Poll: Did you like the wire diagrams in old PG supplements?
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Yes. I thought they provided useful information
69.57%
16 69.57%
No, I thought they were a waste of space
17.39%
4 17.39%
Meh...I didn't hate them, and I won't miss them.
13.04%
3 13.04%
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Wire Diagrams - Yea or Nay?
08-31-2017, 08:11 AM,
#1
Wire Diagrams - Yea or Nay?
A lot of the old supplements has unit organization "wire diagrams" in them.  I suspect they were just filler, as Dr. B has said that he won't be bringing them back in updates of old supplements or new supplements.  I have always liked them as a way of seeing how the PG units fit into the bigger picture, and never thought they were worthless.  I'm curious what others thought, hence this poll.
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08-31-2017, 08:27 AM,
#2
RE: Wire Diagrams - Yea or Nay?
I have made a few myself.
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08-31-2017, 11:15 AM, (This post was last modified: 08-31-2017, 10:38 PM by Greyfox. Edit Reason: It was late when originally typed. The typos were inexcusable and prevented the smooth transmission of ideas. )
#3
RE: Wire Diagrams - Yea or Nay?
I loved them as well; but I love Modified Tables of Organization and Equipment (MTOE) / Orders of Battle (ORBATs). It helps one understand a little better why armies fought like they did. Besides I think it helps folks interested in designing future games.
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08-31-2017, 11:46 AM,
#4
RE: Wire Diagrams - Yea or Nay?
I find them interesting to look at, and the context it gives at a glance is valuable, but page space is limited in the printed books and I'd rather have more game content. Wire Diagrams and whatnot are great as daily content material. 
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08-31-2017, 11:56 AM,
#5
RE: Wire Diagrams - Yea or Nay?
I hated them personally; I thought they were fillers used when AvP ran out of material.
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08-31-2017, 12:10 PM, (This post was last modified: 08-31-2017, 12:10 PM by Poor Yorek.)
#6
RE: Wire Diagrams - Yea or Nay?
To the contrary, I found the wire diagrams more interesting than much of the (diatribe) text.
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08-31-2017, 10:51 PM,
#7
RE: Wire Diagrams - Yea or Nay?
I love them.
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09-01-2017, 12:27 AM,
#8
RE: Wire Diagrams - Yea or Nay?
Maybe posting them here on the HQ in either their own section or the formations section would be an alternative.
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09-01-2017, 12:36 AM,
#9
RE: Wire Diagrams - Yea or Nay?
There used to be a section on PG-HQ for wire diagrams, which was never developed. I was thinking of using them in my battalion cards project, sort of a random scenario generating system. Problem is that another project has filled up the time.
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09-01-2017, 01:15 AM,
#10
RE: Wire Diagrams - Yea or Nay?
I once went though and grabbed all the wire diagrams I could find off AP's site. Not sure how many that is but I have them around.
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