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The Compl Si'raiegist You Won't Rnd It Anywhere! IF YOU CAN'T RND IT AT THE COMPL SI'RAIEGIST YOU WON'T RND IT ANYWHERE! At THE COMPLEAT STRATEGIST you'll be you can't wait to get home to start playing.* able to find everything you'll ever need or We are happy to announce the opening of want for your wargaming hobby, from books another store that caters particularly to the to brigands! We carry historical books, refer­ historical wargamer, located at: ence books, boardgames, all the historical 320 West 57th Street wargame magazines, at least 50 different New York, N~ historical wargame rules from ancients to Opening Date: moderns. We have over 3 ,000 figures and On or about June 1, 1981 a complete line of paints, brushes and If you're unable to visit one of our accessories. locations, we also accept mail AND phone You'll enjoy the friendly casual atmosphereSample orders file. Mail orders are accepted ONLY at our at THE COMPLEAT STRATEGIST and our 33rd Street location; or by phone during staff will be happy to answer any questions business hours at (212) 685-3880-1. Please you may have and assist you with your use VISA or MASTERCHARGE for purchases. There are phone orders. Write to even game rooms located THE the store nearest you for a in our stores just in case --OMPLFAT free Catalog. JR4TEGI5T WE'VE GOT IT ALU • No game room at the 57th Street store. In New York: In New Jersey: In Florida: 11 E. 33rd St. 209 Glenridge Ave. 5406-8 Stirling Rd. N.Y.C. 10016 Montclair, NJ. 07042 Davie, Fla. 33314 (212) 685-3880-1 (201)744-6622 (305) 961-5660 10:30-6:00 11:00-7:00 11:00-7:00 Tues. to Sat. Tues. to Sat. Thurs. till 9:00 Thurs. till 9:00 i":,t 111"", ~ < Ti·1)u"~ttI ~ NORTH AMERICA'S FOREMOST MINIATURE GAMING MAGAZINE FEATURE ARTICLES 20TH CENTURY NAVAL MINIATURES . ...... .. .... .... .. ......... .... .. .. ... .. .. 3 CLIFF SA YRE JR. reviews rules and material LINEAR TACTICS AND THE WARGAME - Part III . ... '8 RICHARD RIEHN profiles the Prussian Army in this last installment. SEVEN YEARS WAR FIGURE REVIEW . .. ... 17 KEN BUNGER rounds out the theme year THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR . .... .. ... ...... ..... .. ... ... ..... 19 STEVE LINDHOLM games Braddock and the Ohio Valley Campaign THE ROYAL SWEDISH POMERANIAN LEGION 1813-14 . ...... .. .... ..... 21 DAN SCHORR describes uniforms and flags MEDIEVAL WARFARE . ................ 29 ERIC RITCHIE & KEITH BEARDSLEY review the Scot-English Conflict. THE FIRE EFFECT IN NAPOLEONIC WARGAMING . ......... ... 36 WAL TER SIMEON presents a simple model TRICORNE MODIFICATIONS FOR THE AMR .. ... .... ......... .. ...... .. .. .. 44 STEVEN LINDHOLM DEPARTMENTS THE REVIEWING STAND with Jim Womer 24 THE COURIER DISPATCH with Robert Maclean.Sample . .file . 41 SAPPER'S REPORT A Bas ic 25mm Ship by Bill Abrams . .......... , . .. 43 DISPATCHES FROM THE FIELD letters to the Editor . .. 45 VOLLEY FIRE . , ... , . 48 20th CENTURY NAVAL MINIATURES PG. 3 LINEAR TACTICS - PART III - PG.8 1 mbe ~ltU'M~tt THE MANAGING EDITOR: Richard L. Bryant BUSINESS MANAGER: leo Cronin ART DIRECTOR: Joseph Miceli VANGUARD ADVERTISING MANAGER: Gloria Mice li THEME EDITOR: SEVEN YEARS WAR Ken Bunger EDITOR'S NOTES CONTRIBUTING EDITORS William Abrams; B.yron Angel; Stuart Asquith; Phil Barker; Robert Beattie; Rodman Burr; Steve Car­ penter; Tom Desmond; Steve Haller; Peter Hollin­ ger; Ian Knight; Doug Johnso n; Robert Mosca; Eric ' Ritchie; Bob Sarber; Bruce Weeks; Jim Womer. STAFF CARTOONIST: Jose Niera Here we are the end of another volume - transition time again. This past STAFF ILLUSTRATOR: Mike Gilbert year's theme of The Seven Years War has been very successful with Richard STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER: Philio O . Stearns THE COURIER DISPATCH: Robert Maclean Riehn providing three of the best articles we have had to date. Many thanks THE COURIER PUBLISHING COMPANY, INC. to Ken Bunger, our theme editor, who will continue to cover the Seven Richard L. Bryant, President Years War in the future. STAFF ILLUSTRATORS Alan Archambault Mike Gilbert The theme for Volume III is THE RENAISSANCE, theme editor is Nick DIRECTORS Nascati - his biography will appear in Vol. III, No. 1. This is in keeping with Richard Bryant, leo Cronin, Gloria Miceli the whole idea of a THEME, i.e. to explore in some depth otherwise lesser gamed periods. Judging from reader's letters and volley fire response cards, THE COURIER is published approximately bi­ as well as several surveys taken over the last two years, there has been a lot monthly at 45 Willow Street, Brockton, MA 02401 of interest in the Renaissance as a primary period as well as a secondary USA. Back issues are available for $2.75 (foreign one. $3.00 surface, $4.50 airmail) six issue subscriptions are $10.50, USA ($12 .00 Canada & foreign surface rate; All foreign airmail, 3rd class - $25.00). All WWII/MODERN INTEREST LOW monies in US funds drawn on US banks or inter­ national Postal Money Order. Subscriptions start This brings me to the obviously low level of interest amoung our readers in with NEXT published issue after receipt of pay­ ment. the WWII/Modern period. While most of our articles in the period rate well, the NON INTEREST QUOTIENT has always been on the order of 40+ %! No responsibility is assumed for statements of fact WeSample were planning file to run an eight page "pullout" of rule modification for or opinion made by the authors. No responsibility WRC WWII and Modern period rules. Since the NIQ for a preview article on is assumed for unsolicited manuscripts, but all sub­ the subject in the last issue exceeds 70% (of the responses to date) we have missions are welcome, no query necessary. All submissions should contain a self-addressed not printed that "pullout". Those who are interested should turn to Volley STAMPED envelope. Fire and answer the questions about the period. If there is enough interest we will sell the eight page booklet as a special publication for $2 .50 - $3 .00. This magazine and other publications of The Courier Publishing Company are sold with the un­ derstanding that every reasonable attempt is made I felt that the low interest was due to our not 'capturing' the subscriber who to deliver them safely through the mails. The games in the WWII/Modern period - I had hoped that continued publica­ Courier Publishing Comapny is not responsible for tion of this type of article would draw that kind of gamer and increase our items lost in the mails. Replacements will be pro­ subscriber "rolls". Though interest in the period is 31 % amoung our readers vided at their usual cost. (see survey results - Vol. II, No. 4 pg. 46) it was only third choice for 2/3 of DEALER INQUIRIES (USA), ADVERTISING COPY them! AND INQUIRIES, SUBSCRIPTIONS AND AR­ TICLES to THE COURIER, Box 1878, Brockton, MA So unless we hear from you WWII/Modern gamers, THE COURIER will 02403. CANADIAN DEALER INQUIRIES: le reduce coverage of the period by 50% - running an article every other Champ de Bataille, P.O . Box 996. RR " 1 Mascouche Heights. Quebec JON1TO, Canada. issue. VOLLEY FIRE RESPONSE IS IMPORTANT! Through it we will modify FOREIGN DEALER INQUIRIES to P.O . Box 1878, THE COURIER to meet YOUR needs. This decision is an indication of how Brockton, MA 02403. USA. the system works. So get off your duffs & send in your Volley Fire responses every issue! Entire Contents Copyright© 1981 by The Courier Publishing Company, Inc. ~'~ r~ 2 20TH CEN'TURY NAVAL MINIATURES BY CLIFFORD L. SAYRE, JR. Naval wargaming received a considerable amount of at­ sets of rules require research of ship data, calculation of tention and publicity during World War II. The well ship cards, etc. before one is ready to wargame. Many known mil itary analyst and author, Fletcher Pratt, naval buffs enjoy researching and calculating the data published a set of rules which still provide the basis for which are necessary to playa game. If you are primarily several popular game systems. POPULAR SCIENCE interested in gaming, be sure that the rules which you magazine published plans for a number of contemporary select have a reasonably extensive set of ship character­ United States naval ships in 1 :1200 scale in a series of ar­ istics available, either as an integral part of the rules or ticles which appeared during 1939. Norman Bel Geddes, for purchase as an accessory booklet. The tables in this an industrial designer and photographer, had a fleet of article give some indication of the relative completeness more than fifteen hundred warships of all nations built of each set of rules. to a scale of 1 :1200. Geddes' ships were featured in ar­ ticles in LIFE, POPULAR SCIENCE and other magazines In looking for a set of rules to get started, therefore, one and Sunday supplements where the models were fre­ has to decide on which basic game system appears to be quently posed to illustrate naval engagements in the the most challenging, and to keep an eye out for the news. The armed forces used 1 :1200 models for training relative completeness or thoroughness of a particular set personnel how to recognize and identify naval Samplevessels. of file rules. Pratt's rules and surplus recognition models provided the basis for an expanded interest in modern naval war­ gaming subsequent to World War II. In this article I will BOOKS ABOUT NAVAL WARGAMING discuss some of the basic information relating to naval wargaming in the twentieth century period. There are four books from which one can learn more about naval miniatures and wargaming. NAVAL WAR GETTING STARTED GAMES by Donald Featherstone (Stanley Paul, London, 1965) is the oldest, but still the best and most complete There are two basic game systems used for twentieth treatment of naval wargaming.
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