Radios

Radios are a good idea, but restricted in number, and in a pack weighed up with a good few kilo's to simulate the weight of the real things.

Field telephones, at least on the German side, were widely employed - but does anyone want to lug a cable reel round a site?

How about 1 radio per 10 men, the 1IC could deploy it to the groups as he thinks fit & use a old 37 large pack with some sort of filling in it & just connect a walki to it with a cord that you can't remove, thre squad leader could then designate someone to be a radio man.

Ste.D

Here's what I said just after the Battle of the Bulge game -

"One idea for next time - how about giving the commanders and company leaders radios? I know it's not accurate but might have helped. Steve's pleas for information were starting to sound desparate at one point. Or, to keep in the mood, have maybe two or three people designated radio carriers, with a walkie talkie attached by string to their backpack. Just an idea. "

So I vote for a limited number of backpack radios if only to help the gameplay along.

Of course, the British ones at Arnhem will be quite useless....

Backpack radios was something I wanted for BotB to be honest but the group conscencous was that it wouldn't be needed, however experience has shown us that this may be an idea.

I've personaly alwasy advocated the 'weighted pack' radio.

My suggestion would be that the radio stays with the squad and if the radio man 'dies' he leaves it with the squad. Last man standing takes it back with him.

My own theory would be a small haversack with a sandbag in it and the radio connected by a wire.

I dont expect anyone to hump a replica man pack radio around on a fun day out...

I like this idea, particually having a designated radioman. It would mean taking him out would give your team a major advantage as no-one else would be able to operate the radio.
I've read that local telephone exchanges were often used due to the poor reliabilty of radios & field telephones. Perhaps there could be a number of 'phones' in fixed locations which could be made use of by either side and especially the resisitance? Could the resistance also have their own hidden radio to contact the allies?

Interesting ideas, we all like the idea of a satchel with a weighty radio , how many people are going to want to carry this 20lb sack when presented with it at the sign in ? I dare you to all put your hands up at once
Mind you no one thought the mortars would be lugged around , I guess if it's useful people are prepared to put the effort in .

Personally quite like the idea, would limit it to one or two a side, and have them in 37 packs weighted with something useful like water instead of a sandbag. I wouldn't have designated radio men- makes it too onerous , just allow the bag to pass around as required - most people can work a pmr .

Field phones for the DWRs ....hmmmm....over to the boys who are writing this scenario for that idea !

I like the idea of a radio for the Dutch ( prehaps hide it in a briefcase) and if they get caught with it they can be shot.

That's a bit harsh ( although entirley historical) ! Some poor sod lined up against a wall whilst 5 germans each empty a mag into him , even the mercy shot from the StBFs P38 would hurt !
I suppose you could have a firing squad where they all shouted "bang kill" instead ....how gay would that be ?

anyway ...radios ....

Personally quite like the idea, would limit it to one or two a side

One radio really would be quite useless!

Unless you're talking to the enemy on theirs.

Lol!

"Germany calling....!"

"Lord Haw-Haw"

You could use field telephones and have the wires laid out before the scenario. The axis/allies would need to take a certain position and wire up the phone to call in arty, or something simular.
The post-war versions of the EE-8 phones aren't that expensive and practically indestructable. It doesn't matter how you hook up the two wires. And for an added bonus you can laugh at people who accidently zap themselves when cranking it by hand.

The BC-611 would be the most portable radio for the Allies, though a BC-1000 would be great if you actually create teams with RTOs. A weighted backpack would be a good substitute.

We did a day long game once where 4-man squads were formed at the spawn area/ respective safezones consisting of a Leader, an RTO and 2 riflemen. It was great hearing the RTOs call in and overal commander sending orders out to the squads in the field.

Good luck guys.

Sorry I did mean arrsted BUT I didn't want it to sound silly ( but it did anyway)
ben

I knew what you meant , but there's just some things you can't do in airsoft !!
Like have one radio a side - DOH , thanks for pointing that one out

I like to tune into other teams radio frequency's & ask them to surender,

Ste.D

Backpack radios was something I wanted for BotB to be honest but the group conscencous was that it wouldn't be needed, however experience has shown us that this may be an idea.

I've personaly alwasy advocated the 'weighted pack' radio.

My suggestion would be that the radio stays with the squad and if the radio man 'dies' he leaves it with the squad. Last man standing takes it back with him.

My own theory would be a small haversack with a sandbag in it and the radio connected by a wire.

I dont expect anyone to hump a replica man pack radio around on a fun day out...

Why not, they could be made out of ali and weighted just the same as a '37 large pack, painted on apropiate shade and bobs your aunt live in lover. They could also be made to look similar to the apropiate WW2 radio, US with the Walky Talky Type, German with a large man pack and brit with a 37 smallpack/ satchel weited to represent a 38 set all with a set of 50's headsets and a Transmit/ recieve switch on he outside of them. In fact im loking into making an 18 or 38 set for section sigs for re-enacting.