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  2. Naval wargaming - Wikipedia

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    1:1200, 1:1250 - the popular "collectors'" scale, with models from practically every era and nationality available. 1:900 - an unusual scale, used for ancient naval games. 1:600, 1:700 - generally used for coastal forces gaming set in World War I, World War II or post war periods. Due to the availability of plastic kits in this scale, some ...

  3. Miniature model (gaming) - Wikipedia

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    A newer scale, growing in popularity, closely related to 10 mm. 1:144 scale used for Japanese giant robot models (such as Gunpla) and toys. N scale is a popular model railway scale in this range. [9] 15 mm: ≈2.7 mm: ≈1:120 –1:100: The most popular scale used for wargames set in the modern era, such as Flames of War or Axis & Allies ...

  4. Miniature wargaming - Wikipedia

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    Abstract scaling may also be applied to figures and terrain features, e.g. model houses and trees may be a little undersized compared the scale so as to make more room on the table for the warriors. Like wise model figures will often be oversize for the scale, for example many games use 25 mm figures appropriate to a 1:60 scale when the game is ...

  5. Crossfire (miniatures game) - Wikipedia

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    CF uses an abstract figure scale - a basic infantry stand (usually holding three figures) represents a squad of about 10 infantrymen while 2-3 heavy infantry weapons are represented by a single model; it is also playable on a 1/1 figure scale, though this is unsupported by the official rules and only a minority of gamers seem to prefer this.

  6. List of miniature wargames - Wikipedia

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    General Quarters (World War Two Naval Warfare, 1/2400 scale) (L.L. Gill, CinC Soft Metal Castings, 1975) General Quarters 2 (20th Century Naval Warfare, 1/2400) (L.L. Gill, CinC Soft Metal Castings, 1977) General Quarters (Old Dominion GameWorks, unknown) Great Battles of World War II (Bruce McFarlane, The Canadian Wargames Group, 1995)

  7. Axis & Allies Miniatures - Wikipedia

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    Axis & Allies Miniatures is a miniature wargaming system including both a rule set and a line of 1/100 scale miniature armor (15 mm figure scale) collectible miniatures.The game is set in the World War II era with units representing individual vehicles and artillery or squads of infantry.

  8. Paris' Louvre museum, in dire state, cries for help - AOL

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    The Louvre, the world's most-visited museum and home to Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, has requested urgent help from the French government to restore and renovate its ageing exhibition halls and ...

  9. Victory at Sea (game) - Wikipedia

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    Victory at Sea is a hardback book that contains a set of wargame rules used to simulate naval combat during World War II using 1/1800 scale. [1] The rules, both basic and advanced, take up about 20% of the 206-page book. [1] Other sections contain scenarios, longer campaigns, lists of ships, and illustrations of ship counters.