 1/87 scale.
	IMHO	- "In My Humble Opinion"
	MA	- Micro-Armor - 1/285-1/300 scale miniatures
	MW	- _Miniature Wargamming_
	NO	- No Order
	OTT	- Over the Top 
	PzKw	- Panzerkamphwagen ( German Tank Designation )
	RGRP	- Regroup Order
	ROCO	- Producer of 1/87 scale miniatures
	SdKfz	- StandardKamphfahrzueg ( German Utility Vehicle Designation )
	TC	- Take Command order
	WWI	- World War I
	WWII	- World War II
	15mm	- Term used to describe miniatures whose men stand ~15mm high
		  Generally corresponds to 1/100 scale.
	20mm	- Term used to describe miniatures whose men stand ~20mm high
		  Generally corresponds to 1/72-1/87 scale with 1/76 scale
		  as the average. Can be used interchangeably with HO.


PUBLICATIONS:

PUBLICATIONS BY GDW

Command Decision - 
		World War II miniatures rules which emphasis command and
		control at the battalion level.

		Basic/Advanced rules, National Organization Charts,
		Equipment Lists, Stolberg Corridor Campaign, Play Chits,
		Errata sheet, 10 sided dice

Bastogne Campaign Module - 
		A complete campaign game covering the defense of
	 	Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge.

Combined Arms - 
		Command Decision with a modern emphasis.

Babarossa/25 -  
		A campaign game which covers the entire Eastern Front (June 41-
	        March 42) by reducing units, ground scale and time by a factor
	        of 25.

Command Decision - 
		2nd release of Command Decision. The Bastogne and 
		Babarossa/25 campaign modules where added as well
		as a rules addendum.

		Basic/Advanced rules, National Organization Charts,
		Equipment Lists, Stolberg Corridor Campaign, Rules Addendum,
		Bastogne Campaign Module, Babarossa/25 Campaign Module, 
		Play Chits, Errata sheet, 10 sided dice

Over the Top -	
		Modified command decision for World War I. Contains organiztion
		charts for most major armies of WWI, a "Bathtub" campaign
		covering the entire war in Europe and 12 scenarios covering all
		fronts of the war.

Command Decision - 
		3rd release of Command Decision. No longer contains the
		Bastogne and Babarossa/25 campiagn modules. A copy of 
		_Command Post_ newsletter was included.

		Basic/Advanced rules, National Organization Charts,
		Equipment Lists, Stolberg Corridor Campaign, Rules Addendum,
		_Command Post_ Newsletter, Play Chits, Errata sheet, 
		10 sided dice 

2nd Edition Command Decision - 
		Major overhaul of the packaging of Command Decision. 
		The basic/advanced rules, Stolberg Corridor campaign module, 
		and Modern rules have been combined into one book. The 
		national organizations have been greatly expanded (the book 
		is available separately). Some rules have been modified and
		a few additional rules have been added. See below for a
		complete discussion of the differences between 1st and 2nd 
		edition.

		Basic/Advanced/Modern Modifications rules,
		Armies of the Second World War Volume 1, Equipment Data Charts,
		2 Game Reference Charts, 2 120 degree arch templates,
		Errata Sheet, Pre 20th century playtest rules, 10 sided dice

Armies of the Second World War Volume 1 -
		Table of Organization and Equipment for most of the
		major armies of WWII

PUBLICATIONS BY GHQ:

Normandy -      A Normandy campaign module designed to be used with GHQ Terrain
	        Maker products and 1/285 scale miniatures. Contains a mini
		Normandy campaign for Command Decision.

MAGAZINE PUBLICATIONS:

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_The Courier_

	_The Courier_ is a magazine devoted to historical miniature wargamming.

  	Issue 56:
    	Scenario:  The Phillipines Campaign as a Wargame.  Not CD specific.
      	Includes lots of TO&E information for the period and arena, as well as
      	one scenario.

	Wake Island - Wake island, 1941
	Command Decsion Revisited - Rules addendum for CD1
	Battle of Crete - Scenario for the battle of Crete
	Blitzkrieg in Command Decision - TO&E for early war period
			

_Command Post_

	_Command Post_ is a publication geared specifically towards Command
	Decision, Combined Arms and Over the Top.

	CP is made up of five sections, S-1 thru S-5.  They are:
	S-1: Personnel - This is correspondence to the editor about CD and
			related topics.

	S-2: Intelligence - This includes TO&E's, weapons and vihicle data, etc.
	S-3: Operations - Scenarios
	S-4: Logistics - Information on minitures
	S-5: Civic Affairs - List of events, meetings, clubs, etc dealing
				with CD.

	Here is an overview of the major parts of the six issues of CP 
	published so far:

	Vol I, #1: TO&E for German Mountain Division (WWII) 
		TO&E for British Infantry Tank Brigade, France 1940
		Chinese Farm scenario
		Artilce on how to convert Skdf 222 to OT-64
	Vol I, #2: TO&E for French Army, 1940
		CD Game Reference Chart
	Vol I, #3: TO&E for German Heavy Anti-Tank Battalions, 1944-45
		TO&E for North Korean Peoples Army Corps, current
		Battle of Malmedy scenario
		Balkan's scenario for CA, current
        Vol I, #4: TO&E for Fallschirmjager Division, 1943-45
                TO&E for 1st Assault Brigade, 79th British Armored Division,
                        part 1 (WWII)
                TO&E for 11th French Airborne Division (modern)
                Equipment charts for Iraqi equipment
                Vimy Ridge scenario (OTT)
                Article on creating a German Infantry Regiment
        #5: Lot of letters to the editor about home rules and changes
                TO&E errata for French Army of 1940
                T-72 family information
                TO&E for the Kings African Rifles (OTT)
                TO&E for 79th British Armored Division, part 2 (WWII)
                TO&E for Soviet Naval Infantry Brigade, current
                TO&E for German Cavalry Brigade, 1944
                TO&E for British Royal Marine Armored Support Group, 1944
                TO&Es for unique American units of WWII
                Gulf Allied Order of Battle on D-Day (only lists down to
                        the brigade level)
                El Paso - July 17th, 1919 scenario
                Stalemate before Tunis scenario
                Goose Green scenario
                Also include was a supplement on the Japanese army in WWII. This
                included rules additions, TO&Es and equipment charts.
        Vol II, #6: Lots more letters to the editor about home rules and 
		changes TO&E and notes on French Army, 1939-1940
                TO&E for German Alpine Corps, 1915-1919
                TO&E Siberian Rifle Division, 1941
                TO&E for US 90mm Anti-aircraft battalions
                Introduction to bathtub Europa, includes some TO&Es
                Article on who sells minitures
                Also included a supplement called "Away all boats" covering the
                        Marines and rules needed for amphibious operations.


_Miniature Wargamming_

  Issue 62:
    Scenario:  The Road to Berlin, a WW2 game fought at Division level and
      above.  Russians vs. Germans.  Maps.  Lots of TO&E info.

  Issue 86:
    History:  The Maple in Italy, Battle of the Carleton and York Regiment in
      Italy.  Maps, color photos of 1/24 and 1/35 scale vehicles.  Wargaming
      notes.

  Issue 91:
    Scenario:  Throwing out time at the Red Lion, Part 1.  British vs. Germans.
      Good discussion of German and British vehicles in the early war, and a
      listing of the availability of models of various vehicles in various
      scale.  The scenario itself center around the fictional invasion of 
      Britain by the Germans and is in Part 2 of this article.  I don't have 
      the issue number for this one, but it's probably 92 or 93.

  Issue 95:
    Painting:  Painting Camoflage, by Graham Green.  Includes painting tips
      for painting Waffen SS 'Pea' camo, and 'Oak Leaf' camo.  Lots of color
      photos of 20 and 25mm figures painted VERY nicely.

  Issue 98:
    History:  The Road To Crete, part 3, Operation Mercury.  German invasion
      of Greece.  Maps, color illustrations of 20mm terrain and models.

  Issue 102:
    TERRAIN:  France, 1940 in 1/285 scale, by Ian Weekley of Battlements.

  Issue 106:
    History:  The cork in the bottle - The 1st Canadian Army at the Falaise
      Gap.  Some TO&E info mixed in with the text.  Maps and color photos of
      20mm terrain and models.


_Practical Wargamer_

  Nov/Dec 1990:
    Organizations:  Allied Artillery formations in WWII.  Includes vital stats
      for a variety of Guns, as well as some TO&E information.

_Wargames Illustrated_

  Issue 10:
    History:  Kirovograd, The battle for Kirovograd, January 1944.  Russians
      versus Germans, Maps.

  Issue 11:
    Scenario:  The Road to Berlin, a WW2 game fought at Division level and
      above.  Russians vs. Germans.  Maps.  This is about half of the text
      of the article in Issue 62 of Miniature Wargames.  Most of the TO&E
      stuff has been deleted.



TERMS:
	ASWW1	- Armies of the Second World War, Vol. I
	B/25	- Babarossa/25 Campaign Module
	BG	- Barry Geipel - Maintainer of CD internet mailing list
	BST	- Bastogne Campaign Module
	CA	- Combined Arms
	CADV	- Cautious Advance Order
	CD	- Command Decision (used when talking about CD in general)
	CD1	- 1st Edition Command Decision
	CD2	- Second Edition Command Decision
	CP	- _Command Post_ - CD newsletter
	C-in-C	- Producer of 1/285 scale micro-armor
	FADV	- Full Advance Order
	FC	- Frank Chadwick - CD Game designer and president of GDW
	GDW	- Game Designers Workshop
	GHQ	- Producer of 1/285 scale micro-armor
	GN	- Greg Novak - Writer of OTT and CP.
	HO	- Term used by train manufactures to describe 1/87 scale.
	IMHO	- "In My Humble Opinion"
	MA	- Micro-Armor - 1/285-1/300 scale miniatures
	MW	- _Miniature Wargamming_
	NO	- No Order
	OTT	- Over the Top 
	PzKw	- Panzerkamphwagen ( German Tank Designation )
	RGRP	- Regroup Order
	ROCO	- Producer of 1/87 scale miniatures
	SdKfz	- StandardKamphfahrzueg ( German Utility Vehicle Designation )
	TC	- Take Command order
	WWI	- World War I
	WWII	- World War II
	15mm	- Term used to describe miniatures whose men stand ~15mm high
		  Generally corresponds to 1/100 scale.
	20mm	- Term used to describe miniatures whose men stand ~20mm high
		  Generally corresponds to 1/72-1/87 scale with 1/76 scale
		  as the average. Can be used interchangeably with HO.


DIFFERENCES BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND EDITIONS:

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PLAYING AIDS:
	Terrain:
		Geo-Hex
			2126 North Lewis
			Portland, OR 97227
			503-288-4805

			Catalog is $3.00

		GHQ Terrain Maker
			GHQ
			2634 Bryant Ave. So.
			Minneapolis, MN 55408

	Buildings:
		Tiny Terrain - 1/300 buildings

	Trees:
		Most good baking goods stores have neat little plastic
		trees used for cake-top decorations. These look great on 
		the table and cost about $0.10 each!


ORGANIZATIONS:

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MINIATURES:

	This section is intended to provide information on miniatures
	which are suitable for use with CD.

    1/285:
	Infantry:
	    GHQ
	    C-in-C
	    Ros/Heroics
	    Mainforce

	Vehicles:
	    GHQ
	    C-in-C
	    Ros/Heroics
	    Scotia Micro Models

    1/200:
	Infantry:

	Vehicles:

    15mm:
	Infantry:
	    Minifigs - WWI

	Vehicles:
	    Minifigs - WWI
	    Roscopf

    20mm:
	1/72:
	   Infantry:
		Atlantic
		ESCI/ERTL
		Hasagawa
		MLR/Combat
		Revell

	   Vehicles:
		Al-By
		Atlantic
		ESCI/ERTL
		Hasagawa

	1/76:
	   Infantry:
		Airfix/MPC
		Dixon
		Falcon Miniatures
		Fujimi/Nitto
		Hinchliffe
		Matchbox
		Rafm/Platoon 20
		Raventhorpe
		Thoroughbred Figures
		Wargames Foundary

	   Vehicles:
		Ahkton
		Airfix/MPC
		Arii/Edai-Grip
		Cromwell
		Crusader
		Dixon
		Hinchliffe
		Fujimi/Nitto
		Lizards Grin/Houston's tracks
		Matchbox
		Mattel Hot Wheels ( they make a great M3 halftrack! )
		MMS
		Rafm
		US-Casts

	1/87:
	   Infantry:
		ROCO	

	   Vehicles:
		Concor
		EKO
		Herpa
		Riverrossi
		ROCO
	    	Roscopf
		Trident
		Viking


WHERE TO BUY MINIATURES:

Mail Order:
	Brookhurst Hobbies

	C-in-C
		8090 University Ave N.E.
		Fridley, MN  55432 
		Catalog is $2.00

	Falcon Miniatures
		P.O. Box 444
		Medford, MA 02155
		617-488-3541

	GHQ
		2634 Bryant Ave. So.
		Minneapolis, MN 55408

	Houston's Tracks
		P.O. Box 14522
		Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73113

	Modellers Mart
		1183 Cedar St.
		Safety Harbor, FL. 34695
		800-223-5260

		Catalog is $5.00

	Pendragon Miniatures
		1549 Marview Dr.
		Westlake, Ohio 44145
		216-871-4587

		20mm WWII Catalog is $2.00

	Royal Hobbies
		3920 E. State St.
		Rockford, Il. 61108
		815-399-1771
		
	Simtac
		20 Attawan Road
		Niantic, CT  06357

	Thoroughbred Figures
		1212 Wilbur Ave.
		Chesapeake, VA 23324

	Ulster Imports


Hobby Stores:
	Southern California
		Accu-Scale - Westminster, CA
			ROCO
		All-Star Games - Diamond Bar, CA
			Rafm, GHQ, GDW
		Brookhurst Hobbies - Garden Grove, CA
			Rafm, MLR/Combat, ROCO, Fujimi, Hasagawa, Al-By, 
			Crusader, Matchbox, ESCI, Airfix, Atlantic Revell, 
			Dixon, Wargames Foundary, Minifigs, GHQ, C-in-C, GDW
		Pegasus Hobbies - Montclair, CA
			ROCO, Fujimi, ESCI, Matchbox, Hasagawa, EKO,
			Roscopf, Viking, Herpa, Airfix, Revell
		The Last Grenadier - Burbank, CA
			RAFM, Minifigs, Falcon, GHQ, GDW

	Central California
		Allen Hobbies - Capitola, CA
			ROCO, Fujimi, Matchmox, Airfix, ESCI
		Games of Berkeley - Berkeley, CA
			Rafm

        Northern Colorado
                AA Hobbies - Fort Collins, CO
                        GHQ, GDW
                Don's Hobbies - Greeley CO
                        GHQ, GDW, C-in-C(?)

        Denver Metro Area
                Colpar - two stores in Denver
                        GHQ, GDW

	Illinois
		Royal Hobbies - Rockford, Il
			Everything except Wargames Foundary

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