As part of the preparation for DTPIW I spent some time reworking some of the firing arc pictures as I was not really happy with the original versions. They now look like this:
The eagle-eyed amongst you will have noticed that for the single square option the forward and aft wide arcs (FW and AW) appear to be only covering the area off the bow and stern respectively. This is deliberate but such guns will still be available to use on a broadside if required. There is a rule that covers this and also clarifies the concept of partial grid areas.
I will need to slightly amend the appropriate text to better explain my thinking around this.
In other news, plans are afoot for another action to be fought at the club - this time on the high seas - and every ship present will have a full sailing rig!
2 comments:
The pace is hotting up David. Very interesting to see the single square option as my 1/1200 ships suit this better.
Hi Jim,
DTPIW contains rules for using a square grid with models occupying two squares - essentially the same as the Portable Ironclads Wargame - as well as an option to use single hexes or squares. The single grid area option works well and is easier to work with - the use of two for me was inevitable given the size of my models versus the amount of gaming space I have access to!
I am also including the option to use both single and double grid areas in the same game!
All the best and many thanks for your continued support,
DC
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