Battleplan Magazine #3

[Imperious Leader]

I recently bought this magazine which was printed in 1987 and this issue has a huge section on AA variants and includes a set of cards for AA. I will scan everything and post links. If its any good ill buy the other 3 issues that claim to also have variants for MB AA.

It will be here in 2 days…

[Upside-down_Turtle]

Wow!  sounds pretty cool.  thanks

[Imperious Leader]

it came today. In about 12 hours i will scan it and post

[Upside-down_Turtle]

neat.

[Imperious Leader]

This is pages 1-10. The other 10 pages will be done tomorrow. This took like 4 hours from scanning and uploading as each file is 70 MB ( for one page!)

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[Adlertag]

one more + to you for this excellent work

keep up the good work and we will make you a legend

[Imperious Leader]

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[Imperious Leader]

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[Upside-down_Turtle]

dude, Imperious Leader is already a legend.  :-D

[Upside-down_Turtle]

btw, what’s the name of the magazine?

[Upside-down_Turtle]

oh…it’s the name of the tread… :oops:

[Imperious Leader]

came out in July 1987, when 2nd edition was released. I have about 6 more pages but they are explanations of the rules and not variants per se.

Apparently, Battleplan has at least 3 other issues where they talk about AA. I may buy them, not sure yet. If i do i will post as usual.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battleplan_(magazine)

[Imperious Leader]

The most incredible ideas that made my hair stand up in the back of my neck were:

The use of AARHE “four times rule” which says you can build units not exceeding 4 times the IPC value, so if you have India factory you may build 12 IPC worth of product.

The other idea is they recommend subs at 6 IPC and transports at 7 IPC which is what we have in AA50.

Also, they add a few ideas about fighters defending against SBR ( its similar to the rules in AAE)

Technology with advanced AA guns hitting at 2 rolls of 1

Mech infantry rules 2-2-2-4 unit

SS Panzer rules: att 4 def 5 cost 10, Guard Armies etc…

Rules for Airborne and air transports seems like AA50

Rules for heavy tanks

Rules for neutrals and how you get them

Rules for tech development:  you roll one die at a time if you roll 1-5 thats exactly what you pay for the technology, if you roll a 6 you get it, the main point is you don’t have to commit to the number of rolls… you can do one at a time and pay each result before allocating a new roll to try again paying the amount you rolled. This is a great idea!

Some other ideas seem plausible.

[Upside-down_Turtle]

The most incredible ideas…made my hair stand up in the back of my neck…

Yeah, same here.  One rule that freaked me out was a the Russian National Trait artillery bombardment on a 1 for every 2 units.  Of course, they didn’t have artillery pieces back then.  On several occasions when playing A&A with friends and family who have never played before, they ask if artillery can perform an opening bombardment.  I say, “No”, to which they respond, “oh,  :-( well that’s dumb.  It totally should.  :x”  I had been considering a House Rule that would allow artillery to bombard on a 1 during the opening fire stage of combat.  :-o Twilight Zone…or do great minds think alike?

btw, I can’t give out karma yet, so here’s an IOU.  +1

[Imperious Leader]

Well the Soviets did prepare the battle with some of that wars greatest concentration of Artillery in key battles and campaigns. Id tent to think if each nation was to get just one national characteristic that the Soviets could have these artillery where a one rolled on the first round chooses the ground target hit, but that would be just the first round.

US get marines

Japan gets long lance ( fighters attack at 4 on first round against ships)

Germans get Waffen SS

UK gets the free guy from India each turn representing colonial troops

Id give Italy either a free placement in Africa of one infantry that would normally go in Italy, plus perhaps one infantry with tank moves 2 spaces in Africa only?

[Upside-down_Turtle]

I agree with giving Italy two infantry in Italian East Africa, if you were to adapt the idea to AA50.  5 IPC transport planes carrying 1 infantry is interesting.  Wasn’t that considered for AA Advanced?…or was it Deluxe.

[Emperor_Taiki]

i am downloading these right now

thanks IL!

[Upside-down_Turtle]

It seems like you missed a couple pages (pages 22-23) between the second and third download.  The article was talking about the differences between the Nova and MB versions of the game when it just stops and goes onto another variant.

[Constantinople]

Did you upload the Variant Cards??

[Constantinople]

Yes, it does look like it skips pages 22 and 23??