tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post3676953910774826636..comments2024-03-27T07:02:30.838+00:00Comments on A Wargaming Odyssey: Resisting Everything Except Temptation....David Crookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-53542104390825949372011-11-15T12:14:17.250+00:002011-11-15T12:14:17.250+00:00Hi Paul,
The acid test of course will be when I t...Hi Paul,<br /><br />The acid test of course will be when I try it out but you are absolutely right about the 'torpedo paranoia'. <br /><br />IIRC the Grand Fleet had very specific instructions for avoiding the torpedo threat.<br /><br />It is a simple mechanic but straight out of the Portable Wargame approach and is of course useful for other applications as well.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-46217279555330923092011-11-15T10:02:40.871+00:002011-11-15T10:02:40.871+00:00This sounds a simple but effective, mechanic and o...This sounds a simple but effective, mechanic and of course could be used for Aquanef attacks in a VSF setting too, or even short range light aerial attacks.<br /><br />I agree, there was a degree of torpedo paranoia up to WW1 - just look at the effort to construct torpedo netting defenses. I think though that between the wars this abated significantly and there was a more balanced approach to defending against a range of threatsPaul O'Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08611720164170399684noreply@blogger.com