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General Quarters is a set of naval wargaming rules written by Lonnie Gill. Quick and easy to play they have become one of the most popular series of World War I and World War II era naval rules (they topped the poll of popular wargames rules amongst the Naval Wargames Society. There are currently three versions available. GQ1 covered World War II and used a d6 based system. GQ2 expanded coverage to World War I whilst also introducing new rules for World War II games; it also introduced a revised combat system that used a d10 in addition to d6. GQ3 was a complete revision published in 2006. A revised World War I version was announced for release in September 2007, and published as Fleet Action Imminent .There are a number of campaign supplements for GQ3. First is The Solomons Campaign about the WWII Guadalcanal battles. Next is Sudden Storm a hypothetical campaign dealing with a war, between Japan and the US in 1937. A surprisingly possible occurrence, and one that yields a lot of big gun battles as the US fights its way back across the Pacific to the Philippines. All in a very smooth and playable format.
General Quarters (foaled March 7, 2006, in Kentucky) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse who was a contender for the 2009 U.S. Triple Crown. He was sired by Sky Mesa, winner of the 2002 Grade I Hopeful Stakes, a son of the 1997 Blue Grass Stakes winner, Pulpit. His dam is Ecology, a daughter of the 1995 Breeders' Cup Juvenile winner, Unbridled's Song.
He is owned and trained by 75-year-old Tom McCarthy, a retired high school teacher and principal. On May 30, 2008, McCarthy claimed General Quarters, his only horse, for $20,000 out of a maiden race at Churchill Downs.
Usage examples of "general quarters".
And as a spy ship the Pueblo was supposed to maintain its cover as long as possible, not go to general quarters every time a foreign ship came by for a look.
Say I'm a midshipman, and I've been up all night at General Quarters, and afterwards I report to the Captain with my uniform untidy.
The General Quarters blast surprised them, and two headed for the door to the enlisted mess.
I'd just set my foot on the first rung when the General Quarters alarm sounded again.
I have not heard you order your ship secured from general quarters, Captain, and I am waiting.
It took Blair quite a while to realize the noise was the shrilling sound of the General Quarters alarm.
If we slave them to the battle-line's fire control, they'll never go on-line at all unless we send the Fleet to general quarters.
If something was up, it cer-tainly would have gone off, accompanied by harshly clanging bells, calling General Quarters.
If something was up, it certainly would have gone off, accompanied by harshly clanging bells, calling General Quarters.