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Origins of names rarely square with common-place usage, so Naval terms are no different. And maybe blame Weber - he loves using Dreadnought as a class in the HH series.
And besides, what would you call something bigger than a Battleship?
Super-Battleship sounds silly, while somehow Superdreadnought sounds bad-ass.
I will say the idea of Destroyers being smaller than Cruisers always bugged me. A Destroyer should live up to its name, and have firepower only second to a battleship or bigger.
What worries me more is what Rank structure will Space Force use? Since they're coming from the Air Force, their ranks will be "baked in" at the start. But the second there's a space-Ship to command, you want that person to be a Captain ... Colonel would just sound way off.
And for that matter, what Air Force terms even are there for Ships? -Fighter / Bomber / Fighter-Bomber / Tanker? None of those work!
New post up on the blog! I talk about how odd it is to have "dreadnoughts" in space combat games:
http://www.manbattlestations.com/blog/2020/07/30/dreadnoughts-in-space-games/
Well, I owe QuickDraw a Coke! Got my starfighters today. Everything looks in order. Ships are very detailed and the models are beautiful. Pics to follow soon!
From what I have read, it almost sounds a bit more like a "Dudes on a Board" type game. Almost a wargame/boardgame hybrid.
I downloaded the Quickstart, but I see the that it is all up for download now at the Vault. Not just the Quick Start rules.
I found this on the Bloomsbury Publishing page....
"A Wargame of flying battleships"
The publication date is still 2022!
https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/castles-in-the-sky-9781472844934/
The folks over at Admiralty Trilogy Group are putting the finishing touches on the long-awaited revision of their acclaimed Harpoon series:
I'm really excited about this! I've been wanting to try out Harpoon for a number of years now, but I've been holding off until the new edition drops. It looks like it's finally about to happen.
Yes, that is the one.....
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piece_of_Cake_(TV_series)
I think someone even found it on Youtube for me on a different site.
https://youtu.be/fMyhvsD5ceI
I was not 100% sure where to put this as it is not Naval, but it is aircraft and that seems to be of interest to folks on this board as I see content on X-wing, Aeronautica Imperialis, and other airplane games from time to time. Mods, please move it if I am putting it in the wrong place.
I downloaded the rulebook for Blood Red Skies for free from the Warlord site. I had been pointed to these rules as I was working on the rules for Glittering Void at the time. One of my readers thought that my struggles with altitude bands in a space mecha game could benefit from reading these rules and seeing what I learned about air combat rules and how they applied to Space Mecha. Perhaps they were trolling me because they thought my rules sucked! Who knows? I guess I got the last laugh because I downloaded them and have read them. He who laughs last laughs best!
When I was a wee lad, I used to love to watch a TV show on the Public Broadcasting Station (PBS) called Piece of Cake. It was a show imported from the BBC to the states and consequently had strange viewing slots, so I often would only catch bits and pieces of it. The movie was about a British Spitfire Squadron during the Battle of Britain. I wish I could still find it on YouTube or somewhere as I would gladly watch it again. I have never been able to see it again so if you know of it, have a link, etc. please leave me a comment!
Piece of Cake kindled an interest in World War II, and the air war in particular. The jargon, the tactics, the personalities, and of course the amazing planes. Granted, it is not a topic that I have exhaustive knowledge on, but it is an area of interest to me.
Anyway, this game was written by the (in)famous Andy Chambers. You may remember him for writing the rules for the Starship Troopers game.... and maybe some other smaller game systems here and there. He was/is a pretty well known name in the wargame industry and fits pretty well with the stable of ex-Games Workshop writers that freelance with Warlord from time-to-time.
I am a huge fan of Warwick Kinrade's Aeronautica Imperialis rules that were put out by Forgeworld. He was a near contemporary with Andy at GW. It is also a fighter plane game, but one using 40K universe aircraft. Everyone knows that 40K aircraft are basically WWII fighters and bombers... IN SPACE!.... so it will be an interesting contrast. I am also familiar with Check Your 6, X-wing, and Wings of War to contrast the rules with.
I only have the core 16 page rulebook and not all the fighter stats and pilot stats. However, after reading and absorbing the game, I think I have a pretty good feel for the rules and how it plays.
Let's clear the runway and get up and at 'em then! Piece of Cake!
https://bloodandspectacles.blogspot.com/2020/06/review-blood-red-skies-warlord-games.html
Bet you a Coke that we don't see it before 1 June 2020.I mean, I'm hoping we do...don't get me wrong. But I won't be surprised if we don't.
