Ed.: For two months our most popular letter, generically, was heavily based on the question "where is my Vol. 1 No. 4?" 1 was strongly tempted to send word that I didn't know, but, with dozens of letters coming in, this was abandoned. You were no doubt wondering "has TA.G. folded, and if so, where do I go to sue for my $2.50?" No, dear reader, not yet-in fact, we were off to the presses 25 November 1968, but, much to our consternation, the presses moved. One hardly expects that of presses does one? We were prepared, however! Knowing all about best laid plans, we have avoided dating our issues-we try for bi-monthly, and we're out to catch up-having tracked down the elusive presses.

George A. Lord, Fort William, Ontario

I must compliment you on issue No. 3 of this up and coming magazine. It was a masterpiece of good articles with excellent variety.

I do wish to make two points, however. the first dealing with Aram Bakshian's SOLDIERS OF NEW FRANCE. An excellent pocket booklet on this whole period from before 1700 to the taking of Quebec is "Century of Conflict" by Joseph Lister Rutledge and edited by Thomas B. Costain. This over 500 page pocket book won the Governor-General's Award and sells in Canada for .90 (less to Americans because of the discount on the money). The reason this extremely well written book was not included in the article was probably the fact that it is a Canadian Publication. For anyone interested, I suggest they send an .85 money-order to Popular Library, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The book carries no other address but I'm sure it would be sufficient.

My second point concerns that excellent article "Air Wargames" with the author's name missing. Could we please have a bit of clarification of these compressed rules-the numbers and terminology are clear to the author but to the reader they need run through a decoding machine.

Just to give one example:

DEFENSIVE FIRE FROM BOMBERS-35 pts. for fighters 35 pts for what- it cannot mean 5 pts. per M.G. as this would require 7 hits and the rules state I hit for a single engine plane.

At the end he mentions frontal attacks may knock down a bomber with two hits if attacker hits the pilot after specifying so. Well since there is no other thing suggested to aim at, why wouldn't he everytime.

I have developed a set of air rules somewhat similar to these and I suspect I know what it is about but then I'm just guessing, and I imagine a lot of interested readers who can't. Please have a follow up on this article clearing up the confusion or at least give the author's name and address so we can get it straight from him.

I will not close without a word of praise for the articles on Panzer- Armee Afrika-even though it has already received so much. May we have a listing in detail of the Italian units involved before we close the series and how about a break down of the British or 8th Army composition.

This letter is meant as constructive criticism to have articles clear and complete.

Ed.: I wrote that article, and, having a closer handle on the situation I can assure you that things are not always clear to the author. At the very least, my notes on rules were scrambled. However, let's see what we can do:

The 35 points refers to "cost" i.e., with a four engine bomber having 4 m.g. as standard=125 pts, one with 10 m.g. would be 125-~6x5pts=155.

The shooting of the pilot refers to an attempt at skilled marksmanship. The attacker might simply aim at the aircraft--a much larger target, knocking out an engine or whatever.

I should also mention that where dice scores are given, scores 1-6 are to be rolled forr with 1 die, 7-12 with 2.

Roger Beck, Worthington, Ohio

I would like to see some articles on the Civil War and rules for Naval Wargames.

I hope your enterprise; "The Armchair General" succeeds because it is a very fine magazine.

Ed.: Your good wishes are appreciated, and we are scrounging furiously for more on naval wargames. Unfortuately a very active naval group I ran into, and had hoped would drum up up some material was corrupted by your staff -it is now all tied up with Napoleonics. We have some material on the War Between the States (what do you Yankees call it) coming up.

Michael G.S. Wachter, Bricktown, N.J.

Have all of your TAG's 1 to 4 in Vol II you started Campaign Style a list of German troop markers for Afrika Korps.

I am waiting for the rest of the markers for the Italians and Allies. As I am setting up a Board and Table Top in one. If possible please send me your list of the rest of the set up,

On H.H.B.'s Graveyard St.Privat. Have played it quite a few times with H.H.B. himself. It's a very good table top game, but I am trying to convert it to a Board Game.

Ed.: The Arnowitz files are at the printers' for obvious reasons. Shouldn't be much of a problem to convert a game in which figures are mounted on bases to a board game. Your counters for cavalry, infantry, artillery, machineguns, staff, etc., could be normal map symbols.