Tonight I added new card that has all of the Russian ATGMs on one card. So you if have a vehicle that you want equipped with an ATGM you can use this generic ATGM card for it’s firing data.
Also there was a typo on the US / NATO ATGM card so you’ll want to download the new version and print it.
Also the Russian GAZ Tigr with Kornet ATGM system had a pretty significant error on the ATGM data so I fixed that card and uploaded a new one.
All of these cards are available on the Vehicle Cards page.
I’m not sure how this happened (except maybe my obsession with ultra modern vehicles),,, but somehow I totally forgot to create an M1 Abrams card for the early version with the 105mm gun.
Well, it’s finally done 🙂 Click here to get it.
With GHQ releasing the Russian GAZ Tigr Kornet ATGM system (AT-14 Spriggan) I’ve added a vehicle data card for that vehicle. You can find this new vehicle data card on this page. This is a very powerful ATGM with a range of 5500 meters. This missile will cause serious problems for a lot of heavily armored tanks. The AT-14 missile has a 70% chance of penetrating the front of an M1A2 Abrams 😦
If you want a pack of these vehicles, you can get the directly from GHQ or from GameCraft Miniatures
I had another batch of rule books printed, and as usual I am offering these at my cost. You pay what it cost me to have them printed and shipped to me, not a penny more.
This one is the latest version, version 2.10.
As always, I encourage you to download the free PDF file first and then if you want a printed copy, have your own printed or buy one of the ones that I have had professionally printed and bound.
I got a better price on the printing this time so instead of $20.25, this batch is selling for $17.95.
I’ve said this a thousand times over the years, but I just want to get it out there one more time tonight in case there is still any confusion.
TAC II is a labor of love project for me, I have been working on this project since 1983. I have invested thousands of hours over the last 30+ years and spent more than a few dollars along the way as well. All for the love of Micro Armor gaming. I want to share this project with anyone that wants it for their personal gaming use. The sole purpose for this project is to promote modern 1/285th scale wargaming (although TAC II can be played in other scales as well). I hope to do my little part to make Micro Armor gaming as popular as it was when I started playing in 1979.
I had originally intended TAC II to be a project only for my own use, and it was for about 20 years or so. Then about 7 years ago I thought it would be nice to offer it to anyone else that wanted it also. An email exchange with GHQ (the original co-publishers of TACFORCE,, the system upon which TAC II was originally based) confirmed that they were fine with me distributing what I had created and they were of the same opinion as me, anything we can do to promote the hobby would be a good thing for everyone involved.
Every single bit of data that is downloadable from the site is 100% free to anyone that wants it*. There is nothing for sale on this site all. I do not know who downloads which files, or how many times a file gets downloaded,,, none of this matters to me.
I know that there are a lot of rule systems that you can use for Micro Armor gaming,,, some of them are free and some cost money. I do not care what system you use as long as you play. I have never intended for TAC II to “compete” with any other game systems, as a matter of fact, when I started working on this project in 1983 I was not aware of any other similar product being available,, and that’s why I started this project.
So, everything here is free, take what you like and use it if you find it useful. If not, please drag the files to your recycle bin and feel free to examine some of the other options available such as:
Micro Armor The Game, Modern (or WWII if you are so inclined)
Armor Heavy Team
Fist Full of TOWs
Team Yankee (yes, it can be played in 6mm)
Prowling Panzers
,,,, and others I cannot think of at this moment.
So,,, to sum up. Get some rules and play. I do not care if you buy them from someone, download them from me or someone else, borrow rules from a friend, or make up your own … just get some rules, some dice, some minis, a tape measure and some cotton balls for smoke (I use a lot of those when I’m playing) and just start playing.
* The only minor deviation from that statement is that I have, at my own expense, had 10 copies of the free downloadable PDF rulebook printed and bound and I have made them available at my cost to anyone that wants a copy,, saving you a trip to Kinkos or Staples to get it printed yourself. I’ve given a few copies away to friends, so even if I sell the remaining copies I will be in the red on the deal … but that’s fine, as I said, I’m promoting the hobby and this is not a for-profit venture.
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In The Game Room, Episode 11 … I talk about packing my minis for my trip to Little Wars in Chicago to play TAC II
I just had to delete a comment from the site for the first time. The comment in question was not bad, foul, profane or anything like that, it simply had nothing at all to do with TAC II and therefore I did not think it belonged here. The post talked about two other micro armor game systems and even included a link to where you could buy one of them.
This site is my site and is a place where I can share this labor of love that I’ve been working on for the last 30+ years. Please try to keep comments on this site relating to TAC II and TACFORCE. I know there are dozens (or more) other games out there and they probably have websites, forums. or blogs that might be a better place to talk about them.
The TAC II project is a totally non-profit venture that I give away for free to anyone that wants it … so I’m not even a little bit concerned with “competing” with other games,,, as a matter of fact, the more games there are, the stronger the hobby gets … I just want to keep the comments here on topic,,, and the topic is TAC II 🙂
Thanks,
Allen
Today I uploaded a new version of the spotting table. In this new version there are two new visibility categories:
Category 3.5: Infantry Moving Partially Under Cover
Category 4.5: Vehicle Moving Partially Under Cover
Both of these are to be used anytime a vehicle or infantry spends about half it’s movement phase under cover and the other half in the open. The referee will use these two visibility categories at his/her discretion when “In Open” and “Under Cover” do not apply perfectly.
Download the new table here.
I created a sample Player Unit Record Sheet that you can download, print and use. This is the exact player unit record sheet that I used for the demo game I ran on my “In the Game Room” show. The forces are almost perfectly balanced so that neither side has an advantage. Just roll for CP ratings and then create Fire Priority ratings and start playing.
The sample Player Unit Record can be found on the Data Sheets and Rules page.
Vehicles needed to play are 5 or each*:
M1A1
M2 Bradley
HMMWV
T-90
BMP-2
GAZ Tigr
* You could increase those numbers if you like, just keep them equal per side, for example 8 M1A1s and 8 T-90s, 12 M-2 Bradleys and 12 BMP-2s …
TAC II 