Using modern stuff but using micro squad rules

Alpha 11 · Post by **Alpha 11** » Thu Feb 19, 2015 9:48 am

I got into this because I wanted to play more along the lines of micro squad rues, but there don't seem to be any for the modern stuff. Does anyone know good way to convert the modern stuff so I can use it in the micro squad format, and yes I don't have that book.

WargameHub · Post by **WargameHub** » Mon Feb 23, 2015 5:17 am

I don't know of any. I think it's avoided because of scale (hey look my Abrams can hit third house down the street). I'm all for it if you have any luck finding any.

Alpha 11 · Post by **Alpha 11** » Tue Mar 03, 2015 8:15 am

Thanks for responding. Was beginning to think no one would.

WargameHub · Post by **WargameHub** » Tue Mar 03, 2015 7:27 pm

Sorry I couldn't give you a better answer. There just really isn't anything to 1:1 modern with ranges to scale.

RedLeif · Post by **RedLeif** » Wed Mar 04, 2015 10:22 pm

Hi Alpha 11

First please forgive me for taking so long to reply to your question.

If you have the Modern microarmour rules (for the weapon stats) and Microsquad for the scale you can convert modern stats to squad scale using the following formulas:

Range: modern rule ranges can simply be calc'ed to squad scale by multiplying them by 4 as 1 inch in moderns = 100m while in the squad rules 1" = 25m.

Movement points: 'Modern' turns are 3x as long as 'sqaud' turns and distances are 4 times longer SO formula is
(Modern Movement Points (M,MPs) x4)/3 rounded down = squad MP's (S,MP)

Example:
M,MP = 10
10*4 = 40
40/3 = 13.3
round down = 13 S,MP

Some numbers need a bit of 'judicious' rounding (e.g. 5, 8, 11, 14 etc). when the rounded number results in a remainder .5 and higher you can round the 'MP' value up or down. I would suggest you round down in the case of wheeled vehicles and up in the case of tracked vehicles.

This will not result in 'really accurate' movement rates, but its functional.

Regards,
Leif Edmondson