OGRE 6E: Nihon

 

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 11"x18" sheet contains:

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)

 

*Note-these are lo-res images  Each 11"x18" order includes two identical sheets (11"x9" with much higher resolution) as shown above for the totals listed.

Sheets are $7 ea +s/h and will include the above informational brochure plus stats for the Oni and Samurai. US Domestic shipping will be by USPS Flat Rate Priority ($5.15 for 1-4 sheets). To my international buyers, I think I have gotten it set up for Canada, the UK and most of Europe (1st class shipping). For 1-4 sheets Canada $6, UK, Europe & Australia $12. 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 will be shipped out as soon as they arrive.  (est. October 2012 at this time).

For Check/MO:
Roy Kubicek
PO Box 184
Ashmore, IL 61912

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