NQM Umpire Guidelines

Chris Kemp’s

Not Quite Mechanised

Fast play umpire guidelines for operational battles in the early 20th Century

Free .pdf copy of the  original downloads for personal use.

    Free copy of the current NQM Squared for personal use – draft 01

If you are new To NQM, I recommend the current NQM Squared.

01          CONTENTS PAGE

MODELLING THE GAME – HOW TO ORGANISE THE TOY SOLDIERS

02          Ground Scale, Figure Scale

03          Figure Classification, Timescale

PRE BATTLE ORGANISATION

04          Order of Battle, Command, Control 

MORALE AND UNIT GRADING

05          Unit Morale (Break test, Failure to press home an attack, Retreat, Restoring discipline)

06          Unit Grading

STARTING THE GAME

07          Sequence of events

MOVEMENT

07          Movement Rates,

Movement Rates – Table 1

Real Estate – Table 2

THE RECCE SEQUENCE

08          Recce Sequence

COMMAND REACTION TIMES

09          Command Reaction Times

Command Reaction -Table 3

Task Timings

THE COMBAT SEQUENCE

10          The Combat Sequence

11          Effects of Fortifications 

Artillery Effect – Table 4

12         Weapon Range Table.

13         Weapon and Armour Classes

Weapon and Armour Classes – Table 6 

14      Winning the Firefight, Tanks against Fixed positions,

POST COMBAT REORGANISATION

15          Firefight Results – Table 12*

16        Close Assault

LOGISTICS

17          Post Combat Reorganisation

18          Combat Sequence Summary

21          DESIGNER’S NOTES and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Free copy of the current NQM Squared for personal use – draft 01