Subject:
|
Re: Army Sizes?
|
Newsgroups:
|
lugnet.western
|
Date:
|
Thu, 15 Nov 2001 19:27:58 GMT
|
Viewed:
|
2416 times
|
| |
|
|
Hey Joe.
> How far is Fairfax from Franklin, Va?
It is about 3 hours. Little too far for getting anything together.
> I was thinking about grouping units into round numbers. I.E. a platoon would be
> about 20 men. A company is 40 men, two companies make a regiment, two regiments
> make a division. So a division is roughly 160 men. Two Divisions make an army. 4
> companies of Infantry, 2 company of cavalry and 2 special weapons platoons (
> artillery or sharpshooter,etc. ) per Division. The breakdown of officers and NCOs
> to regular soldiers is something that I haven't even tackled. Since General
> officers seem to abound within the lego ranks, I have resorted to using them as
> Cavalry officers. I use White eupalets to distinguish my senior ranking officers
> ( with stars of course ).
That is a real good way to split the troops. Much better than my way. i
was thining too big. I am using the White eupalets as well. I also have
used the yellow for the Lts.
> I was going to also make a supply corps with 6-8 wagons and a few extra soldiers.
> They would also provide a target for the rebel soldiers to attack. I haven't
> thought this one out too thoroughly. But it would make an interesting additon to
> a MOC.
That would make a neat MOC. A supply corps is so critical. Finding the
weapons wagons cheap is getting harder and harder.
Also wondering if anybody here is going to be entering any MOC into the
International System Creativity Contest?
http://www.creativity-contest.net/. I am working on my big fort and battle
scene to submit. Time to get back to writing that paper. TTFN
Nate
Peace Love LEGO
|
|
Message is in Reply To:
 | | Re: Army Sizes?
|
| (...) How far is Fairfax from Franklin, Va? I'm going to visit my family for Thanksgiving and they live about 20 min away from Franklin. This year is kinda busy for me as well. School is worknig me over pretty good, but next year should even out. (...) (23 years ago, 4-Nov-01, to lugnet.western)
|
4 Messages in This Thread:
 
- Entire Thread on One Page:
- Nested:
All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:
All | Brief | Compact
|
|
|
|
