The simple WW2 rules I have been developing under the working title Line of Departure seem to be working out, and I have decided to set aside the more complex original Startline rules. The simpler rules will be the game I'll be developing going forward.
So I've decided to re-name Line of Departure as Startline, as I like the shorter name. Likely to cause confusion? Don't be so silly!
The latest version of the new Startline rules is available for download on my Facebook group:
For those not on Facebook I have added a link below to the file on my Google Drive. Let me know if you have any issues with the link. Unfortunately Google Drive alters the formatting slightly so the downloaded file has some formatting issues. You might want to try downloading the file in different formats - say, PDF rather than Word, and see if that helps. But if you download as a Word doc at least you can re-format fairly easily. The tables seem to come out OK.
Download'Til next time!
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Thanks Keith, I appreciate the non-facebook link. I have an iPad with Safari and downloaded a PDF fine.
Thanks Norm. Email me if you have any comments or questions, or post them here.
This looks very interesting. On a very quick skim, would suggest that using "cosine method" to determine effective resistance of sloped armour is highly unreliable. For example, Panther frontal - 5 (= up to c.170mm), though I am not sure whether you have based that solely on glacis thickness or done some sort of averaging for more vertical parts of the frontal aspect... Cheers, Dave
Thanks Dave. I usually base frontal armour on the glacis or upper front plate. Depending on the cofiguration of the armour I might adjust slightly. What are your reservations about the 'cosine' method? It seems to be the standard way of calculating equivalent armour. For the Panther, 80mm @ 55° gives 140mm, which as you say puts the vehicle in class 5.
Hi Keith. Cosine method simply is not accurate - primarily because kinetic rounds do not 'slice' through an angled plate in a straight line. From memory, a Panther glacis should resist like approx. 180mm of armour at vertical. For example, have a look at the values used for sloped armour in a system like ASL, which is generally a pretty good set of data. I am happy to share my own numbers if you are interested in a comparison. Cheers, Dave
Thanks again. ASL = Advanced Squad Leader? Don’t have those I’m afraid. Maybe you mean something else. Email me on keithflint57@gmail.com if you are willing, to give more detail on your views. Always willing to know more!
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You might want to have a look at this blog for some ideas about what to consider in your rules. https://franktankrants.wordpress.com/
The recent blog post analysis of the TANK film logic is one end of his content while the other considers the endless complexity of modelling armoured warfare through simple models self built.
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