Force on force
Subtitle: modern wargaming rules
Publisher: Osprey Publishing; Ambush Alley Games
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Oxford; Long Island City, NY; Enid, OK
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9781849085168
Subjects: War games; Handbooks, manuals
Description: Quick to learn and compete in, here is all the information you will need to play the game Force on Force. The mechanics presented here are easily modifiable for use in virtually any historic period within the age of gunpowder. Games can be created from a two-foot square board with a dozen figures per side up to a huge gaming table with dozens of figures vehicles and terrain; engage infantry, armor, artillery, or air support with the extensive examples, scenarios, parameters that are provided. Design notes have been included with the rules to make them as accessible as possible and a detailed table of contents and exhaustive index make this rulebook an easy-to-use reference before or during play.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Kinetic operations; title: Infantry combat; title: Mechanized comba[t]; title: Air mobile operations; title: Close air support; title: Artillery; title: Asymmetric engagements; title: Advanced rules for infantry combat; title: Tactics techniques and procedures (TTPs) for the small unit leader; title: Example weapon systems; title: Unit and vehicle attributes; title: The campaign game; title: Sample organizations and vehicles; title: Scenarios; title: Glossary of military terms; title: Fog of war cards.