tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24607774352138562582024-02-07T10:59:07.599-06:00Tactical WargamingCombat at the Ground Level!Brett Avantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00927792513786512837noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2460777435213856258.post-88807707883844136732023-10-06T20:02:00.000-05:002023-10-06T20:02:04.528-05:00Thunder at Dawn - The Battle of Wilson's Creek by Revolution Games<p>Here is the setup for the revolution Games Thunder at Dawn, the Battle of South Mountain, near Springfield, Missouri, in April 1861. This series designed by Hermann Luttmann is fantastically simple, with only 16 pages of game rules, some brief game-specific rules, beautiful components, fog of war, and lots of challenges and decisions to make. The system is called the Blind Swords system, and there are now several ACW games in this series. Starting this campaign very soon! </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEit5kzlqM7c3pTTvvZzLS0vxO50idXmdZHsrl5AOtuxd3gQ0R1EUOohR_tC4Igc5o_GdwYC-z2mTnkQheSAZ3C1rzUJbSEcpY20C_a0MhT_kC9tMGg_wcfb_BY_QM6KEFZi_I132lVa9MLIT7iiks9ZM5kGOzVLy9jNxGoz5gS4gG1SIasm_VXPAokdJGJb" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="947" data-original-width="829" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEit5kzlqM7c3pTTvvZzLS0vxO50idXmdZHsrl5AOtuxd3gQ0R1EUOohR_tC4Igc5o_GdwYC-z2mTnkQheSAZ3C1rzUJbSEcpY20C_a0MhT_kC9tMGg_wcfb_BY_QM6KEFZi_I132lVa9MLIT7iiks9ZM5kGOzVLy9jNxGoz5gS4gG1SIasm_VXPAokdJGJb" width="210" /></a></div><br />SPI also did Wilson's Creek in one of the S&T magazines back in 1980. Here is a comparison, with the SPI Wilson's Creek map. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6ImhwSZ82dSW4oXMTn3wlSv_fy5ZAQBDK-IwAtIZlrDE5GeULhsPlr_RJLC9oFzLBhDrQYhRHxncBhHGkbK5x7bw5AJgPmt5Ql5Ap2FH5AKpy-I13w4NSGeXSminfXk8ScrrPRoDmIKOxDcmby7UovN7gygUY5Pd2LpVOtaws6JmgGAdHDmzaUZfeGmHa" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="989" data-original-width="795" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6ImhwSZ82dSW4oXMTn3wlSv_fy5ZAQBDK-IwAtIZlrDE5GeULhsPlr_RJLC9oFzLBhDrQYhRHxncBhHGkbK5x7bw5AJgPmt5Ql5Ap2FH5AKpy-I13w4NSGeXSminfXk8ScrrPRoDmIKOxDcmby7UovN7gygUY5Pd2LpVOtaws6JmgGAdHDmzaUZfeGmHa" width="193" /></a></div><p>And here is a quick comparison between the counters. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEisPks6_iQXtN9zkvq2PSPH-DCNP6rb_MImfvR_B-5Cfaa7l7g3dN4Kkacw2mNG1iW52amDGamJ5Fi2JXmnLbMpYX1CbIppW7P9sniZgxnh2d0RHmdhQXa-A83SAugZVlaFCe-NJQh_XgdNejG4jVbLynanbLzsYNfiNn8i_ajWLVG6YVvr5Cekbv67bEV-" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="642" data-original-width="1224" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEisPks6_iQXtN9zkvq2PSPH-DCNP6rb_MImfvR_B-5Cfaa7l7g3dN4Kkacw2mNG1iW52amDGamJ5Fi2JXmnLbMpYX1CbIppW7P9sniZgxnh2d0RHmdhQXa-A83SAugZVlaFCe-NJQh_XgdNejG4jVbLynanbLzsYNfiNn8i_ajWLVG6YVvr5Cekbv67bEV-" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhc8jm2pPwF_1bzMk4U8vNSGELf3O153IFtSUUp3FEAXEIVZ2HgvdWIGGD-LFz_H2NFdqZF4SvCyd7DYyU9LjlWdlk2wABSIyccGrE4KclhemIoPk0sDQgUx_KtOCfc6Upkk_HcOvjBNapzOnRHYg5PjUKAlnVRCNrGJbLLAglndaYCazacRhy66-RsYYFZ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="1228" height="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhc8jm2pPwF_1bzMk4U8vNSGELf3O153IFtSUUp3FEAXEIVZ2HgvdWIGGD-LFz_H2NFdqZF4SvCyd7DYyU9LjlWdlk2wABSIyccGrE4KclhemIoPk0sDQgUx_KtOCfc6Upkk_HcOvjBNapzOnRHYg5PjUKAlnVRCNrGJbLLAglndaYCazacRhy66-RsYYFZ" width="320" /></a></div><br />The SPI game was one of the first in the Great Battles of the American Civil War series, and it also contained a very short rulebook and brief game-specific rules. I am hoping to play both to compare and contrast the two. <p></p><p>More to come!</p><br /><p></p>Brett Avantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00927792513786512837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2460777435213856258.post-71981206062764340202023-09-28T19:43:00.001-05:002023-09-28T19:44:57.001-05:00Battle of Monmouth - GMT's Battles of the American Revolution<p> GMT's Battles of the American Revolution is an operational/grand tactical game series of... you guessed it... various battles of the American Revolutionary War. The graphics and maps are nice, and the rule book is 16 pages. Specific battle rulebooks are also short, with minimal additional rules. each battle has a lot of decision-making for both sides, and some mechanics that allow for great replayability. Below is my playthrough of the Battle of Monmouth, a 14 turn campaign game. 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Game end. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><p></p>Brett Avantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00927792513786512837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2460777435213856258.post-32806622966760131902023-09-28T19:14:00.005-05:002023-09-28T19:20:57.794-05:00June 16th on Saipan<p> Below are descriptions of the 0500, 0700, and the 0900 turns of June 16th. As you can see, the Marines have widened their beachhead, have captured Aslito Airfield, and are in the process of clearing the southern part of the island. By the end of the day, the southern third of the island should be cleared and the Marin es positioned to push up the island into the mountainous areas. This will be a tough fight for the Marines as the Japanese are in rocky and rough terrain, dug in, and in caves. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhs6rJ11ZahKh2orHTbuFOw-XWei1F6QuNEI-61InaiP7ytELxLk6ScGFqhl14_DP-IqmJpjf9km8Xu8iEsH0MImBBz2_Ny8B_heOri2k_rcTYEw_MnsywMXhGsKhqT0R2APBqqnYWqrVsAThIcLPNLbqL9jY3Cyj7V0XM4YgS7wHdnG_GtNokxZvzLKRpM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhs6rJ11ZahKh2orHTbuFOw-XWei1F6QuNEI-61InaiP7ytELxLk6ScGFqhl14_DP-IqmJpjf9km8Xu8iEsH0MImBBz2_Ny8B_heOri2k_rcTYEw_MnsywMXhGsKhqT0R2APBqqnYWqrVsAThIcLPNLbqL9jY3Cyj7V0XM4YgS7wHdnG_GtNokxZvzLKRpM" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjRsxPCCX5PwDe0FrtMISrAeMJt6LLVwclwoF6jYhvUOMhKLwd-csQ6wsnq4cuTazMdQ8sVIdpAGE-2HvkHTeyQzLk3pDsbXisP7AO27HJF_wtqbGpBh9pc3n25m78HWKNc7vkYNrkD7W58E7WYSLMgXaEM1iBPRERVGkTK2RqQlLGhjcB95xKTqRgBDfjm" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2751" data-original-width="4032" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjRsxPCCX5PwDe0FrtMISrAeMJt6LLVwclwoF6jYhvUOMhKLwd-csQ6wsnq4cuTazMdQ8sVIdpAGE-2HvkHTeyQzLk3pDsbXisP7AO27HJF_wtqbGpBh9pc3n25m78HWKNc7vkYNrkD7W58E7WYSLMgXaEM1iBPRERVGkTK2RqQlLGhjcB95xKTqRgBDfjm" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEicqA15kpX_2nsoD0_HgvxspRbwpIeKma0rQUi6tMZiALuyHCv8rgUp1ifgaYAJwDecg2QGfNEroUk9E9GnZOt5DBzycolllFSXo2P48JwqviECzflltPecX0pFhbaVSU0CtktHnpGxl2q73K5My9IuUDG6lcFVBy_Uac4jv5fXPLJzg7SB4fzzNN0cTAx8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEicqA15kpX_2nsoD0_HgvxspRbwpIeKma0rQUi6tMZiALuyHCv8rgUp1ifgaYAJwDecg2QGfNEroUk9E9GnZOt5DBzycolllFSXo2P48JwqviECzflltPecX0pFhbaVSU0CtktHnpGxl2q73K5My9IuUDG6lcFVBy_Uac4jv5fXPLJzg7SB4fzzNN0cTAx8" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><p></p>Brett Avantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00927792513786512837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2460777435213856258.post-5822812955776394972023-09-19T10:12:00.004-05:002023-09-28T19:21:18.612-05:00Company Scale System - the Battle for Saipan<p> So I have been playing Compass Games' CSS System Saipan: The Bloody Rock. Adam Starkweather designed this one as well as he MMP Grand Tactical Series, and both are very similar. Both are awesome designs. The chit pull system is the heart the game, but how to get the chits in the cup is the blood that flows. Each division (or brigade sometimes) has a certain amount of dispatch points that are accumulated by a combination of die rolling and dispatch rating. This rating is the measure of the ability of the division's command and control. Sometimes you have enough points to do what you want; many times you don't. It's an interesting game system. And the Marianas Campaign Battles, Guam, Saipan, and Tinian, are very fun to play. Yes, the Marines will probably win. But the Japanese have a lot to play with, and can deal some hurt on the Americans. Here are photos of the progress of Day 1 on Saipan. 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My plan for the Marines is to take the Aslito Airfield and clean up as much of the south as possible. The Japanese must continue to fortify their fall back positions in the hills there in front of the 2 MARDIV positions. This area will see some tough fighting over the next few campaign days. <br /><br /><br /><p><br /></p>Brett Avantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00927792513786512837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2460777435213856258.post-17388271397758374802014-10-21T21:47:00.003-05:002023-09-28T19:21:41.557-05:00More Raaco ASL StorageThis is my second installment on my new and improved ASL counter storage using Raaco inserts and Duratool (Raaco clone) storage cases. Once I decided to use the Raaco storage system, I had to organize it. This is my engineer side talking here. I created a diagram of where all of the counters would go, using the Raaco insert layouts. Here is an example of the Japanese organization:<br />
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I created an org chart like this for each of my nationalities. Some nationalities, like the Japanese, Chinese, Italians, and Allied Minors, consisted of one page, or one layer in the Raaco box. Other nationalities, like the Americans, Germans, British and Russians filled the whole box, both layers. Here is the link to the <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5pHlREa3wOLLTVidW14dGNreTQ/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">PDF of the entire org chart for all nationalities</a>. <br />
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I use a Brother label maker to create labels for all of the inserts. I like white text on a black label. here is my American box as an example. With my Brother label maker, you can connect to a PC and create custom labels with any font and even use graphics. Note my American box with the Marine insignia. <br />
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Below is my entire ASL army in two Duratool Handy Box clones, with 8 storage boxes. I have one extra on top, which I may use for informational counters or the Finns when they come out!</div>
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<br />Brett Avantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00927792513786512837noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2460777435213856258.post-78124004217886661812014-10-20T19:26:00.003-05:002023-09-28T19:21:52.225-05:00I Broke Down... Raaco!Well, I finally broke down and organized my ASL counters with Raaco. Sort of... I was able to find Raaco clone boxes by Duratool at MCM Electronics here in the U.S., and purchased Raaco A75 and A78 inserts from <a href="http://cpc.farnell.com/jsp/search/browse.jsp?N=411+2005+207033&Ntk=gensearch&Ntt=racco&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&getResults=true" target="_blank">CPC Farnell</a> in the UK. The Duratool clone set of <a href="http://www.mcmelectronics.com/product/22-15434?green=8E980F31-2B43-5474-BF10-9A8C3C722D8A" target="_blank">4 boxes with carrying case </a>(similar to the Raaco Handy Box with 4 cases) was only $30. Each separate <a href="http://www.mcmelectronics.com/product/DURATOOL-D01931-/22-15428" target="_blank">PSC4-01 clone box</a> was only about $6. The Raaco inserts were fairly inexpensive even when buying them from the UK and shipping them to the U.S. <br />
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Here's the Duratool Raaco PSC4-01 clone box. It looks exactly like the Raaco box, except that it is Black and Yellow. <br />
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The Duratool box comes with several Raaco clone inserts that are as deep as the box itself. They are cheaply made and most of them are warped slightly. I basically tossed them in a box and am keeping them for my wife for crafts or something. <br />
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Another view of the Duratool box.<br />
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Below are a few pictures of two of my boxes, one British and one the Japanese/Chinese box. I'll show some photos now and in another post or two, probably tomorrow and later this week, I'll explain my organization, my labeling technique and post PDF diagrams of my organization. <br />
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Here are two pictures of my Japanese/Chinese box. The Japanese are on top, while the Chinese are in the layer below. <br />
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<br />Brett Avantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00927792513786512837noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2460777435213856258.post-34713341781881910482014-10-12T16:01:00.001-05:002014-10-12T16:01:30.249-05:00StL Club Historical Magazine on Burma Coming Next Year<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Just wanted to let everyone know about the St. Louis ASL Club's first historical magazine coming out next July at our tourney. The first issue is on Burma, 1942, when the Japanese invade. See the flyer below. We are currently playtesting several scenarios on an historical map, and are planning to have 8-10 more scenarios on various map boards (several are also in playtesting). The full color magazine will contain at least 48 pages of articles on various subjects, ranging from an intro to the CBI theater of 1942, Japanese tanks and tank tactics, rice paddies, AAR's/designer notes on the scenarios, and much more stuff. More details to follow! </span><br />
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In 1925-29, the Imperial Japanese Army Cavalry School based
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appeared to be the best suited for their purposes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Japanese purchased several of these
British tankettes and served as a basis for the first Japanese tankette in
1929. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The production went to
Ishikawajima Motorcar Manufacturing Company (now Isuzu). As vehicles were
intended for the cavalry corps it couldn't has been classified as a tank but was
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Type 92 heavy machine gun. The weapon had limited traverse, but included a
pivoting eyepiece on the gunsight optics and a high-angle mount, allowing
anti-aircraft use. Secondary armament was a 6.5 mm Type 91 machine gun,
replaced later by the 7.7 mm Type 97 light machine gun mounted in the manually
traversed turret. The armor was thin, between 6mm in the hull to 12 mm in the
turret.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The thin armor and light
armament allowed the weight to be kept to 3 tons.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This proved to be problematic, though, as the
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An initial variant was designed to be amphibious, but this model was
dropped for the early Type 92. However,
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This is a drawing of the late model with the 13.2mm MG in the bow and the improved suspension.</div>
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A drawing of the early model with the 13.2mm MG in the bow. </div>
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Brett Avantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00927792513786512837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2460777435213856258.post-47451795875819320062014-09-01T19:31:00.001-05:002014-09-01T19:31:17.241-05:00U.S. Military History LinksMany people may already know about these two links, but if not, please check them out. One is the <a href="http://www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/collect/collect.html" target="_blank">U.S. Army Center for Military History</a>. This site has a ton of pdf files, including good pdf files of the Army "Green Books" series on the History of the U.S. Army operations in World War II. There are numerous other monographs and books on subjects ranging from our Revolutionary War in the 1770's to current operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. <br />
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The second link is the <a href="https://www.mcu.usmc.mil/historydivision/Pages/Publications/Publications_new.aspx" target="_blank">U.S. Marine Corps History Division Publications page</a>. At the bottom of this webpage is a list of links for time periods that contain tons of USMC reference material. The World War II and the Korean War sections are especially useful. But there are tons of downloadable books and pamphlets in PDF form that will enhance anyone's reference library. <br />
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<br />Brett Avantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00927792513786512837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2460777435213856258.post-9528474330119902982014-08-13T21:23:00.003-05:002023-09-28T19:23:51.838-05:00Review of Lone Canuck's ASL Pack Crossing the Moro<div class="MsoNormal">
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I have not played any of the scenarios or the
campaign game but the whole package looks really nice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It comes with a nice 22 inch x 32 inch map on
good quality paper, 4 pages of background history and 16 pages of campaign game
rules on high quality bright white paper, and 4 scenarios on light card
stock.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Overall, a nice presentation of
high quality materials.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And all for
$23.00.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These new Lone Canuck tactical
missions are a great value for the money.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This one, along with Bloody Buron, Ozerekya Breakout and Purple Heart
Draw are all great values and should provide veteran and novice squad leaders
lots of opportunity to engage in battle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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The 4 scenarios are fairly small in terms of counter
density, and are all played on sections of the map.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>None of the scenarios are played on the full
map, but that’s what the campaign game is for.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Two scenarios, CM1 and CM2 use night rules.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>CM4 uses a full combined arms countermix on
both sides, with infantry, mortars and OBA, and armor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Germans get 5 Panzer IVF2s and 4 Panzer
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I am not a big campaign game player (although I’d like to be…).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So if you are not a campaign game player, you
may not get the most bang for the buck.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>But just looking through the rules, these look like they would make a
great introductory campaign game for those who haven’t yet jumped into this
aspect of ASL.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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The map is printed on high quality paper that reminds me of
the same quality that the MMP HASLs are printed on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The colors are good and the terrain features
are very sharp and clear.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While this map
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great.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This one is littered with
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Canadians against the Germans in Italy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This one looks like a blast!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
Brett Avantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00927792513786512837noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2460777435213856258.post-10322449731394942362014-08-10T17:19:00.000-05:002014-08-10T21:10:43.504-05:00Modern Squad Level Combat – Yes, it is possible!<div class="MsoNormal">
I have always loved Advanced Squad Leader.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Critical Hit’s ATS system is also good, as
are a couple of other systems such as Panzer, Fire Team and Firepower.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, most of the squad level combat
systems pretty much adhere to World War II.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>There are some exceptions, Firepower and Fire Team come to mind, and
Critical Hit has attempted to venture into uncharted territory with Genesis 48
and Dien Bien Phu modules for ASL and ATS.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The Panzer system had MBT and IDF, with reprints/updates on the way from
GMT.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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But I have always wanted to take ASL in particular into the
post-World War II era.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Right now, MMP is
getting ready to roll out their KASL – Korean War ASL module.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is awesome and I can’t wait for this to
come out.<o:p></o:p></div>
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But what about other wars?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The majority of the Arab/Israeli Wars were fought with equipment that
was not substantially different than its World War II predecessors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Up until even 1973, the Israelis had modified
Shermans, while the Arabs still had some T-34/85s.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Patton tanks, Centurions, T-55s and T-62s
were not that much more advanced than their earlier counterparts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>RPG-2s and RPG-7s were only marginally better
than the Bazooka or Panzerfaust.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Small
arms were still similar.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Basically, there is no real reason why gamers cannot
reproduce engagements from the 1948, 1956, and 1967 Arab-Israeli Wars in
ASL.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Or even engagements from the Korean
War, the South African/Rhodesian Wars, the Indo-Pakistan Kashmir conflicts, the
Sino-Vietnamese border wars, the Angolan Civil War and other African Civil
Wars, etc.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You name it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ASL should be able to accommodate it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Now, I will admit, once we get into the 21<sup>st</sup>
century with increased lethality of the main gun armaments, body armor,
increased accuracy of artillery and communications, air support by fast moving
jet aircraft, things might get a little dicey.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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There was a move some time ago to bring ASL into the era of
post-World War II combat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>MASL, modern
ASL.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While some work has been done, my
passion is to build on this and attempt to create an Arab-Israeli module that
allows one to play scenarios from 1948, 1956 and 1967.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Critical Hit tried to do this with Genesis 48
and the new Genesis II, but I am not sure they captured the essence of either
army, their respective quirks and the tactics and equipment used.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We’ll see how it goes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the meantime, take a peak at the DRAFT new
counter for the RPG-7. I'll probably wind up changing some of the values, but here you go. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<a name='more'></a>How did I arrive at these numbers? They look pretty similar to the
Panzerschreck. TRADOC (U.S. Army
training and Doctrine Command) in the 1970’s did an in-depth analysis of the
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Now, these percentages are at the training range in
controlled conditions, not on the battlefield.
There is plenty of anecdotal evidence that the maximum effective range
for this weapon is out to at most 250m.
And with bullets flying, explosions going off, troops under stress,
confusion on the battlefield, moving to get into position, etc., these
percentages would go down a bit. So I
came up with my To Hit table. Again,
there are plenty of stories that describe the best use of this weapon is at
close range, between 0 and 3 hexes in ASL terms. After that, wind, jerkiness, missed aiming,
and many other factors greatly affect the accuracy of the missile. I may have to extend the range a little, to maybe 7 or 8, and decrease the IFT value to 8, so the front values would be 8-8. We'll see. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The To Kill numbers are based on armor penetration of the
warhead. The early RPG-7’s used a single
stage HEAT warhead which penetrates about 260mm of rolled homogeneous armor
(RHA), or just over 10 inches of armor plating.
In comparison, the Panzerschreck could penetrate about 150mm of RHA, and
the Panzerfaust could penetrate around 200mm of RHA. The 1945 models could do even more
damage. So I extrapolated the RPG-7 To
Kill number at somewhere between 32 and 33.
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Now, this is all subject to playtesting, but the technical
specifications and the battlefield useage all indicate that the RPG-7 (the
initial model through the 1970’s) was just a bit more accurate and damaging
than the Panzerfaust. Of course, I
didn’t do any ballistics modeling or statistical analysis, but this is only a
game (sacrilege, I know) and apples to
apples comparisons also serve to help determine the capabilities of weapons in
the game. <o:p></o:p></div>
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So there we go. I am
going to start developing counters and rules for other weapon systems and see
where it takes me. Plus I am going to
start researching engagements and scenario-possibilities for some of the
Arab-Israeli Wars. <o:p></o:p></div>
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In ASL, do you ever think about how you as the defender, perhaps the German defender in the Normandy hedgerow country, secure your position against those Americans assaulting your line? In <i>The Americans at Normandy</i>, professor John C. McManus describes how the Germans set up defensive positions in the hedgerow country:</div>
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“The enemy defended a typical field in the following manner:
They dug heavy machine guns into each corner of the hedgerow that bordered the
field.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These machine guns could crisscross
their fire and cover most of the field.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In
between these two heavy guns, they placed riflemen, burp gunners and light
machine-gun teams who only added to the volume of fire.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If there were hedgerows that bordered either
flank of the field, they dug light machine-gun teams there, too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Once these small arms had pinned down
American attackers, the Germans called in artillery and mortar fire, which was
normally quite accurate because German observers had presighted the entire
field.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>German soldiers with handheld <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Panzerfaust</i> antitank weapons lay in deep
fighting holes in or along the forward hedgerows.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If American tanks punched through the
hedgerows or rolled through the small openings that led into each field, the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Panzerfaust</i> soldiers hit them at close
range.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Booby traps and mines, sown into
the vegetation at the top of the hedgerow or in ditches along them, only added
to the dangers” (p177).</div>
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Think about all of the implications that relate to ASL. Setting up boresighted HMGs and LMGs to cover fire lanes, with intersecting fields of fire. Concealed or HIP half squads with <i>Panzerfausts</i> just waiting for that Sherman or Stuart to come crashing through the hedgerow at a 1 hex range. Those light mortars that may seem like a waste targeting infantry in the open. Sometimes ASL does mirror real life.</div>
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Brett Avantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00927792513786512837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2460777435213856258.post-14236523314752874842014-08-03T14:50:00.007-05:002023-09-28T19:23:31.413-05:00ASL AAR Double Trouble, AP 84<div class="MsoNormal">
Dave G and I played Double Trouble from the new Action Pack <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">To the Bridge</i> at the St. Louis
Tournament.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was the Brits and Dave
took the Japanese. My mission was to either to take possession of all of the
buildings in the play area, or inflict >= 5 VP more than the Japanese.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Each non-hut building counted as 1 VP.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Dave set up a couple of squads in the buildings around
6BEE12, and a foxhole with a squad and a mortar in/around 6BGG13.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He also set up a majority of his troops in
buildings 5AB7, 5AB9 and around the buildings in 5AC14 and D13 and D14 and
around B12.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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I divided my force into two groups that would eventually
converge in a pincer movement on both sides of the Japanese lines.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Group 1 would use cover provided by the
jungle and the smoke created by the mortar and take the buildings on my right
side of the map, around the 6BEE12 area. After taking these building and
eliminating the Japanese defenders, this group would swing back around and
attack the remaining Japanese force being held and assaulted by Group 2.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Group 2 of my force would move through the
jungle as cover and hit the Japanese force occupying the buildings and
positions along the 5A rows c and d. <o:p></o:p></div>
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My first mistake concerned my force distribution.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Group 1 was much heavier than Group 2.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I should have put additional units in Group 2
to order to inflict more casualties on the Japanese forces on board 5A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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I was able to move my Group 1 force through the jungle with
leaders to reach the edge overlooking the group of buildings around the 6BEE12
area.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The mortar provided smoke support
to cover my assault across the open ground and into the buildings, where I
engaged the Japanese defenders at close range or in close combat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It took a couple of turns, but I eliminated
his mortar unit in a foxhole and cleared the Japanese out of the
buildings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was able to divert some of
the force early to reinforce Group 2 by traversing the jungle along the 6BEE
and 6BFF rows.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Their focus was on the
defenders in 5AB7 and 5AB9.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Once the buildings around the 6BEE12 area were cleared, the
infantry cleared building 5AC6 and was set up to flank the Japanese in the
building positions around the 5AD10 area.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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This was all well and good until my attack began to fall
apart as I got a little aggressive.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My
goal was initially to focus on occupying the buildings, but as I progressed
through the scenario I decided to go for the victory point mission.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was turning out to be very difficult or
nearly impossible to occupy all of the buildings without dealing a severe blow
on the Japanese defenders anyway.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So I
started to press the defenders a little harder.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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Well, two aggressive mistakes sealed the game for the
Japanese at the end of the scenario.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One
was a platoon of infantry and an 8-1 leader was eventually eliminated as they
were encircled by a couple of squads in foxholes that popped up in 6BFF19 and
7AB19, together with defenders shooting from the B9 through the B13 hexes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was trying to scramble up to the wall and
claim wall advantage against the defenders on the other side when the sneaky
Japs appeared in my rear and caused me a world of hurt.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was able to get over the wall and into
buildings C11 and D9, but it was a futile effort.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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My second mistake was a compound mistake of a botched attack
and an ambush in close combat on the British far right side of the map in and
around the 7AB14 area.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had a MMG, a
couple of squads and a -1 leader adjacent to a couple of Japanese defenders.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Prep Fire time!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well, I rolled boxcars, breaking the MMG and
getting nothing for a result.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then, in
the next turn, Those units dropped the paperweight of a machine gun and jumped
into close combat with a Japanese squad and a leader.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Japanese ambushed these poor souls and
they didn’t stand a chance, even though I had the odds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All of the units were eliminated (he went all
out against everyone) and I didn’t get to fight back.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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After that, it was all over but the shouting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I didn’t get the buildings and with the last
close combat, he got the victory point totals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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This was a fun scenario.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I think the British could have pulled it out, but I learned several
lessons again in this scenario.<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->When playing against the Japanese, you have to
keep shooting at them constantly to wear them down.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I haven’t played too many PTO scenarios, but
I have come to realize that the Japanese are tough.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can’t play against them the same way you
would play against units in the ETO.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You
have to wear down the Japanese.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Constantly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And that takes
concentrated firepower applied every turn.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I should have reinforced my Group 2 and kept pressure on the Japanese
defenders to their front.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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enough ammo for this scenario. Both of my mortars broke on their first or second
use, and the MMG broke at the time I needed it the most.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>None of them were repaired, and one of the
mortars was eliminated for good.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Close combat with the Japanese can be
deadly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I make sure when entering into
close combat I have enough firepower to win.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>But when the Japanese get ambush you can find yourself on the painful
end rather quickly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->I have to remember to use the mortars for
smoke.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I did at first, but once I had
occupied the houses in the 6BEE12 area, I nearly forgot about the mortar
support, using a leader as a spotter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
could have used this resource better and more efficiently to cover moves and
smoke his positions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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This was a fun scenario, and I am really enjoying playing
PTO.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I gotta play more PTO.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Where are those Marines?<o:p></o:p></div>
Brett Avantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00927792513786512837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2460777435213856258.post-15205693896848520042014-08-01T20:20:00.001-05:002023-09-28T19:23:17.463-05:00ASL Chapter F and G Alphabetized Terrain ChartsA couple of new and improved terrain charts, one for Chapter F (desert terrain) and the other for Chapter G (PTO) terrain. I hope these help!<br />
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<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5pHlREa3wOLdDR1aEs2Y2xWR0k/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Chapter G (PTO) Alphabetized Terrain Chart</a><br />
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<br />Brett Avantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00927792513786512837noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2460777435213856258.post-12051152692332721962014-07-30T19:58:00.001-05:002014-07-30T19:58:26.705-05:00Vehicle Profile: The German sIG Ib<div class="MsoNormal">
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of mine and we had a German Mobelwagen Flak vehicle in the countermix. He
didn’t know what that was.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now, he is a
long-time ASL player and a history reader, but it occurred to me that there may
be many people who play the games who don’t know what all the counters
represent, especially some of the more esoteric vehicles. So in an effort to
help remedy this situation, I would like to do a periodic Vehicle Profile of
some vehicle I have recently played.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
first one up is the German sIG Ib, which I used in ESG#109, Backs to the
Wall.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The Invasion of Poland had shown that the towed sIG 33 guns (sIG
is German for heavy infantry gun) assigned to the infantry gun companies of the
motorized infantry regiments had difficulties keeping up with the tanks during
combat. The easiest solution was to modify a spare tank chassis to carry it
into battle. A sIG 33 was mounted on the chassis of the Panzer I Ausf. B,
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<a name='more'></a>Basically, the standard sIG 33 150 mm field Howitzer, was
mounted, via ramps, on two receiving rails with fixations, and two
"baskets" for each wheel, which held the entire gun, on the top of
the chassis, with its upper hull and turret removed. This configuration allowed
the gun to be put in place and also retired quickly, but it was also a radical
solution, imposing an all-around, very tall protection made of 13mm bolted
armoured plates, which formed the open-top fighting compartment. It was also
open to the rear, to allow the loaders to move around, but protection was
henceforth limited to the gun and the pointer only.<o:p></o:p><br />
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the ammunition, which has to be towed separately by another vehicle.
Thirty-eight in all, were produced in February 1940 by Alkett, officially
denominated 15 cm sIG 33 (Sf) auf Panzerkampfwagen I Ausf B. "Bison"
was a nicknamed quickly gained because its bully appearance.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Use in Combat:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEgpjuXgFTd5WgFz4u6xEpFfeY-6U6qfE95SVVw-a388NSDjAsYBxmrAsSv_ZrLGYSC8IcYtzf-jMox7Ij6FHi_RI3BUxuqMrzQXe3uA4amn3ZftLDm9zNw5HrkVz1lNYDrKwTQ9xVdxej/s1600/SP_Bison_05+a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEgpjuXgFTd5WgFz4u6xEpFfeY-6U6qfE95SVVw-a388NSDjAsYBxmrAsSv_ZrLGYSC8IcYtzf-jMox7Ij6FHi_RI3BUxuqMrzQXe3uA4amn3ZftLDm9zNw5HrkVz1lNYDrKwTQ9xVdxej/s1600/SP_Bison_05+a.jpg" height="320" width="320" /></a><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Thirty-six
vehicles were organized into independent schwere Infanteriegeschütz-Kompanie
("Self-propelled Heavy Infantry Gun Companies") numbers 701-706,
assigned to Panzer Divisions in the Battle of France.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They all survived this campaign, and saw
action later during the Balkans campaign, in Yugoslavia, and then in Greece. In
June, they were all redeployed to Rumania to prepare for Operation Barbarossa.
But only two groups survived, 705th and 706th belonging to the 7th and 10th
Panzer Divisions. Few of these vehicles survived Operation Barbarossa, and the
remaining unit, 701st, participated in operation Case Blue in early 1942. These
vehicles fought until 1943, the last of which were seen in a single, depleted
unit 704, assigned to the 5th Panzer Division.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Mounting an
infantry gun on a mobile chassis was a great idea, especially in the age of
Blitzkrieg, where infantry units had to keep up with the penetrating armor forces.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, just looking at this vehicle, one
can identify some of its shortcomings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>For starters, the small Panzer I chassis was severely overloaded, and
mechanical breakdowns occurred frequently.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Secondly, the very tall silhouette presented a very large target to enemy
gunners.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This large target combined with
relatively thin armor and very little crew protection proved a nasty
combination.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Finally, with no room to
stow ammunition, the vehicle and crew were dependent on a separate ammunition
vehicle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This disadvantage was
particularly evident during the Russian campaign, where the roads were often
poor, making it difficult for the ammunition to keep up with the gun.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">However, this
experiment made it possible for the Germans and other countries to design new
and more efficient mobile howitzers and infantry guns, which played very
important roles in the course of World War II.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.creativecrash.com/3d-model/sd-kfz-101-sturmpanzer-1-bison"><span lang="EN">http://www.creativecrash.com/3d-model/sd-kfz-101-sturmpanzer-1-bison</span></a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.creativecrash.com/3d-model/sd-kfz-101-pzkpfw-1-sturmpanzer-bison-3d-model"><span lang="EN">http://www.creativecrash.com/3d-model/sd-kfz-101-pzkpfw-1-sturmpanzer-bison-3d-model</span></a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww2/nazi_germany/SiG-33_Bison.php"><span lang="EN">http://www.tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww2/nazi_germany/SiG-33_Bison.php</span></a></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Chamberlain,
Peter, and Hilary L. Doyle. Thomas L. Jentz (Technical Editor). </span><i style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Encyclopedia
of German Tanks of World War Two: A Complete Illustrated Directory of German
Battle Tanks, Armoured Cars, Self-propelled Guns, and Semi-tracked Vehicles,
1933–1945</i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">. London: Arms and Armour Press, 1978 (revised edition 1993).</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Franco Lucas. </span><i style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Panzer 1: Beginning of a Dynasty (AFV Collection).</i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">AFV Editions, 2006.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Jentz, Thomas. </span><i style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Panzerkampfwagen 1 ( Kleintraktor to Ausf.B
) (Panzer Tracts, # 1-1)</i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Panzer Tracts,
2002.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;">Niehorster, Leo. </span><i style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;">German World War II Organizational
Series; Volume 3/I: Mechanized Army Divisions (22 June 1941)</i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"> Hannover,
Germany: Niehorster, 1990.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;">Niehorster, Leo. </span><i style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;">German World War II Organizational
Series; Volume 4/I: Mechanized Army Divisions (28 June 1942)</i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"> Hannover,
Germany: Niehorster, 1994.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Spielberger,
Walter J. </span><i style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Panzers I and II and Their
Variants: From Reichswehr to Wehrmacht (Spielberger German Army and Military
Vehicle).</i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Schiffer Publishing, 2007.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Trojca,
Waldemar and Jaugitz, Markus. </span><i style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Sturmtiger and Sturmpanzer in Combat</i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">.
Katowice, Poland: Model Hobby, 2008.</span></li>
</ul>
Brett Avantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00927792513786512837noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2460777435213856258.post-77643311117317933392014-07-28T20:33:00.002-05:002023-09-28T19:23:04.603-05:00Alphabetized ASL Chapter B Reference Chart<br />
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<span class="s1">I'm not sure if this will help anyone, but I alphabetized the Chapter B terrain chart. For me it helps, because the order of the reference chart based on the order in Chapter B doesn't do much for me. Just thought I would share... Working on the other two terrain charts, too. If you find any errors, please let me know. </span></div>
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On Saturday at the 2014 St. Louis Tourney I played Jeff D.
in Backs to the Wall, ESG 109. I played
the Germans while Jeff played the Brits.
I like early war scenarios because it seems that there is more need for
combined arms tactics; the infantry must work with the armor in tight unison on
both defense and offense. In this one
the Germans had to cross a densely built-up part of board 51 to then break out
of the city and capture two bridges and a stone building between them. The Brits had to delay the Germans long
enough and hold just one of these key terrain features to win. They got a couple of roadblocks, some light
armor with some nasty armament, 9 squads and some support weapons, including
ATRs. The Germans got some Panzer I’s
and II’s, 15 squads and some support weapons.
The bottom line is, I lost on the last CC dice roll. I had one bridge and the building, with a
sizeable force set at the canal line. I had
a 2:1 odds with a 9-2 leader leading the close combat to secure the last bridge. I needed effectively an 8 to kill the Brit
defender. The odds were definitely in my
favor. I rolled an 11. Ugghh.
But it was a great little scenario, and I learned a ton from playing
this. Jeff is a much better player than
I am, but at least I gave him a run for his money. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I have to apologize up front that I was so busy with the
game that I didn’t take any photos or even take any notes. But I’m going to walk through the scenario
and then give my “lessons learned” at the end.
SL was the second game I ever bought and played back in 1980 (I even have
the original game with the receipt inside the box!), but, due to real
warfighting, spy work, a civilian job and a beautiful family, I’ve only been
seriously playing ASL about 4 years, off and on, so these lessons may be
obvious to most of the experienced players.
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I set up at the forward edge of the battle area (FEBA, row 7
on map 51), so that my infantry would be across no man’s land and up to his
FEBA on the first turn. I used the sIG
Ib to lay down fire to cover my move. At
the end of Turn 1, most of my units were in the stone buildings on hexrow 5 at
least, shooting at his troops in the stone buildings. I was able to get a couple of luck shots, but
nothing much. I just wanted to move and
get my guys in position. On turn 1 I
could see the road block in Z2. <o:p></o:p><br />
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I jumped up pretty quickly so in his turn 1 the Brits
started moving a force of theirs back to eventually position themselves on both
of the bridges. The goal was to get to
the 23F3 building and on the bridge at 23P7 within a couple of turns. The Brits still left a good number of units
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On turn 2 I got some reinforcements, 2 Panzer Ib’s, 3 Panzer
IIF’s and a Pioneer platoon. I have to
say, though, that the Pioneers did not want to be in the war. Nearly every shot they took was no effect,
and the sIG actually blew up the roadblock situated between the trees blocking
the road to the eastern most bridge. I
did get them up quickly on the east side in a couple of turns, into the
buildings on the north east side of the 51Y2 – 51EE5 road, which scared away
some British defenders. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I actually moved the platoon of tanks up on the west side
for a couple of reasons. One was I was
anticipating control of the stone buildings within a turn or two, which would
protect the tanks from ATRs and close combat.
Two was that I wanted these to mainly support the clearing operations
outside the city, and needed to bypass the obstacles and get them out of the
built-up area as soon as possible. And
third, as the infantry pushed forward, the vehicles might be in positions to
both chase after the carriers and cut off rout paths of the fleeing
Tommy’s. Plus I needed to have the tanks
outside the city to intimidate and even take shots at his oncoming Turn 3
reinforcements. I didn’t need that A9
roaming around creating havoc!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Somewhere around turn 3 I think the hidden British unit with
a leader and an ATR popped up in 51S3 to take a couple of shots with the
ATR. Fortunately, he only hit once and
it didn’t penetrate. I was able to clear
the city by the end of turn 3 (if I remember correctly) and by turn 4 I had the
HMG on the upper floor of building 51V2 to provide suppressive fire to targets
of opportunity, especially those in and around the bridges. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The next turn or two I kept pushing north. The sIG was able to destroy the roadblock and
then I was able to kill two carriers, one of which was around the wooden
buildings on board 23, and one of which was on 23I4 just in front of the
eastern bridge. This was fortunate because
it provided me cover later on as I advanced to the bridge. <o:p></o:p></div>
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At this point I was thinking there is no way I am going to
win this in time. Jeff was too good, and
I was not aggressive enough. A couple of
bystanders told me I had plenty of time, but I didn’t see it. Time to be a little more aggressive and keep
pushing, I thought. <o:p></o:p></div>
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We played cat and mouse with our armor for a turn or two,
until Jeff broke the main gun on the A9 after only a couple of shots. After trying to fix it once or twice, he permanently
disabled it and had to leave the field of battle on turn 6. Before that, however, he had immobilized two
of my Panzer IIF’s on the south side of the hedge in front of the victory
building at M5. Also on turn 6, I was
able to destroy one of his Mark VI’s guarding the 23P7 bridge. <o:p></o:p></div>
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By turn 6, I had my forces down to the buildings in 23J2 and
J3, the woods at 23L3 and M4, in half of the stone building at M5, in the woods
in O5 and the building at O6. On turn 7,
I used a Panzer IIF to overrun a lone unit in front of the bridge in the open,
squashed him, and overran another unit on the bridge. I busted my main armament in the second
overrun, but the second overrun was successful anyway. I used a Panzer Ib to scoot across the bridge
and fix a group of units in their location in 23H8, thus preventing their
firing on my units as they scurried to claim the bridge. All of his attempts to assault the tank were
unsuccessful (thank goodness). <o:p></o:p></div>
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On turn 7, I had secured the western most bridge, the M5 stone
building, and was set up to claim the bridge at H4. I had a whole platoon of squads plus a 9-2
leader in the wreck at I4 ready to jump, when one more defensive fire pinned
one of the squads. Dang it! Down to two squads and a leader against a
squad. No problem, I thought. Advancing
fire pinned the squad on the bridge – I was hoping for something better. But still, 2:1 odds with a 9-2 leader. I might actually win this thing! Jump into CC. Let’s roll. It all came down to one dice roll. I rolled
an 11. What! You’ve got to be freakin’ kidding me. The Germans had had too much French wine and
couldn’t pull it out. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Lessons learned (in no particular order):<o:p></o:p></div>
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<ul>
<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">There is a lot of time in each turn.</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Halfway through the game I thought I was going
to run out of time.</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Several people told
me I had plenty of time.</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">They were
right.</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">You can do a lot in a player turn
and a game turn if you stay focused on your objectives and mission.</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Move methodically and with a purpose.</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Coordinate fire and movement.</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Use cover and concealment to haul up to get
into position.</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span></li>
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<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Be aggressive (but not reckless).</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">I was a little aggressive in the city as I
moved to force him out as quickly as possible.</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">
</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">There was a lot of good cover (inhibiting fire attacks) and concealment
(blocking line of sight) so it was possible to move quickly and
aggressively.</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Even outside the city
where the bridges were, infantry working in tandem with armor allowed for some
aggressive tactics.</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Overrunning the
infantry can be dangerous, but it worked this time.</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">I don’t think the Brits were expecting an
overrun.</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span></li>
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<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Sometimes the bad dice do reflect reality.</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Jeff and I both had our fair share of bad
dice during this game.</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">And I seemed to
have my stuff together and ready to win, only to find the CC didn’t go my way,
even with really good odds.</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">WTF??</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Well, anyone who has been in combat or read
enough military history knows that despite great planning and the odds in your
favor, things can still go south.</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">We can
all blame the dice for one thing or another, but sometimes, even in real life,
stuff happens.</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Sometimes combat just
sucks, both in ASL and in real life.</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span></li>
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<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Finally, everyone has seen that sign from
England in WWII, “keep calm and carry on.”</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">
</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">It’s been overused with all of the silly variants.</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">But it’s true.</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">There were times I would have liked to throw
in the towel, when I was pissed at the dice, when I needed that one more
movement factor, or when I rolled a great shot but the LOS just nicked the edge
of that building.</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">I have seen and heard
(and done) cussing and swearing and dice throwing when things didn’t go the way
we wanted.</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Keep calm and carry on.</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Part of ASL like real combat is to take what
life throws at you and improvise.</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Think
on the fly and learn to work around the problems while keeping the mission
always at the forefront of your mind.</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span></li>
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This was a great little scenario and I loved playing
it. Jeff was a great opponent and I
learned a lot from his delaying tactics.
Now if I could just fix my dice…<o:p></o:p></div>
<!--EndFragment-->Brett Avantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00927792513786512837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2460777435213856258.post-19271185699205765442014-07-24T20:19:00.001-05:002023-09-28T19:22:33.896-05:00Critical Hit Omaha East/West Monster Review<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I
just received the CH Omaha East/West Monster pack and thought I would do a
little review. So I ordered this on Friday and got it in on Monday, no joke.
Shipping was quick. The pack contains the rule sets in color for both Omaha
East and West, all of the scenarios and set up cards, a color landing craft
play aid that is really nice, and 27 map panels for Omaha West and 28 for Omaha
East. The map panels have very large hexes, maybe a good 50% large than the
standard hex size on my Omaha West 2nd edition paper maps. And the panels are
gorgeous... I mean they are really nice. Bright crisp color, no smearing or
other color imperfections. Here are some pics:</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">About 2/3 of the Omaha East map set up on my floor. This thing is huge! The map panels seem to fit together nicely, though not perfectly. But then again, this was a quick setup. Imagine Normandy at the squad level. Whew!</span></div>
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assessment: Was the Omaha Monster pack worth the $140 I paid for it? Well, I
think so, and here's why. I am a huge fan of D-Day and Normandy games, and
playing the invasion in ASL has a big appeal for me (no pun intended...).
Anyone who is familiar with the battle knows that the success of the invasion
was due to small units taking the initiative, overcoming incredible odds, and
all of the little victories adding up. What better way to play this than with
ASL?! The hexes are large, and the map is beautiful. The map panels do not
require trimming, and just in my preliminary and quick assembly, the alignment
was spot on. The assembly did take some time, as there is no chart and the maps
are not numbered, so you lay them out by the hex numbers. Being familiar with
the terrain also helped. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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rules have a few places that are a bit confusing, especially in the landing
area. But I handle this like I handle all other decisions in life - study it a
little, then go with what you have. You can spend all of your time getting it
100%, or going with 85% and moving out. I prefer the latter. When I played
Omaha West, I'm sure I got some of the landing rules wrong, especially with
regards to the beach obstacles. So what! (Sacrilege, I know) but the game was
fun and it seemed to flow well. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I ever play this whole thing at once? I actually hope so, but I don't see how. But
you can bet I will try!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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yes, it was worth the investment. Especially as a D-Day fanatic.</span></div>
Brett Avantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00927792513786512837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2460777435213856258.post-52094493384916691672014-07-24T16:03:00.004-05:002014-07-24T20:20:09.627-05:00ASL Vehicle and Ordnance Cards<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Do you ASL players remember those ASL vehicle cards that
came with Deluxe ASL? Or have you played
any of the Yaquinto games like Panzer or 88?
Or Avalon Hill’s MBT or IDF? Or
GMT’s Panzer revision? Or even ATS? I liked the vehicle cards, which contained
all of the pertinent information regarding each vehicle. These were great resources that, for me,
helped with game play. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well, now ASL has its own set of AFV/Ordnance cards,
courtesy of Dr. Chris Edwards.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Go to his
website <a href="http://www.aslcards.com/"><span style="color: blue;">www.aslcards.com</span></a> to see more info
and order them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are $25 for the
main nationalities and an extra $5 for the Allied and Axis Minors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Very much worth the small cost, especially given
the effort it must have taken to produce these.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These cards come in pdf format, with two cards per
page.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Every nationality is
represented.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Information such as armor
factors, movement points, ammo types, target size, gun type, mechanical
reliability, open/closed top are all there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Also included are To Hit tables for that specific weapon, and basic To
Kill numbers for the weapon and ammunition used.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Vehicle Number corresponding to Chapter H
is also included next to the Vehicle Name. The cards are well-laid out, very
readable and highly useful.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I got a little intense and printed out every one on double-sided
pages, laminated each page, cut out the cards and use them to play.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I find them very helpful since all of the
info is on the card (including a picture of the counter).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I can reference the card instead of looking
at the counter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t have the specs
of every vehicle memorized, so these cards come in handy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Highly recommended.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Brett Avantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00927792513786512837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2460777435213856258.post-36581269077089027852014-07-24T08:30:00.000-05:002014-07-24T16:06:09.971-05:00Book review: The Dead and Those About to Die, by John McManus<div style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;">
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have always been fascinated with the Allied invasion of Normandy, called Operation Neptune. I saw this book recommended by Albert Mohler on his Summer Reading list for 2014, and I immediately picked up the book. I couldn’t put it down. The book focuses on the 1st Infantry Division’s assault on Omaha Beach on June 6th, 1944. The title comes from Colonel George Taylor, commander of the 16th Infantry Regiment and the first unit to land at Omaha, when, under extreme fire, was walking around the beach prodding men to get off the beach. “There are only two kinds of men on this beach, the dead and those about to die. So get off this beach!” </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As a West Point graduate and a combat veteran, I can say that this is one of the best books on D-Day I have read. McManus joins only a few others who have not only written good history, but enables those who haven’t been there to get just a bit too close to the action. One cannot read this book and not be moved, emotionally and mentally, by the heroic actions of not just a few brave souls but the many who assaulted this beach and held on in spite of the odds. Moreover, this os one of the few books that focuses on the role of the Big Red One specifically and their area of the beach. There are several books that focus on the 29th Infantry, but the 1st Division’s area was just as bad. This book contains a lot of detail, has some really good and clear maps, reads quickly, and flows smoothly. However, I had to stop several times as I couldn’t read the words for the tears in my eyes. Many of us have come dangerously close to forgetting the bravery and determination of those who sacrificed so much on a small strip of sandy and rocky beach on the coast of France in 1944. They should never be forgotten. Thanks in part to this book, they will not be.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For those who love small unit actions on Normandy, this is the book for you. McManus describes in detail many different tactical vignettes by individuals, squads and platoons who were instrumental in securing Omaha Beach and moving inland. This book is a great complement to Critical Hit's Omaha East. Additionally, the book contains enough maps and detailed descriptions to help designers come up with a few good ASL or ATS scenarios featuring the Big Red One on June 6th. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Highly recommended.</span> Brett Avantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00927792513786512837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2460777435213856258.post-43376292930264314582012-03-17T22:22:00.000-05:002012-03-17T22:24:11.394-05:00West End Games Fire Team Comprehensive Review, Part 1<span style="font-family: Georgia, sans-serif;">Modern
combat at the tactical squad level. I have always been fascinated by
a modern version of Advanced Squad Leader (ASL). I hear the comments
that it can't be done, that ASL is made for World War II. But I just
don't believe them. I am fully convinced that ASL can be pulled into
the contemporary era and be used to game actions in Korea, Vietnam,
Arab-Israeli wars, and other conflicts across the globe.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, sans-serif;">Until
then, we have a few alternatives to squad-level combat in the modern
era. One of those alternatives is West End Games' Fire Team. Fire
Team was designed by Jon Southard and released in 1987, a few years
before the trial by fire of the West's and East's doctrine and
equipment in Operation Desert Storm. In Fire Team, the player is the
company or battalion commander and coordinates his forces to
accomplish missions against a determined enemy. Units include
individual talks like the T-80 or the M1, BMPs and Bradleys, infantry
squads, weapons teams, and support weapons like the LAW or Dragon.
Remember, this game was released in 1987. </span>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, sans-serif;">In
this installment, I want to do a comprehensive overview of the game.
Over the next few days, I will add additional parts of the review,
including components, rules, and game play. </span>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">Fire
Team is a game of squad-level tactical combat between the US forces
and Soviet forces int he 1980's. The setting is somewhere in Germany,
but the town names on the maps are generic. The counters represent
infantry squads, weapon teams, leaders, individual vehicles, and
supplemental support weapons. Infantry units possess an "infantry
firepower" (for use against infantry) and operate supplemental
support weapons. Vehicles possess a "gun/missile firepower"
(for use against vehicles) and an infantry firepower. Individual
machine guns or the main gun of vehicles are not differentiated as in
ASL. Time scale is 10 minutes per game turn. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">To
move or fire with men and equipment, players expend "command
points" (CPs). The sequence of play is governed by "command
point chits" (CP chits). Each player has a number of CP chits of
various values which are tossed into a cup at the beginning of play.
The players then draw them out one by one. For each chit drawn, one
player receives an "impulse" during which he may expend
CPs.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">Players
expend CPs to “activate” units. When a player activates a unit,
he may either move it, fire with it, or combine the two into "moving
fire." A player may also save CPs with his units to expend them
in a later impulse. The other player may conduct "opportunity
fire" at moving units during their activation.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">There
are two fire tables: one for fire against infantry the other for fire
against vehicles. Fire against infantry (resolved on the Infantry
Fire Table) may cause “step losses” or “fear.” Activating a
unit suffering from fear costs more CPs than normal, until the unit
“rallies.” To rally, you must have a leader stacked with the
unit, expend CPs, and roll against the leader's “rally rating,”
printed on his counter.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">The
table for fire against vehicles (Gun/Missile Fire Table) incorporates
modifiers for range, target armor, and ammunition. The result is
either kill or miss. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, sans-serif;"><u><b>What's
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<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, sans-serif;">Four
geomorphic unmounted maps</span></div>
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<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, sans-serif;">320
5/8” counters, back-printed</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, sans-serif;">200
1/2” counters, back-printed</span></div>
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<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, sans-serif;">Rules
booklet</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, sans-serif;">6
Scenario Cards (12 scenarios)</span><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, sans-serif;">Two
US and two Soviet Charts and Tables Cards</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, sans-serif;">Two
CP displays containing US and Soviet CP information</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, sans-serif;">Two
Terrain Keys</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, sans-serif;">One
decimal die</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, sans-serif;">One
counter tray</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, sans-serif;">The
maps are unmounted sheets 10.5” x 15”. A weird size, but they
are nice and functional. Typical of the 1980's style. They include
various elevations depicted by colors (as shown at the left), roads,
buildings of wood, stone, and multi-story (in black), woods, and
cover (rough terrain). </span>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, sans-serif;">The
maps are geomorphic, so they can make a number of different
variations. </span>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, sans-serif;">The
paper is pretty thick, but not cardstock, and they are folded in half
in the box. The section at the left is only half of map B.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, sans-serif;">Each
hex represents 80 meters across. This is twice the scale of ASL,
which is 40 meters per hex. While typically modern units spread out
much more than their WWII counterparts, that creates a lot of space
between units and in the hex itself. </span>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, sans-serif;">The
countes are nothing to write home about, but are functional and
probably typical of the 1980's. All unit counters are 5/8 inch. CP
chits, smoke, and other markers are ½ inch counters. </span>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, sans-serif;">You
can see the Fire Team squad above with the firepower, range, and
movement allowance designations, as well as the rudimentary
sillouette of the squad. </span>
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are the counters for the leaders. They are very similar to those in
ASL, and include a rally rating, leadership rating, and a movement
allowance. They also include a name and figurehead. </span>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, sans-serif;">Below
is also a sample of the vehicle counters. As you can see, there is a
lot of info packed onto the counter, but not nearly as much as on an
ASL vehicle counter. </span>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, sans-serif;">Each
vehicle counter represents one individual vehicle. The counter
contains the main gun info, the vehicle's infantry firepower,
movement points, and one the back its armor against certain types of
weapons. </span>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, sans-serif;">That's
it for part 1. In subsequent installments, I will explore the
rulebook, game mechanics, and the scenarios. I will also document a
quick game from scenario 1, just to show how the game works. </span>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, sans-serif;">Happy
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<br /></div>Brett Avantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00927792513786512837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2460777435213856258.post-40971326758255334992012-03-14T20:12:00.000-05:002012-03-14T21:31:57.876-05:00What is Tactics?<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px;">Tactics? Strategy? What about the operational level of military maneuver? What is the difference? And why does it matter? I thought this was a gaming blog... well, it is. But a little understanding of the context surrounding the games is helpful. Definitions, concepts, and histories are all helpful in creating a greater enjoyment of the game. At least in my opinion. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px;">The U.S. Army FM 100-5 Operations defines the levels of warfare in this way: </span><br />
<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px;">Strategy is concerned with national or, in specific cases, alliance or coalition objectives. The operational level provides the vital link between strategic objectives and tactical employment of forces. At the operational level, military forces attain strategic objectives through the design, organization, and conduct of campaigns and major operations. Tactical battles and engagements are fought to achieve operational results.</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px;">Tactics involves the arrangement and employment of troops and equipment to attain a military objective. The word "tactics" comes from Greek words <i style="background-color: white;">ta taktika, </i><span style="background-color: white;">meaning</span><span style="background-color: white;"> the matters of arrangement. It is also from the neuter plural of </span><i style="background-color: white;">taktikos,</i><span style="background-color: white;"> concerning arrangement or order, and from </span><i style="background-color: white;">taktos</i><span style="background-color: white;"> arranged (for battle). The verb form is </span><i style="background-color: white;">tassein,</i><span style="background-color: white;"> to arrange. Way more detail than you need, but it is interesting to note that the concept is the arrangement of stuff for battle. Getting men and weapons in the right place at the right time for successful execution of battle. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px;">More from FM 100-5: </span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px;">At the tactical level of war, battles and engagements are planned and executed to accomplish military objectives assigned to tactical units or task forces. These victories, put together, achieve operational results. Activities at this level focus on the ordered arrangement and maneuver of combat elements in relation to one another and to the enemy to achieve combat objectives directed by the operational commander. Tactics is the art and science of employing available means to win battles and engagements. Tactics is battlefield problem-solving—usually rapid and dynamic in nature.</span></i><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px;">Tactics in wargaming is the same as tactics in the real world. I like the last line from the FM above: tactics is battlefield problem solving. The considerations are the same. Where do I best utilize my best squads? What are the likely avenues of approach, and how do I position my units to defend each of those? Do I need to? Where can I place my heavy machine gun to take best advantage of its high rate of fire and longer range? Tanks? AT guns? Mines? Obstacles? Special infantry such as engineers or sappers? All of these factors make tactical considerations so much fun. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span>Brett Avantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00927792513786512837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2460777435213856258.post-70427015992053479292012-02-22T22:10:00.001-06:002012-02-22T22:10:47.948-06:00Wargaming<br />
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Advanced Squad Leader, Squad Leader, ATS, MechWar 2, Soldiers, Fireteam, Conflict of heroes, and many others. Wargaming at the individual, team, or squad level, recreating company to battalion-sized level small unit actions. This is wargaming at the ground level. Where every man counts. Where leadership matters. Where that machinegun, properly placed, can be the decisive factor in maintaining the defense and holding off that enemy attack. This is a blog I started to just put down my thoughts on tactics, games, scenarios, methods,…you name it. So welcome!</div>
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<a href="http://tacticalwargaming.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/tactics-ii.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #743399; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-11" height="193" src="http://tacticalwargaming.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/tactics-ii.jpg?w=204&h=193" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-width: initial; display: inline; float: left; height: auto; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 24px; margin-top: 4px; max-width: 100%; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: auto;" title="tactics ii" width="204" /></a>I have been playing wargames since about 1980 or so. My first game was <em style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Tactics II</em>, and my second was <em style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Squad Leader</em>. I was hooked, and got a couple of my friends hooked, too. Through high school we played a lot of SL, and at West Point (class of 88) I was in the Wargame Club. We played a variety of games, and we even playtested Victory Games’ <em style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Gulf Strike</em>. I left the hobby for a while in the Army, and returned to it off and on until a year ago or so, when I jumped in big time again! </div>
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<a href="http://tacticalwargaming.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/squad-leader-box-cover.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #743399; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="size-medium wp-image-10 alignright" height="188" src="http://tacticalwargaming.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/squad-leader-box-cover.jpg?w=126&h=188" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-width: initial; display: inline; float: right; height: auto; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 24px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 4px; max-width: 100%; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: auto;" title="squad leader box cover" width="126" /></a>My favorite games have always been tactical ones, but I also love the OCS series, the SCS series (and just about anything from Dean Essig), the Assualt series by GDW, the Third World War series also by GDW, and many other games. It’s a great hobby, a great way to learn history, and a great way to have some fun and meet some cool people. No, we are not all geeks! Welcome!</div>Brett Avantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00927792513786512837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2460777435213856258.post-84870421674559946852012-02-22T21:46:00.000-06:002012-02-22T21:46:11.408-06:00Combat at the Ground Level!<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">Advanced Squad Leader, Squad Leader, ATS, MechWar 2, Soldiers, Fireteam, Conflict of heroes, and many others. Wargaming at the individual, team, or squad level, recreating company to battalion-sized level small unit actions. This is wargaming at the ground level. Where every man counts. Where leadership matters. Where that machinegun, properly placed, can be the decisive factor in maintaining the defense and holding off that enemy attack. This is a blog I started to just put down my thoughts on tactics, games, scenarios, methods,…you name it. So welcome!</span>Brett Avantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00927792513786512837noreply@blogger.com0