Re: Re[2]: [WW] Weird War I?

[Scott Hinkley <revhines@yahoo.com>]

What about covert or commando raids?  Granted, my
knowledge is limited about WWI (just began looking
into it a few months ago)...but I think there is a
bunch of opportunities.

If I remember correctly, yes the Western Front didn't
vary that often, but the front in southern France and
Italy moved around quite a bit.

And the Eastern Front, with the nearly unarmed
Russians...(which I'm surprised the Germans and
Austrians didn't make greater gains).

But I do think that there is a wealth of opportunity
for a Weird War I version.


--- Arne Reuter <reuter@tse-online.de> wrote:
> Hello!
> 
> IMHO it would be fitting, but the idea would bog
> down very fast. The
> very gruesome thing about WWI is that mass weapons
> had developed so
> well, that neither side could gain an advantage.
> 
> Coming from the experience of extreme losses in life
> and material for
> no visible gain new doctrines about mobility in
> warfare were developed
> and employed successfully in WWII.
> 
> So in an RPG life would be really dull and death
> come fast. As for
> movies, have a look at Galipoli (with Mel Gibson)
> and "Nothing new on
> the western front" from Erich Maria Remarque. I
> believe there is an
> American version of it with Ernest Borgnine and "xyz
> Walton".
> 
> The better alternative would be Vietnam or any other
> war in history.
> 
> > I think we kicked that idea around the office.
> Post a message highlighting
> > Shane and see what da' Man himself has to say for
> himself. But I agree with
> > you. With all the trench warfare and the
> experimental chemical and
> > biological weapons, well, 'nuff said! ;)
> 
> > Now excuse me if this is explained somewhere
> obvious and I've just missed
> > it, but are there any plans for WWI, and if so,
> when?  I personally think
> > the "weird" element has a lot more potential in
> the Great War, as it was
> > such a terrifying war anyway.  And the sheer
> amount of dead...many
> > zombies...strange new gasses that mutate your
> comrades unlucky enough to get
> > their masks on soon enough...maybe it even drives
> them on insane killing
> > ramages...  And God knows what lurks in abandoned
> stretches of
> > trench-tunnels and such...   It'd just be so
> greusomely fitting, IMO.
> 
> Mit freundlichen Gruessen,
> 
> Arne Reuter

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