OGRE 6E: Nihon

7/30/2020. Sheets are still available.

 

HISTORY

Near the end of the Last War, the Nihon Empire severed diplomatic ties with the North American Combine, recognizing that collapse was inevitable.  Following the breakdown of the union less than two years later, in November of 2101, Nihon ‘Peacekeeping’ forces invaded the West Coasts of North and South America, creating a Western Defensive Zone , intent on taking advantage of the chaos to exploit the vast resources available, something the Nihon were desperately short of.

Following standard military doctrine of the time, the Nihon ‘Peacekeepers’ used captured and locally produced Combine hardware to supplement their own forces.  After the death of the Emperor, proper replacements stopped and Combine equipment became the norm.  By 2120, there were effectively no Nihon vehicles left in the Americas. 

About This Sheet

The counters on this sheet represent Nihon forces using Combine equipment. While it is primarily intended for the timeline following the invasion of North America, industrial espionage was common (see ‘About the OGRE’s’ below) and there were conflicts with Australia (who also used Combine equipment) so players could conceivably use them in any Nihon campaign.

It is designed to be a highly mobile, mechanized force so it includes a large number of GEV's and Marines, ideal for fast strike and amphibious operations. Heavy armor is not excluded so there is also a good defensive mix for when the allied North American city-states counter-attack.

About the OGREs

While the Nihon Empire had used Cyberships for some time, their first cybertank,  the Steel Oni, wasn’t fielded until 2074 in the Battle of Hong Kong . Though clearly based on stolen plans of the Combine Mk III-B it had numerous technological improvements.  Their later Steel Samurai also had similarities to the Mk V.

The OGRE’s on this sheet use standard Combine artwork and naming. Players can, however, choose to use them as Onis and Samurais using the stats from GURPS OGRE (Note that the secondary batteries have the same range as the Main Batteries) or as named due to them being captured, locally manufactured or rogues.  This latter can also justify the Mk I, II and III counters available.

Each order contains 2 packaged 9"x11" sheets as shown above w:

GEV 10
GEV-PC 10
Light GEV 8

Superheavy Tank 4
Hvy Tank 6
Missile Tank 4
Light Tank 6

Howitzer 4
Mobile Howitzer 2

Infantry  8  (4-3/2, 4-2/1)
Marines 8 (4-3/2, 4-2/1)
Hvy Weapon Inf- 2

Missile Crawler 2,
Crawler (w/o missile) 2
Missile 2

Ogre Mk III-B/Mk V on reverse 2
Ogre Mk I/ Mk III on Reverse -2
Ogre Mk I/ Mk II on Reverse-2
(note all Ogres are flat one hex counters)

 

The included insert along w/ printable record sheets is available here. 

A Higher Res version of the 'NAC NFOday' newspaper is available here.

Nihon Scenarios (offsite):   

The Nihon Invasion of San Francisco

Prelude to Invasion

*Note-these are lo-res images  Each " order includes two identical sheets (11"x9" with much higher resolution, packaged together) as shown above for the totals listed.

Sheets are $5 ea +s/h and will include the above informational brochure plus stats for the Oni and Samurai. US Domestic shipping will be by USPS First Class or Priority ($7.50 for 1-2 sheets, $10.00 for 3 or 4 sheets, $12.00 for 5+ sheets) To my international buyers, I  have gotten it set up for Canada, the UK, Australia and most of Europe (1st class shipping). For 1-4 sheets Canada $15, UK, Europe &; Australia $25.   Please contact me for other international shipping costs, if your country does not come up w/ a shipping cost or if you prefer alternative payment methods at thirdpower (at) hotmail (dot) com ). All pre-ordered sheets as well as new orders are currently being shipped.

For Check/MO:
Email thirdpower at hotmail dot com  for information

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Reviews via KS update #160:

 Nihon Empire: North American Divisions: One sheet with support material, sponsored by Roy (Thirdpower) Kubicek. These became available on time and are still available; orders are shipping promptly. In other words, Roy was an example of what we naively thought all sponsors would be.   -Steve Jackson

 As others have said, Nihon came early on, was a lovely set,...

 Got my Nihon Empire sheets a good while back, happy with them.

 I received my Nihon Empire and BGG sheets promptly.

Thanks for the excellent job and top notch service. It's like you're actually working for SJGs. And I mean that as a compliment!