tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4302444243515129662024-03-19T17:06:01.542+08:00One Sided Miniature Wargaming DiscourseSun of Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07315805432481558574noreply@blogger.comBlogger2040125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-430244424351512966.post-34896045559217029252024-03-18T10:39:00.001+08:002024-03-18T10:39:58.160+08:00Heart of Darkness<p>Halfway through John Company Jeff had to go off on an expedition to find his phone. So it was appropriate that Richard and I had a go at this game. It is almost solitaire and we only completed one turn, but it does tell a lovely story. Maybe one that is no longer in fashion, but so it goes.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNCgyyboKWmxDqE3hyRfhnRsn2kbF38WBWWKB6qioIsQA7J4TUNXOCCAOUZgHEP7iAEYW9bqg4b32KC_IEQXZmLSCPspApFeP5lzfVELgOmmSPGlCXVC7cU4Sr0cp0MvEZAAnIgEFrN-8iSMZz9975YkcmxKz0d5FpwDaE-LMK3JpMcXCNU49lQH0BCDGj/s3033/20240315_152715.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="3033" height="634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNCgyyboKWmxDqE3hyRfhnRsn2kbF38WBWWKB6qioIsQA7J4TUNXOCCAOUZgHEP7iAEYW9bqg4b32KC_IEQXZmLSCPspApFeP5lzfVELgOmmSPGlCXVC7cU4Sr0cp0MvEZAAnIgEFrN-8iSMZz9975YkcmxKz0d5FpwDaE-LMK3JpMcXCNU49lQH0BCDGj/w640-h634/20240315_152715.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Having played some games on Boardgame arena, this game would be perfect for some computer hosting as there are lots of counters to pull out to populate adventures.<div><br /></div><div>Anyway, my explorer, hired by a media mogul, "discovered" a lake and painted a beautiful picture of it which was reproduced on the front page of one of the mogul's esteemed journals. Well done! <br /><p><br /></p></div>Sun of Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07315805432481558574noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-430244424351512966.post-24837302379119156592024-03-17T16:47:00.001+08:002024-03-17T16:47:38.121+08:00John Company<p>Another day another new game to learn. Tough going for this old dog.</p><p>Richard billed this as a mystery game and sent out the following invitation:</p><p><br /></p><p></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 20pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">"Topee or not
Topee?"* <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">by Richard C</span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">* </span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">(and No, I'm not
trying to take the Pith here)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Please come along to my new <i>Board</i>
game<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Now you might end up an <i>Officer</i>
out for <i>Trophies </i>and fame,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">so it could be all guts and glory or it
could all end in shame.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Either way, I think that you'll be glad
that you came.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The game is about your <i>Company </i>in
more ways than one,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">we'll need to work together or it could
all come undone.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Your share of the profit could be
amazingly fat,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">on the other hand its very easy to fall
flat.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">If you can do a deal as a <i>Writer</i>,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">the company's future will be brighter.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Our <i>Ships</i> need to serve our
common cause,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">but will they sail to our shores?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Empires will rise and Empires will
fall,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">but the roll of the dice will have
everyone in thrall.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">One will have the <i>Office</i> that
will be the envy of all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">but, if you don't make it work, it
could be your own down fall.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">There WILL be an <i>Elephant </i>in the
room<i> </i>which we'll all talk about<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">but just wait until you see what
happens when it goes <i>Walkabout</i>!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We won't need to do this daily,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">but they certainly didn't tell us about
it at Hailey!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Everyone will have a <i>share,</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">but can we agree to make it all<i>
fair?</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Nepotism </span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">is allowed if everyone agrees,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">and you could end up retired in a
Country <i>Pile.... </i>unless you can't pay the fees.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We'll all get to vote on laws that we
like,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">otherwise we can tell the Prime
Minister to take a hike.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">You might be able to call in a <i>favour
</i>at a time that you choose,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">It could be the difference between if
you win or lose.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">You won't have to read the rules,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I will explain them to you, so you
don't just sit there like fools.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Some people think the game is in bad
taste,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">so the doors will be locked in case you
try and leave in great haste.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I
hope you will come, I think it will be fun.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">One way or other, a great tale will be
spun.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>Jeff and I took up the challenge, and while the game can accommodate more, three was enough in what was, for me at least, very much a learning exercise.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwq2ms_vuLsiDeESVx5bTax4paSTwn37AVljVU_prgD43igLqAh_A4v6r2V7T0gPjnWtglaHDdw1rS8QC_RIHOvBWXh9ccAwcIuGRteTdoydGzK0qbm6QGevz6nNZ7u-Pka3T6iuCjNnvl6jJt7_TJHjVUqXCpsrqS46gtEHUPLZBpmWOoRIhEOH663Tl8/s3792/20240315_144054.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1916" data-original-width="3792" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwq2ms_vuLsiDeESVx5bTax4paSTwn37AVljVU_prgD43igLqAh_A4v6r2V7T0gPjnWtglaHDdw1rS8QC_RIHOvBWXh9ccAwcIuGRteTdoydGzK0qbm6QGevz6nNZ7u-Pka3T6iuCjNnvl6jJt7_TJHjVUqXCpsrqS46gtEHUPLZBpmWOoRIhEOH663Tl8/w640-h324/20240315_144054.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Like a lot of games/rules, it is essential to follow the correct sequence and that is very important with John Company and rather hard as plans and excitement spur you on, then it all gets complicated when, compounded with limited familiarity with the game/rules, you make mistakes. But we powered on and completed three turns, enough to have a go at trying to calculate victory points.</p><p>Beautifully presented game and looking forward to playing again.</p>Sun of Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07315805432481558574noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-430244424351512966.post-653543565211397742024-03-14T18:09:00.000+08:002024-03-14T18:09:09.121+08:00Letting Go<p>Two sayings spring to mind:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Too much is not enough.</li><li>SABLE - Stuff Accumulated Beyond Life Expectancy.</li></ul><p></p><p>After religiously following the first bit of advice I am now trying to deal with the second bit.</p><p>It is hard to do, but by doing so I earn all important Brownie points with my partner: I've got to learn to let things go, well, a few things.</p><p>My Napoleonic focus is clearly 15mm (although I do have some 6mm). The 6mm came from James and so it was excellent to be able to pass on to him this accumulation of 1/72nd Napoleonic figures, some of which I've had for decades, others only a few years. Of course I can't just let things go, I had to photograph them and post them here.</p><p>But most importantly I had to find them a good home, and in a bit of serendipity I was sitting next to James Fisher in the movie theatre (The Three Musketeers - Milady) and was chatting beforehand. He had been to Tactics and bought some 1/72nd figures and in the belief that more is better, I offered him some surplus figures I had. Better still I was able to find them when I got home and drop them to him at the club that evening. My partner even provided the bag to put them all in, thereby earning me an extra Brownie point (as it was a lovely Koko Black carry bag, not needed, but too nice to just throw out - plus the boxes fitted perfectly!)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ZwWmALtG7RIXXS9YQsIbv4Er04q42mXjqWFLw1zOF1dcM7zm7Yp-q2BuLwG7m6UM7HOmpLu3NjAgwqp6Q5oxaTVgkfMpxzWECbQTLn2E8CcMOScuKd56qPz4yNMRuK79K5q4Nj0Aw3ltxodEa4fU9g1VRh7_e_bI0dgvJYDO0hBoxmdb5UfckSClWTIW/s3336/20240313_183109.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2264" data-original-width="3336" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ZwWmALtG7RIXXS9YQsIbv4Er04q42mXjqWFLw1zOF1dcM7zm7Yp-q2BuLwG7m6UM7HOmpLu3NjAgwqp6Q5oxaTVgkfMpxzWECbQTLn2E8CcMOScuKd56qPz4yNMRuK79K5q4Nj0Aw3ltxodEa4fU9g1VRh7_e_bI0dgvJYDO0hBoxmdb5UfckSClWTIW/w640-h434/20240313_183109.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">C'est magnifique!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">But they weren't ever going to be painted and based, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">never mind see the top of a table.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9oS9jFb8ilvPHRzttgI1E80L36GBXDgbGUFzgGC24PEb-0IjlBttnB63DH9bFlpozyyVsYZDtoZxcBXD0_g95LNm9JKTabDZDtRps3OIdLSaW5PKQJFVnzMoy8rJo06wApQ6iyBwRAlKvGeiNbTkLxbiM6kxPnoDTFiowB9VFu-cfLun-rAfSo2N19-bj/s3404/20240313_183146.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2564" data-original-width="3404" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9oS9jFb8ilvPHRzttgI1E80L36GBXDgbGUFzgGC24PEb-0IjlBttnB63DH9bFlpozyyVsYZDtoZxcBXD0_g95LNm9JKTabDZDtRps3OIdLSaW5PKQJFVnzMoy8rJo06wApQ6iyBwRAlKvGeiNbTkLxbiM6kxPnoDTFiowB9VFu-cfLun-rAfSo2N19-bj/w640-h482/20240313_183146.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMd0af3KtdYtSlRGKc7p_tM_oqK_x6i9mFKc4GOO09TWX63pnERpdTJ9Hf9c3XjMl5dTxXTWF_kVBHdKUTgm23UrZAs2gaL6m4tT8veftfw8A_DlThnsi0RaVrRy2SNo3-keEFVaPMy9PZCEzedSq7O_K9nam2rYvDgaRWbQrTiJi1U8omiMggYemGgJ1_/s3120/20240313_183232.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2140" data-original-width="3120" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMd0af3KtdYtSlRGKc7p_tM_oqK_x6i9mFKc4GOO09TWX63pnERpdTJ9Hf9c3XjMl5dTxXTWF_kVBHdKUTgm23UrZAs2gaL6m4tT8veftfw8A_DlThnsi0RaVrRy2SNo3-keEFVaPMy9PZCEzedSq7O_K9nam2rYvDgaRWbQrTiJi1U8omiMggYemGgJ1_/w640-h438/20240313_183232.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A dream.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Had ideas for some skirmish action,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">as well as just much needed support units </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">for those Napoleonic campaigns I was going to do in this scale.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFIuveJzL0OjgzoNDes07Nnj9N6mi565w0ep_O4yahQHrpMZQ1iirbRkB7gTm6rQI7pVi3mq7za9hEcetRNoxi2UFUrw17dlCoWYs1NFJaNAcsc3N3d7ku7HAVWldn9Dqvuv7S2XHIYgpGz0qwmBjnH9WbmKIlJx2tWW8Np-ZOhyphenhyphen0JVJSK-ZY6ifr-ezWQ/s3640/20240313_183300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2693" data-original-width="3640" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFIuveJzL0OjgzoNDes07Nnj9N6mi565w0ep_O4yahQHrpMZQ1iirbRkB7gTm6rQI7pVi3mq7za9hEcetRNoxi2UFUrw17dlCoWYs1NFJaNAcsc3N3d7ku7HAVWldn9Dqvuv7S2XHIYgpGz0qwmBjnH9WbmKIlJx2tWW8Np-ZOhyphenhyphen0JVJSK-ZY6ifr-ezWQ/w640-h474/20240313_183300.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_RO33w4aN7IVLJo6XbV52sZK5XepXbk0AQV5lE4HaXrZ3zJAW8r6bVndvaXUq6KNn_22NVzOMY2Kb_QTHA2b82L5uIm0RvURTQUNf7DxpHKzd3IqZUTWw2gnZEoybYoxr2irdPKeTBfcixxOj5y0W_pPPXgJ6f7NidukJbR5CwmeareMWzJM2uVHSRhss/s2476/20240313_183344.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1684" data-original-width="2476" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_RO33w4aN7IVLJo6XbV52sZK5XepXbk0AQV5lE4HaXrZ3zJAW8r6bVndvaXUq6KNn_22NVzOMY2Kb_QTHA2b82L5uIm0RvURTQUNf7DxpHKzd3IqZUTWw2gnZEoybYoxr2irdPKeTBfcixxOj5y0W_pPPXgJ6f7NidukJbR5CwmeareMWzJM2uVHSRhss/w640-h436/20240313_183344.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This pack is really old. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I found it in a toy shop and was amazed as it was just what I needed...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But obviously not.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg8E8IPiJAq08SESUqhMonYATcLVnbgepEqtunZogOV8x-Sd3qpj9LRMIBOAF6dDwFUi0BrLTmMUEM7yx_jcYfeydS7Pr7j4fzJUIDoN-aKP7PqitETdHIIkhaLct1f7fiZbuBPlmgqriZnc-gctN5rA2CUN7mxAWfJKt3G5Wwh0mamY0-VjhP9xF4uDhT/s3399/20240313_183407.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2536" data-original-width="3399" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg8E8IPiJAq08SESUqhMonYATcLVnbgepEqtunZogOV8x-Sd3qpj9LRMIBOAF6dDwFUi0BrLTmMUEM7yx_jcYfeydS7Pr7j4fzJUIDoN-aKP7PqitETdHIIkhaLct1f7fiZbuBPlmgqriZnc-gctN5rA2CUN7mxAWfJKt3G5Wwh0mamY0-VjhP9xF4uDhT/w640-h478/20240313_183407.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJGkXmx_SgXqmi0CXWCKccP32XMLINl1IHYKTvmtdA6bZkBOQAe8ossYl3FrwT_ecV_eR6YstJ98yrQbeE6x6qDXE6z_O_WOM_XFyh3-EhkJiQATT3evXmPM1-OAqUdr5KGSj2bTxNK_PJ_g4EdbFpcuumw9OEjTrR_MVAoaIuve5TEodxrlVh8UoJhreg/s2620/20240313_183438.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2620" data-original-width="1956" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJGkXmx_SgXqmi0CXWCKccP32XMLINl1IHYKTvmtdA6bZkBOQAe8ossYl3FrwT_ecV_eR6YstJ98yrQbeE6x6qDXE6z_O_WOM_XFyh3-EhkJiQATT3evXmPM1-OAqUdr5KGSj2bTxNK_PJ_g4EdbFpcuumw9OEjTrR_MVAoaIuve5TEodxrlVh8UoJhreg/w478-h640/20240313_183438.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Beautiful for the box art alone.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These were for the Quatre Bras scenario that I thought I would reproduce</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> in 1/72nd having already done it already in 15mm (with plans underway for 6mm as well).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6oVUx3JCDf0cydT-DI_0fMToG6LhKLxvxRNW2gWsdCLh60PvBrFNwDgcInQCz1SlYapicGuFi2D8sdt57FzSJA3-IQFsng-YyHwabW7lPBiLm6XSfKaegYqmTcEsYOOC9lZyti_tXUjV6TvtD10yqADY09YeNAbynxgTOkZ7MLKtarbEOddJVzue4sF0I/s3583/20240313_183514.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">Again, for Quatre Bras.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I think I had two packs as they came as a mix of hussars and dragoons,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and I did complete one 12 figure unit.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Better still <a href="https://onesidedminiaturewargamingdiscourse.blogspot.com/2014/10/waterloo-dutch-belgian-4th-light.html" target="_blank">here</a> is a blog post on them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMiwJSAU9AjvgvSzoZqJAQHdc72ubwM2MKQ4SH0k0ags9A3Uej8D_rmXyHn-j0bvjUS26oHuUU1kCaCME0shMugWcTJ5PE8fRb0i5DyyQaw2aStux8m6D3HAdnoxbofbcUMP2GIOtTipeBtBPeVNz0VPZJBCWRqGvXhoNB7pBwEtIKRpg-rWAznfrAnKVD/s2909/20240313_183646.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2909" data-original-width="2059" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMiwJSAU9AjvgvSzoZqJAQHdc72ubwM2MKQ4SH0k0ags9A3Uej8D_rmXyHn-j0bvjUS26oHuUU1kCaCME0shMugWcTJ5PE8fRb0i5DyyQaw2aStux8m6D3HAdnoxbofbcUMP2GIOtTipeBtBPeVNz0VPZJBCWRqGvXhoNB7pBwEtIKRpg-rWAznfrAnKVD/w452-h640/20240313_183646.jpg" width="452" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1A2gzJ1u-q527oRx0SQtL46iNdSdDA4YSdp0GWIG1oa5gx6MnSZiGAcz-MGt-R7jlvK2C05KbkC-T_TyZpSNk-OpcQOD4KXRIdzFQ1g-VBThFpuItgVrNCZpZ2020sLZdvPJespPpvqilYfZWu2EoDZbGDtOkg1gO2gpaB1gZ2SLPO73WKiJf-j-lUMTG/s3340/20240313_183739.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="3340" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1A2gzJ1u-q527oRx0SQtL46iNdSdDA4YSdp0GWIG1oa5gx6MnSZiGAcz-MGt-R7jlvK2C05KbkC-T_TyZpSNk-OpcQOD4KXRIdzFQ1g-VBThFpuItgVrNCZpZ2020sLZdvPJespPpvqilYfZWu2EoDZbGDtOkg1gO2gpaB1gZ2SLPO73WKiJf-j-lUMTG/w640-h434/20240313_183739.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Officers were always in short supply, so this pack was a God send.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDH0fQIe61jBfTu49P46cX6O_AlmJ_9d8vEmjCIlyNCeSy0-iHLjmV7s0RVG_0xlfCWnqFO4bcqY1ITFx5L1s_b1HadE-FUR-fOgt7rqYJKVAZAAfZhpO9cMChOdOp_lmsZ1KAKA4yfdrN-MOw4ebY21HIWSaptnwUymuGfFJXmCkiUHNiZ64R8TTgxGCZ/s2779/20240313_183746.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">Excess.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But at least I had plenty of fun with them as can be seen </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://onesidedminiaturewargamingdiscourse.blogspot.com/2014/07/dutch-27th-jagers.html" target="_blank">here</a>, <a href="https://onesidedminiaturewargamingdiscourse.blogspot.com/2014/08/waterloo-dutch-line-infantry.html" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="https://onesidedminiaturewargamingdiscourse.blogspot.com/2014/09/belgian-line-infantry.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxNRtQUm6HBF0xsedId4uNfa9K9yB85FMsFn5sArr9h9zzcTvWLG5MKU_9YFgEhbkm38RKF5E-dlRo6HeZA_FOTSBA6_HbcFLaxZKjTvAOsdkEx6_152bk5He-FGakBhuDdLtPVBt5E9vkOHjQSTPLLTQUHXC9hy63ZBSMFSQ-vgflirNvikjxRHSa-_4C/s3576/20240313_183847.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">A mixed bag.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBWWgtShBGmLDZr8ivqQ2fOwMkHlirv__Xs5s9duNlwOnE1UqlHGM126O1uSwT1gJBL2ZQG4BduV_LUxVJp63Mz830c_nuNzVP7HhlZu2eX2yUo6d8XcoHQxztyEYbxNYVXD54xcpi5AdzIXUwd94DbtB9JFA65LnIXVKNWF5RtvgZ8k_TnuSZpY8Ru-i-/s2432/20240313_184016.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2432" data-original-width="2104" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBWWgtShBGmLDZr8ivqQ2fOwMkHlirv__Xs5s9duNlwOnE1UqlHGM126O1uSwT1gJBL2ZQG4BduV_LUxVJp63Mz830c_nuNzVP7HhlZu2eX2yUo6d8XcoHQxztyEYbxNYVXD54xcpi5AdzIXUwd94DbtB9JFA65LnIXVKNWF5RtvgZ8k_TnuSZpY8Ru-i-/w554-h640/20240313_184016.jpg" width="554" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And a surprise.</div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Sun of Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07315805432481558574noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-430244424351512966.post-57826445266688223082024-03-12T09:48:00.002+08:002024-03-12T09:48:39.535+08:00Barbarossa Turn 44For the 16th and 17th of September 1941 the weather is fine in the north and central fronts, but mud in the south.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi79a-RQ9pmBiEFm-MzUbKAxhsmfUwpLvrCB7CSs_LwlWlBl1rFl80ikOkLeOG6xApfLXHessFFVHU88u05I9YoIdtpqGgktuTD3cu9b3zxZiAIP6s-6wsUVfy4vxDjIjsmbJENbvHrb17JPMksvz9sB4bf9lDWgn3rtjGTqYNuF_Yk48pXj_M-fej04Orb/s4000/20240311_125123.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi79a-RQ9pmBiEFm-MzUbKAxhsmfUwpLvrCB7CSs_LwlWlBl1rFl80ikOkLeOG6xApfLXHessFFVHU88u05I9YoIdtpqGgktuTD3cu9b3zxZiAIP6s-6wsUVfy4vxDjIjsmbJENbvHrb17JPMksvz9sB4bf9lDWgn3rtjGTqYNuF_Yk48pXj_M-fej04Orb/w480-h640/20240311_125123.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Even with good weather the Germans are only able to make three attacks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The ones near Moscow succeed, inching forward. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(Benefiting from the application of some super heavy artillery)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The other one fails.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkcOhcjpdbV8MBofprTsTuY7b_4-t3gNVSyBuKnqB_bApBYfH0CF8ACJxCHW9npjtT05aWv8u-CoEOSngFMSoOiZasVpkEPmyKzSk54pPp1vMpJSqe4z6c683AMdUMb59xc15IPNKS5jojdCtUD2A6nmWoDyxY1JY1B2uUWQeIF1SFQYg2_d7bYb26giTD/s4000/20240311_125235.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkcOhcjpdbV8MBofprTsTuY7b_4-t3gNVSyBuKnqB_bApBYfH0CF8ACJxCHW9npjtT05aWv8u-CoEOSngFMSoOiZasVpkEPmyKzSk54pPp1vMpJSqe4z6c683AMdUMb59xc15IPNKS5jojdCtUD2A6nmWoDyxY1JY1B2uUWQeIF1SFQYg2_d7bYb26giTD/w480-h640/20240311_125235.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">AGS grinds down the defenders of Kiev a little bit.</div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-H2ueZvrERLgmbk4Ywb_wU0Y-eUvUxb0NxclnTFIZpFeU5KWF636GnOhBG1sV6GVQ7ngSHLLrJjb8BCmgC-jrCGTH_SaA6Y7vvUjS5BZ4utkqymJPDY2ONqROwmttzPg1nG_WQ4nkQDdfWxiSp2GjTlZxNhuVcgcDWM1_A4hJPhO2nyJfdxoJvxrLl9UM/s4000/20240311_125219.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-H2ueZvrERLgmbk4Ywb_wU0Y-eUvUxb0NxclnTFIZpFeU5KWF636GnOhBG1sV6GVQ7ngSHLLrJjb8BCmgC-jrCGTH_SaA6Y7vvUjS5BZ4utkqymJPDY2ONqROwmttzPg1nG_WQ4nkQDdfWxiSp2GjTlZxNhuVcgcDWM1_A4hJPhO2nyJfdxoJvxrLl9UM/w640-h480/20240311_125219.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But Kherson is captured.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij2J7ECSZpRLo5jJtvvtIHTufJpiGzUPpuzdc-6ALA5F6u7ZFQkZ-4BdKjsmIi9oJLerIMkar-aH0lb2I5IVt_gjvXp6H7VJoCAuFWM07p1Tb0WZVHQ121dIndkl4T1C1hI1d35XJYX_PuV0aFs-cAbXKTEa3-tQNukmcd9vao9pOK_nPlHe4JvsJfHtik/s4000/20240311_140351.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij2J7ECSZpRLo5jJtvvtIHTufJpiGzUPpuzdc-6ALA5F6u7ZFQkZ-4BdKjsmIi9oJLerIMkar-aH0lb2I5IVt_gjvXp6H7VJoCAuFWM07p1Tb0WZVHQ121dIndkl4T1C1hI1d35XJYX_PuV0aFs-cAbXKTEa3-tQNukmcd9vao9pOK_nPlHe4JvsJfHtik/w480-h640/20240311_140351.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The north is very quiet.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNgGgVEZGwNr_YY5pMUzZ_WYUBJd7E-KYKMVJgb2z54xyy7esiXF0hs84QzhWkojp-BHxxhLbE-7TDpAjT6C_VyFvv6XO3RA4zzF1HERGbKJfF_3s1J1SsqCOkNGbCwJigfknUMV60-0SETbe1YU2-Zx2m7RnK9dobofyC8K7I7RdQUfQLjoI0wSPVMrKn/s4000/20240311_140424.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNgGgVEZGwNr_YY5pMUzZ_WYUBJd7E-KYKMVJgb2z54xyy7esiXF0hs84QzhWkojp-BHxxhLbE-7TDpAjT6C_VyFvv6XO3RA4zzF1HERGbKJfF_3s1J1SsqCOkNGbCwJigfknUMV60-0SETbe1YU2-Zx2m7RnK9dobofyC8K7I7RdQUfQLjoI0wSPVMrKn/w480-h640/20240311_140424.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The centre has actually seen a bit of a pull back by the Germans,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">directly south of Moscow.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx_-TlMM4a06TVMP_WmbWPBuffXsXci3zRQucpTGQqN70mmxWscE4L6vassZ0cDlY_jqvjAdxZm8u_ofd1td0CNVNVz5ypYeF_9Tkxk_cD-gW0XOMO8XCTy2gBxNKDrvtI0k0tTSFx6NeGG2vB6ZqQcTO3zCmRklWgMGpX_t4PJXhYQi-aZQQ6-0zxD6jk/s4000/20240311_140535.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx_-TlMM4a06TVMP_WmbWPBuffXsXci3zRQucpTGQqN70mmxWscE4L6vassZ0cDlY_jqvjAdxZm8u_ofd1td0CNVNVz5ypYeF_9Tkxk_cD-gW0XOMO8XCTy2gBxNKDrvtI0k0tTSFx6NeGG2vB6ZqQcTO3zCmRklWgMGpX_t4PJXhYQi-aZQQ6-0zxD6jk/w480-h640/20240311_140535.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The great space between AGC and AGS.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In the middle are a panzer and a panzer grenadier division,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">stuck in the mud on their way to reinforce AGC.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPqGKNr5DhyklT55d580huuDRIlG8QmZIQyIzunOtYWg69Y17qGuZaaJoqJaj97jP3YgzC7Q_DiEXNPJNWCiB6aXq-VFiCR0jzRde9WFvYQrbtV8TwCMCqb4TdIcrbGZ5RDVV5Tkp6Fh8xQXQIm94ZNq6TqnbnRziUr-OlNJ4GVjjOpidLJ29I0NIicNap/s4000/20240311_140601.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPqGKNr5DhyklT55d580huuDRIlG8QmZIQyIzunOtYWg69Y17qGuZaaJoqJaj97jP3YgzC7Q_DiEXNPJNWCiB6aXq-VFiCR0jzRde9WFvYQrbtV8TwCMCqb4TdIcrbGZ5RDVV5Tkp6Fh8xQXQIm94ZNq6TqnbnRziUr-OlNJ4GVjjOpidLJ29I0NIicNap/w480-h640/20240311_140601.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The southern front.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioSevx7etp8zdCSNpXaNm-4Gt8JaFCuPB9Q5sKWsih7OE6cpLl3A39kbtnCJSWODR1_SIMeO5ceAAzgrHIK2bfiTv6d93JzJIQKxKDDbU5yoXv2C6qpk2YOj_MPaC9j0vsGk2CbJfQrRklPo-CIGWWUqtk4Yb4eQSJHHbZiHKc64dxq1AD5pVl3Fw9kxcm/s4000/20240311_140653.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioSevx7etp8zdCSNpXaNm-4Gt8JaFCuPB9Q5sKWsih7OE6cpLl3A39kbtnCJSWODR1_SIMeO5ceAAzgrHIK2bfiTv6d93JzJIQKxKDDbU5yoXv2C6qpk2YOj_MPaC9j0vsGk2CbJfQrRklPo-CIGWWUqtk4Yb4eQSJHHbZiHKc64dxq1AD5pVl3Fw9kxcm/w480-h640/20240311_140653.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another view of the southern front,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">showing the full picture: Kiew to Odessa.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><div><br /></div>Sun of Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07315805432481558574noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-430244424351512966.post-52106910521760993552024-03-10T18:34:00.000+08:002024-03-10T18:34:18.379+08:00Stolberg Corridor - Day One<p>It has been a long term aim to replicate the Command Decision Stolberg Corridor scenario for Rommel. The biggest challenge was to not give in to bright ideas and keep things as close to the Rommel rules as possible. The only new rules were for pillboxes and dragon's teeth.</p><p>Pillboxes function like Prepared Positions (Page 50) but are not removed after absorbing the first hit. They are removed when the position is occupied by the US. </p><p>Dragons Teeth block supply, but do not cause isolation. They are in a hex but line a hexside and only affect units crossing that hexside. They are ignored by non-motorised, but other units must stop on reaching them. If a motorised/armoured unit starts adjacent it can cross but is tipped. They can attack across, but are vulnerable and do not provide armour benefits (i.e. tank shock), and if it advances across the hexside (as it must) then it is tipped. Dragon’s Teeth can be removed by engineering (Page 78-79). Place a marker next to the Dragon’s teeth in a US Marker Step provided a US unit is in the hex containing the Dragon’s Teeth. Remove the Dragon’s Teeth in the subsequent US Marker Step provided the US are still adjacent. The assumption being that enough explosive is on hand to blow a gap or engineering equipment to bridge a crater. (I'm still perfecting the wording.)</p><p>The map for the first day:<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHtp5esA0DYfNa9zp56WlMr6QaNLBLkeNSBYA-V9y3W_QoWeK6pm51cLJ03UCm0yPl71Sx2MzQB_tw-XaMqr3bZyzGFxprTdgAu3WOcRSS6HbGJraKUaa0mhNCquyxM_eEWcI2QLLCj7yxXfb00ylHFR6YfrS5jOXzjQhSRRuQfC_Q60Ur9Py6MnDfGnep/s1030/SC%201%20to%209.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="628" data-original-width="1030" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHtp5esA0DYfNa9zp56WlMr6QaNLBLkeNSBYA-V9y3W_QoWeK6pm51cLJ03UCm0yPl71Sx2MzQB_tw-XaMqr3bZyzGFxprTdgAu3WOcRSS6HbGJraKUaa0mhNCquyxM_eEWcI2QLLCj7yxXfb00ylHFR6YfrS5jOXzjQhSRRuQfC_Q60Ur9Py6MnDfGnep/w640-h390/SC%201%20to%209.PNG" width="640" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Please note the following images are taken from the German perspective.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The above map is orientated from the US perspective.</div><p>Simon and Stephen were CCA and CCB of the US 3rd Armoured Division respectively while I was the German commander and adjudicator as required (which was mainly just looking up a rule to confirm how it worked, the downside of only playing Rommel a few times a year).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5x1UImjSDiTmIKQQ8I-7BZwBLuUubQG1Uf3plThgdtE6e07MX7z8LNawSVTT6ZeOHaFhvKMB74y42xtouJIFDVI6OaZVnfY_c1UBbm7stHmrW_SEIPEi2LLz9QEjjdzQ9vtdlivJikZsiRk5GHDNVbfNJOb6g6GPT7oJXf5KpmP_NmDVShxqRrW3nGlWS/s3257/20240309_095711.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2063" data-original-width="3257" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5x1UImjSDiTmIKQQ8I-7BZwBLuUubQG1Uf3plThgdtE6e07MX7z8LNawSVTT6ZeOHaFhvKMB74y42xtouJIFDVI6OaZVnfY_c1UBbm7stHmrW_SEIPEi2LLz9QEjjdzQ9vtdlivJikZsiRk5GHDNVbfNJOb6g6GPT7oJXf5KpmP_NmDVShxqRrW3nGlWS/w640-h406/20240309_095711.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This image doesn't do the initial deployment justice.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There are wall to wall Yanks with more on the way.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and not enough Germans to man the defence lines.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWQGRzQlZUbEZGccYlUMiBhWqH8rejbGwYUkfStUDKv7FciT_7dz3ka1FwiV9oChxk260rxUO_3RUofqgOGuMmHR7zkoPWFo8Q5hTQyx15sxrK52CwwpSrxbYA_IL1PPwC3JKgufZMfW7CVoliVOoyMLyUrhU84TASuPpuiAhn0MuPF8gDijiJWDJw1M82/s4000/20240309_100756.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2612" data-original-width="4000" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWQGRzQlZUbEZGccYlUMiBhWqH8rejbGwYUkfStUDKv7FciT_7dz3ka1FwiV9oChxk260rxUO_3RUofqgOGuMmHR7zkoPWFo8Q5hTQyx15sxrK52CwwpSrxbYA_IL1PPwC3JKgufZMfW7CVoliVOoyMLyUrhU84TASuPpuiAhn0MuPF8gDijiJWDJw1M82/w640-h418/20240309_100756.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After moving up, CCA starts to attack what just happens to be the best German troops.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCTkmywIdIVTVSvMW2QSOKL3wggCYO8RNuXDYHBUMCxHeVnYCPH8ObCJ-6xtRsXRaYUQ-Cxa8peyvZtRY8tBoP8Xe1X5q9SOpIcCg-2clj9_oGBMi1uAGWkHfo0WiaML_9ZooP6a0x0y7SJLQ2E7bSZz-zZhH8hiB3ocfdnWcCmHeceFsMFY9ZNlM8KRBu/s4000/20240309_102734.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCTkmywIdIVTVSvMW2QSOKL3wggCYO8RNuXDYHBUMCxHeVnYCPH8ObCJ-6xtRsXRaYUQ-Cxa8peyvZtRY8tBoP8Xe1X5q9SOpIcCg-2clj9_oGBMi1uAGWkHfo0WiaML_9ZooP6a0x0y7SJLQ2E7bSZz-zZhH8hiB3ocfdnWcCmHeceFsMFY9ZNlM8KRBu/w640-h480/20240309_102734.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The single battalion of Pz Grenadiers are not enough to hold the wooded area near Aachen.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and the US troops are soon breaking through.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(each hex is about a square km and each stand around 200 men)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjbdDTKPTzEZ03f7i8AIWCA49J3xXV6b_8zL19N8DDbNEGSwD700sdjUkdbqoVdMuA1ITyhdF9vCf5qcSDVmeBt85aw3SJrZFjC9xMFb7m6I8k2ANwZsJJhBRxdvC5hhVaIQuXuuETe1-oUqt2FkyCMv__Hi2_wFe52euIqqAX9HRkp5-oZcwjse69kpt_/s4000/20240309_102739.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjbdDTKPTzEZ03f7i8AIWCA49J3xXV6b_8zL19N8DDbNEGSwD700sdjUkdbqoVdMuA1ITyhdF9vCf5qcSDVmeBt85aw3SJrZFjC9xMFb7m6I8k2ANwZsJJhBRxdvC5hhVaIQuXuuETe1-oUqt2FkyCMv__Hi2_wFe52euIqqAX9HRkp5-oZcwjse69kpt_/w640-h480/20240309_102739.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">CCB starts to isolate Schmidthof.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYslUwXrFrnrs8h85dHuecGUXy2JQIYJ2zw2o-xoiz8QcFLB23pzfaR5EXfHSY6xvNUAUU6fgwuOinIxpjFngEyvgJH-nCHxDBAKudn9BIuBpZA7ryh9ZgsWrm8_BworSsudGdobkwT8jDfghxSoo0YFx-6jnod4dYa7Uf_zCpFwydc8dFwZicA91LzVzQ/s4000/20240309_104357.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYslUwXrFrnrs8h85dHuecGUXy2JQIYJ2zw2o-xoiz8QcFLB23pzfaR5EXfHSY6xvNUAUU6fgwuOinIxpjFngEyvgJH-nCHxDBAKudn9BIuBpZA7ryh9ZgsWrm8_BworSsudGdobkwT8jDfghxSoo0YFx-6jnod4dYa7Uf_zCpFwydc8dFwZicA91LzVzQ/w640-h480/20240309_104357.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It will take time as the pillboxes absorb the first loss in each combat.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg3WvSwtwg7dnZmcTns0dAphP3ghm694Ke09kaaXsfU5-gbDKJmEjuH2Ey4s-WV9OBR5VU_NfrQruDF_co7nw88T-9EZYv03mJXATXXxeCfOXavGWBfLERwtfx5CE0FnUu7H5NLUJhSmOZ-3aK1ng8jZyMA8-dnfi8Ukzunp3WcyYF4rM5hpXc9_A03naM/s4000/20240309_105717.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg3WvSwtwg7dnZmcTns0dAphP3ghm694Ke09kaaXsfU5-gbDKJmEjuH2Ey4s-WV9OBR5VU_NfrQruDF_co7nw88T-9EZYv03mJXATXXxeCfOXavGWBfLERwtfx5CE0FnUu7H5NLUJhSmOZ-3aK1ng8jZyMA8-dnfi8Ukzunp3WcyYF4rM5hpXc9_A03naM/w640-h480/20240309_105717.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The various battalions of the German 353rd Division arrive surprisingly quickly.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A promising counterattack however ended in disappointment.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was the one and only German attack.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHr5aAd_cFJCtZPjby0u5Mx-dZTJFMNDWxcwlsg4Mb0qX13RVb1m-wQsAthNPwJAMtAStvQYco7BnqnnSoPxltvLW9vjkPthccyaw7ieCtgdYxMKoc71LWd847Rn9dywRpRLmUG9FEOY62YhSoQZTW1KYUgXAtB566vB7NhNxzyMshREV4adpxZ-oqLk5P/s4000/20240309_111702.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHr5aAd_cFJCtZPjby0u5Mx-dZTJFMNDWxcwlsg4Mb0qX13RVb1m-wQsAthNPwJAMtAStvQYco7BnqnnSoPxltvLW9vjkPthccyaw7ieCtgdYxMKoc71LWd847Rn9dywRpRLmUG9FEOY62YhSoQZTW1KYUgXAtB566vB7NhNxzyMshREV4adpxZ-oqLk5P/w640-h480/20240309_111702.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">CCB still trying to isolate Schmidthof.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho8ozU6MljdJwICBc-6jQ5AHb8oqc_SZwDjLg6BPOxaZeDaSZcEvwwELnCpu0lF8jt9ke8DQhyLfcYFGQAo-ZiIIrtLb0z1BzlQxTwmHyMI5XzokW6t6SUnyLmj6bnq3Zmk1qBCtQ9l198tg3Deq4B8nRhXS60Jp-KmPeR_zP6NokFK1T8RqzKcJciPQNf/s4000/20240309_111706.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho8ozU6MljdJwICBc-6jQ5AHb8oqc_SZwDjLg6BPOxaZeDaSZcEvwwELnCpu0lF8jt9ke8DQhyLfcYFGQAo-ZiIIrtLb0z1BzlQxTwmHyMI5XzokW6t6SUnyLmj6bnq3Zmk1qBCtQ9l198tg3Deq4B8nRhXS60Jp-KmPeR_zP6NokFK1T8RqzKcJciPQNf/w640-h480/20240309_111706.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">CCA launches another attack on the Pz Grenadiers.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUX0PG5WKQVaDG2MRh146lAV0cogPywuWE9Fi7dG8HVCUx82Vq4x0KZGyr2F7FwjB4qClL_S6makBb0IYiMWPLdhIUemY8OwdN9_Ir-lPFOsHtFj3Vf-m9Dxj8CJv9j_p5cSzp18l128jAO62Ihgrz_E3GJrY2W4SmchWc6rfKgJ1_PK7TqgRZ6Z4SdxQL/s4000/20240309_113557.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUX0PG5WKQVaDG2MRh146lAV0cogPywuWE9Fi7dG8HVCUx82Vq4x0KZGyr2F7FwjB4qClL_S6makBb0IYiMWPLdhIUemY8OwdN9_Ir-lPFOsHtFj3Vf-m9Dxj8CJv9j_p5cSzp18l128jAO62Ihgrz_E3GJrY2W4SmchWc6rfKgJ1_PK7TqgRZ6Z4SdxQL/w640-h480/20240309_113557.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">CCB makes a direct assault on Schmidthof.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUpHuZTqWtzcBryoM9XjNAytZMifY-jLZEOqVaFRg-yV1Sm3tOAQpeCe-m3gFLIQaU5ndfrGvSmaeRHAgjop1ZLxCrTNnPryxM2by58yXTvP2MCdeSv-FVTBAIftL_Tg7UydluVxHEoWBKRGHpv7bwcqTMOV1Ojj_-Wujn7cv_Xg4XAoPLPt_B4qcpa3td/s4000/20240309_114001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2694" data-original-width="4000" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUpHuZTqWtzcBryoM9XjNAytZMifY-jLZEOqVaFRg-yV1Sm3tOAQpeCe-m3gFLIQaU5ndfrGvSmaeRHAgjop1ZLxCrTNnPryxM2by58yXTvP2MCdeSv-FVTBAIftL_Tg7UydluVxHEoWBKRGHpv7bwcqTMOV1Ojj_-Wujn7cv_Xg4XAoPLPt_B4qcpa3td/w640-h432/20240309_114001.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">US attacks at both ends of the German line.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFwM5hrz9ZK3Dja5pwWQWTaOqFggIQNnZdliz_f0PZp4l5ITmQnIoHcdI1u3X0wRN334W78Bnd1wFoydGpntJFpAngEpfsB9tyf7B419r6yPW-RUmg46G3sIWn-5KeyCSFCi08BinXBcGaQ9RnU2fhHxOhtrXTcKL3Lo96iw00Mwk3QA3xb2-Q0lhkulVP/s4000/20240309_115746.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2359" data-original-width="4000" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFwM5hrz9ZK3Dja5pwWQWTaOqFggIQNnZdliz_f0PZp4l5ITmQnIoHcdI1u3X0wRN334W78Bnd1wFoydGpntJFpAngEpfsB9tyf7B419r6yPW-RUmg46G3sIWn-5KeyCSFCi08BinXBcGaQ9RnU2fhHxOhtrXTcKL3Lo96iw00Mwk3QA3xb2-Q0lhkulVP/w640-h378/20240309_115746.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">CCB pressing on with its attacks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCZorF01aVj79hwmW79iPq6YuMg2qryaOAxntJe8hlkYXo_WfadjRdkwSRMPu68nH02WXhV9qFZptGOgLO7VrJxBGSkno67-TphCu_y_uZDb7t5s29-2O3yGYYsSUtWxcvzvQ6x36VnxyvHFFzapk1oEXKcw6I4sa6CdBk0eqo33LtYyIF83DZKoAwDP60/s4000/20240309_124425.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2378" data-original-width="4000" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCZorF01aVj79hwmW79iPq6YuMg2qryaOAxntJe8hlkYXo_WfadjRdkwSRMPu68nH02WXhV9qFZptGOgLO7VrJxBGSkno67-TphCu_y_uZDb7t5s29-2O3yGYYsSUtWxcvzvQ6x36VnxyvHFFzapk1oEXKcw6I4sa6CdBk0eqo33LtYyIF83DZKoAwDP60/w640-h380/20240309_124425.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Germans withdrew from Schmidthof.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXCkNdQsRYpko48cfYNbwQ5qPtp4ZDj0j9bKy2OvTWFqIE2cAYeBMWomV8HY31qiAbvdH9K1UTOlaTmnZIGcGG3f_meiSvYysY4psK5At9oskql95-iBTMp-tshYQAnKQOtxVXZSFnYsS8nC1HtRUZeqKBSL6kXh2EAZXA3hzXTmQw7_j-B42BH_QUIqCW/s4000/20240309_125301.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXCkNdQsRYpko48cfYNbwQ5qPtp4ZDj0j9bKy2OvTWFqIE2cAYeBMWomV8HY31qiAbvdH9K1UTOlaTmnZIGcGG3f_meiSvYysY4psK5At9oskql95-iBTMp-tshYQAnKQOtxVXZSFnYsS8nC1HtRUZeqKBSL6kXh2EAZXA3hzXTmQw7_j-B42BH_QUIqCW/w640-h480/20240309_125301.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The defence of the German left-hand side of the corridor now rest on the hills.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7xK0UZipxxgpSdlyJID-s32mtD4iYCvB6OnuBfHoJzlfqzCTWtgxv__JtkW5jxdH0xyLggD5E-m684DX6t70brBYAgz2zj9fWqD6sHvel0dojRmgynw2MGMuOVQ9VY2jv-DLCVqXXzBhw_LAxCQ6vDlEREvNQTaJ3pfUn7pMzgnbHMr_L_RbxfnqQFOmM/s4000/20240309_131503.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7xK0UZipxxgpSdlyJID-s32mtD4iYCvB6OnuBfHoJzlfqzCTWtgxv__JtkW5jxdH0xyLggD5E-m684DX6t70brBYAgz2zj9fWqD6sHvel0dojRmgynw2MGMuOVQ9VY2jv-DLCVqXXzBhw_LAxCQ6vDlEREvNQTaJ3pfUn7pMzgnbHMr_L_RbxfnqQFOmM/w640-h480/20240309_131503.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">CCA attacks on the other side of the corridor, by passing Aachen, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the outskirts of which can be seen on the right-hand side of the above image.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSpLCN49e2SKK0XqQjc70MCGnwaqWIJljBCp-px2p7nSIuYuhQYI1fUJwFXb_g5Sza_Qdi1R7NbgYyiMx2RdhMalY9OLtKuTKaHDMKuBW_ejwjA2wZDm4ezJTX8DbgFaNL6KNMHXndQvzd6YdvtHs6WVwjI6oxr6J6ZDP80dawJXQbO7jWmP8rRKsiVNyL/s4000/20240309_132306.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2364" data-original-width="4000" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSpLCN49e2SKK0XqQjc70MCGnwaqWIJljBCp-px2p7nSIuYuhQYI1fUJwFXb_g5Sza_Qdi1R7NbgYyiMx2RdhMalY9OLtKuTKaHDMKuBW_ejwjA2wZDm4ezJTX8DbgFaNL6KNMHXndQvzd6YdvtHs6WVwjI6oxr6J6ZDP80dawJXQbO7jWmP8rRKsiVNyL/w640-h378/20240309_132306.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">CCB have now broken through, and the Germans are at risk of being surrounded.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTg3gbGT-zD7jw-ZO4FCI0DFVe8mjlq4YxsiKpanSa8nmopS-ZDRYiLJbjB6uvoz8OyXENDX62nQV5B-qBaPegApVioW9B0tdZGF7SHF8vi7_lKORfi34uPlrlKatHKi8HJSvj7dEKtWu3aFx8nwpTi4KmIaQZk-JF_gtf8E-W6vAaq6YUnLmCmp_QEoiK/s4000/20240309_134827.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2127" data-original-width="4000" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTg3gbGT-zD7jw-ZO4FCI0DFVe8mjlq4YxsiKpanSa8nmopS-ZDRYiLJbjB6uvoz8OyXENDX62nQV5B-qBaPegApVioW9B0tdZGF7SHF8vi7_lKORfi34uPlrlKatHKi8HJSvj7dEKtWu3aFx8nwpTi4KmIaQZk-JF_gtf8E-W6vAaq6YUnLmCmp_QEoiK/w640-h340/20240309_134827.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Germans withdraw.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM6Z88knP4PuOIOgAS2TPbgZmMv8NdRFQBlxSLUjguKSBX_3hRD2E9dIY95G-X3W181oeccOSg5490KpvlDKAFcbJG2DiRn9IeTY9FGRBQmGJ2Is6I4Wh1Hm3kWl34Op-j85FS2Qs8gtr6lYs3Y6TniNGoAsB7mxnlwtFJwmpIdYyNE3FmU6AFfZu274A7/s4000/20240309_135747.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM6Z88knP4PuOIOgAS2TPbgZmMv8NdRFQBlxSLUjguKSBX_3hRD2E9dIY95G-X3W181oeccOSg5490KpvlDKAFcbJG2DiRn9IeTY9FGRBQmGJ2Is6I4Wh1Hm3kWl34Op-j85FS2Qs8gtr6lYs3Y6TniNGoAsB7mxnlwtFJwmpIdYyNE3FmU6AFfZu274A7/w640-h480/20240309_135747.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The US forces don't want to miss their chance to trap the Germans and surge forward.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQxhTqvqldIGK6w_GXQIfyJ7ZvMypanH7EAVB12fSS6_BWkMOUoM3xFQkEXwfNGD0nvQPJctmYagx_vCXDTsWy7QT_7I2cSVBqhR9JPKOm9gYktHyh6430khOOlFI-9iCAyhLJiY_7UYHIvVV5QVHZ9TID80ECFmo7F61g-TKm_aaFteNKzfZv2EbA3ZBL/s4000/20240309_141311.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQxhTqvqldIGK6w_GXQIfyJ7ZvMypanH7EAVB12fSS6_BWkMOUoM3xFQkEXwfNGD0nvQPJctmYagx_vCXDTsWy7QT_7I2cSVBqhR9JPKOm9gYktHyh6430khOOlFI-9iCAyhLJiY_7UYHIvVV5QVHZ9TID80ECFmo7F61g-TKm_aaFteNKzfZv2EbA3ZBL/w640-h480/20240309_141311.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Attacking at multiple points in the line.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but night is falling, and the bulk of the Germans slip away to the next defensive line.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDEX6f1NvTJUeaXA_0lTPrjmHNA_9WjpyFCXT2XhP3DGoor-rhpcXThygRpKJle3GVgNJqjLDRVxUwXLthyphenhyphend5StQ_Q1vpFUTtXm15koRy0_tWb1p_qYgfFfFjtwpIZlUTRcqL-v5COh2sbxczKQ0bS61Ab4d06fT98qN_MMuVatjadBIpw2oKDGLTO0ooG/s4000/20240309_141323.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDEX6f1NvTJUeaXA_0lTPrjmHNA_9WjpyFCXT2XhP3DGoor-rhpcXThygRpKJle3GVgNJqjLDRVxUwXLthyphenhyphend5StQ_Q1vpFUTtXm15koRy0_tWb1p_qYgfFfFjtwpIZlUTRcqL-v5COh2sbxczKQ0bS61Ab4d06fT98qN_MMuVatjadBIpw2oKDGLTO0ooG/w640-h480/20240309_141323.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The US content themselves with mopping up.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The exercise completes in the first turn of the second day.</div><p>Always tricky to know how a scenario will play out. I was pleasantly surprised about the different challenges this one presented so far. The pillboxes and dragon's teeth worked fine. We had to move the mat once to gain an extra two hex rows, but that went smoothly. The nighttime phase, out first in a Rommel game, worked surprisingly well, with the Germans taking full advantage to break contact and rebuild. </p><p>The first turn of Day 2 saw the US mop up the Germans who were left defending the dragon's teeth (hex row 5). This meant the Germans could use their first turn to complete consolidating on the Stolberg defensive position, hex rows 13 to 15. The US will start in hex rows 10 to 11 for their second turn of day 2. There is a small forward force of Germans in hex L11 near Zweifal and the US will be set up one hex back from that position. Both sides have 2 Ops dice to start with.</p><p>The map for Day 2:<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTyjxyH3zCtJKGsNOhUd3nwTuI7vJzn5n40zhTXn_dPv_AsljlTkTeifUOP1Uq-2oeEgyHMgz_dT0vQB9tdzw9nSAsipC1bGzsF-4B52js0GvR4Xl5LzrS1DOAGmi1t9DvhPg8rWS4bhLuVDS5T4l5AaNEHfAFM-VZBgMarUifc-IBBKJZG9_Fals5A-cx/s1043/SC%2010%20to%2017.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="557" data-original-width="1043" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTyjxyH3zCtJKGsNOhUd3nwTuI7vJzn5n40zhTXn_dPv_AsljlTkTeifUOP1Uq-2oeEgyHMgz_dT0vQB9tdzw9nSAsipC1bGzsF-4B52js0GvR4Xl5LzrS1DOAGmi1t9DvhPg8rWS4bhLuVDS5T4l5AaNEHfAFM-VZBgMarUifc-IBBKJZG9_Fals5A-cx/w640-h342/SC%2010%20to%2017.PNG" width="640" /></a></p><br /><p><br /></p>Sun of Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07315805432481558574noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-430244424351512966.post-50674827721533442352024-03-07T13:54:00.001+08:002024-03-07T13:54:31.980+08:00Early Seleucids versus Sui Dynasty Chinese<p>Having recently completed some Seleucid heavy cavalry I was keen to get them on the table and so took this army to fight Karl's Chinese.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisZAEKZhjYchBLrzK5oCWX6OUQoX45UPKERRlcs4q_wLrxE_mAzrw0ieNwGuSjOwyxLudljrYw_yIpN9foplEQG9DpLAe_P_BReh_X-QwuxhuBJjZJLiQXmzFNHufTU8yktl5sjDGtyUGEBZ1-hUOaf58HMXA-xWo2MMhsoQhAhTorO3tUWzGiVHvL3ZzT/s4000/20240306_185221.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2760" data-original-width="4000" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisZAEKZhjYchBLrzK5oCWX6OUQoX45UPKERRlcs4q_wLrxE_mAzrw0ieNwGuSjOwyxLudljrYw_yIpN9foplEQG9DpLAe_P_BReh_X-QwuxhuBJjZJLiQXmzFNHufTU8yktl5sjDGtyUGEBZ1-hUOaf58HMXA-xWo2MMhsoQhAhTorO3tUWzGiVHvL3ZzT/w640-h442/20240306_185221.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Things started off well with the Seleucids winning the scouting.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigwJmvSKM-kfMIBHX-OxqSCG58Y0MExLN8gTsevWiGaItsz99Kbb-ULhZbgIsMHILQbDUyk78Oibt6fBlraP-NdqAmONpFYD7XnR8lWS8W-3OM94jHk0FSK5FJ4bUKW9YJhw506usQEYwJlBITYjFxXPPeS5VM-0cHQ0qOLgbzTWRXeqY0LTrID-8iRIPV/s4000/20240306_185821.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2753" data-original-width="4000" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigwJmvSKM-kfMIBHX-OxqSCG58Y0MExLN8gTsevWiGaItsz99Kbb-ULhZbgIsMHILQbDUyk78Oibt6fBlraP-NdqAmONpFYD7XnR8lWS8W-3OM94jHk0FSK5FJ4bUKW9YJhw506usQEYwJlBITYjFxXPPeS5VM-0cHQ0qOLgbzTWRXeqY0LTrID-8iRIPV/w640-h440/20240306_185821.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A cautious advance in the face of the Chinese superior missile fire.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTkPLKEZK6mOLLfFrdrldBblLqIq08oJGzHI4zxLkJ_agF3P0TsDEHGNz7kartDTKVy0cJgLGEmnuAHafqlK5jb4EUDxSzjzzJEL58fgziyYmPdzhPGhYh6i5z4KyrROcvNYGe9Lz3YAlriP_bqIcv1lneqKFs-By9sUAhVoE7LmY7r9rUEy9kKxaTj6fh/s4000/20240306_190753.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2783" data-original-width="4000" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTkPLKEZK6mOLLfFrdrldBblLqIq08oJGzHI4zxLkJ_agF3P0TsDEHGNz7kartDTKVy0cJgLGEmnuAHafqlK5jb4EUDxSzjzzJEL58fgziyYmPdzhPGhYh6i5z4KyrROcvNYGe9Lz3YAlriP_bqIcv1lneqKFs-By9sUAhVoE7LmY7r9rUEy9kKxaTj6fh/w640-h446/20240306_190753.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Slight advantage to the Seleucids.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0mVVIJGhmOUrvMpBmTsWr794fYpG6LCn69BE7wN6q0yaB-E7cY0ThAYxBtAOmkW_gNxoL9v4NxUhO39ckTFQKdovhOMoVHnnzMM1FEIMs54Yv4NAgOFP7IyftzAfdRuRqIfiPVnGfHZ0b4hRquzHbjWBFrEFkULZGcTxLpXWfX1GFX2X4h-wFUWIaii0v/s3905/20240306_193100.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2511" data-original-width="3905" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0mVVIJGhmOUrvMpBmTsWr794fYpG6LCn69BE7wN6q0yaB-E7cY0ThAYxBtAOmkW_gNxoL9v4NxUhO39ckTFQKdovhOMoVHnnzMM1FEIMs54Yv4NAgOFP7IyftzAfdRuRqIfiPVnGfHZ0b4hRquzHbjWBFrEFkULZGcTxLpXWfX1GFX2X4h-wFUWIaii0v/w640-h412/20240306_193100.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Thracians held the Chinese heavy cavalry off.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Seleucid heavy cavalry had a spectacular charge,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but pulled up short before the Chinese crossbows.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The pikes were also successful, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but didn't appreciate the potential of the Chinese counterattack.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The crossbows get 6 dice on the cavalry which are already disordered. The Chinese infantry had a surprising plus 3 charge bonus (the pikes were only plus 1).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgITRYEhTu_Rr4SbnmBFoJrz64T5u4K5fcRnYGu6PVyEEsF7sYXTNkBjh4Bc2MdRP-HSWMlyVainvbB_6_bxEJCVzsBHvA9EnGIj4F6BUiR7DDj1c3i0mucgT5h9meR_IyI2bbog0iqHqD0dnTrn16j9RYT3c426lGQeYjCB0d_02qVrw6DGx1uIwhpRMEz/s4000/20240306_194920.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2803" data-original-width="4000" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgITRYEhTu_Rr4SbnmBFoJrz64T5u4K5fcRnYGu6PVyEEsF7sYXTNkBjh4Bc2MdRP-HSWMlyVainvbB_6_bxEJCVzsBHvA9EnGIj4F6BUiR7DDj1c3i0mucgT5h9meR_IyI2bbog0iqHqD0dnTrn16j9RYT3c426lGQeYjCB0d_02qVrw6DGx1uIwhpRMEz/w640-h448/20240306_194920.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's all starting to unravel,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but the Seleucids still have hope.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNO2rPD8Bn5yToj8-cR1hKVjv-p-wIDpiY2ULtRdyIZ9H69AV8bomUqz8my7BkHwLFvNbZrFlPSV2_Hv9lW2oiBga87A_4I9FmPc1bU8VL3AcpgvWt4QhTIfN3_SD50oMqwc4pH35EynvElH6iGFJk6i1f0-spJyThLFeXg7Kz7Ft1r8jXBZDdjXWbplq8/s4000/20240306_200025.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2667" data-original-width="4000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNO2rPD8Bn5yToj8-cR1hKVjv-p-wIDpiY2ULtRdyIZ9H69AV8bomUqz8my7BkHwLFvNbZrFlPSV2_Hv9lW2oiBga87A_4I9FmPc1bU8VL3AcpgvWt4QhTIfN3_SD50oMqwc4pH35EynvElH6iGFJk6i1f0-spJyThLFeXg7Kz7Ft1r8jXBZDdjXWbplq8/w640-h426/20240306_200025.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hope fades with the Seleucid heavy cavalry reduced to a pin cushion.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDChGdnBwr_HGaVvH_KVc_vlNeg-xzr8Riyy__tQCkTVmmZJH8EzhAdDrGqjJIx7SKKJLEm3EakUWVKxmpXISVryqhEVXNoz1Trp_tIjcLhTdJByWpsZ9txb7z6UT609ieq1Fgc75qk0NGqTH6LZI9h5HG6ZJws5Vfx8aD4CU8u4f-TUwiyZxkoHAkC3i9/s4000/20240306_201142.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2687" data-original-width="4000" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDChGdnBwr_HGaVvH_KVc_vlNeg-xzr8Riyy__tQCkTVmmZJH8EzhAdDrGqjJIx7SKKJLEm3EakUWVKxmpXISVryqhEVXNoz1Trp_tIjcLhTdJByWpsZ9txb7z6UT609ieq1Fgc75qk0NGqTH6LZI9h5HG6ZJws5Vfx8aD4CU8u4f-TUwiyZxkoHAkC3i9/w640-h430/20240306_201142.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Defeat </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">:-(</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Although it was close.</div><br /><p><br /></p>Sun of Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07315805432481558574noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-430244424351512966.post-17394935119252439822024-03-02T22:22:00.000+08:002024-03-02T22:22:01.262+08:00Barbarossa Turn 43<p>The weather turns to mud for Army Group Centre. AGN, even with good weather, makes no offensive actions. However good weather in the south sees attacks everywhere.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijhlBBw_Ic2f6q1ql8FAQSblQ8m2cSRoQCQzx054Nl3cFGofCO3Zr8J3s_jXw7fyE72Upv6rQgETI5JqIcBM4bnAJcY7TvwunWrKeuf5QZIa_s2KUtN51dHUxJlSH1TjIyJVWhSeX_lWYRlQSJjiX66Kt57n-mOzEl3NeHS-q43EqGEzPcrM1DQv5a5YIp/s4000/20240301_114500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijhlBBw_Ic2f6q1ql8FAQSblQ8m2cSRoQCQzx054Nl3cFGofCO3Zr8J3s_jXw7fyE72Upv6rQgETI5JqIcBM4bnAJcY7TvwunWrKeuf5QZIa_s2KUtN51dHUxJlSH1TjIyJVWhSeX_lWYRlQSJjiX66Kt57n-mOzEl3NeHS-q43EqGEzPcrM1DQv5a5YIp/w640-h480/20240301_114500.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">AGC still manages a few attacks, but they achieve little.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinVmU219A7diMj6r3p1sDJ2qOEqB1nlZzocd7CeQpMbIIuxc2PsBkFxKajKn7fD6PZOKWAXBw_ss2FIkd-cOP5XCgs6tKWihJ4v6vCYtlD-qEKFOmFiPU-aTv-eXciOqk4bo2V8votCuhqMFiTld3NVxbNwdHQXgS7fqtGXFpDgdU0ZQh84s7HYUs1cv1n/s4000/20240301_123317.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinVmU219A7diMj6r3p1sDJ2qOEqB1nlZzocd7CeQpMbIIuxc2PsBkFxKajKn7fD6PZOKWAXBw_ss2FIkd-cOP5XCgs6tKWihJ4v6vCYtlD-qEKFOmFiPU-aTv-eXciOqk4bo2V8votCuhqMFiTld3NVxbNwdHQXgS7fqtGXFpDgdU0ZQh84s7HYUs1cv1n/w480-h640/20240301_123317.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">AGS successfully attacks Kiev capturing half of the city.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9rRYmK1czaqm2iMAbnz6BOYKoQt2GA1UZHci0m9bTPexJD4riMNJACbPVoD5gGkJcOM0YSCefU4BWbWHZ-QtqrHGwS13hNBl1v7LXXJFn74MhJ4OjXlxWTe7iUeTtuME1vSL19a8bGIpDwf9eGEHAPCLPNLTw4OGcdNJaMfvO-8pOQRZVxv8qN3S8BIvI/s2267/20240301_123328.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1697" data-original-width="2267" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9rRYmK1czaqm2iMAbnz6BOYKoQt2GA1UZHci0m9bTPexJD4riMNJACbPVoD5gGkJcOM0YSCefU4BWbWHZ-QtqrHGwS13hNBl1v7LXXJFn74MhJ4OjXlxWTe7iUeTtuME1vSL19a8bGIpDwf9eGEHAPCLPNLTw4OGcdNJaMfvO-8pOQRZVxv8qN3S8BIvI/w640-h480/20240301_123328.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Attacks on Odessa achieve nothing.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF53J7EecTXBKUSvcmhzN-mlYNphOY0rL0nFi-pw1Hhuuu0y70LBbdi1OtpmijVlrB9_BXXsTsyt0iE1ZI2tMH9lLAXKFCMYDKD3whv3r6jycJhilJklu0faX7ScXvrkxB7s9oL3t8EumK3HWc0q6rd3vIz0DsHXmDh1pTeGtXxD9TriNmVTXTTIl3i13R/s4000/20240301_123342.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF53J7EecTXBKUSvcmhzN-mlYNphOY0rL0nFi-pw1Hhuuu0y70LBbdi1OtpmijVlrB9_BXXsTsyt0iE1ZI2tMH9lLAXKFCMYDKD3whv3r6jycJhilJklu0faX7ScXvrkxB7s9oL3t8EumK3HWc0q6rd3vIz0DsHXmDh1pTeGtXxD9TriNmVTXTTIl3i13R/w640-h480/20240301_123342.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But Kherson is weakened and will soon fall.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlg2Hg4fwohj9H0vayFpK6zCV7FRoiyu10zBatBHvnlonueUSpvVVfOwozC2uTMp3uWOXJ8nXT86rs6xVhQDMB8ING6-nvZVU34cgcT0Kd0rhnWtduFm7Q4oqGfij-R63-qxexKOj6dnnMkUkPYRU5EYVAfni1wFQocozpHYp7h1bnIpAszoxQ4b9JxgC6/s4000/20240301_123353.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlg2Hg4fwohj9H0vayFpK6zCV7FRoiyu10zBatBHvnlonueUSpvVVfOwozC2uTMp3uWOXJ8nXT86rs6xVhQDMB8ING6-nvZVU34cgcT0Kd0rhnWtduFm7Q4oqGfij-R63-qxexKOj6dnnMkUkPYRU5EYVAfni1wFQocozpHYp7h1bnIpAszoxQ4b9JxgC6/w480-h640/20240301_123353.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">AGS is also spreading down the Dnepr, clearing all in its way.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYGBBiPsFZvmzARdd8yX2InopTsUwIhLK8N8_j7KSVVQf-uRz5O3lw98WkjnknInLUw9HVInr0cKzJzADbIPoP28TxMD7tft4HhopS_UmwmIWkI8lgUMRqJz6HHybmNmNPtqEMmPfu1VylXLk2DOHhUuJ0DlYiEWxEThaaUJz5V1dJR5c2i1UGX7IsZ8oF/w480-h640/20240301_134405.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The centre</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghfIocBpRhJXolLQfVMM-W4oIqw6T_NOO04F7XxStE8zEdAMd50Zksge-J0Q5aFfWloJTYIn2X0EXcA4nci_qWna3ooRhp-J3wW5iiztqhrKo44Rl5-Qe2RVXxOP0gAKdMYlHRbHRRSpdiG0fYA2pM6iDfAGzFUwZf9tDVapEXD_ya2_BjcNa4nXWdkUnR/s4000/20240301_134454.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghfIocBpRhJXolLQfVMM-W4oIqw6T_NOO04F7XxStE8zEdAMd50Zksge-J0Q5aFfWloJTYIn2X0EXcA4nci_qWna3ooRhp-J3wW5iiztqhrKo44Rl5-Qe2RVXxOP0gAKdMYlHRbHRRSpdiG0fYA2pM6iDfAGzFUwZf9tDVapEXD_ya2_BjcNa4nXWdkUnR/w480-h640/20240301_134454.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">AGS - north west</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Note two divisions making a dash to reinforce AGN, top RHC.</div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjluR63yyLvk4VwYLfOnIMl-B1SLQ3I9ys9T5Mwy6SaBOnnmXAmqdhhSZjkpsddxE28KJj4MV-ITJL1UaKnKKzwACmDJT6Vb4T9KfwldtY-6c-HEqBc6nZPiA00WD9H1YP852DcuOfTNxd6wYzJV_2LPyuClUZYc9OWWalvbdZyQ8O2cXdTPamLVL6WHYg7/s4000/20240301_134429.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjluR63yyLvk4VwYLfOnIMl-B1SLQ3I9ys9T5Mwy6SaBOnnmXAmqdhhSZjkpsddxE28KJj4MV-ITJL1UaKnKKzwACmDJT6Vb4T9KfwldtY-6c-HEqBc6nZPiA00WD9H1YP852DcuOfTNxd6wYzJV_2LPyuClUZYc9OWWalvbdZyQ8O2cXdTPamLVL6WHYg7/w480-h640/20240301_134429.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kharkov is the next target for AGS.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy-vNnrzrDDW1Ba0BiboNIIJv8-LLVsc5BDW0DhrFK1R_Fb022MB4yhBD-bQPAUD6-SodnsBzAdtWlh4hGIKHlTpfG-tRkTjwvCU_Ix_3wZHwHaYsK7iGHnL3oni61BVISNgmqfZ2CmNpfEqCZD2EF31eBnPOYy5pu9DW3eBZEWWVHQm_2MSP4Hvaqwwx4/s4000/20240301_134443.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy-vNnrzrDDW1Ba0BiboNIIJv8-LLVsc5BDW0DhrFK1R_Fb022MB4yhBD-bQPAUD6-SodnsBzAdtWlh4hGIKHlTpfG-tRkTjwvCU_Ix_3wZHwHaYsK7iGHnL3oni61BVISNgmqfZ2CmNpfEqCZD2EF31eBnPOYy5pu9DW3eBZEWWVHQm_2MSP4Hvaqwwx4/w640-h480/20240301_134443.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But there still remains Odessa and the Crimea.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><p><br /></p>Sun of Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07315805432481558574noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-430244424351512966.post-40619449855404178592024-03-01T15:17:00.003+08:002024-03-01T15:17:44.872+08:00Ill Gotten Gains<p>Simon put on this game at the club. My Sudanese figures got to venture on to the Table Top in the pay of a dastardly adventurer who had looted ivory and gems from Africa. The rules were Men Who Would Be Kings. Karl was on the dark side as well, looking after red and blue Arab gunmen. Curtis and John were the good if very unlucky natives - Massai warriors.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXKYvT9z3CdRF1eKhpoq63jA0RRtX68m-0LVrbzqJWan5QS-nce_7Hg7wQ7eGAJZAXN9wENoqBmnNzZbiQ9Sla6A1Y0ukvRVV-Sh1tCgOpqWBk07fjlJOszfF8nia4_TeQVwn8l73DjZDySSt_7018wqoASe9bVbthGHzLC7hqmD2xmwNzqSS5lrh8tdAv/s4000/20240228_191937.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXKYvT9z3CdRF1eKhpoq63jA0RRtX68m-0LVrbzqJWan5QS-nce_7Hg7wQ7eGAJZAXN9wENoqBmnNzZbiQ9Sla6A1Y0ukvRVV-Sh1tCgOpqWBk07fjlJOszfF8nia4_TeQVwn8l73DjZDySSt_7018wqoASe9bVbthGHzLC7hqmD2xmwNzqSS5lrh8tdAv/w640-h480/20240228_191937.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Trudge, trudge, trudge.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The white Arab gunmen seem a bit reluctant.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7A0DXQVwhLEtwZ8ZeybyHVc3K58Bk-FADg_cyxFw-XI57HZld6IQjTLJa6DF15-gAVHhEpV_OGE54iKKzvd5yO1620nhWuYbIwebv7itU4bXjmTch4ipqChcuiTu0KCoCDqtmtOdSWkpmvBbyPCaF4ySED0laYqZRCcvzwyWGf7o9ZVSTv2CNg04WhVsa/s4000/20240228_193247.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7A0DXQVwhLEtwZ8ZeybyHVc3K58Bk-FADg_cyxFw-XI57HZld6IQjTLJa6DF15-gAVHhEpV_OGE54iKKzvd5yO1620nhWuYbIwebv7itU4bXjmTch4ipqChcuiTu0KCoCDqtmtOdSWkpmvBbyPCaF4ySED0laYqZRCcvzwyWGf7o9ZVSTv2CNg04WhVsa/w640-h480/20240228_193247.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Natives arrive on the left,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but they soon scatter after a few volleys from the blue Arabs,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and a shot or two from the cannon (not yet in view).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDCgniaRV_N9Q2c-7q54pFaMZwMOXfCNyilLZoeApdExQ0oRM-qWZ4HFgiqkXoDl1Q0-5esHmgAKXLJBJTvXadEx2sy7ggRGIPiDrEUGyxJWXwCxWBZYZgdDWry6DP5aUK_USe2KWiCnMkDrVZi92MdXhSUBvR7S3YxeAx-qIyuqQfrDV1UgM4YXxX6EHE/s4000/20240228_194151.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDCgniaRV_N9Q2c-7q54pFaMZwMOXfCNyilLZoeApdExQ0oRM-qWZ4HFgiqkXoDl1Q0-5esHmgAKXLJBJTvXadEx2sy7ggRGIPiDrEUGyxJWXwCxWBZYZgdDWry6DP5aUK_USe2KWiCnMkDrVZi92MdXhSUBvR7S3YxeAx-qIyuqQfrDV1UgM4YXxX6EHE/w480-h640/20240228_194151.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">More natives, this time on the right.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Note cannon at top of the image.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There is also the plane, which the dastardly adventurer intends to make good his escape in.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbf2jzHswmQaQqWNP9EIUlrMN0pcFAnwWpWrIHfjRKzulttRu7ioZPRb_pLYWz0nJ7Oe6Io4U08oJGWcBZHwnvBBwTIdftqqeuRF7yMH3x4iqueQtrhrrGkt_YBOMoa-5861xrNm1scKLTfobRVioP-JlDBIB3p_hUHOWjkp8bGuCe0iJ4-1lEGLCj-xDZ/s3191/20240228_194950.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3191" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbf2jzHswmQaQqWNP9EIUlrMN0pcFAnwWpWrIHfjRKzulttRu7ioZPRb_pLYWz0nJ7Oe6Io4U08oJGWcBZHwnvBBwTIdftqqeuRF7yMH3x4iqueQtrhrrGkt_YBOMoa-5861xrNm1scKLTfobRVioP-JlDBIB3p_hUHOWjkp8bGuCe0iJ4-1lEGLCj-xDZ/w602-h640/20240228_194950.jpg" width="602" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My Sudanese warriors get ready to charge the natives.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Meanwhile two more groups of natives have appeared in the rear.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpdsM990jTYvklPvm32PHKnq-KfNrro-53WcV0XxoVXCKX_XU9b9oqa9cPglo5XG4UTQHhZJssBje8eTi7lVqdM3tRGTJn6s6XkWPhBeppwTz58-7fUhx_HUjLT3aS45W5NY6IGB8UZkuNeo4UPVvN2JogBZrgQZl2d-pA7I0RUTuCFMLSKbYqDyga2ziV/s4000/20240228_195354.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpdsM990jTYvklPvm32PHKnq-KfNrro-53WcV0XxoVXCKX_XU9b9oqa9cPglo5XG4UTQHhZJssBje8eTi7lVqdM3tRGTJn6s6XkWPhBeppwTz58-7fUhx_HUjLT3aS45W5NY6IGB8UZkuNeo4UPVvN2JogBZrgQZl2d-pA7I0RUTuCFMLSKbYqDyga2ziV/w640-h480/20240228_195354.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Moving swiftly under the acacia trees.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqgLyBOXaOkTqUaCvkB12YBXy_3jLGoBaZoobKwZtpllrnfl8daXyAE5XH0WkFDvYA_fQcLNbOJ6IFVfUnlEtR_rIF0N7wRx-_Tp7Bzk3tf0esxBkLAUUige3y4nl4AHHSqCI_AeLQRyOTkfjqiOZB33R6lesnJ5_CTpIWtZL5M3D8TMeT9AwCpzJ4wSfT/s4000/20240228_195414.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqgLyBOXaOkTqUaCvkB12YBXy_3jLGoBaZoobKwZtpllrnfl8daXyAE5XH0WkFDvYA_fQcLNbOJ6IFVfUnlEtR_rIF0N7wRx-_Tp7Bzk3tf0esxBkLAUUige3y4nl4AHHSqCI_AeLQRyOTkfjqiOZB33R6lesnJ5_CTpIWtZL5M3D8TMeT9AwCpzJ4wSfT/w640-h480/20240228_195414.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The natives fall upon the blue Arabs who promptly get a move on.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(Always tricky when the results of your attack see the enemy</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> going further in the direction they were heading anyway. Doh!)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEoCGxRbpK2pYuKUgb7oesHAaFBeIL_6ZlXK6QZmS1pNsTC1YnQg-6W-WbolfrOwhinITAMOd6q8Mh2shgle-4UkJXQ4hsR6oNOYrZQAbxx_Tt7E5hPyrQ9XCLTRvO9p6QN-Mw4KUN0r_w0ZXB1KUq6swo2b4mvpxjSw2t-zy4e8cptn4Omqa9uqNY7-2G/s4000/20240228_200701.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEoCGxRbpK2pYuKUgb7oesHAaFBeIL_6ZlXK6QZmS1pNsTC1YnQg-6W-WbolfrOwhinITAMOd6q8Mh2shgle-4UkJXQ4hsR6oNOYrZQAbxx_Tt7E5hPyrQ9XCLTRvO9p6QN-Mw4KUN0r_w0ZXB1KUq6swo2b4mvpxjSw2t-zy4e8cptn4Omqa9uqNY7-2G/w640-h480/20240228_200701.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Unlike these natives who my Sudanese have bested and pushed back.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfWu4lAO0SypcNrumeV9IblEeMZyqfQP9Dgvz7PNbeA1zteOWmQ6Q8cP6ymXbh2qar40W1On6ka-ECZASrl52S3ddhoKOyS7vKHo81G7UMSCNwuIv7UV5qZ7b-2Q8t-Kv9wgyS7Zp4BEEIquZiChaCHHswj5ToW-o-7htytJcanYfhOknY6WXCbc7CQnmC/s4000/20240228_201152.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfWu4lAO0SypcNrumeV9IblEeMZyqfQP9Dgvz7PNbeA1zteOWmQ6Q8cP6ymXbh2qar40W1On6ka-ECZASrl52S3ddhoKOyS7vKHo81G7UMSCNwuIv7UV5qZ7b-2Q8t-Kv9wgyS7Zp4BEEIquZiChaCHHswj5ToW-o-7htytJcanYfhOknY6WXCbc7CQnmC/w640-h480/20240228_201152.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The white Arabs stand to fight hoping their shots will hit the mark.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVPra1OLQbXjTdMbLuM_wfxS-9GP_Uho6mk30lFI3PbKB69e0NzMg7SpaawRBjA3uKa_VCTJHa94kZOzV9uyCE1iSXM5PGWf9g-sx2ODEATbAyXqccS5pLoSlzTll2gds6TKdx-PkmGyHtysvVp2qDZlTokZ5H6uBD3QjKrg4nA1RURTKdNIp50qMrb6xl/s4000/20240228_201909.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVPra1OLQbXjTdMbLuM_wfxS-9GP_Uho6mk30lFI3PbKB69e0NzMg7SpaawRBjA3uKa_VCTJHa94kZOzV9uyCE1iSXM5PGWf9g-sx2ODEATbAyXqccS5pLoSlzTll2gds6TKdx-PkmGyHtysvVp2qDZlTokZ5H6uBD3QjKrg4nA1RURTKdNIp50qMrb6xl/w640-h480/20240228_201909.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They do and these natives stall.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHsJnl5M94Mus0-GiwcdE_mGIVln-RLGdpg6IckTIfnm52DbmUGWaPIpnRK0OiTv0cXvEoxX7Cfmv1N6-cV-H0dFvFqTCaEGe1kCasjEeSbIxOYbrCIayt0Ka5ymyVfavtLgWKdFPwSa9ZeguF4rIvWPREtNRqIlnZXNtcWLuPO1qhT6aeeq5y_FZj8dls/s4000/20240228_202600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHsJnl5M94Mus0-GiwcdE_mGIVln-RLGdpg6IckTIfnm52DbmUGWaPIpnRK0OiTv0cXvEoxX7Cfmv1N6-cV-H0dFvFqTCaEGe1kCasjEeSbIxOYbrCIayt0Ka5ymyVfavtLgWKdFPwSa9ZeguF4rIvWPREtNRqIlnZXNtcWLuPO1qhT6aeeq5y_FZj8dls/w480-h640/20240228_202600.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All over.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The red Arabs well aimed shots put an end to the other natives.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Sudanese had chased off their opponents.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The dastardly adventurer jogs off to board his plane.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> 100 years later his descendants will have to apologise.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If only he had thought of the consequences of his actions</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">it would have saved a lot of future bother.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><br /> <p></p>Sun of Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07315805432481558574noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-430244424351512966.post-82025879136172768502024-02-26T21:41:00.001+08:002024-02-26T21:41:24.621+08:00AUSGAME 2024 NEW GAME Part 7<p><span style="background-color: white; color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; font-weight: 600;">AUSGAME2 - Catch up report for the end of AUSGAME2</span></p><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: 600;">SEP/OCT 1940 (Cont) – A Surprisingly Good Turn for the Axis – Will it Last! Alas NO as the Dice Gods (weather) determine another Game.</span></span></span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: 600;">Axis 2nd Impulse.</span></span> With S/O Fine weather the Axis DOW v Greece, rolling a 2 upsetting the US Senate again and gift another chit to the ever-increasing GE/IT pool. Greece aligns with the CW and sets up both units in Athens as the invasion and para units supported by Italian SB would have attacked a single unit. The Italian ‘surprise’ GS fails to disrupt any of the Greek defenders, so the Axis land on the 4 adjacent hexes securing the city’s outskirts. Germany’s Land sees continued failure with GS failing against both British units in Lille and the French line, so the Wehrmacht mop up the 2 rearguard units in France with a +20.5 assault and a +23.8 blitz. Italy’s Comb sees them sail a Conv to tpt the Greek resource and then land Graziani HQ in Syria as a ‘peacekeeper’ after a German MIL had advanced into the hex securing the port. A Corps from Egypt rails North into Jordon deferring the conquest of Saudi Arabia. The Japanese takes a NC Land and assault another Mtn Hex guarding Chungking and roll very well (19) on a +6.8 for a TotT result, taking the hex for no loss, no inversions and dislocating the Chinese front line. EOT advances by 1.</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: 600;">Allied 3rd Impulse.</span></span> With another important weather roll, a 9 is rolled by the French and its bad weather – a common thematic (extremes of weather 1’s and 10’s) in this game, any hope of this game continuing evaporates as the glimmer of hope of a long fine weather turn in S/O and more importantly taking Paris is extinguished, +1 on the next weather and impulse up by 2. Saving oil, all four Allied nations take NCL or NCC actions and make minor changes. The Greek Flagship Giorgios Averof sails into the W Med challenging the entire Italian Fleet in the rain – but no one finds with the Italians obviously thinking it was an Italian SCS. EOT advances by 2.</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: 600;">Axis 3rd Impulse – might as well passed.</span></span> The Italians, now with four Corps sized units adjacent to Iraq convinces the Iraq Government, with suitable bribes and promises to align with the greater Italian empire. The US Senate is incensed by this act of betrayal and gains another chit – <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: 600;">that is six failed chit rolls in a row for the Axis,</span></span> which is a delight to the US player who is constantly reviewing his USE now multiple options. The German with few opportunities, and a best attack of a +6 Assault in rain, and anything else being worse – takes a Comb. Hoping the war at sea may reap some rewards – not his night, as the CW player returns to his old form and again rolls extremely well. The Kormoran sails from Panama into the Caribbean looking for convoys in the Caribbean and U-Boats to the Bay of Biscay and Cape St Vincent. Kormoran needing 3’s v CW needing 1’s searches with confidence but is very surprised when the CW escorts roll the 1, damaging the raider. Banking on lightning not striking twice in the same place the damaged Kormoran stays and searches again and yep, the CW escorts roll another 1, and sink the raider. Germany is shattered. Clearly the CW naval luck had returned as he needed two 1’s to find twice and sink the German CX Kormoran AND the German to roll high enough to ensure its destruction twice!</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">The sub in Bay of Biscay is found by the escorts who decide to guarantee it aborts, rather than chance a damage. The sub in Cape St Vincent searches and activates the Italian sub in the 4 box to damage 3 convoys and aborting the remaining 2 CW convoys – the Italian takes the credit for the only success. On land, the upright triple stacks of French units in front of Paris are too intimidating in rain and no inversions, so no land attacks are launched. Japan takes a Comb and Strat Bombs Chunking and with a nice roll of 10+1 shuts down the cities production. Minor movements as acft are rebased.</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: 600;">The final insult in a night to be forgotten from the German perspective and celebrated by the Allies is highlighted when the German rolls the EOT with a 1 – two fine weather impulse in the S/O turn and he still hasn’t a single hex against Paris – it is looking grim.</span></span></span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">Partisans roll a 4 – and finally a cheer from the Chinese as the <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><u>first Chinese partisan for the game</u></span></span></span> is rolled. Elsewhere the Axis curse continues as a 1 is rolled by the German in Holland, Part turns up in and another 1 is rolled by the Japanese for a Part in Korea - there seems to be something wrong with the Axis dice tonight. Rebasing and USE – The US Senate continue to create tension as it approves embargoes against Japan. Production and reinforcements for N/D 40 are placed.</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: 600;">Initiative rolls sees Germany rolling a 2 but France obliging with a 1.</span></span> France demands a re-roll and Germany rolls a 5 but France rolls a 2, <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: 600;">Axis gets the initiative</span></span>. <span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Drumroll</i></span> …. the so, so important weather roll and there is <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: 600;">again the dreaded 10 +1 (11) STORM on the first impulse of N/D.</span></span> The slim hope of any fine weather in N/D disappear with that roll as well as the game, as it is more than likely to end after the next session with Germany unlikely to take Paris. <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: 600;">End of session</span></span>.</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: 600;">N/D 1940 – End of AUSGAME2</span></span></span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: 600;">Axis 1st impulse,</span></span> due to the atrocious weather, Germany takes a naval and sails everything it can. Searches in the North Sea, N Atlantic and Azanian Sea - no one finds. In the Bay of Biscay, the CW rolls a 1 and its escorts find and damage German Sub with a soft split. Italy took a Naval and the CW luck holds as the only find with a 1 rolled is also countered with another 1 rolled by the CW aborting the Italian Sub. In the W Med the brave Giorgios Averofis found by the Italian Navy, and is sunk by gunfire – the highlight of this round for the Axis. Japan takes a no cost combined to prepare for the next impulse hoping the weather will clear<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: 600;">. EOT advances 3!</span></span></span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: 600;">Allied 1st impulse</span></span>. CW in a surprise takes a combined and sails the Royal Navy to search for the remnants of the once proud German Fleet in the North Sea – no finds. France takes a no cost land and steps back one hex SE of Paris leaving a 3.5 CAV to defend the hex. Russia builds up its border garrison forces and China patiently waits. <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: 600;">EOT advances 3!</span></span></span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: 600;">Axis 2nd impulse</span></span>, Weather roll is a 3 (+2), modified to 5, rain in N Temp, fine in the Med and N Monsoon. Italy finally comes to the aid of the German and makes a DOW on France – surprisingly there is no interest from the US Senate – no chit. All Axis players take land actions. Germany flies three GS and fires Arty and again sees only a single CW Corps in Lille inverted – again no French units. With limited options and more than a hint of frustration, Lille is assaulted at a desperate +6 and with an attack roll of 3 (9) sees 2 German losses and a full invert. Germany needed some luck this round, but not on that roll. A 2 Hex Blitz attack SE of Paris is blitzed (+12.3) across the Seine with a roll of 10, modified to 22 to destroy the 3.5 CAV. A police action in the Netherlands eliminates a partisan unit (0) factor.</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">Italy’s Land with GS against Athens being unsuccessful, the focus is shifted to a combined Italian/German attack on Damascus with a TotT result, Damascus falls – Syria will be conquered, and the Iraq oil will start being railed to the Axis. Italian land units in E Africa assault French Somaliland capturing the port of Djibouti and the country but the French CA escapes the overrun and sails away. The intercepting searches in the Red and Arabian Seas both fail to find – it seems it is a charmed ship - as it flees to the port of Diego Suarez, Mauritius.</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">Japan GS both units in the Southern city of Kweiyang and an attack launched with an average roll costing them their ENG for the loss of both Chinese defenders Kweiyang is taken, again no interest from the US – no chit. It is looking extremely good for the Japanese at the moment as the Chinese line is stretched and the Japanese look down on Chungking from three mountain hexes, two of them with Arty – fine weather and Chungking will fall. EOT advances 2.</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: 600;">Allied 2nd impulse</span></span> sees CW go Naval with the entire Home Fleet in the N Sea hunting the German Navy - a find by the German Navy with a soft split sees enough surprise to convert to an abort as the Kriegsmarine seeks sanctuary in Keil. France takes a no cost land and adjust its line as it defends the approaches of Paris, China moves a few units to back fill some holes – these units flip in the rain.</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: 600;">AND THERE IT IS – The French player rolls a 2 to end the N/D 40 </span></span>turn on their first chance – <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: 600;">END OF GAME</span></span>. Germany’s morale already at a low ebb is broken as the German Government stages a Coup and replace Hitler with a moderate as they seek an armistice and an end to the misery of a second game of frankly, abysmal rolls, bad weather and again short turns.</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">Despite impressive gains by Italian and solid progress by the Japanese, German still does not have a single hex adjacent to Paris. The USE has 13 chits in its pool and 1 more to draw although it has yet to gear up. However, the US Navy is about to relocate to Pearl Harbour and with high value actions likely and even the possibility of US units arriving in France before it goes Vichy and after a very short consultation, the Axis concedes the game in favor of a new game which is hoped will be more balanced and reflective of previous games.</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">The Allies and Axis players shake hands and in a surprise decision the German Player elects to give it another go, in the belief that the weather rolls – and other rolls – cannot be any worse than what he has experienced. The US player having little action in the last two games with both games ending N/D 1940 due to Paris not having fallen, elects to play the CW. The Italian/Japan player will now be the US as they have had a lot of fun conquering Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, French Somaliland, aligning Iraq and about to Conquer Greece and expand into the Indian Ocean region with Subs, NAV air and SCS – oh happy days. The French/Russian player now becomes the Japanese/Italian as a reward for his stoic defence of Paris.</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">Our first game this year had only 21 Impulses an average of 2.6 impulses per turn, and only 8 fine weather impulses for the game. Our second game was marginally better with 23 impulses (2 more) for an average of 2.9 – almost 3. There was more fine weather impulse (12) but equally more Storms/Snow with 8 rolled. Players struggle to progress a game with these weather rolls – compounding the weather was a persistent failure by the German to be able to GS target hexes, as well as poor rolling both in the air and on the ground. Interestingly no French pilot was ever shot down, saving the French Airforce as France had only to replace their Ftrs which cycle through quickly and are competitive v the Luftwaffe. With large losses in both Acft and land units the German’s position was marginal as the opportunity to conduct a 1941 Barbarossa has again failed.</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: 600;">Weather and Impulse Tracker – AUSGAME2</span></span></span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">F Fine, R Rain, St Storm, Sn Snow, IMP Impulses for the turn</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: 600;">1939</span></span></span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">S/O – 3 IMP = 1st F, 2nd St, 3rd Sn, 1F</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">N/D – 2 IMP = 1stF, 2nd Sn, 1F</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: 600;">1940</span></span></span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">J/F - 2 IMP = 1st <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: 600;">St</span></span>, 2nd <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: 600;">St,</span></span> NIL</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">M/A -2 IMP = 1st <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: 600;">St</span></span>, 2nd <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: 600;">St</span></span>, NIL</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">M/J - 4 IMP = 1st <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: 600;">St</span></span>, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, F, 3F</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">J/A - 5 IMP = 1st– 5th F, , 5F</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">S/O – 3 IMP = 1stF, 2nd F, 3rd <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: 600;">St</span></span>, 2F</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">N/D – 2 IMP = 1st <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: 600;">St</span></span>, 2nd R, Allies rolled EOT 2! (3 needed) NIL</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: 600;">Total Axis Impulses </span></span>23</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: 600;">FINE Weather Impulses – 12</span></span></span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: 600;">BAD Weather Impulse - 11 – 10 being Storm or Snow – only 1 x Rain.</span></span></span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: 600;">AUSGAME3 RESTARTED LAST WEEK AND GAME REPORT POSTED</span></span></span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCGf-HQK-k3xuRCOJHhI9VzaOyQ3ju_JoEOC-JW2GN3U67lB-Dm80TyCxcDawotWbwvFOaUWftNCvsTf15RkxQpomgeU0_4fUWnWHO1VnkgVdoWIYYxg_olhOFTeyIT1NXxsmAUPuL2GiJz3onqPElml2v-SMN_LguNxcgR5JI24UgZ9MxpB55kNt4Cs5N/s1822/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1822" data-original-width="1301" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCGf-HQK-k3xuRCOJHhI9VzaOyQ3ju_JoEOC-JW2GN3U67lB-Dm80TyCxcDawotWbwvFOaUWftNCvsTf15RkxQpomgeU0_4fUWnWHO1VnkgVdoWIYYxg_olhOFTeyIT1NXxsmAUPuL2GiJz3onqPElml2v-SMN_LguNxcgR5JI24UgZ9MxpB55kNt4Cs5N/w456-h640/1.jpg" width="456" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">France at the end of the game N/D 1940 - Germany has no hexes adjacent to Paris - </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">France would survive till the clear weather of mid 1940 - possibly </span></span><span style="font-size: 15px; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">The Greater Roman Empire expanded East - India next!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzR_4oT2D0-ksMiFw8MHSJU1pNbhJcdWw9WNoYduSv1GEB9n9YG7LCTlB5Z_7bENCh6mD7A8w-U-0nW-89VS_X4z6CnfqDraGtYxZlV-4FPUsGKx_bMMFxg4ZzbK5sqxQ_Vuhstjpc_qLYwjfWr1t4SBaEQqjJjUY9Wi3V2tjEUU8HkTQ2SLJs_fnLuLAi/s1215/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1215" data-original-width="1114" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzR_4oT2D0-ksMiFw8MHSJU1pNbhJcdWw9WNoYduSv1GEB9n9YG7LCTlB5Z_7bENCh6mD7A8w-U-0nW-89VS_X4z6CnfqDraGtYxZlV-4FPUsGKx_bMMFxg4ZzbK5sqxQ_Vuhstjpc_qLYwjfWr1t4SBaEQqjJjUY9Wi3V2tjEUU8HkTQ2SLJs_fnLuLAi/w586-h640/3.jpg" width="586" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Casualties bad weather and only a two-impulse turn</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXnZ6rDTnswFUns9Ad-6_04uCrvKS4dRnQB4foGgmzAXWiqJ7jv9MW78wgHvQbrcMMbL0d-hz5ABPQxVPVUstadqytC2PVaOFpJSbl9Zed6MtB0VoRh8D-cKsUB5IKFW4MSSZV6gLu_iSlHp5d27A5GyMg3WYbh1cEd8F7IYnphHTTQrW_6Yeyw_HHskn3/s1436/4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1136" data-original-width="1436" height="506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXnZ6rDTnswFUns9Ad-6_04uCrvKS4dRnQB4foGgmzAXWiqJ7jv9MW78wgHvQbrcMMbL0d-hz5ABPQxVPVUstadqytC2PVaOFpJSbl9Zed6MtB0VoRh8D-cKsUB5IKFW4MSSZV6gLu_iSlHp5d27A5GyMg3WYbh1cEd8F7IYnphHTTQrW_6Yeyw_HHskn3/w640-h506/4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Sinking the Greek flagship - the highlight of the Axis N/D turn.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxzAnYDqR9ytQZjvoR8YcNeXl53uUC8XdMSYSNbQmRSr3nCerWruzUO5ClvbFIOW_Fl5K_KdUPd4-zbpVT05Vx3LI1P5pK0i80WfNu8iJgBwyuIdU78ZM4FsKeMmUlrO4utliDiUiZyLP5CjXBgJyHqOM5BuRIRB7kPO2GJW9crSfwh3TTaRBwJyr_ggRy/s1828/5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="582" data-original-width="1828" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxzAnYDqR9ytQZjvoR8YcNeXl53uUC8XdMSYSNbQmRSr3nCerWruzUO5ClvbFIOW_Fl5K_KdUPd4-zbpVT05Vx3LI1P5pK0i80WfNu8iJgBwyuIdU78ZM4FsKeMmUlrO4utliDiUiZyLP5CjXBgJyHqOM5BuRIRB7kPO2GJW9crSfwh3TTaRBwJyr_ggRy/w640-h204/5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">USE entry scary +1 chit to draw for EOT - assuming an average of 2 drawn Ger/It Pool 31 and Japan pool 33 Oil embargo or a 3 chit and it would have been CW reinforce the Pacific in J/F 1941 ! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Tension is super low as the US failed most tension rolls.</span></div><br /><span style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; font-weight: 600;"><br /></span></span></div>Sun of Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07315805432481558574noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-430244424351512966.post-85997532970776860172024-02-23T17:42:00.000+08:002024-02-23T17:42:56.680+08:00Tiny Tanks<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1nKR6RiuF4NCMMYzz-U3xlQIZGQFE6EP7d5xK4DwQXYfl0f7oz1aJXn4hyOUs0yPa96EdtPFU8XzFi2vYXPaXFmWpNFoKdh8YDhlbmRNrQDA6UxHaTPwe6coZg6mAaYfzP1WiqwFRfTpnh3ylsAp0w0yPnI9tXf6k112Wu5ahg95TNiSfCPWdqv-y1gGR/s1028/Tiny%20Tank.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="663" data-original-width="1028" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1nKR6RiuF4NCMMYzz-U3xlQIZGQFE6EP7d5xK4DwQXYfl0f7oz1aJXn4hyOUs0yPa96EdtPFU8XzFi2vYXPaXFmWpNFoKdh8YDhlbmRNrQDA6UxHaTPwe6coZg6mAaYfzP1WiqwFRfTpnh3ylsAp0w0yPnI9tXf6k112Wu5ahg95TNiSfCPWdqv-y1gGR/w640-h412/Tiny%20Tank.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: black;"><div style="text-align: center;">Exquisite detail</div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: black; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFlJY_B46i8PbSQjTSLzPmcPfGtxF9VEoo7VNHyMC2S-G0DHNf7MZma-hKLEYD_O5Bvr45O5V6mjafmYBOMumc1w4YXl-ImMXMQQK-R-fLYvIqenY_gmXsQsfxX6uPjbxNHzryKEUW397Grh8uarnQ3i4osiU5YTKmTyLnyIEDsMwSNdhDPypDTNCsUbBP/s1706/20240221_190431.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFlJY_B46i8PbSQjTSLzPmcPfGtxF9VEoo7VNHyMC2S-G0DHNf7MZma-hKLEYD_O5Bvr45O5V6mjafmYBOMumc1w4YXl-ImMXMQQK-R-fLYvIqenY_gmXsQsfxX6uPjbxNHzryKEUW397Grh8uarnQ3i4osiU5YTKmTyLnyIEDsMwSNdhDPypDTNCsUbBP/s1706/20240221_190431.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1706" data-original-width="1672" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFlJY_B46i8PbSQjTSLzPmcPfGtxF9VEoo7VNHyMC2S-G0DHNf7MZma-hKLEYD_O5Bvr45O5V6mjafmYBOMumc1w4YXl-ImMXMQQK-R-fLYvIqenY_gmXsQsfxX6uPjbxNHzryKEUW397Grh8uarnQ3i4osiU5YTKmTyLnyIEDsMwSNdhDPypDTNCsUbBP/w627-h640/20240221_190431.jpg" width="627" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">But the title did say tanks, so here are two of them.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxz92PsOKSQgfV1t0F9O8HMJUrEU-6ACgMcA7K0A_eYOgO6QoQz8yhiQsiP6dGV97e7PZoM_DW189R6Mg9N-4WXBiVZLcVr6688x4yR81BI4nO_glfuGmxZhUj-S4pBh8bB86FZSPmFITvvYw0Ze4kYdGnDtxrtwVfY4OcoeGZvOraQq0WItp9fm0LOXYE/s4000/20240221_201030.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxz92PsOKSQgfV1t0F9O8HMJUrEU-6ACgMcA7K0A_eYOgO6QoQz8yhiQsiP6dGV97e7PZoM_DW189R6Mg9N-4WXBiVZLcVr6688x4yR81BI4nO_glfuGmxZhUj-S4pBh8bB86FZSPmFITvvYw0Ze4kYdGnDtxrtwVfY4OcoeGZvOraQq0WItp9fm0LOXYE/w640-h480/20240221_201030.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The US got the jump on the panzers,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but immediately ran into trouble trying to capture the central village.</div></div></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBlKsr98t3riMRZvwyWIYYSLiJLDvfIdqTyYvIG_p6L3nU1_RCEh1W-IwfXhU_GqRoPBajLWchzmlT6agpfi1GFjydaWtxryJZ_SbEgBs4qKNyY69UXldwCSQFZqnQUGTt55IYP7D1ww7BmUkUC2SW5H1ECpMv9-ZG3w-KzQ4uFjbmheiXsozeFGWpffqk/s3889/20240221_210953.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="3889" height="493" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBlKsr98t3riMRZvwyWIYYSLiJLDvfIdqTyYvIG_p6L3nU1_RCEh1W-IwfXhU_GqRoPBajLWchzmlT6agpfi1GFjydaWtxryJZ_SbEgBs4qKNyY69UXldwCSQFZqnQUGTt55IYP7D1ww7BmUkUC2SW5H1ECpMv9-ZG3w-KzQ4uFjbmheiXsozeFGWpffqk/w640-h493/20240221_210953.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The US have pulled back from their thrust to get round the north of the village.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And on the southern approach the Tigers now have a new focus.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCgiYsH5I5IfNJ6a8IuP9PRnd0l5BWQCuE-5F2ti75CJcaGuYkXSlysCyAKTpkf0qYp6i6G8dJ9PhZ3k5gbKeSigZsw1IEUGbZT875TbgPgmG2_i6USky99CTUi9NikHnHUzNWu1p1oNQ10cs5c3svad9d2hLAI7v8DsxYIEn3LWL-bAhEpEWyPl1QuIUA/s4000/20240221_212814.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCgiYsH5I5IfNJ6a8IuP9PRnd0l5BWQCuE-5F2ti75CJcaGuYkXSlysCyAKTpkf0qYp6i6G8dJ9PhZ3k5gbKeSigZsw1IEUGbZT875TbgPgmG2_i6USky99CTUi9NikHnHUzNWu1p1oNQ10cs5c3svad9d2hLAI7v8DsxYIEn3LWL-bAhEpEWyPl1QuIUA/w640-h480/20240221_212814.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At this stage (Turn 9 of 16) the US conceded they weren't going to breakthrough.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Luckily it was just a test game :-)</div><p></p>Sun of Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07315805432481558574noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-430244424351512966.post-15301547423994530432024-02-19T16:37:00.004+08:002024-02-19T16:37:35.427+08:00Seleucid Heavy Cavalry<p>These figures were undercoated and partially painted for Field of Glory. In the great studio tidy up initiated by my partner taking some long service leave, I came across them and decided their time had come.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPe6dbqCv5vRMwsXOfxHmKp_NNN2wlRWHJ2muoKsvkZGUsYn7e4WhYQ37iWsELK-VJfZd_sLb-352Vr2hSb1LVGBmeYDPxSLmBhQS6sv9QhnnFgVXx2LRFnwvN31dgpemyoOesJgKe4jdmpGtuRyj4nKjkmFAtQwTTURyK7p3rx-lgbXS_DuTncoBZL7aI/s2604/20240219_121846.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1908" data-original-width="2604" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPe6dbqCv5vRMwsXOfxHmKp_NNN2wlRWHJ2muoKsvkZGUsYn7e4WhYQ37iWsELK-VJfZd_sLb-352Vr2hSb1LVGBmeYDPxSLmBhQS6sv9QhnnFgVXx2LRFnwvN31dgpemyoOesJgKe4jdmpGtuRyj4nKjkmFAtQwTTURyK7p3rx-lgbXS_DuTncoBZL7aI/w640-h468/20240219_121846.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Backs to the light</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh0fqLolP2YCskVS8ZnavQJk0xVEJ5SqWt6I1AiD6kZOL-D6wwoMGbezLTzxLeCQK841X4gEvWYRQX8eTWJ2_sRdYBdc_5Z8PQ7hDkAYTbINLZe-Ts_piBtFT8YkOYJs5_L1dtVjp4_s1qkn6oGBB5yPYXXFDVcYGvaeSsCMCm7vSt2e8gfa7ojiqvcT3M/s2332/20240219_121858.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1742" data-original-width="2332" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh0fqLolP2YCskVS8ZnavQJk0xVEJ5SqWt6I1AiD6kZOL-D6wwoMGbezLTzxLeCQK841X4gEvWYRQX8eTWJ2_sRdYBdc_5Z8PQ7hDkAYTbINLZe-Ts_piBtFT8YkOYJs5_L1dtVjp4_s1qkn6oGBB5yPYXXFDVcYGvaeSsCMCm7vSt2e8gfa7ojiqvcT3M/w640-h478/20240219_121858.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bathed in light</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxueN8cAHd0FWlKg750LfYtk_7JMCd_FoYquwyrYjRbLzLEoPJf1KYS1tV94RKgFxzcqaqNGM5tduGmfysSpNIwH0USUE1LO__TNw0jXKQ69Al3mEYKoXTmQ0y7zA6C_7OgEW25dx8hdjK6K4RLfnFG73R4RIvep5dyC8_vOKN-r5Xlq8hF6NVstVPw76d/s2423/20240219_121907.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2423" data-original-width="2389" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxueN8cAHd0FWlKg750LfYtk_7JMCd_FoYquwyrYjRbLzLEoPJf1KYS1tV94RKgFxzcqaqNGM5tduGmfysSpNIwH0USUE1LO__TNw0jXKQ69Al3mEYKoXTmQ0y7zA6C_7OgEW25dx8hdjK6K4RLfnFG73R4RIvep5dyC8_vOKN-r5Xlq8hF6NVstVPw76d/w632-h640/20240219_121907.jpg" width="632" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL7uZuaEnnT5F-_ZFgtnYWaH4TAgMNjrkLP5T9SGS42zZeQCXXlG7DrG6uWmLyRDegnddmcSNxkjlFAzbP-vGmtIaxdPoegxFz760ueRAtq3h6xNpCJy_gflG_uWumZcj1Ui97fSV0p1z4aRX_xz7ZNQkEnGi5Fx1Qvp-tDXjnervZpvlBeqIcvtwHGdDH/s2732/20240219_121915.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2566" data-original-width="2732" height="602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL7uZuaEnnT5F-_ZFgtnYWaH4TAgMNjrkLP5T9SGS42zZeQCXXlG7DrG6uWmLyRDegnddmcSNxkjlFAzbP-vGmtIaxdPoegxFz760ueRAtq3h6xNpCJy_gflG_uWumZcj1Ui97fSV0p1z4aRX_xz7ZNQkEnGi5Fx1Qvp-tDXjnervZpvlBeqIcvtwHGdDH/w640-h602/20240219_121915.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKN6Se_VhE3n8FeVLEXwqOS8OX6fOQHUHHB-tnmBXwJvwEpHMTo27K0BTZw5GWUSJwGadP2_1I5TOWoaQUvBBCpjuwVsAdpFLFtxw3iuo1ESojdE1eZ0qZxCwt4ndmtGwyafShuhaADl9sZY_RabVYtCgVdFw5RqTn9WoUd7ICBasUTNymS64-bgqqLbj5/s2270/20240219_121922.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2270" data-original-width="2212" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKN6Se_VhE3n8FeVLEXwqOS8OX6fOQHUHHB-tnmBXwJvwEpHMTo27K0BTZw5GWUSJwGadP2_1I5TOWoaQUvBBCpjuwVsAdpFLFtxw3iuo1ESojdE1eZ0qZxCwt4ndmtGwyafShuhaADl9sZY_RabVYtCgVdFw5RqTn9WoUd7ICBasUTNymS64-bgqqLbj5/w624-h640/20240219_121922.jpg" width="624" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Sun of Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07315805432481558574noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-430244424351512966.post-73423173691891436502024-02-17T11:20:00.000+08:002024-02-17T11:20:17.602+08:00La Belle Epoque - From The Central Powers<p>In our third game of this diplomacy game, Richard was the Great Britain, Simon France, Jeff Russia and I was the Central Powers (Germany and Austria). Six hours of play produced some cautious play, but Russia in part thanks to an early alliance with Japan secured a win with 160 points. Second was France with 143 due to a thriving set of colonies in Africa. I was third with 123. I started level with Russia but a country that shall remain nameless (but collected only 57 points) held me back.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdf-VAHlydJUFskGo7l91bciDTpLyl7M2lvouMOhT1u8WSql0_qrp0JgdkrUPQoHr945-RA-AK3o2K1EgOxoso8JONVZYi_ptwTyYsewz3f8RRjd__BWTePOxNRy7HfzTSBACiXZkvpV2qTZXLrnYBw8w89yaRoPf45y8_WhGQUdfx1LjT594Q4Q-ywdfz/s3576/20240216_150330.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2844" data-original-width="3576" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdf-VAHlydJUFskGo7l91bciDTpLyl7M2lvouMOhT1u8WSql0_qrp0JgdkrUPQoHr945-RA-AK3o2K1EgOxoso8JONVZYi_ptwTyYsewz3f8RRjd__BWTePOxNRy7HfzTSBACiXZkvpV2qTZXLrnYBw8w89yaRoPf45y8_WhGQUdfx1LjT594Q4Q-ywdfz/w640-h508/20240216_150330.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This was the third time Great Britain has struggled to get scores. It was particularly hurt in this game by some random events that were particularly cruel. At the same time there were events that were beneficial to Imperial Russia.</div><br /><p><br /></p>Sun of Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07315805432481558574noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-430244424351512966.post-33866493419240996352024-02-15T17:05:00.004+08:002024-02-15T17:05:42.264+08:00Huns versus Egyptians<p>Time for the Huns to face Dave's Egyptians. I would need to be lucky and Dave unlucky, but as they say a quick game is a good game and this one was quick.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGcSHPwr-P7BqiI9IE9IGLYwoYR9ne-Ufm2fWJ1_S1EekMxfXLBYaLJJgOs-oRKJmqmgolkYFNLiGVJH1AD__milvdgTDwbfZUcAyPSs_nYJlA36byv7XMDjQ65gOKipn5_1V0lgHDSOtmTE4gQlc5fWE1oMZ2fEfeha7kyY1Yu8xnwBi12aELq5sZQ2bB/s4000/20240214_190158.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2301" data-original-width="4000" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGcSHPwr-P7BqiI9IE9IGLYwoYR9ne-Ufm2fWJ1_S1EekMxfXLBYaLJJgOs-oRKJmqmgolkYFNLiGVJH1AD__milvdgTDwbfZUcAyPSs_nYJlA36byv7XMDjQ65gOKipn5_1V0lgHDSOtmTE4gQlc5fWE1oMZ2fEfeha7kyY1Yu8xnwBi12aELq5sZQ2bB/w640-h368/20240214_190158.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Huns won the scouting, and the terrain was nice and open.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The plan was to mass against the chariots as if I could take them out,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the rest of the Egyptians would be at my mercy.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2vorg7GN6QtHtOFj6_kChs4ZXmnan3Y_SYajGwljkdqBuci173o658SqxPn-N4xTtYu9rQR7QyzUdz1-XG6zmQdJV4YupjdR7CtmUQtiKjFez1JB-5qTog6Ca8c2PucPqviYFsiFEG_mgeqY2aWddsJHIkn-8CBsYCUXNjusRJeXUSgMFJzV4ONK99u8j/s4000/20240214_190411.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2109" data-original-width="4000" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2vorg7GN6QtHtOFj6_kChs4ZXmnan3Y_SYajGwljkdqBuci173o658SqxPn-N4xTtYu9rQR7QyzUdz1-XG6zmQdJV4YupjdR7CtmUQtiKjFez1JB-5qTog6Ca8c2PucPqviYFsiFEG_mgeqY2aWddsJHIkn-8CBsYCUXNjusRJeXUSgMFJzV4ONK99u8j/w640-h338/20240214_190411.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">First turn and the Huns spread out and the Egyptians wheeled to face them.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixcsEWqKJsqM2Hy3RUJObQvUMB3R_ftV27hxIH9O_U2ZgcFzI8jSnYC2MTDa5fZoFweih1D4UBAfBrEVY4gq8Iq6SnCHd9VKGw3Mq16K3C1ZwTONbHFop2ts6wzol4WLz8ZkkfTM8z1ln193OITXbWenAWozQFc1AaqNBtbeu1J2C0SQc0hIgGgtfs78GM/s4000/20240214_190808.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2089" data-original-width="4000" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixcsEWqKJsqM2Hy3RUJObQvUMB3R_ftV27hxIH9O_U2ZgcFzI8jSnYC2MTDa5fZoFweih1D4UBAfBrEVY4gq8Iq6SnCHd9VKGw3Mq16K3C1ZwTONbHFop2ts6wzol4WLz8ZkkfTM8z1ln193OITXbWenAWozQFc1AaqNBtbeu1J2C0SQc0hIgGgtfs78GM/w640-h334/20240214_190808.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Huns move boldly forward.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcXRhm6Q6pIMELmOVZyp-NpKT9fBB1WmNSHM1qCZjRsKexksWPhF5up4vPXUGvL8cMfQk_eSMzcpmtLkac_zJx-qKhb5mJmbmvQ1lm1GOdc10IDpS2BCbBlnmoC5d_Q9Vij-N5wKvqSwR6ey0gRd7v-DaLYIEGlQqrN4VnVXnJ-oGQvSRQJfe7HthquvmS/s4000/20240214_192052.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2076" data-original-width="4000" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcXRhm6Q6pIMELmOVZyp-NpKT9fBB1WmNSHM1qCZjRsKexksWPhF5up4vPXUGvL8cMfQk_eSMzcpmtLkac_zJx-qKhb5mJmbmvQ1lm1GOdc10IDpS2BCbBlnmoC5d_Q9Vij-N5wKvqSwR6ey0gRd7v-DaLYIEGlQqrN4VnVXnJ-oGQvSRQJfe7HthquvmS/w640-h332/20240214_192052.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's looking promising for the Huns...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfW0fmCJYERExCVjky9x9m9cVNqc65HUEivjaJ84r9gE3Thv9eo5MoLib0wLC2b5Ooyi-B_RsI0lKSSa38qYOh_I0gYZh7u8UoVuIdLMrby8mmPJdEw4VCofKiq8OpnTPnRzejuUl2FGpzCG8EXNzwlxNL1Trv-sVf1C05fmx71qEOje6S5smBejfCMNj0/s4000/20240214_193845.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1977" data-original-width="4000" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfW0fmCJYERExCVjky9x9m9cVNqc65HUEivjaJ84r9gE3Thv9eo5MoLib0wLC2b5Ooyi-B_RsI0lKSSa38qYOh_I0gYZh7u8UoVuIdLMrby8mmPJdEw4VCofKiq8OpnTPnRzejuUl2FGpzCG8EXNzwlxNL1Trv-sVf1C05fmx71qEOje6S5smBejfCMNj0/w640-h316/20240214_193845.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Huns would have liked to have won the initiative and gone first.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dave used his Ace in the Hole: Decisive Initiative.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He rolled three dice and scored a 7.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I rolled two and got a 7.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Reroll, this time just two dice each.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He got a 7 again, but I got an 8.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">:-)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then he remembered his free reroll.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He scored an 11.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had a free reroll as well but wasn't going to beat 11.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>So the factor six chariots got to fire first, the Hunnic light cavalry failed to evade and were ridden down. It was not all one-sided, but the damage was done and the Hun's morale broke. So it goes. <br /><p><br /></p>Sun of Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07315805432481558574noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-430244424351512966.post-87488909666532549102024-02-13T09:52:00.001+08:002024-02-13T09:52:37.621+08:00Barbarossa Turn 42<p>Storms everywhere, but only mud in the North. Nothing's happening in the North and the effect of storms is just to make it harder to get planes into the air.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYoufMCz-CX2avjP9fqaEwEVVDLNuHbhvhXApZwOQXe-bHFKlnBt7FUBgqnSRgiqjlFA1i698Wls0HDw0BcNEXKRyyefErgby-UlH7efZkOR7hQFDbhE13GWqAdqBqhU99VxGeJwPd-bUpbJl1A8LKkfwiuAZZIctKfJLhp9RtH2qhxdJ5e6nq5FeFf_HP/s4000/20240212_121659.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYoufMCz-CX2avjP9fqaEwEVVDLNuHbhvhXApZwOQXe-bHFKlnBt7FUBgqnSRgiqjlFA1i698Wls0HDw0BcNEXKRyyefErgby-UlH7efZkOR7hQFDbhE13GWqAdqBqhU99VxGeJwPd-bUpbJl1A8LKkfwiuAZZIctKfJLhp9RtH2qhxdJ5e6nq5FeFf_HP/w480-h640/20240212_121659.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">AGC mounted a few very costly attacks,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but the main thrust towards Moscow has stalled.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiykbAJkid5lm9qBVVODiV6OfMCAMOfH0W20UhkD_Ls0or6kbTcLBq6naE7rkt32Gz9Sh6Js114jIwUdUXhDzBXRp_xW72e8dJ3F6iyX8pT3igAyhYlZHt7qJVyERTMLsFRURwVmi_kZsrP1EDh7XgRzDmCTuSov-QTib0HB3WPD3Lkh6EcltCOHnjfcMaN/s3829/20240212_121746.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2571" data-original-width="3829" height="429" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiykbAJkid5lm9qBVVODiV6OfMCAMOfH0W20UhkD_Ls0or6kbTcLBq6naE7rkt32Gz9Sh6Js114jIwUdUXhDzBXRp_xW72e8dJ3F6iyX8pT3igAyhYlZHt7qJVyERTMLsFRURwVmi_kZsrP1EDh7XgRzDmCTuSov-QTib0HB3WPD3Lkh6EcltCOHnjfcMaN/w640-h429/20240212_121746.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">AGS attacks on Kiev were fruitless.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVUMKyvAOvEwnR-P9OC2hTzwUZiTr8DZtDlcO9FbCGWZ7EOkgcpnzrTJ8HhTwI7QJOCHviSoMOf9DPpr6S11cBD6mynQXKnzufzA9bkurMEhhzrN3BWCYi4gZxd0XLwbpcbKAv8TxtorTWaRz2iUA3bGL5LZGG__n4hXOgQcQwyW3_Vy2Ly774L-tp_0LW/s4000/20240212_121735.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVUMKyvAOvEwnR-P9OC2hTzwUZiTr8DZtDlcO9FbCGWZ7EOkgcpnzrTJ8HhTwI7QJOCHviSoMOf9DPpr6S11cBD6mynQXKnzufzA9bkurMEhhzrN3BWCYi4gZxd0XLwbpcbKAv8TxtorTWaRz2iUA3bGL5LZGG__n4hXOgQcQwyW3_Vy2Ly774L-tp_0LW/w640-h480/20240212_121735.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">However, their attacks above the bend were more successful.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzmKrizizYfII4XNZGEIct58x-vcyVf77Kf8WJu0MWMDXheAre_UfFUEOxfbJq-6OCBPTXxnaDykuhUOnE2FGUIOwaibNhwoPOw_Vl06IZ5bADCrNdOMvKVP1dHgNoPj11_7GhhyphenhyphenzTX9GV_a8HgdAB46WC101F9bQ8Ega1be7M5HTdpzBYE_j31UrFGh9i/s4000/20240212_121728.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzmKrizizYfII4XNZGEIct58x-vcyVf77Kf8WJu0MWMDXheAre_UfFUEOxfbJq-6OCBPTXxnaDykuhUOnE2FGUIOwaibNhwoPOw_Vl06IZ5bADCrNdOMvKVP1dHgNoPj11_7GhhyphenhyphenzTX9GV_a8HgdAB46WC101F9bQ8Ega1be7M5HTdpzBYE_j31UrFGh9i/w640-h480/20240212_121728.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In the bend itself there was fierce fighting as the mud had left a number of encircling Axis units exposed. The Soviets even launched attacks as they can see the Axis forces are rather weak.</div></div></div><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/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsEvKlG24QMAGH94s92mJxh76SttkWwk6kvsCcd-FS_MuHJn8CSceh4WA2mM7jsaDi5UUdc6kaoWNS7FRw9sHq9gSuaVBxqEQVD3A_y4pphjDLY1HCAp8EIJLERktA1pkC-dQwLfJQWw4S9LyRTaIYQYHR16kpv7xas8TZyJyBEdZ9uEoeuLlBFgzmCJzq/s4000/20240212_121719.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsEvKlG24QMAGH94s92mJxh76SttkWwk6kvsCcd-FS_MuHJn8CSceh4WA2mM7jsaDi5UUdc6kaoWNS7FRw9sHq9gSuaVBxqEQVD3A_y4pphjDLY1HCAp8EIJLERktA1pkC-dQwLfJQWw4S9LyRTaIYQYHR16kpv7xas8TZyJyBEdZ9uEoeuLlBFgzmCJzq/w640-h480/20240212_121719.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">AGS attacks to take Odessa and break into the Crimea achieved nothing.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0fmUbObcMO-GY52BYLdYXUZ1jRVT7Fbc6Gb5bdu1KZzPT70N27jjzu45DSMMTGFIPq6uWGR4f-V0TTWOfkrrKo0oqDpoZ-zw2niMvhuJ7aSMiwDEmizcMQ7WmQZ0rhGz6fnrGX9dZjAIPzT3xBeDKFEe5RKgXcWcoPYBhPQFb2GdkqCDLhievlo5ax0zi/s4000/20240212_134044.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0fmUbObcMO-GY52BYLdYXUZ1jRVT7Fbc6Gb5bdu1KZzPT70N27jjzu45DSMMTGFIPq6uWGR4f-V0TTWOfkrrKo0oqDpoZ-zw2niMvhuJ7aSMiwDEmizcMQ7WmQZ0rhGz6fnrGX9dZjAIPzT3xBeDKFEe5RKgXcWcoPYBhPQFb2GdkqCDLhievlo5ax0zi/w480-h640/20240212_134044.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">AGN at a standstill</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYB1kMrXc_0F3oXePaGB4l9KNZGX4Y780xRIOJhyphenhyphenrQ96ojvbq3ZAPtO2NgYJAfKM4FQhr9nnbLvlqGXvXtbiOy4sK5V7qpkfCoP-yagF2zXe7royR2pBqKxaLZ0rH9JXKY7NXMWKSYCxjU6jsDmShDMDW6xoacj3xbk8IxFnKaoDKVL2Vh2V-1_dg06WYx/s4000/20240212_134057.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYB1kMrXc_0F3oXePaGB4l9KNZGX4Y780xRIOJhyphenhyphenrQ96ojvbq3ZAPtO2NgYJAfKM4FQhr9nnbLvlqGXvXtbiOy4sK5V7qpkfCoP-yagF2zXe7royR2pBqKxaLZ0rH9JXKY7NXMWKSYCxjU6jsDmShDMDW6xoacj3xbk8IxFnKaoDKVL2Vh2V-1_dg06WYx/w640-h480/20240212_134057.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">AGC so close to Moscow</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2778" data-original-width="4000" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguiYH8SHD8fXaFwz8TA8aL5m99t3-DSJ3f0csEq7kJeXOKgLTHeeN0xwx-tH7gAZLoo0E8m4VUK3u8AlWgKJKRBvujIH3HHquZj3AwhyDPVi14XflXsF49cvrNwqk2l9BvvcF9_-sglzCtSr_c0u1u3JWEFl-cv6PQLP3EojlfuMmfq2EnZhWQzuCHgKW8/w640-h444/20240212_134136.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">AGS disappearing into the steppe.</div><br /><p><br /></p>Sun of Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07315805432481558574noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-430244424351512966.post-58817406244665770292024-02-11T18:08:00.000+08:002024-02-11T18:08:33.970+08:00Swedish Corps of the Allied Army of the North in 1813<p>Time for a parade.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij-fEDNlE27T6YYkWbTXw_x4FqFwwebYyGB2y_eBg7qKW-_MfR2Y5N-n1YnlptdbdUW2b96lTsgGLXDUycFdMuUo1TvvRI_pDoLi0Sb8sDrZ49erSJ4Rbhovv1Cg3jqdXpzehBmp3vVcbOSaayBDPNnA51xi4P-anOptiwbzG04NLV40U14v-EM62p5000/s3732/20240211_085733.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3732" data-original-width="2428" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij-fEDNlE27T6YYkWbTXw_x4FqFwwebYyGB2y_eBg7qKW-_MfR2Y5N-n1YnlptdbdUW2b96lTsgGLXDUycFdMuUo1TvvRI_pDoLi0Sb8sDrZ49erSJ4Rbhovv1Cg3jqdXpzehBmp3vVcbOSaayBDPNnA51xi4P-anOptiwbzG04NLV40U14v-EM62p5000/w416-h640/20240211_085733.jpg" width="416" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My complete Napoleonic Swedish collection,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">safely in its metal storage/transport tray.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsGxViHW2sd0LLdajkIGrXV1yURfL-HxoZOTjReOwzsQl1PArXeT98KxhdDsR3fAshYEqLafLlh5mjTiksjs5kzOdPcGk5gcZTrihT_z6tou2Glmnj2ycROsOoVtKrisO6pk4l2hdGlJC-WUkZcR8xzXmHX0NonOJ3Qr0VsxA6R4SvswPghnLlKKuZWepr/s3028/20240211_094236.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2752" data-original-width="3028" height="582" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsGxViHW2sd0LLdajkIGrXV1yURfL-HxoZOTjReOwzsQl1PArXeT98KxhdDsR3fAshYEqLafLlh5mjTiksjs5kzOdPcGk5gcZTrihT_z6tou2Glmnj2ycROsOoVtKrisO6pk4l2hdGlJC-WUkZcR8xzXmHX0NonOJ3Qr0VsxA6R4SvswPghnLlKKuZWepr/w640-h582/20240211_094236.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There it all is!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6uh-RJw6qcejj5jgrbHOX1FPMqGOb4iZdugE5IucusPWsTUmRk2fRVDp3vzep3lgJH5zWcumZe_Srntq9_cgMINu9v_5UvLv2x9db76uqna1x2IVZIMCOUi66VG7bCrBbpZA-Rdq210VC22Cjd3Prsw8L0NgsYgalDNiD-mc9JDDFqNFLjZhy8CMVXvG4/s320/Swedish%20Corps.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="132" data-original-width="320" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6uh-RJw6qcejj5jgrbHOX1FPMqGOb4iZdugE5IucusPWsTUmRk2fRVDp3vzep3lgJH5zWcumZe_Srntq9_cgMINu9v_5UvLv2x9db76uqna1x2IVZIMCOUi66VG7bCrBbpZA-Rdq210VC22Cjd3Prsw8L0NgsYgalDNiD-mc9JDDFqNFLjZhy8CMVXvG4/w640-h264/Swedish%20Corps.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And that is how it is listed for Napoleon's Battles.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Swedish Corps of the Allied Army of the North in 1813 based on the OOB for the Leipzig scenario.</div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My next project is to complete the remaining units for the Army of the North. I have the Prussians, so the Russians will be the focus, which is excellent as I have a sizeable mountain of Russian lead to sort out, except I think it is more infantry than cavalry. Doh!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXWNvQyb4HQc9l7LiFxeWA_e2gu4A-RxN075pedaLOHR7q3T0sUOcIqPfYOnHGhLIM9mdI2wre7s33V3RCAU2mitoDCqMYE6HZ4LwryE-5mEpbuVsS9_VuHeAotc14Op3zqGj121Gn_kbTQBAQfk6khBxH9An-xNlEWeZUXrkMtLzIEdCpGhYb3kuC8HIa/s707/Allied%20Army%20of%20the%20North%201813.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="375" data-original-width="707" height="339" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXWNvQyb4HQc9l7LiFxeWA_e2gu4A-RxN075pedaLOHR7q3T0sUOcIqPfYOnHGhLIM9mdI2wre7s33V3RCAU2mitoDCqMYE6HZ4LwryE-5mEpbuVsS9_VuHeAotc14Op3zqGj121Gn_kbTQBAQfk6khBxH9An-xNlEWeZUXrkMtLzIEdCpGhYb3kuC8HIa/w640-h339/Allied%20Army%20of%20the%20North%201813.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><p><br /></p>Sun of Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07315805432481558574noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-430244424351512966.post-81159447650671223422024-02-11T13:45:00.000+08:002024-02-11T13:45:30.503+08:00Lifgrenadierregementets<p>The last unit needed for the Swedish Corps of the Allied Army of the North in 1813 based on the Napoleon's Battles OOB in the Leipzig scenario. There will be more on that in another post.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZx_b1eYC14Uixm3AOhDRu8iW3nqob5RouU5We4vtXnQiBKYSVtTCGr19FJZCB2WzOBXRcq02bYyz-C202_yTaac2PxMQQNpLYttAXybEVDRv5MQWUXnWj5hIR2eTbzFfq-K0-YWFTiRjZJB26WtvvK1VRIvLmZdA_UzzojLp68SwVIMkunnE_GcOgByf1/s3259/20240211_092644.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1588" data-original-width="3259" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZx_b1eYC14Uixm3AOhDRu8iW3nqob5RouU5We4vtXnQiBKYSVtTCGr19FJZCB2WzOBXRcq02bYyz-C202_yTaac2PxMQQNpLYttAXybEVDRv5MQWUXnWj5hIR2eTbzFfq-K0-YWFTiRjZJB26WtvvK1VRIvLmZdA_UzzojLp68SwVIMkunnE_GcOgByf1/w640-h312/20240211_092644.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbHmXk210JsCzN9G5_qCsza5B16G9X-8exiiWL7Kd42JvLnETEu5jwjr7mLSTaVb_pvSiYIqlbEcbnFNx3ZEdvb6zjfQzupzCk5qkH44VyQ1RFLp2UIEtxU-5VQaiWG0pScwRNnz91RnScA4BCt5xAW3pggF3WpP_enmWZOlLqxlwS2kv5hOGdRYMukylY/s3325/20240211_092651.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1669" data-original-width="3325" height="322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbHmXk210JsCzN9G5_qCsza5B16G9X-8exiiWL7Kd42JvLnETEu5jwjr7mLSTaVb_pvSiYIqlbEcbnFNx3ZEdvb6zjfQzupzCk5qkH44VyQ1RFLp2UIEtxU-5VQaiWG0pScwRNnz91RnScA4BCt5xAW3pggF3WpP_enmWZOlLqxlwS2kv5hOGdRYMukylY/w640-h322/20240211_092651.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You're not seeing double, well you are,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I did two units of 16.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I only needed 28 but painted 32.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTA0PdFmSco5TcF3HK4wn6SeCdE7O_TYOF1FRqI1nLBIyh7iXB-VyRy7AuBK9zskRvdGaPl7EVEA7Dh_UxETMSKUoQ4-Csy0Kx1clJniDqFeLTw_aVmdlWUvXt1wlFrkMGtgb07ULQUalKch1t3mUyxO5Df6MWAQAXzEGJTgfjd-X_ZPhC9eiw_3P09unN/s2798/20240211_092754.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2067" data-original-width="2798" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTA0PdFmSco5TcF3HK4wn6SeCdE7O_TYOF1FRqI1nLBIyh7iXB-VyRy7AuBK9zskRvdGaPl7EVEA7Dh_UxETMSKUoQ4-Csy0Kx1clJniDqFeLTw_aVmdlWUvXt1wlFrkMGtgb07ULQUalKch1t3mUyxO5Df6MWAQAXzEGJTgfjd-X_ZPhC9eiw_3P09unN/w640-h472/20240211_092754.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They look good en masse,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">even with the poor light.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(Normally I photograph outside, but it is too hot).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV9NmCStyEIkj7unBjKdNSFeTElNaYPy5XKJggEay1DaQtz29fcqnx8zHmvsR4cvEpF407CnShaHAfxhxn19N3Q-HIyGzipWd5-0KOGiyMYwSvwRxEy3Th94A8HfW_QPKv2UV8_13Tt0JQG9e8rabYmYjahh1utfxlJtxCWZlsG0IXH_o0_gwrK74y7toX/s3752/20240211_093527.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2315" data-original-width="3752" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV9NmCStyEIkj7unBjKdNSFeTElNaYPy5XKJggEay1DaQtz29fcqnx8zHmvsR4cvEpF407CnShaHAfxhxn19N3Q-HIyGzipWd5-0KOGiyMYwSvwRxEy3Th94A8HfW_QPKv2UV8_13Tt0JQG9e8rabYmYjahh1utfxlJtxCWZlsG0IXH_o0_gwrK74y7toX/w640-h394/20240211_093527.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The lighting even seems somewhat atmospheric,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'll call it ambient dream light.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFCqNhUx0Fee7hgfHJxDNo555cxrSlqTXlpPY72vFhKXWzJsxm091H_rlT7Ej6xiVyPBxcRlQH5BL_UF5imJFvqGA_YQD_9rD1WoInD-E4OdcdZErfhsKMcScMs8e13to2ShZtW50mDGsL9m5E8gH4EN_Hr-Qsfcq8swX6kIMr966VQTCggDosm3Na_Yje/s2435/20240211_093546.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2198" data-original-width="2435" height="578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFCqNhUx0Fee7hgfHJxDNo555cxrSlqTXlpPY72vFhKXWzJsxm091H_rlT7Ej6xiVyPBxcRlQH5BL_UF5imJFvqGA_YQD_9rD1WoInD-E4OdcdZErfhsKMcScMs8e13to2ShZtW50mDGsL9m5E8gH4EN_Hr-Qsfcq8swX6kIMr966VQTCggDosm3Na_Yje/w640-h578/20240211_093546.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Swedish uniforms are notoriously difficult to pin down.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I went with how Old Glory had depicted the figures.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Why did I go with 32? There are figures left over. I could have done more, but the issue I had is Old Glory bayonets are rather fragile. The figures I did end up painting have had their bayonets reinforced with a few coats of PVA glue.</div><div><br /></div>There is one extra unit I needed, a British RHA rocket troop and it just so happened I had some appropriate second-hand figures. I brightened them up a bit and based them.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3vinLkct9xVmQpRpVoeIp0c0peZQGuh037sGW6rfFilRPth6iQ8_LCgc7b0Lfm_apQoUUJyWqnVWhy2aG37SfuaYkZNrlu12enBEytFTkbadlWbUAft4XHhsYnw8wm2wARJ_V0ek4uaMs6NV46FOMIWsxr-qBSIZSePZFGBWTx2ohX9sr1ktx6OMcvR04/s1702/20240211_092449.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1415" data-original-width="1702" height="532" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3vinLkct9xVmQpRpVoeIp0c0peZQGuh037sGW6rfFilRPth6iQ8_LCgc7b0Lfm_apQoUUJyWqnVWhy2aG37SfuaYkZNrlu12enBEytFTkbadlWbUAft4XHhsYnw8wm2wARJ_V0ek4uaMs6NV46FOMIWsxr-qBSIZSePZFGBWTx2ohX9sr1ktx6OMcvR04/w640-h532/20240211_092449.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWV38fO1-dXH7yap0AbDQ3c-uK_dARO8izXqmfvR9Q52Z2mJ9ZZikORScM5ivGCUMuvDXxlImsu83pzKHEyedLZy7oibd-E-FsRQ5GZRV-9PWZBWYmTFh794Np7xp5ReyXMx2ePB3Nsi61wZS3NFMD-0KudP8g_AlSJpjEwtE81erYD9bp3zpRCahbeZp9/s2033/20240211_092506.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1801" data-original-width="2033" height="566" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWV38fO1-dXH7yap0AbDQ3c-uK_dARO8izXqmfvR9Q52Z2mJ9ZZikORScM5ivGCUMuvDXxlImsu83pzKHEyedLZy7oibd-E-FsRQ5GZRV-9PWZBWYmTFh794Np7xp5ReyXMx2ePB3Nsi61wZS3NFMD-0KudP8g_AlSJpjEwtE81erYD9bp3zpRCahbeZp9/w640-h566/20240211_092506.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Sun of Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07315805432481558574noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-430244424351512966.post-8496957722078530452024-02-08T10:50:00.001+08:002024-02-08T10:50:26.664+08:00Huns versus Numdians<p>This was going to be an interesting game: bow against javelin. Richard, joint winner of last year's Basic Impetus competition at the club, is trying out a Numidian army. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZEvoIDwg4VkZB4j1qGmkq7h02sHCxFMAZqqG0Rgz27DyU0ZeV_j2rGILszmh44hSzjLFpwo19yMbnvzAq_2dyD3YNuPYGiwp9qUwwwZ_17q-KgjIX0IPGWnm6DSJ2PECkKKjXgLABFm-ke27xAKrobI-wwiFP9Sfk3R7C6WUBP19EdzR7MmwjvcNjX6wR/s4000/20240207_191134.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2288" data-original-width="4000" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZEvoIDwg4VkZB4j1qGmkq7h02sHCxFMAZqqG0Rgz27DyU0ZeV_j2rGILszmh44hSzjLFpwo19yMbnvzAq_2dyD3YNuPYGiwp9qUwwwZ_17q-KgjIX0IPGWnm6DSJ2PECkKKjXgLABFm-ke27xAKrobI-wwiFP9Sfk3R7C6WUBP19EdzR7MmwjvcNjX6wR/w640-h366/20240207_191134.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On the third roll the Huns won the scouting.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Numidian flanks are protected by broken ground.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My plan was for a quick game and just smash through the centre.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNjbLLSn2w_lkA_UUycwIvHVfIrCpdPpIClXExoZGpLf_YeNf0uKcKcuKL5XSoZG9iPBzLpygyOPXx24L-l1I-JW9KY41UYIfHO_f2ro_h3SQJaorHAuiCk_javQYAiyd31uytGxImebyPxedCEMx7ege7iKjBpvyPTN1vIDXO1wHGZbSeYWFGljVKsPkx/s3497/20240207_191630.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1738" data-original-width="3497" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNjbLLSn2w_lkA_UUycwIvHVfIrCpdPpIClXExoZGpLf_YeNf0uKcKcuKL5XSoZG9iPBzLpygyOPXx24L-l1I-JW9KY41UYIfHO_f2ro_h3SQJaorHAuiCk_javQYAiyd31uytGxImebyPxedCEMx7ege7iKjBpvyPTN1vIDXO1wHGZbSeYWFGljVKsPkx/w640-h318/20240207_191630.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To that end I rapidly advanced hoping to get the initiative next turn.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzeWJHu5mZ8pWRAeP-cVZ6WT0HtqYojc9N9k0CLJvYFbV9VZVYzVAJcG-xr8UK0olpBNRQI2l26Oh2uwZkTwMCZG_Wr4Xzh7JzslgXwhJWDWrQ-soPoUuT4eMJZU4dVssd27HiIZjKjJZX0b1VtxY-zhjUMziXJ7cwo6HEZJiuPnmpG8El9ruwxA3qZURw/s3372/20240207_193500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1631" data-original-width="3372" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzeWJHu5mZ8pWRAeP-cVZ6WT0HtqYojc9N9k0CLJvYFbV9VZVYzVAJcG-xr8UK0olpBNRQI2l26Oh2uwZkTwMCZG_Wr4Xzh7JzslgXwhJWDWrQ-soPoUuT4eMJZU4dVssd27HiIZjKjJZX0b1VtxY-zhjUMziXJ7cwo6HEZJiuPnmpG8El9ruwxA3qZURw/w640-h310/20240207_193500.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But the Numidians had Decisive Initiative and went first.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Luckily for the Huns their missile fire was largely ineffective.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Huns did better and charged.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9QvtEWwucF44UhRaPHbanRD_G8qQ3_P9SccrFCddqv3XjyfY9kHPKntDS8n9OQZie-w8Uom5UfTjqXW13BVl3uW88XasJ-MVH0y-J0k1fys7k4OsWXXkoK6MWxumx0YxisQsr8lsefqD44z1xT8_RBWVabfoUJpJfL7YJ6YZw7PON8RIiwmlpID3-uAk6/s3673/20240207_194147.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2011" data-original-width="3673" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9QvtEWwucF44UhRaPHbanRD_G8qQ3_P9SccrFCddqv3XjyfY9kHPKntDS8n9OQZie-w8Uom5UfTjqXW13BVl3uW88XasJ-MVH0y-J0k1fys7k4OsWXXkoK6MWxumx0YxisQsr8lsefqD44z1xT8_RBWVabfoUJpJfL7YJ6YZw7PON8RIiwmlpID3-uAk6/w640-h350/20240207_194147.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Huns won the next initiative and smashed up enough of the Numidians to make them concede.</div><br /><p><br /></p>Sun of Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07315805432481558574noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-430244424351512966.post-27755419183319534572024-02-07T10:30:00.006+08:002024-02-07T10:30:48.525+08:00AUSGAME 2024 NEW GAME Part 6<p> <span style="background-color: white; color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; font-weight: 600;">AUSGAME2 2023 - Germany Fails to Achieve Paris in J/A as the Dice Gods remain unfriendly!</span></p><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: 600;">JUL/AUG 1940 (Cont)</span></span></span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: 600;">Allied 4th Impulse</span></span>, France takes a NC Land and forms a straight defense line. CW takes a Comb and strategic bombs Berlin but is only dropping propaganda leaflets. More success on the ground as the RAF manages to GS one of the point German Corps on the front line. Convs and escorts adjusted. Searches again for the Italian CA’s are fruitless in the Monsoonal Storm as both sides roll 7+. Russia takes a NCC – rails units to Rumania and advances a CAV to the Persian port of Bandar Shapur. Allied EOT roll was <span style="font-family: inherit;"><u>so close</u></span> with a 3 rolled v 2 needed, a pass would have ended the turn, Germany breaths a sigh of relief.</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: 600;">Axis 5th Impulse</span></span>. Weather roll is a 2. Germany with few upright land units takes a Comb. Both raiders in neutral ports sail against British Convs. The CX Kormoran which was anchored in Trondheim slipped past the CW pickets and attacks the Convs off the American East Coast. A huge 1-10 split sees the BS HMS Resolution torpedoed and sunk AKA HMAS Sydney and 3 convoys aborted for no loss. The CX Hansa anchored on the Southern tip of South America sails to the Gulf of Guinea and successfully finds unescorted Convs with a soft 2-5 split, 3 CONVs are damaged and 2 aborted. On land more success as a low odds +6.8 assault is launched on forest hex SW of the Maginot and a <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>WOW </i></span></span></span>roll of 19 sees a TOTT result which shocks the German player – highest roll in all the game. Mussolini quips that maybe Germany should defer blitzkrieg attacks and focus on assaults, aka WWI, no one takes Mussolini seriously.</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">Italy – desert trg and Famil complete she DOW Saudi Arabia, the Senate unhappy with this event gets another chit as a 2 is rolled (4 needed), that is 4 failed USE rolls by the Axis out of the last 4 – Christmas has come early for the US. The Saudi Royal Guard defend the Capital and await the Italians arrival, Italians advance along the Southern railway and cross the border in a slow advance to the Saudi capital as they leave the European map.</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">Japan takes a NC Land to conserve oil and starts to set up for the Campaign in the South as their 8 factor INF is railed South. Strategic bombing fails and units shuffle to the front – military term for moving slowly when you are tired. The EOT roll of 10 emphatically continues the turn.</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: 600;">Allied 5th Impulse</span></span>, France with HQs inverted and no acft to fly takes a NC Land and re-organises the line, stepping back leaving low grade INF as a rear guard to cover their withdrawal. The CW takes a Naval and replaces some of the lost convoys including a convoy to the Persian Gulf to collect oil from the recently aligned Saudis – a portent of the future. Russia takes a NCC and rails a unit from Iran. Russia advances their 1.5 CAV into the port of Bandar Shapur and attempts to overrun the BS Karisma Japan holds its breath and Russia rolls a 6 and the BS CAPT seeing the advances Russian Cav, escapes the harbour and high tails it back to Japan – a close call it was.</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">The Allies dash the Germans hope of a Paris in J/A with 4 to roll EOT (4 needed). Partisan roll a 10 – again no partisans for the Chinese – we have NOT rolled a single Chinese partisan roll in this game. Elsewhere a potential uprising in Dakar is dealt with quickly by the local French Gendarmery. Rebasing and USE – The US Senate actions finally create some tension with it approving Lend Lease to China. Production and reinforcements placed.</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: 600;">SEP/OCT 1940 – A Surprisingly Good Turn for the Axis – Will it Last!</span></span></span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">An important dice off for the initiative, the French 2 is easily beaten with a decisive 10 rolled by the German – is he on a roll, no. The Allies demand a reroll and rolls a 5 which the German fails to match – Allies go first – very sad face – part 1 (Germany winning the Initiative) of Paris falling in S/O is not achieved. More important the weather roll is 6, fine weather – JUST, as the impulse marker advances 2 which will drive a short turn – the Allies will be able to start rolling EOT on their 3rd impulse on a 1 - part 2 (a long turn of fine weather) of Paris falling in S/O is not achieved. Two out of four, now up to the German to roll successful GS (part 3) and roll high (part 4).</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: 600;">Allied 1st impulse.</span></span> Russia demands Bessarabia, which is conceded by Rumania AKA Germany – Germany has little option as he has not taken Paris and cannot support the Rumanian if it goes to WAR, Russia occupies Bessarabia. Zhukov is railed from Iran to Ukraine. France takes a Land and reinforces the front line with its reinforcing ARM, ARTY, AA and ATG and steps back in a couple of places to straighten the line to reduce the Germans opportunity for flanking attacks, Ftrs are dispersed to cover the line. The CW in a surprise and at the risk of his Conv’s takes a Comb. He escorts in two sea zones and several GS targeting German stacks are repelled with a British 3 LND destroyed for a cost of a Ftr and the other LND aborted. In the land phase, the BEF steps back into France, vacating Belgium and securing the French Western Flank. China does little but prepares for the next Japanese assault.</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: 600;">Axis 1st Impulse. </span></span>Italy takes a Naval and sails the Italian Fleet out to the E Med, embarking 4 mixed Italian and German Divs the Graziani from Cyprus. The German Para is disembarked into Leros in the Dodecanese group to marry up with its ATP, in range of Athens – the Greece Govt is increasingly nervous and appeals to the CW for intervention if war is declared. Subs in the Faroes gap get a lucky find, with a good split which allows it to convert and sink 3 x Convs and abort 6 others almost cutting the convoy system, it is damaged in the combat and returns to Italy to complete repairs. Searches in the Arabian Sea and off Gibraltar are less successful – 1 out of 3, the Italian will take that. Germany flew the <span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Nazgul</i></span> the 19 Rng NAV into the Arabian Sea but fails to find the patrolling BS Barham or the Conv. Germany takes a Land and targets three French hexes for GS (part 3 of the mission to take Paris), two of the Bombers are aborted by French Ftrs and the last is reduced to a zero by French AA – not a single GS from three Bombers, worse one of the German Ftrs is shot down, for the loss of a French Ftr. Without inversions, the French point hex with its ARM+ATG and a MIL Corps is bypassed and the hex East of Paris which has just 2 x Colonial INF/MIL is blitzed at + 11.7 after spt from Guderian sees a roll of 15 with a TOTT result. The second attack in the SE is only defended by a 3 factor INF and is automatically blitzed. Two hexes of France are gained, and the French line has lost three Corps, a good start to the S/O turn.</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">Japan takes a Land, and successful GS sees two Chinese Corps in S China inverted and an attack at +12 led by Yamamoto, repays the debt of failure from last turn’s roll of 4 as the Japanese roll TOTT and take a second mountain hex adjacent to the Nationalist’s capital of Chunking. The Northern line has a single Corps inverted, so the Japanese set up for a second attack hoping that the fine weather will hold – it has 9 points of defenders, doubled to 18 in the mountains and will need a high roll to take it even with two inverts and HQ spt.</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: 600;">Allied 2ndimpulse.</span></span> The important weather roll and its 1 – <span style="font-family: inherit;"><u>the Axis thank the French player</u></span>, and a glimmer of hope flickers across the Germans face. The CW takes a Naval sends out its escorts and extra Convs to ship the valuable US oil to the UK. Going on the offensive Force Z, 1 x CVL 2 x BS’s and 2 x CA’s go hunting for the two Italian CA’s in the Arabian Sea, in a continuing trend this session of CW unluckiness (is that a word) fail to find but Italy rolls a 1, with a handy split sees that Italian sacrifice a CA Pola sunk (needed a 5 to save) in order to convert from air, select target and damaging the CVL HMS Eagle, giving the Axis air superiority and freedom of action in the region – a strategic win despite the loss of the CA. The CW recognizing the air threat aborts the Arabian sea and Force Z, less its CVL slinks back to Ceylon with its tail firmly wedged up its backside but celebrating some payback with the sinking of the Italian CA Pola by big British 15” guns – the only highlight for the RN this session. British and Dutch subs hunt for Italian Convs in the Med, The Dutch sub KXIV finds the Italian invasion fleet in the E Med but pops up on the surface and is sunk by massed shell fire, it damages the a CA in exchange, aborting a DIV. The Dutch Tpt sails out to the N Sea with the London MIL embarked for France, well escorted by air and a BS fleet in a higher box it may tempt the German Navy to sail but probably not, now it is fine weather – Paris is the mission. The CW Strat bombs Hanover with a full load, no interception, and a roll of 10 shuts down the city’s production.</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">France’s Land sees her withdrawing to surround Paris and leaving low-quality rear-guard units in the line to soak up another impulse. The French, starting to feel the loss of land units (10 Corps last turn and 3 in S/O) withdraws from the Italian border – tempting a French declaration. The French ARTY inverts a Corps in the German front line. France reinverts his AA and Arty, declines to reinvert a 2nd Ftr. Russia rebases acft West and starts to arrange his garrisons.</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: 600;">Summary</span></span></span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">An interesting session with the CW naval luck running out and his empire under pressure from the aggressive Italian. Some joy for the German this session, both at sea and on the land, his push to Paris - well almost, he said with a wry smile. Germany needed and was due a long turn but again it was cut short with the Allies ending the turn on their 5th impulse with an EOT roll of 4 – good rolling for them. But J/A was the key turn for our game, and with the Allies winning the S/O initiative it allowed the French to reform their line with the mass of reinforcements that arrived that turn – MIL, Arty, AA, ATG and ARM as well as 3 x Ftrs! The fine weather roll of 6 was welcomed but tarnished as it also advanced the turn by 2, so the chance of an EOT roll is now even more likely. The USE chits are being generously given by the Axis (early Christmas for the US player) as the Axis continues to fail nearly all of the USE tests. The only joy for the Axis is that the US has struggled to roll tension, with only 4 chits in the tension pool. The grind will continue as we play through to the 1940 Christmas and see if little Hitler gets his Christmas wish granted – fingers crossed that he does. The next impulse should see Germany clear the blocking units but still not be adjacent to Paris with the allies starting the EOT rolls. Germany will need a lot of luck to have a chance to take Paris in 1940.</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">Next session Axis 2nd impulse, a likely DOW v Greece, conquest of Saudi Arabia and assault by the Japanese to take the last Mountain Hex guarding Chungking and hopefully breaking the back of the Chinese. For the Allies they will sweating on a bad weather roll and an early EOT roll on their next impulse – either guaranteeing Paris stays in Allied hands.</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">· Acft – Aircraft</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">· Conv – Convoy(s)</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">· EOT – End of Turn</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">· NCC – No Cost Combined action – no oil used</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">· OOS – Out of Supply</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">· Rng - Range</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">· TOTT – Top of the table a 23 or more</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">· USE – US entry rolls/chits</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 8px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2UjGUCYtJHsuoqt_nTqalGtjRvu_20yiFrHCoazmI2l0TStOTvy-vRvLv98uNVaJAsZIMAhA8nvCHe-BzfOF12U_UlLCove2HWi-FxDnX52_oCVg7vUEwOwjrySwcsx6YfHh4ZJ3mUJZC3amnoDWNhallCZVKMSRSufQMzdON6gHPz_N1aYAXeiQCKhmt/s1222/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1222" data-original-width="1085" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2UjGUCYtJHsuoqt_nTqalGtjRvu_20yiFrHCoazmI2l0TStOTvy-vRvLv98uNVaJAsZIMAhA8nvCHe-BzfOF12U_UlLCove2HWi-FxDnX52_oCVg7vUEwOwjrySwcsx6YfHh4ZJ3mUJZC3amnoDWNhallCZVKMSRSufQMzdON6gHPz_N1aYAXeiQCKhmt/w568-h640/1.jpg" width="568" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">J/A Casualties - French 10 Corps and 3 Ftrs but all pilots survived, all get a brand new acft thanks to good planning by the French in his builds. German ARM/MECH losses are expensive - rolling 4's will do that. Same, Same for the Japanese 3/1 loss on a +10 with a 4 rolled - expensive impulse for the Axis.</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4gWeYitoRJLRnSRuJps62_9_AOHPEWKg5QgO0b8UpBpzEhelfGS4nkiOiIlC-2O1VAZFisnDbD0gsG6E2bDMZBB9zx4FxV0C4cDUIOjGgYqu8Ok7baIKgUq3n5G02oEhFR7xHO7m1MtYejNIvgTBsejoVNo-pr1CY74FBJ4UwSPZFRvRmi0qxiQyLUr3a/s1802/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1802" data-original-width="1243" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4gWeYitoRJLRnSRuJps62_9_AOHPEWKg5QgO0b8UpBpzEhelfGS4nkiOiIlC-2O1VAZFisnDbD0gsG6E2bDMZBB9zx4FxV0C4cDUIOjGgYqu8Ok7baIKgUq3n5G02oEhFR7xHO7m1MtYejNIvgTBsejoVNo-pr1CY74FBJ4UwSPZFRvRmi0qxiQyLUr3a/w442-h640/2.jpg" width="442" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">France under pressure as the French lose more Corps - but time is on their side as the weather can turn on a dice in S/O. The BEF providing Flank security but for how long?</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie9KWkQ9dgNsywxjGhSqayOB1vcVXeapor1N_bFZaki5l2VHKBrc_YzHtfDp7UnlwdTDqoY3yyd5phJGclpxv8DZZxL4_2CxuA3pdzZzCUnl84JpqcGG9SyHzjYR4nc7qqmceGx1Sj9YleyIrCsSI5qqMi7psYf5IoOU0SrZFU33G13I4l6K1_JntfrXdv/s1512/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1382" data-original-width="1512" height="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie9KWkQ9dgNsywxjGhSqayOB1vcVXeapor1N_bFZaki5l2VHKBrc_YzHtfDp7UnlwdTDqoY3yyd5phJGclpxv8DZZxL4_2CxuA3pdzZzCUnl84JpqcGG9SyHzjYR4nc7qqmceGx1Sj9YleyIrCsSI5qqMi7psYf5IoOU0SrZFU33G13I4l6K1_JntfrXdv/w640-h584/3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Italian invasion forces - all within striking distance of Athens</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVVNxhVO-Oestgez2eWgidP-phoKBKz_AvQ_nlqI9a2VtKLD8zFQ_hWpU3U1quRl5611QA4y4JknstUjWhVj8zXhtXq2QuqN0xqhj-Si7NuJzXktLfncVGSHQ8XJDrpKaPDP66D2d5wheYKuqgAQLab39MvtvuOr_3My0Vh-hqNYs0svmTvWY2Omt_GBtA/s1953/4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1953" data-original-width="1261" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVVNxhVO-Oestgez2eWgidP-phoKBKz_AvQ_nlqI9a2VtKLD8zFQ_hWpU3U1quRl5611QA4y4JknstUjWhVj8zXhtXq2QuqN0xqhj-Si7NuJzXktLfncVGSHQ8XJDrpKaPDP66D2d5wheYKuqgAQLab39MvtvuOr_3My0Vh-hqNYs0svmTvWY2Omt_GBtA/w414-h640/4.jpg" width="414" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Italian advance towards Saudia Arabia</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcG4yaeGFEnvgyPaONZOKQKyJ8Eq-j9WBy_lceO_8XIIScfMtUJLLxj4s-MtydbBBttQ0bABfkZgjFjQC94WIZN5_DIgc6dS9wQWS3dOu2USkfVeil8RSzzlo2AyqWBMDJh51qGLASqVpoXiakC_T2m-AiJPrPw-ez7fJ-obVDUxMojFVPdoJ9-SZBhZhB/s1844/5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1844" data-original-width="1401" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcG4yaeGFEnvgyPaONZOKQKyJ8Eq-j9WBy_lceO_8XIIScfMtUJLLxj4s-MtydbBBttQ0bABfkZgjFjQC94WIZN5_DIgc6dS9wQWS3dOu2USkfVeil8RSzzlo2AyqWBMDJh51qGLASqVpoXiakC_T2m-AiJPrPw-ez7fJ-obVDUxMojFVPdoJ9-SZBhZhB/w486-h640/5.jpg" width="486" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">China under pressure as a TOTT roll makes up for last week's squiggly 14 - another Chinese mountain hex taken</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikKKCxtDnf4MzBxUpw3sPlEa_jsHVV-W8m2UEbQzcL6rwDQ5jehnXeau9Xb6F1bfagSTbylrg7hjXUUoh2WbKJtf5iviaqEwlex1MjE-XUdhnyAJvH9AV6PCfs4tYNIp2lCgOwd7kdSm_3UQ3tu2AeXoHlc6HBcc1fV1Cmcda9uI_7KRipvzyERxJjJJAu/s1091/6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1091" data-original-width="895" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikKKCxtDnf4MzBxUpw3sPlEa_jsHVV-W8m2UEbQzcL6rwDQ5jehnXeau9Xb6F1bfagSTbylrg7hjXUUoh2WbKJtf5iviaqEwlex1MjE-XUdhnyAJvH9AV6PCfs4tYNIp2lCgOwd7kdSm_3UQ3tu2AeXoHlc6HBcc1fV1Cmcda9uI_7KRipvzyERxJjJJAu/w526-h640/6.jpg" width="526" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">S/O casualties - 3 more French Corps, two more this Axis impulse will be 5 this turn but at a cost 2 x German Ftrs - CW loses an expensive bomber</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg5tX-MSlZ_RfhRAGTjkJXKKx8Z6V017i0401Lua6e-41bQI5jeMC-QPWubUxncfYFHfQ7R7ipyXtYzxkMhcIKX1NMoqIesE5N4hk_Z42mb40OsJnhE3oUZExbfYVgWjTyyvSHjgRLv0YUkx5YkFGcTrbLRKDxnfni9x15wf3Af24ozDJOa-nDKihODsWV/s747/7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="570" data-original-width="747" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg5tX-MSlZ_RfhRAGTjkJXKKx8Z6V017i0401Lua6e-41bQI5jeMC-QPWubUxncfYFHfQ7R7ipyXtYzxkMhcIKX1NMoqIesE5N4hk_Z42mb40OsJnhE3oUZExbfYVgWjTyyvSHjgRLv0YUkx5YkFGcTrbLRKDxnfni9x15wf3Af24ozDJOa-nDKihODsWV/w640-h488/7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">HMS Resolution surprised by the Raider Kormoran - got too close and was torpedoed and sunk.</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM0Sg4JEfplaL-KzvqCCJdwniVqG3qaIMwY7gQKrmo5yArhTGsH63gSyxO62UIm8VNiZUzR35-xdiR8UaZ3lQx9LsE3KBgXo8etxL-wgHhPn3JVGHEdxEn3QLY5yCQFB7qWeLpCBp5ye6Oi57r0oFr7wew52-lf3jEcrNiv0mBM_qXoH-00BYq7yrVaEBi/s1592/8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="994" data-original-width="1592" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM0Sg4JEfplaL-KzvqCCJdwniVqG3qaIMwY7gQKrmo5yArhTGsH63gSyxO62UIm8VNiZUzR35-xdiR8UaZ3lQx9LsE3KBgXo8etxL-wgHhPn3JVGHEdxEn3QLY5yCQFB7qWeLpCBp5ye6Oi57r0oFr7wew52-lf3jEcrNiv0mBM_qXoH-00BYq7yrVaEBi/w640-h400/8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Battleship Killer the Raider Kormoran - pride of the German Navy.</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-2sn5Jvv4NS5xWAU24Twonj20NxRujZprHhvwt39W9MwfNHs15wqokRl7IgrhuMULDl6iSXDTe8gz0xRksypT5AdGuBAy4JyyW0poDCeAe2PhVSN2bCqiamke4irmkz5XkKeab5qzPUZeC_8i3BKOLKa4veDxNiJRvUX-SkkzzcbpfeWOKrWOWbHO80kV/s800/9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-2sn5Jvv4NS5xWAU24Twonj20NxRujZprHhvwt39W9MwfNHs15wqokRl7IgrhuMULDl6iSXDTe8gz0xRksypT5AdGuBAy4JyyW0poDCeAe2PhVSN2bCqiamke4irmkz5XkKeab5qzPUZeC_8i3BKOLKa4veDxNiJRvUX-SkkzzcbpfeWOKrWOWbHO80kV/w640-h480/9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">One less R Class BS to contend with as she slips beneath the waves - huge PR win for the Axis in a time of need.</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpFHpjFaMWSQ0IrPCat1jILRSNnkI67t0TOw7L-QDinz-E30q3khCl2sA5EKuN08XAtJ9siAXBb6MQccfM8jLPYOkEUlvRpVx9OtI7e1-acqjux0tZcTj04TI0cUtLgVxt0IWTrGZvZ0eYJ-_QAiyVvJq0kP9ozn-wHu-UWk97wnbDX8kaINfeTWcjjQD6/s1470/10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="538" data-original-width="1470" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpFHpjFaMWSQ0IrPCat1jILRSNnkI67t0TOw7L-QDinz-E30q3khCl2sA5EKuN08XAtJ9siAXBb6MQccfM8jLPYOkEUlvRpVx9OtI7e1-acqjux0tZcTj04TI0cUtLgVxt0IWTrGZvZ0eYJ-_QAiyVvJq0kP9ozn-wHu-UWk97wnbDX8kaINfeTWcjjQD6/w640-h234/10.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">USE - pleased that the US tension is small - it's now all about the numbers. US has struggled to gain tension. Yet to gear up which pleases the Japanese.</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCov3kAzJJc_IxabuNYTSPAam9etkmiRMkf3ykUP6oc5LUd_99eVGtIY40KB_u3ike086HAzTny5XZkmQI_txPzzXWIG04lKXYWRanQsanDb3nnhlqCMVoPqNbB5cbGNzZ9LLoEWLeI8T6thVVeSxiVUvqbnQqt0yRJrqJRvl5Np0NuYN56II9Vunf22l7/s741/11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="284" data-original-width="741" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCov3kAzJJc_IxabuNYTSPAam9etkmiRMkf3ykUP6oc5LUd_99eVGtIY40KB_u3ike086HAzTny5XZkmQI_txPzzXWIG04lKXYWRanQsanDb3nnhlqCMVoPqNbB5cbGNzZ9LLoEWLeI8T6thVVeSxiVUvqbnQqt0yRJrqJRvl5Np0NuYN56II9Vunf22l7/w640-h246/11.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Despite escorts the CW Conv system is under pressure as recent losses reduce the CW Convs to 75. Barely enough to keep up the resources and oil to the UK.</span></span></div><br /><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><br /></span></div>Sun of Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07315805432481558574noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-430244424351512966.post-87146316070767948632024-02-06T09:26:00.000+08:002024-02-06T09:26:06.290+08:00Barbarossa Turn 41<p>Mud, mud and storms. And it is still early September.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn-XA2YwM7OhERNgBD6rlI3aIf5s-C7Ar3huUHw604MPlFJigCwE7p_bpmfjXLl5aIZ1NG_gYxLwZh6JGzTkZRSrPlyHXArXMSrcVbt-W7yiJX0R68mnUONWDyQvKLKpUIYnXU8jekN17hvHwD2ETh38At47QLyWwUl3zTC3F8ZndFPpD-UM-YhBtRVu_c/s3000/20240205_125949.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2987" data-original-width="3000" height="638" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn-XA2YwM7OhERNgBD6rlI3aIf5s-C7Ar3huUHw604MPlFJigCwE7p_bpmfjXLl5aIZ1NG_gYxLwZh6JGzTkZRSrPlyHXArXMSrcVbt-W7yiJX0R68mnUONWDyQvKLKpUIYnXU8jekN17hvHwD2ETh38At47QLyWwUl3zTC3F8ZndFPpD-UM-YhBtRVu_c/w640-h638/20240205_125949.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Army Group Centre made one successful attack to capture Kalinin.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Soviet player had not realised it was a major city.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This meant the enemy ZOcs did not cover it and so, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">it could have easily been reinforced.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Doh!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEH1ULyTVyEh4LKDwdEVsl24XheyIA1Lx-VSdDe4HP5F6cMzHnJ1bQFri0HRDJ9ElsFBkt61G_6t5L0UBRg71vImPh5D0JrsGUDw90RkrENbA-AI2qx7wgHunWT58zWNUQSNmQWs70kHLKPSa6_Hw_GurToHJj47Volo8AT-Rnqt6jmoSzQb_sS_JDEYX1/s3000/20240205_130005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2958" data-original-width="3000" height="632" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEH1ULyTVyEh4LKDwdEVsl24XheyIA1Lx-VSdDe4HP5F6cMzHnJ1bQFri0HRDJ9ElsFBkt61G_6t5L0UBRg71vImPh5D0JrsGUDw90RkrENbA-AI2qx7wgHunWT58zWNUQSNmQWs70kHLKPSa6_Hw_GurToHJj47Volo8AT-Rnqt6jmoSzQb_sS_JDEYX1/w640-h632/20240205_130005.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Attacks on the approaches to Moscow were not so successful.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNkFUXt1IkerV-aossWjh6r7P5Mo6T2zXnaFBA8F7teKZ_SsXWnxqBC6jU-faDBNiRCHZNa-Pcza-5pj-x6Gc8sZeWqhgsWR05rpFzUpGRnwAlpMdFyNjGfcxV-fEVZwpkuhWsXXTPowmc420DjFnjjzKrmou9cyAhhh7yUQl8wqQunK3VLIyR7W2B2c_J/s2506/20240205_125921.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2506" data-original-width="2489" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNkFUXt1IkerV-aossWjh6r7P5Mo6T2zXnaFBA8F7teKZ_SsXWnxqBC6jU-faDBNiRCHZNa-Pcza-5pj-x6Gc8sZeWqhgsWR05rpFzUpGRnwAlpMdFyNjGfcxV-fEVZwpkuhWsXXTPowmc420DjFnjjzKrmou9cyAhhh7yUQl8wqQunK3VLIyR7W2B2c_J/w636-h640/20240205_125921.jpg" width="636" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">AGS was goaded into attacking Kiev by the AGC commander,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">who has been promised two mechanized division once Kiev falls.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIGHzj0vHEsEXOEFHwoggyTRXxenScD53IXbBRydUx8Nt8Urwurv5vEi-L0ktqYvYZWCbbqxkgUdZqywlYV-j38sFACvDxrdc_AFNmYkapKI_gKybzKtjxe200NiE1LBJRQGuq87vD37nA9AbglrDSRiOkSkjXU0EVF5zQ6FB44mdxPKwKvLQ8zG4FaPWb/s3973/20240205_140506.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3973" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIGHzj0vHEsEXOEFHwoggyTRXxenScD53IXbBRydUx8Nt8Urwurv5vEi-L0ktqYvYZWCbbqxkgUdZqywlYV-j38sFACvDxrdc_AFNmYkapKI_gKybzKtjxe200NiE1LBJRQGuq87vD37nA9AbglrDSRiOkSkjXU0EVF5zQ6FB44mdxPKwKvLQ8zG4FaPWb/w484-h640/20240205_140506.jpg" width="484" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Army Group North</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKwr14TGsbEgXu_V4R89ohPdPQqVrZRtHL-DX-Gjme92oeFMAoFe7iINYYzhY-l0g3FsFa_nCpvdC8OEUpK2EV3p80o7s67AXnLoMUb04kHB1Tfqk2JkrsU8j0pROeEhDrGwgwcHyEvLEorM-xYxzivWPbGm2D3DUAQqRGmFu1KXF6iC3H2aWn_Gh-FIut/s3885/20240205_140538.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2476" data-original-width="3885" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKwr14TGsbEgXu_V4R89ohPdPQqVrZRtHL-DX-Gjme92oeFMAoFe7iINYYzhY-l0g3FsFa_nCpvdC8OEUpK2EV3p80o7s67AXnLoMUb04kHB1Tfqk2JkrsU8j0pROeEhDrGwgwcHyEvLEorM-xYxzivWPbGm2D3DUAQqRGmFu1KXF6iC3H2aWn_Gh-FIut/w640-h408/20240205_140538.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Army Group Centre (looking east)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMBT7b5eJSntNeoXglKuaPksCsEUy3r5aba6vgJmNgN1FMNG90LexDW9JQ2Q_9CyWlKCc3tBLqYrCUX3-ERiQ0MOmehBb2TxTiWc0p-3sF0zmIZ8pom7DqEikqbaYVou1OKPvwRlDLRvsV_iJrn03Tsk-kj5wvsPWvtoHOUIAnCq28GUQwJ1OwGEdzHz6z/s4000/20240205_140558.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2927" data-original-width="4000" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMBT7b5eJSntNeoXglKuaPksCsEUy3r5aba6vgJmNgN1FMNG90LexDW9JQ2Q_9CyWlKCc3tBLqYrCUX3-ERiQ0MOmehBb2TxTiWc0p-3sF0zmIZ8pom7DqEikqbaYVou1OKPvwRlDLRvsV_iJrn03Tsk-kj5wvsPWvtoHOUIAnCq28GUQwJ1OwGEdzHz6z/w640-h468/20240205_140558.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Army Group South (also looking east)</div><br /><p><br /></p>Sun of Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07315805432481558574noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-430244424351512966.post-39664426691800011292024-02-02T07:43:00.000+08:002024-02-02T07:43:27.793+08:00AUSGAME 2024 NEW GAME Part 5<p> <span style="background-color: white; color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; font-weight: 600;">AUSGAME2 2023</span></p><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: 600;">The End is Nigh – Germany Fails to Achieve Paris as the Dice Gods interfere yet again!</span></span></span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: 600;">JUL/AUG 1940 (Cont)</span></span></span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">Allied 1st impulse. Russia DOW Iran/Persia, which is aligned with Japan, Crossing the border Russia destroys the Iranian 2.4 Cav on the Russia/Persian border with a <span class="x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od" style="display: inline-flex; font-family: inherit; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="😭" class="xz74otr" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t40/1/16/1f62d.png" style="border: 0px; object-fit: fill;" width="16" /></span> roll and advances towards Terran. The US Senate is alarmed at these events and the US loses a chit – hopefully one of the big 4 pointers hehehehehe.</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">CW and France both take Land actions. GS on the Western Front sees one CW bomber aborted by AA and the other bombing run reduced to a NE. The French Arty fires and inverts a DIV as the French rearranges its line, reducing the garrison in Strasbourg to a 3 factor INF. Britain reinverts its inverted MECH and waits it out. China flips a DIV into the mountain point hex hoping to reduce the likelihood of the Japanese taking this important hex. It is important as it unlocks the Chinese mountain defensive line and puts a hex on the Nationalists capital Chungking.</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: 600;">Axis 2nd impulse. </span></span>Weather roll is 7, N Temp is fine as it should be for the rest of the turn. Needing to make inroads, Germany declared a land offensive led by Guderian. Low odds ground strikes <span style="font-family: inherit;"><u>all miss</u></span>. The only woods hex on the Belgium border is targeted and taking this hex opens up the clear terrain behind it. Three hexes are doubled, without blitz bonuses, a comfortable +13.3 blitz attack with a nice roll of 16 sees a welcome <span class="x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od" style="display: inline-flex; font-family: inherit; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="😭" class="xz74otr" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t40/1/16/1f62d.png" style="border: 0px; object-fit: fill;" width="16" /></span> result – Germany breathes a sigh of relief as any low roll in these early impulses would result in losses and inversions which the German can ill afford. A secondary attack was launched on the French 3 factor INF in Strasbourg across the Maginot and the Rhine River. A +8.4 assault with a handy roll of 14 (22) takes the hex with loss of a unit (1.1 GAR) and half inverted, good result as the Maginot line is now breached. Guderian, buoyed by his success, albeit at the expense of 13 OPs, re-inverts 8 units and the front line is ready to maintain the momentum of offensive action. However, and ominously for the German, all its HQs are now face down and will cost OP’s to reinvert.</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">Italy and Japan took Land actions; Italy land DIVS and the HQ Graziani in Cyprus and assault the 2.4 DIV defending the port of Famagusta, automatic results in the loss of the Div, Cyprus is cleared of British units. The hapless CA HMS Newcastle flees the port, avoiding capture or destruction (it was inverted) but is found be the patrolling Italian fleet – with a moderate split it is sunk in the E Med. Italian Units advance and liberate Jordan advancing towards the border with Saudi Arabia.</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">Japan takes a combined and lands a Marine DIV in the Persian port of Bandar Shapur and embarks on the train to Terran to bolster the local MIL defenders resolve – hoping that the imminent Russian assault on the capital will be a low roll and Iran can be saved. A Strat bombing of Chungking sees Japan’s first Strat success as the city's factory is bombed. Japan GS the mountain hex and succeeds, the assault is launched and led by Umezu and with a <span class="x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od" style="display: inline-flex; font-family: inherit; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="😭" class="xz74otr" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t40/1/16/1f62d.png" style="border: 0px; object-fit: fill;" width="16" /></span> roll and the Mountain hex taken – with that result China is potentially in trouble now. Japanese arty units are reinverted and the Japanese start to see the light at the end of the tunnel in China.</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">Allied 2nd Impulse. CW takes a naval and sends out its escorts and extra Convs to ship the valuable US oil to the UK. Force Z, 2 x CV’s 3 x BS’s and a CA go hunting for the two Italian CAs in the Arabian Sea – both sides fail to find in the Storm. British and Dutch subs hunt for Italian Convs in the Med, but like German U-boats fail to find or be detected – both sides rolling lots of +7s on their searches , France a no cost land, maneuvers Mil into the front lines – expendable, and withdraws from Metz leaving a 3 MIL as a rear guard. A CW strategic bombing run deep into Germany’s heartland just misses the factory. Russia launches its predicted assault against Terran and rolls <span class="x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od" style="display: inline-flex; font-family: inherit; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="😭" class="xz74otr" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t40/1/16/1f62d.png" style="border: 0px; object-fit: fill;" width="16" /></span> destroying both the defending MIL and the Marine DIV.</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">Axis 3rd Impulse, weather roll is a 5. Needing to continue pushing, Rundstedt is re-inverted – 6 more German OP's. The hex SE of Lille is targeted, and 1 INF and ATG are inverted, Rundstedt is used in the attack to get a +12.9 blitz but a roll of 7 sees only B result for loss of a MECH DIV and another half invert - a poor result for the German. Metz is attacked from 4 hexes getting a +14.6 assault with a roll of 11 ending up with a <span class="x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od" style="display: inline-flex; font-family: inherit; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="😭" class="xz74otr" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t40/1/16/1f62d.png" style="border: 0px; object-fit: fill;" width="16" /></span> result. Rebases, now that Warsaw has fallen Germany rebases the 5 factor Stuka that has spent the entire year in support of LANDOPS in Poland. Japan takes a Land and successfully GS another Corps in the mountains N of Chungking and a DIV in S China – many options as it sweats on an Allied pass impulse and an EOT roll of 1 – it sets up for an attack next impulse.</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">Allied 3rdImpulse sees all countries pass except France who takes a no cost Comb to conserve oil and relocate a BS that had been visiting Morocco – oops. The Allied 10% roll of 1 that was hoped for fails, much to the relief and surprise of the German's.</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">Axis 4th Impulse, weather roll is a 7. Germany continues to push, desperate to make some inroads and well behind schedule, declared two attacks. He again reinverts Guderian for the cost of 6 OPs – this is getting expensive now as the German has now been reduced to 11 OPs and he isn’t even adjacent to Paris. The clear Hex 1232, a gateway hex to Paris, had a defense of 16 with a -1 for the AT gun. The last German Stuka (5 fact) that had been rebased from Poland targets this important hex and is escorted by 2 x German Ftrs but the single French Ftr on a -1 rolls a 3 to gain the important AX and the Stuka is shot down on its first sortie in France – no plusses from this important GS. The escorting Ftrs shoot down the French Ftr but this is little consolation. The German Stuka should have been cleared through on a -1 with two escorting Ftrs. Pushing on as the clock is ticking and the turn can end now with any dice roll. A respectable blitz is declared using every remaining ARM/MECH getting to +9.3 however a roll of 4! <span style="font-family: inherit;"><u>sees 2 losses and a full invert</u></span> for Germany for the loss a single French unit. This roll of 4 will more than likely cost Germany the game. The hex West of Metz had been reduced to a single 3 factor MIL, a +21.8 assault takes it automatically, German units enter Metz and open the Eastern Flank – alas too little, too late.</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">Italy takes a Comb and searches again for the conv in the Arabian Sea, this time she finds and sinks 1 x Conv, a second search and again neither side find in the storm much to the relief of the Italian CA Capt’s. Italian units advance to the Saudi border for desert training. Japan’s land saw it reinvert HQ Yamamoto for 6 OP’s as the Southern Mountain hex has a Corps and DIV inverted and from 4 Hexes the Assault of +10 promises success. Alas, the dice gods intervene and a 4 is rolled, the dreaded squiggly 14, 3/1 and that is two 4’s for the Axis this impulse.</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">So Both Japan and Germany on two critical dice rolls for land attacks this impulse; Germany’s attack against the ATK Hex and Japan’s against a second Mtn hex, both of these having spent Ops to reinvert HQs at the cost of 6 OP’s each, <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: 600;">BOTH roll 4’s!</span></span>The Axis quite rightly are somewhat aggrieved as the dice Gods have deserted them in their hour of need. You get that on the big jobs. EOT was not rolled, sigh, 1 needed.</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: 600;">Summary</span></span></span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">As predicted, this was the key turn for our game. It is very rare that in a game with thousands of dice rolls and the complexity that WIF is, that a single dice roll can determine a game – but Germany’s 4th Impulse +9 Blitz attack against the French was probably one of those. The roll of 4 (6%) cost Germany two units and more importantly a full inversion of all its ARM/MECH and frankly any chance of Germany advancing to the outskirts of Paris. If he had rolled higher and destroyed the two French units and more importantly remained upright and given one or two more impulses and Germany could have had one or two hexes adjacent to Paris and potentially, and I do say potentially an assault against Paris in SEP/OCT. That opportunity has now evaporated and our game, like the previous one, looks as though it will end again in 1940 with a forced restart – more than a little disappointing for all players.</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">There is a sliver of a chance that Germany may achieve Paris in S/O 1940 – probably about the same as his failed Blitz roll, about 6%. But he will need an extreme coincidence of events to go Germany’s way in S/O. Any failure in anyone of them will result in Paris remaining in Allied hands and the game concluding again in 1940 rather than played to a more satisfying conclusion. Germany will need to win the initiative in S/O <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: 600;">twice</span></span> – Allies can force the reroll, if the Allies go first in S/O the Germans will not be able to advance as they will be up against a mass of French reinforcements, including ARM, AA, ARTY and ATK resulting from poor attack rolls that saw 6 units moved to the spiral, and 3 x French Ftrs (all French pilots survived). Add to that, the likely interference from CW bombers attempting GS v key stacks of ARM/MECH and HQs soaking up German Ftrs. The second element is they need fine weather, even with the 60% chance of Fine in the temp this is problematic as any bad weather will stop the offensive and force lower attack rolls with no benefit of ARM/Mech bonuses and more important add (+)’s to the EOT roll and number of impulses in the S/O turn - the turn needs to be long(ish) and the German needs to roll low in its GS, which has been a rare event for the Luftwaffe in this game, and high in his combat rolls to avoid inversions. None of these essential conditions for the capture of Paris the German has control of and going on our previous experience with our German player he has only been able to achieve one of these elements, let alone all four and especially the weather!</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">Sadly, again this 2nd game is on the trajectory of another hung game, an allied victory by concession. The game will play out until the end of 1940 as is our custom, but one thing is certain, our current German player, who has played the last two games as Germany has declared that he is never going to play Germany again! This is particularly disappointing to the Italian/Japanese player whose progress has seen them capture Egypt, Cyprus, Palestine and Malta and about to invade both Saudi Arabia and Greece - all with little aid from Germany. Japan has had few losses, and despite the last impulse roll of 4 (same as the Germans) he has reduced the Chinese build to three factories (2 BPs) per turn which has allowed it to build up for the Air/Sea battle v the US. I. The Allies too will be disappointed, despite notching up victory as it is the playing of WIF which is why we turn up every Thursday night.</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">Fate or destiny awaits the German in S/O 1940. <span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Hitler has asked Father Christmas for Paris for Christmas but cannot confirm or deny that he hasn’t been a very naughty boy.</i></span></span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">· Acft – Aircraft</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">· Conv – Convoys</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">· EOT – End of Turn</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">· NCC – No Cost Combined action – no oil used</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">· OOS – Out of Supply</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">· Rng - Range</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">· TOTT – Top of the table a 23 or more</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">· USE – US entry rolls/chits</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 8px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRgt6QBhEBOMueC2NjjDjDYx0-A_uYgmHsm80ZjWeQpFpyeXFDpwsEkXOckI5_0k6-7TtMHSkVIgMthoJ8o5ndseCQLPh-aClWed8GfQ3C03TX-wUHzyeGQscs7Z0EHrVXHB-WhjCZ9YXCFnDC89csqWmc9YG-P7puWyYbhktX8XsVDJLW7KgO-YjUMPBN/s1840/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1467" data-original-width="1730" height="542" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifQ4M65OkE0MBrwG7qSxOq8XlNJLZ0rMbVKliVZZq5l6d9Zh8Jayupy5GDzgOmpFcEnwCGArGPBkt553CnTpLbVHr6dGlAP-xQN7WMCaf3RftfEonROZmoVeTaVOQ-D3RzrU2SHwjxFvdqXQzXhcjaxqiDLDAv1g8gHicc41w1yoisxm4d4o2gKfiu9PoZ/w640-h542/4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Italian CA's in the Arabian Sea are hunted by Force Z</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTLJrUftCUUjfuDnNXFo_RASHuJXjbWcdAglfD-7NBkPnOegJCiPjnod-johHoROkTM6YFlVluXGn-Eqnuud8wmd2YR3Iw8L-6-4VswYomuXRpNafjYYCKabGZTUYVnS2CAQvtPBmbymZHxABr714ye1OoJgcBnwWWOBVXhnsOWHwloGY2hFxNK9IyfoQV/s1682/5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="558" data-original-width="1445" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5__Yk-ztp7oIQ1cw7YuMNOeqmKxPs8H65vY_xJxFz_99aq8APP1Q8AtyglsZnSPpAIV4-JGZEmyD4tj883xDXj0WFRlltjzuQPuiYYM-suyzfMpv_htwsLt9cphcO10aLRECLiEAVvgdBpC6m1us1AnjtSx9pKbGySnMp8cZo801iKSg9ShHC65AB6WGW/w640-h248/9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">USE - focus on Japan the US has.</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhooJS21Qk5oj_vNKoIGMukAxfSQlrb1QM9YrGWGU9tp2Iw-LSPvY41_O3ALQmimwH0Zqpz6pIm7ZTUl-eXPXTcdmi-qdu90qwavX51cGgmqfPiy7rZIlU5qtklnOw49xRPx7Gin6flwUofbeSWCDvtXV-8Y1BdcVqTWEHg3ldWfEE553sg98rXanhA8n4M/s850/10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="850" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhooJS21Qk5oj_vNKoIGMukAxfSQlrb1QM9YrGWGU9tp2Iw-LSPvY41_O3ALQmimwH0Zqpz6pIm7ZTUl-eXPXTcdmi-qdu90qwavX51cGgmqfPiy7rZIlU5qtklnOw49xRPx7Gin6flwUofbeSWCDvtXV-8Y1BdcVqTWEHg3ldWfEE553sg98rXanhA8n4M/w640-h338/10.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><br /></span></div>Sun of Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07315805432481558574noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-430244424351512966.post-46334865896098049702024-02-01T17:12:00.002+08:002024-02-01T17:12:54.000+08:00Huns versus Late Imperial Romans East<p>An historical match of sorts. Brendan playing only his third game of Basic Impetus in so many years.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9jm-rZ8TS_JSbthFJOk4LlizsssCNPKVSkzNT2uE_GtnTUUKy9T0W4RVMe-KCZJ9lUFMRulB21kzzwRHCIJLs8oYyZ6X6YGLmDNegF4KCdfs89QG1taRCnKgF6KxI9324jKCKXCpgjAJelZJCEQt86Ez-fSgbZkSMXNKX4Y6UEKKO7lfzclYQSrX0meti/s3459/20240131_192003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2005" data-original-width="3459" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9jm-rZ8TS_JSbthFJOk4LlizsssCNPKVSkzNT2uE_GtnTUUKy9T0W4RVMe-KCZJ9lUFMRulB21kzzwRHCIJLs8oYyZ6X6YGLmDNegF4KCdfs89QG1taRCnKgF6KxI9324jKCKXCpgjAJelZJCEQt86Ez-fSgbZkSMXNKX4Y6UEKKO7lfzclYQSrX0meti/w640-h370/20240131_192003.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Romans are out scouted, but succeed in placing terrain to constrict the Huns,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but then try to cover the front to stop any Hun infiltration.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Note: the green labels are <span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: -apple-system, HelveticaNeue, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">aide-mémoire</span> to help Brendan with troop characteristics.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZb3B06plPY78j-KZMDUeXngKpB9KUUTWb9zRrxOtnLe82OQX8Np3SQfKOXEeqUWJLMkDol-BPozDEIKLeq7dJfsJ2HkT5uM1465x_O4d0bC3VXzc2SNkr-K7JO5oZfxqyW_btaF08IDKhd8UOyQv4AvkR0maD6Grg5V4ldgxILYXbh7al_taDQRB-oP5G/s3934/20240131_193524.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2301" data-original-width="3934" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZb3B06plPY78j-KZMDUeXngKpB9KUUTWb9zRrxOtnLe82OQX8Np3SQfKOXEeqUWJLMkDol-BPozDEIKLeq7dJfsJ2HkT5uM1465x_O4d0bC3VXzc2SNkr-K7JO5oZfxqyW_btaF08IDKhd8UOyQv4AvkR0maD6Grg5V4ldgxILYXbh7al_taDQRB-oP5G/w640-h374/20240131_193524.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Romans had used Aggressive Deployment and won the first initiative,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">deciding to move first and head to where the Huns were.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This gave the Huns some immediate targets,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and that is the Roman's general's unit taking casualties.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFdO6frKZLN0yhHGOcJivzw09vBlNtGUpnxk67eealREdGdKHC1fvtubdc_C8BzYUpH3HZkUISFZcPl2W4B-lcYrTW6D5zUN2r1ZdA87kqNOesIjOsDRaEfTICMwMRbRaU1okpdguITrfQcBDlXIXFWAKXrsvOTeDsn569nly1TiDQ8ZYDyG1lVXwYmsSQ/s3806/20240131_195324.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2351" data-original-width="3806" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFdO6frKZLN0yhHGOcJivzw09vBlNtGUpnxk67eealREdGdKHC1fvtubdc_C8BzYUpH3HZkUISFZcPl2W4B-lcYrTW6D5zUN2r1ZdA87kqNOesIjOsDRaEfTICMwMRbRaU1okpdguITrfQcBDlXIXFWAKXrsvOTeDsn569nly1TiDQ8ZYDyG1lVXwYmsSQ/w640-h396/20240131_195324.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Disordered units project no Zone of Control</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and one Hun unit has slipped round the flank.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNTk3hSTrgeLcWXBaqiAYh5UtlNPE7hAj1QudB0WlIRWUHJLBPR3HCRrK5h_83RMAQaHW4lrG30jhfTLcklMa9LZZQQcwOJzlrVUl_SF9iUFMX_2i9saTd_XtMa4OINNmwG6kJl61_RPpzljQsfOFCPW7Va7XBriD2vHQDmPoyy7WxRoKuBjxy4Y5wzsN3/s3209/20240131_200915.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2357" data-original-width="3209" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNTk3hSTrgeLcWXBaqiAYh5UtlNPE7hAj1QudB0WlIRWUHJLBPR3HCRrK5h_83RMAQaHW4lrG30jhfTLcklMa9LZZQQcwOJzlrVUl_SF9iUFMX_2i9saTd_XtMa4OINNmwG6kJl61_RPpzljQsfOFCPW7Va7XBriD2vHQDmPoyy7WxRoKuBjxy4Y5wzsN3/w640-h470/20240131_200915.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A Roman legion tries to chase the Huns away,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but they keep pouring arrows into the Roman heavy cavalry,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">eliminating the Roman general.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Romans had not been winning the initiative and now it would be that much harder.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8vTRXFF6KMPaxpgpLCkA9PgaT0j7GYsSKzvTWgL3woXZLdb4uIPlveih_2FgOIxgRjPoKb6Cc0bWoBXvmMqtgA6TY_BUnTJLCytTpYDD6sRFDOMIDnToruopmXgUAEQBM4D9o9h0AqnY6XmtAWtv8c3p2CwixJ0TeDJk9Fg9b1ECOYrf01-EBllpbKuTA/s3189/20240131_203152.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2240" data-original-width="3189" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8vTRXFF6KMPaxpgpLCkA9PgaT0j7GYsSKzvTWgL3woXZLdb4uIPlveih_2FgOIxgRjPoKb6Cc0bWoBXvmMqtgA6TY_BUnTJLCytTpYDD6sRFDOMIDnToruopmXgUAEQBM4D9o9h0AqnY6XmtAWtv8c3p2CwixJ0TeDJk9Fg9b1ECOYrf01-EBllpbKuTA/w640-h450/20240131_203152.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But it was not going all the way for the Huns</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">as the Romans brought their slingers up and wrecked the Hun unit covering their right.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd7aAXhG7nQ4Sz7mLQaJJvc8g04B6A39aSKBShzQugdhMzaf6jTNSyHVTAXMi75fo-dPKDeR3BDZ_Ts0pqG1vYnM2qIWeWOkVOsu_4mKd1Vplskk6KYDw5APWIxkT5rEhQtclGMb_nW0c2urZtb0sdbS7nBan7J74qzuCYfpdJ5ZsBf5roeMxHOixC8raI/s2932/20240131_204612.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2364" data-original-width="2932" height="516" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd7aAXhG7nQ4Sz7mLQaJJvc8g04B6A39aSKBShzQugdhMzaf6jTNSyHVTAXMi75fo-dPKDeR3BDZ_Ts0pqG1vYnM2qIWeWOkVOsu_4mKd1Vplskk6KYDw5APWIxkT5rEhQtclGMb_nW0c2urZtb0sdbS7nBan7J74qzuCYfpdJ5ZsBf5roeMxHOixC8raI/w640-h516/20240131_204612.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The other Roman heavy cavalry unit has been routed by the Huns.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Romans are finding themselves seriously outflanked.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixj8LpI-fctcQYvvmZu288Gjcb-RC7jZ2wOxgk89lzwgTzF_iYfeWg5ucq3s64pR7NYpC9u4AOJi4SyMQkkcHCa2oVveFqEMiwvjmVla8Se25epOWtSEh64HK6GKDwJGb6segJt-kWFEkHBrMZffkwijTSdZPM-cuWWLZ1upOW9LxfK31eWP2wmmz6AEFL/s3461/20240131_205643.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2502" data-original-width="3461" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixj8LpI-fctcQYvvmZu288Gjcb-RC7jZ2wOxgk89lzwgTzF_iYfeWg5ucq3s64pR7NYpC9u4AOJi4SyMQkkcHCa2oVveFqEMiwvjmVla8Se25epOWtSEh64HK6GKDwJGb6segJt-kWFEkHBrMZffkwijTSdZPM-cuWWLZ1upOW9LxfK31eWP2wmmz6AEFL/w640-h462/20240131_205643.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Can the Legions drive off the Huns?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Or are they the meat in the sandwich?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLM3NSK1pSvSzIyayEEkfTW4n1kFH58iRNHVk2du-YeihgTvbEU0XN3hVhnaAP-PD2_SUVbzd6GEW4g4L5dlJN3NRz9N-2_p_LAltK_HBwe2nbxeXPWKN_K80aolgccR_nRClRRNUVWPBdfvwWVfDlH5ZHNziswtkYk4HkcxnWVDRUYum7N7akjhgBY8ob/s3638/20240131_210708.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2580" data-original-width="3638" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLM3NSK1pSvSzIyayEEkfTW4n1kFH58iRNHVk2du-YeihgTvbEU0XN3hVhnaAP-PD2_SUVbzd6GEW4g4L5dlJN3NRz9N-2_p_LAltK_HBwe2nbxeXPWKN_K80aolgccR_nRClRRNUVWPBdfvwWVfDlH5ZHNziswtkYk4HkcxnWVDRUYum7N7akjhgBY8ob/w640-h454/20240131_210708.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Roman slingers perform well, wrecking another Hun cavalry unit.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But those Roman legions have their rear exposed.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZOlo8Lcd2IfUd-00TaF4zOuXGf_uGNUhwAHqO5ZCMDuW7D5KR8uQNlQgNqDybv7vsbvtSnLFOWC2RzmqgQrfQZ_IhACbWnGMa6bQtgH_Qq1KzIj47Pe4H4fMViEnTBygC3D4hr_LB_gPc8oSQcBuybSGOHHowbY4gM-tpjGWPaq4ZdCgfgkuT66NHYU_5/s3316/20240131_211834.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2743" data-original-width="3316" height="530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZOlo8Lcd2IfUd-00TaF4zOuXGf_uGNUhwAHqO5ZCMDuW7D5KR8uQNlQgNqDybv7vsbvtSnLFOWC2RzmqgQrfQZ_IhACbWnGMa6bQtgH_Qq1KzIj47Pe4H4fMViEnTBygC3D4hr_LB_gPc8oSQcBuybSGOHHowbY4gM-tpjGWPaq4ZdCgfgkuT66NHYU_5/w640-h530/20240131_211834.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Whoops!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Forgot to give the (now vanished) Roman legion a +1 in the Cohesion test for fighting light cavalry.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But at this stage Brendan was happy to concede.</div><br /><p><br /></p>Sun of Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07315805432481558574noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-430244424351512966.post-62462161601702137202024-01-30T10:54:00.000+08:002024-01-30T10:54:10.535+08:00Barbarossa Turn 40<p>The epic continues as we roll into the 8th and 9th of September and a dose of mud for the north and southern fronts, but the glittering prize is in the centre.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP0bBXdoopOwb5_EdO6ATlRCWCWbxvPr539gjYMG6EYQvqbynnm_VWDdhxv_mlH3vTwGyt689hBTk8dp5LugD2oueYiwZxX5tcUdss49Ze8GVv2dBRpV6261LrIooFbzEdiVexDOL1RWBuQiBE44lS0wYa_CpwXoB1oV41GVIL1ej_NZA17AkYF6rvY50N/s4000/20240129_123235.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP0bBXdoopOwb5_EdO6ATlRCWCWbxvPr539gjYMG6EYQvqbynnm_VWDdhxv_mlH3vTwGyt689hBTk8dp5LugD2oueYiwZxX5tcUdss49Ze8GVv2dBRpV6261LrIooFbzEdiVexDOL1RWBuQiBE44lS0wYa_CpwXoB1oV41GVIL1ej_NZA17AkYF6rvY50N/w640-h480/20240129_123235.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">AGC tries some attacks to the northwest of Moscow.</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRcUP3PEvBInH4aj_xUdbSOxGVBi_R8dfiSULdCCkBQpR4f5jrqJAegmM0rJLLljA9_JqcHDbrjaUnha2o6DFT54nUyXnf-Cisim0MHiNSoxBgBtE5ZAi-ePQor07MOInflj8Jfh3WKxbNTHgLCawScjOPcpeDPRL2c_-5cWzNyPa8tezCdxJ4X_uodtAf/s4000/20240129_123227.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2901" data-original-width="4000" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRcUP3PEvBInH4aj_xUdbSOxGVBi_R8dfiSULdCCkBQpR4f5jrqJAegmM0rJLLljA9_JqcHDbrjaUnha2o6DFT54nUyXnf-Cisim0MHiNSoxBgBtE5ZAi-ePQor07MOInflj8Jfh3WKxbNTHgLCawScjOPcpeDPRL2c_-5cWzNyPa8tezCdxJ4X_uodtAf/w640-h464/20240129_123227.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But the critical attacks are to the south of Moscow.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The interdiction of the Soviet HQs by the Luftwaffe </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">can cause serious paralysis in the Soviet forces.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVK11xar3FW0gbOW97A2qSztvqK6GKuCOvizlRQTI2hGkAqcRCCs78Opyxw-cARD2ScyxAiJLoeIhS_rhbPyXgVgH7X7Qo9jZjRowt-Na22i6AagJjFtltqynKHMDmSZ1NWVpjEqqPyCCsvlXfJrLSZobB3O1b-O6fYSESW4iyHADNE_1WevCGjyVP3dmq/s4000/20240129_123339.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVK11xar3FW0gbOW97A2qSztvqK6GKuCOvizlRQTI2hGkAqcRCCs78Opyxw-cARD2ScyxAiJLoeIhS_rhbPyXgVgH7X7Qo9jZjRowt-Na22i6AagJjFtltqynKHMDmSZ1NWVpjEqqPyCCsvlXfJrLSZobB3O1b-O6fYSESW4iyHADNE_1WevCGjyVP3dmq/w480-h640/20240129_123339.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">AGS tightening the ring around Kiev.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNYj6Ildy1aT47blEPSTCDKI_GCwFUxV_C1LP1pQsNgDjYmPLedlCOsSimyzSvwxQKPyslVZy0GnvYTg8O695gUnqwCIxXdLzBj1KdxaviPcm3N5XWchBtP1naR0Bhza8pyNlAFVmeui2TtLhFx9cu0JAuvxuQ9-VAI2VmHfaCQ2vn1gGKsLcKuW-Pyi1v/s4000/20240129_123348.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNYj6Ildy1aT47blEPSTCDKI_GCwFUxV_C1LP1pQsNgDjYmPLedlCOsSimyzSvwxQKPyslVZy0GnvYTg8O695gUnqwCIxXdLzBj1KdxaviPcm3N5XWchBtP1naR0Bhza8pyNlAFVmeui2TtLhFx9cu0JAuvxuQ9-VAI2VmHfaCQ2vn1gGKsLcKuW-Pyi1v/w480-h640/20240129_123348.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While also trying to clear a way into the Crimea.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmTsM1Blo2gkDzrI8rxcZkTemLPWvqNJC54PycYaid1NH0MONwtu0PHDUQN73h9mZt6MJ1R8NR_b_xGTyFaXrr_8O2lRfKzmGFqWeufoTLUdfELwsfZg4I2wRx9RcEGkidN6Wq7Iwu48ZZ0p9HlA8At3pUlpiYua37CNhq9h4ixWMcajZjvMeZkkYG4K2M/s3750/20240129_135223.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3750" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmTsM1Blo2gkDzrI8rxcZkTemLPWvqNJC54PycYaid1NH0MONwtu0PHDUQN73h9mZt6MJ1R8NR_b_xGTyFaXrr_8O2lRfKzmGFqWeufoTLUdfELwsfZg4I2wRx9RcEGkidN6Wq7Iwu48ZZ0p9HlA8At3pUlpiYua37CNhq9h4ixWMcajZjvMeZkkYG4K2M/w512-h640/20240129_135223.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Soviet counterattacks northwest of Moscow.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSJVFpBcX0RPOqjchgEZvhg8Ewb4J8L9UGXZPmMkq2yf86-vy8vFtvGm4DFFP2xAMyuijiYQnNy2LNfO2AUC0Pybrc3OMhpJKO4Vgg3u2OMvpBL0DytmwoimKByxyCxY07VhGN_gMviqDX6Xtz1O2uGb4AsmQaPuD4P7ua3K6sZyyNIB6zVbLtRPP8GusU/s4000/20240129_135228.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSJVFpBcX0RPOqjchgEZvhg8Ewb4J8L9UGXZPmMkq2yf86-vy8vFtvGm4DFFP2xAMyuijiYQnNy2LNfO2AUC0Pybrc3OMhpJKO4Vgg3u2OMvpBL0DytmwoimKByxyCxY07VhGN_gMviqDX6Xtz1O2uGb4AsmQaPuD4P7ua3K6sZyyNIB6zVbLtRPP8GusU/w480-h640/20240129_135228.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And to the southwest of Moscow.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG6WNu7ctXCYs5YcF4RQg2HheN6xSVRGvRJ09nPyJAieDp6oQFWJhnsr5xcps76wQRl3aHiqGS8FAzOIM9QihiEVsmCVfMV9zZR9pjtb6w4momaRmh3s6mWUf4mC5RCnTmAJoGxcVGYSpnJ_Gp_nV_Ktb-HIDJfa8kRIbxGS9EvzDWy6FGyAz4Min-g4NU/s3839/20240129_142445.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3839" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG6WNu7ctXCYs5YcF4RQg2HheN6xSVRGvRJ09nPyJAieDp6oQFWJhnsr5xcps76wQRl3aHiqGS8FAzOIM9QihiEVsmCVfMV9zZR9pjtb6w4momaRmh3s6mWUf4mC5RCnTmAJoGxcVGYSpnJ_Gp_nV_Ktb-HIDJfa8kRIbxGS9EvzDWy6FGyAz4Min-g4NU/w500-h640/20240129_142445.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not much is happening in the north.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmVkJYzJCjLG_V7Xv_h7lnsZEWpjcHoKkB-UaK7Cygkblyd_RBfvY2hRkbK_TJ6Oq1lbRIcBrbcFuEwWEjQq5feCLpyd4E1bRwGmhrMeD4sQme8EA4VX6biCUAiy22gx1_2aXHtHDO3WxBkO9l1sJeuYUlNHhPDZQ0fivbRNY0518tPDyv86ME5cmZiD1J/s4000/20240129_142500.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmVkJYzJCjLG_V7Xv_h7lnsZEWpjcHoKkB-UaK7Cygkblyd_RBfvY2hRkbK_TJ6Oq1lbRIcBrbcFuEwWEjQq5feCLpyd4E1bRwGmhrMeD4sQme8EA4VX6biCUAiy22gx1_2aXHtHDO3WxBkO9l1sJeuYUlNHhPDZQ0fivbRNY0518tPDyv86ME5cmZiD1J/w480-h640/20240129_142500.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Axis thrust towards Moscow is looking a little thin in the flanks.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivnCedUgpTXI-OfbzYajQlcRjbzwXcW1PM4o1_FFbc377ASSsqJM0S-ezVISRLFGbV8iTqe9sZ3FZOVUei2XhoXd21e8-AFOVnuIeMgd6ggDSFNrsqSSmfc3QpYQ6ARdGtX4KCYRkiGJXmIFlOrtThxHNnvEQkfPvty0601DqeJn8YneO31Ztk6btEUAsL/s4000/20240129_142541.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2591" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivnCedUgpTXI-OfbzYajQlcRjbzwXcW1PM4o1_FFbc377ASSsqJM0S-ezVISRLFGbV8iTqe9sZ3FZOVUei2XhoXd21e8-AFOVnuIeMgd6ggDSFNrsqSSmfc3QpYQ6ARdGtX4KCYRkiGJXmIFlOrtThxHNnvEQkfPvty0601DqeJn8YneO31Ztk6btEUAsL/w206-h320/20240129_142541.jpg" width="206" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinrLC-WjW8HqFGZIWquxF1wVyAXfwYOjQnADVv9qHtnlDrVCxL4gKuaorr0kNO40L_wYCXwZZOJ9UrzitI3iGYqgHibDvimCURK0bAiaT2nkYdd8LALu0sK_XdyOnxsJH2EQfYLE29N43ZTXQ0uqCQSTUxFSYt9NrQNZ85U3C2p98Ht37dL28amhOmPbab/s4000/20240129_142524.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinrLC-WjW8HqFGZIWquxF1wVyAXfwYOjQnADVv9qHtnlDrVCxL4gKuaorr0kNO40L_wYCXwZZOJ9UrzitI3iGYqgHibDvimCURK0bAiaT2nkYdd8LALu0sK_XdyOnxsJH2EQfYLE29N43ZTXQ0uqCQSTUxFSYt9NrQNZ85U3C2p98Ht37dL28amhOmPbab/w240-h320/20240129_142524.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Trying to provide a complete view of the southern front.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Critical thing has been a second rail bridge repaired over the Dnepr</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(top left-hand corner of the second image).</div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Sun of Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07315805432481558574noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-430244424351512966.post-31162435153312912822024-01-26T08:13:00.004+08:002024-01-26T08:13:46.678+08:00AUSGAME 2024 NEW GAME Part 4<p><span style="background-color: white; color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; font-weight: 600;">AUSGAME2 2023 – The Weather Finally Clears</span></p><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: 600;">MAR/APR 1940 (Cont)</span></span></span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">Allied 2nd impulse. CW and France both take Land actions, bombers from the UK escorted by RAF Spitfires GS two frontline stacks of Germans in Antwerp and Brussels. The Luftwaffe elects to stay on the ground as their priority is air war v the French which must be won to help the beleaguered Wehrmacht. Germany relies on the AA gun which drops the 3’s to 2’s & 1’s however extraordinary rolls by the RAF sees all 3 units in Antwerp inverted of triple 2’s – Germany just shakes his head. France also takes a land and disrupts a frontline Corps and Div (2 units) with their 3 Arty hidden in the woods. Allies move forward into the three empty Belgium hexes. China takes a NCL and moves a number of units, whilst Russia relocates another bomber to the Iranian border.</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">Axis 3rd Impulse, weather roll is a 6, fine in N temp. All three Axis nations take land actions. Germany with its Western Front inverted by ARTY and air GS has only 3 Corps upright so he shuffles (a new military term – defined as moving units left and right, swapping places in time to classical music) and re-inverts four units using his last HQ. An attempted GS against the French point stack sees the continuation of German bad luck as his JU88 is shot down. With a second fine weather rolled and with complete misses on its first mission, the German 5 factor Stuka again attempts another GS v Warsaw needing 5’s moderate success as it inverts a single Corps. Launching a +12.5 assault German rolls sub-average with an 8. Warsaw is finally taken for loss of a div and a half invert - Poland finally falls M/A 1940. In the Med a combined German and Italian attack on Malta is launched using the German para and a Div with a second Italian Div, supported by shore bombardment from the <span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Regia Marina</i></span>. A +18 assault is launched, a roll of 7 (another sub average roll) still sees a <span class="x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od" style="display: inline-flex; font-family: inherit; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="😭" class="xz74otr" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t40/1/16/1f62d.png" style="border: 0px; object-fit: fill;" width="16" /></span> result against the 1 strength Indian Div – the inverted CA HMS Gloucester is caught in the harbor and scuttled by its crew to avoid capture. Italy advances units to Jerusalem and assaults the city with an auto victory as another CW territory joins Mussolini’s Empire. Italy rebases a NAV and Ftr into Malta.</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">Japan’s land sees units advance to set up for next turn as both GS and Strat bombing runs fail. Some good news in the air for Japan as the Chinese Airforce is shot down, although at the cost of a pilot and a Japanese Ftr – no more pesky intercepts and the bombers, both Strat and GS will be able to fly without escorts. Patient the Japanese is. No EOT.</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">Allied 3rd Impulse sees all countries pass except France who attempts to the German stack in Brussels, escorted by a CVP, Germany repays a debt and shoots down the only French DB7 that attempted to GS without an escorting Ftr. Despite the passes no EOT rolled. 3 needed 6 rolled.</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">Axis 4th Impulse, weather roll is a 10, fine again – everyone is astounded – the German has rolled 3 fine weather impulses in a single turn <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: 600;">MORE than the entire game so far!</span></span> Germany takes a Land and attempts to GS a French INF stack with only a single French Corps being inverted. Even with an AT and a HQ in support for France, a +8.1blitz is launched and finally a <span class="x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od" style="display: inline-flex; font-family: inherit; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="😭" class="xz74otr" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t40/1/16/1f62d.png" style="border: 0px; object-fit: fill;" width="16" /></span> roll of 16 sees the Belgium hex taken, and the Paris and Lyon MIL eliminated, and the AT Gun spiraled. Italy takes a NCC to conserve oil and sails a Conv into the Red Sea to maintain supply. Japan takes a NCL to also conserve oil and prepares for the J/A clear weather campaigning season. The German joy is short lived as Germany rolls a 1 (3 needed) , shifting the initiative to 0 – there were glimmers of hope for the German in this turn, which were quickly extinguished by another early EOT.</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">Partisan roll was a 9, with no partisans turning up in China again – Japan celebrates giving the Chinese population an extra rice ration. Rebase and production. USE – with the recent additions of 5 chits to the USE pools in one turn, again well against the expected probability, the US Senate wakes up from its winter recess and declares three actions; it embargoes strategic materials, Gives the CW 50 old destroyers and enlists Edward Morrow to report on the English war effort – surprisingly none of these actions create tension – sems no one cares in the diplomatic circle. Japan closes the Burma Road as it attempts to reduce the Chinese build, especially now that Sian has been captured – China is down to the focus will be the Nationalist’s capital as that is the key to unlocking Chinas defeat and reducing its build to less than two BPs + Cadres. It will then be able to reorientate and focus on Russia and the impending war against the Western Allies.</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: 600;">J/A 40 – THE CLOCK IS TICKING – TIK TOK; Germany has to make substantial progress this turn.</span></span></span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">Probably the most important initiative roll other than the one that will launch OP BARBAROSSA. It was hotly contested and came at a cost to the Germany. Germany rolled an 8 as did the French which meant initially that the Allies had won the first roll with a tie. Germany desperate for the first fine weather impulse of J/A demanded a re-roll and followed up with a 10 v an Allied 5 – great call – although the initiative now moves to the +1 Allies. Germany and Japan both take land actions, and Italy Naval. Italy sailed subs out to the Bay of Biscay and North Sea hoping to find the British convoys in fine weather and put the BEF OOS, no finds for the Italian subs, but the RN rolled a 2 and aborted one Italian sub ensuring that the BEF gets its tea and jam. Italian fleets sail into the E Med embarking a HQ and 3 x Divs – potential invasion of Greece looms. Two Italian CAs sail from their new port of Suez into the Bay of Bengal searching for the British Convs and again fail – all Italian search fail this turn.</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">Germany’s land sees it launch a massed GS with 4 LND and 2 x Art ground strikes against the French defenders. Excellent work by the Luftwaffe sees rolls that destroy 2 French Ftrs for no loss, their pilots however parachute to safety on the French line. However solid AA rolls (lowest number was a 3) sees the 2 French HQ’s that were targeted by the GS avoiding disruption. A CW MECH in Antwerp and only a single French Corps are flipped, a very poor result for the Germans GS effort of four acft and two Arty – not the start the German was looking for. A single three hex armored attack on the French point stack which included the French ARM Corps was launched including HQ support from Rundstedt. A +12.6 blitz, with a roll of 9+1 sees a 1B result and most importantly for the German, his units remaining upright. The French 6 INF is destroyed, and the ARM and AT gun are spiraled. French units have now been kicked out of Belgium and the CW units are stretched out in a line along the Northern coastal flank.</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">Japan’s Comb saw it launch another Strat bombing raid (tenth one) and another 1 rolled – Ten misses, gret for the Chinese production but disappointing for the Japanese. However, the GS were excellent with the Nationalist HQ and MIL in Chunking both inverted as well as two other Corps. Two more units arrive in China and the Japan sets up for several land attacks next impulse.</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: 600;">Summary</span></span></span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">This is a key turn for our game, the German has only this turn and the next two turns – none of which are guaranteed to be fine (he is owed some fine weather BIG TIME) to capture Paris before the end of 1940. Germany has had the worst weather of any game we have experienced, he is in a similar position than he was in our last game and will need some long, fine weather with some high combat rolls to take Paris and declare Vichy before the end of 1940. One big issue for the German/Axis now is that the initiative marker as at the +1 Allies as Germany started and ended last turn and demanded a reroll for the J/A start. It will make winning the next turn S/O more of a challenge. The Italian position is strong having captured Malta and taken the Suez and threatening the Indian Ocean, The CW has been distracted with Conv protection and BEF (Heavy) in France. Japan is patiently attriting the Chinese who have been lucky they have not lost production to the persistent Japanese Strategic bombing but equally unlucky with not a single Chinese partisan rolled in the entire go so far – swings and roundabouts. The USE is ominously large, with the only advantage being little tension, but that is early days having lots of chits is always a good thing for the US/Allied Camp and this can translate to a lot of actions being taken by the US and an early gear up and war entry depending on the chits value. This game like the previous is now in the hands of the German and the weather Gods and can go either way.</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">· Acft – Aircraft</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">· Conv – Convoys</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">· EOT – End of Turn</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">· NCC – No Cost Combined action – no oil used</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">· OOS – Out of Supply</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">· Rng - Range</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">· TOTT – Top of the table a 23 or more</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">USE – US entry rolls/chits</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="background-color: white; 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font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;">EOT Casualties M/J 40 - Egypt and Poland Fall</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi68yOCJqPiFaGP_bDWI4Nc2K_UIW36xFo5k0oxzQVyIUkuvXARrV82J8IvJXFoJQfQqr_2PIa3HMXHrAbV0CZWZFYvdLNCd10F84p81WGzvueJljc2iK7ikWo9d9BR_IIyc2bM21tzHciilO8S1dpKSscoRW0EuzsmnDrHqzMmKSlxPwq6zL6oz8XNh93y/s748/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="518" data-original-width="748" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi68yOCJqPiFaGP_bDWI4Nc2K_UIW36xFo5k0oxzQVyIUkuvXARrV82J8IvJXFoJQfQqr_2PIa3HMXHrAbV0CZWZFYvdLNCd10F84p81WGzvueJljc2iK7ikWo9d9BR_IIyc2bM21tzHciilO8S1dpKSscoRW0EuzsmnDrHqzMmKSlxPwq6zL6oz8XNh93y/w640-h444/2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">An expensive loss a JU88 and its pilot shot down in France</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEcVumK_6z-06SIoIJnA5xllYJOIm0tziXMsTvgrNQIjs16mbgy5oNRFEG60DIO5ohjZufmqwLvF1MY73TP9qlbMdlWIVQeb4tD8Zh1cTGUQTGdF2i3aXSiG_WX_80Ml_fuxyufmo_IQCBQC6FRT3aEeP_Oy7ktUr0HOL0cxV806tYZ-vliY-cTXifXjrY/s1980/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1980" data-original-width="1466" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEcVumK_6z-06SIoIJnA5xllYJOIm0tziXMsTvgrNQIjs16mbgy5oNRFEG60DIO5ohjZufmqwLvF1MY73TP9qlbMdlWIVQeb4tD8Zh1cTGUQTGdF2i3aXSiG_WX_80Ml_fuxyufmo_IQCBQC6FRT3aEeP_Oy7ktUr0HOL0cxV806tYZ-vliY-cTXifXjrY/w474-h640/3.jpg" width="474" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;">The Western Front after the first Impulse of J/A 1940</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCY23AMTty6b9E7Wmfc1FL6KlMAB3-bYDBQGMsT5KYwtZqmVvOa1ohuHZDFM7OmxYWhxJazVlVgnQo9rCfNvJ-8Txxe4Xp1H194rc6Iyqi0rruwTihbZUBFgB0cdbum402sVoNiP3e9meUjMs0zw59A7_z9wivKIiuXim84OzTyUBTQK-cBuXoUSI3_c0t/s2016/4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1168" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCY23AMTty6b9E7Wmfc1FL6KlMAB3-bYDBQGMsT5KYwtZqmVvOa1ohuHZDFM7OmxYWhxJazVlVgnQo9rCfNvJ-8Txxe4Xp1H194rc6Iyqi0rruwTihbZUBFgB0cdbum402sVoNiP3e9meUjMs0zw59A7_z9wivKIiuXim84OzTyUBTQK-cBuXoUSI3_c0t/w370-h640/4.jpg" width="370" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">The Eastern Front - Garrisons started to be counted - Rumania getting nervous.</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjg7Jaw5OHYUyV_DlnD3WcWR7iE0FfQ7EFrIfJtwgWNKcmG_kAPiPhbxdzpGM-jIU2hWJtySfbiRvp8tXSzL5IIT5Fql7tqIMNJQMWc4jQg-hb0lyBJoK0XBT1zg_0ARU5LCv3giNVaCWuH1gD04Prc6IVew1IigwGYcnFco8Gu2uXCrVSy3Hhn21vY5KI/s2010/5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2010" data-original-width="1499" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjg7Jaw5OHYUyV_DlnD3WcWR7iE0FfQ7EFrIfJtwgWNKcmG_kAPiPhbxdzpGM-jIU2hWJtySfbiRvp8tXSzL5IIT5Fql7tqIMNJQMWc4jQg-hb0lyBJoK0XBT1zg_0ARU5LCv3giNVaCWuH1gD04Prc6IVew1IigwGYcnFco8Gu2uXCrVSy3Hhn21vY5KI/w478-h640/5.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Italy - Malta captured and in Italian hands</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_P9fNtWmw8Wz1wUb0cjIBsmDT5zxceY9VSReTCyx_mRot-m79u2Xifw48B5Dvi6fV5N22lnfcPM57dI-CBCUHlWmiGoWFMn-EtSARVw7kmj6TrpyEeMoIh5yfDHyyMB08iy1zdWVlBgvYjEhtBVIOHQvzKM6EUI13t1aRtm1qfwmnJDDBmln4MDG9LXOv/s1047/6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="580" data-original-width="1047" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_P9fNtWmw8Wz1wUb0cjIBsmDT5zxceY9VSReTCyx_mRot-m79u2Xifw48B5Dvi6fV5N22lnfcPM57dI-CBCUHlWmiGoWFMn-EtSARVw7kmj6TrpyEeMoIh5yfDHyyMB08iy1zdWVlBgvYjEhtBVIOHQvzKM6EUI13t1aRtm1qfwmnJDDBmln4MDG9LXOv/w640-h354/6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">HMS Gloucester scuttle in Malta</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqUG2d6c1jKvEuOkAqt-ei1LVGeNSfEH2z1eRc4ERIVgpGbq26zek3K0Dj6b7ZHXRNDmkDZjSCZd1BwLt54f-6AH6RGUFhqc1lvQoKbAuXE3tlY9h-TfxbAMm5AZVcA4gDRIMwF1EWlq9ocJ9GjxGHPAHsPUHRMZeYqGnMhRlaIyarzhShHnyzZL3GGUp8/s1850/7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1850" data-original-width="1443" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqUG2d6c1jKvEuOkAqt-ei1LVGeNSfEH2z1eRc4ERIVgpGbq26zek3K0Dj6b7ZHXRNDmkDZjSCZd1BwLt54f-6AH6RGUFhqc1lvQoKbAuXE3tlY9h-TfxbAMm5AZVcA4gDRIMwF1EWlq9ocJ9GjxGHPAHsPUHRMZeYqGnMhRlaIyarzhShHnyzZL3GGUp8/w500-h640/7.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Egypt and Palestine now added to the new Roman Empire.</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI5B1iJHtsH3_kRaRXl9H1evG2_sE9SqmIr9qO0JgID5978LhFedt5N9EXpFY3uBbicbYRjSHutSGzTurhe9D_MIfkyUIgStVXSlpaMdOHHgqakyYCG87R0rws1ww8lQHJ7IkALI9cmdbSHQ70_yQkQ34bBUYRoEjtRYeupelB7KG9kdlRdoSycLFIHksf/s1937/8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1937" data-original-width="1397" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI5B1iJHtsH3_kRaRXl9H1evG2_sE9SqmIr9qO0JgID5978LhFedt5N9EXpFY3uBbicbYRjSHutSGzTurhe9D_MIfkyUIgStVXSlpaMdOHHgqakyYCG87R0rws1ww8lQHJ7IkALI9cmdbSHQ70_yQkQ34bBUYRoEjtRYeupelB7KG9kdlRdoSycLFIHksf/w462-h640/8.jpg" width="462" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Italy looks East and sorties to the Indian Ocean under cover of Monsoonal storms.</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq_JaMLOe9AN8mNYd-1zEoMHMT_dD7KrJ9s2a8A_IB0t2sNzvQSYQoLt85hMmd2NrpvTZCuY7zUZ9uasherFTMrNvGD1dapFH4OrSlfEAv9s-t0ZCVwm6kdou1XGK1bczMTgFL8iiY3k1wuf9CKCg5_F-fTDiQeQawJtRdo8ImwtGQT-70Qk1NRzlGZiNq/s1948/9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1948" data-original-width="1379" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq_JaMLOe9AN8mNYd-1zEoMHMT_dD7KrJ9s2a8A_IB0t2sNzvQSYQoLt85hMmd2NrpvTZCuY7zUZ9uasherFTMrNvGD1dapFH4OrSlfEAv9s-t0ZCVwm6kdou1XGK1bczMTgFL8iiY3k1wuf9CKCg5_F-fTDiQeQawJtRdo8ImwtGQT-70Qk1NRzlGZiNq/w454-h640/9.jpg" width="454" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Japan patiently consumes China AND not a single Partisan roll</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLzxzcHsFq6doNINFe6NwMlaGVdAvAAHOqhJGp3HASN1eUSTg6f7IE-yWLzSJMq1rasms97X5QB4Z_ANqr7anD1API5ya1XVUsQLaTGqMw5TEKdQnZNiTg92FpNhZ43QWC36gmKhoHuNwsgYnGZR_ViDHFa0lToTkRMhldjA-qnt27pFqIsXSzd2RXSTfj/s1151/10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1151" data-original-width="1044" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLzxzcHsFq6doNINFe6NwMlaGVdAvAAHOqhJGp3HASN1eUSTg6f7IE-yWLzSJMq1rasms97X5QB4Z_ANqr7anD1API5ya1XVUsQLaTGqMw5TEKdQnZNiTg92FpNhZ43QWC36gmKhoHuNwsgYnGZR_ViDHFa0lToTkRMhldjA-qnt27pFqIsXSzd2RXSTfj/w580-h640/10.jpg" width="580" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">French first losses - importantly for the French both pilots survived, otherwise that round would have been very costly.</span></span></div><br /><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><br /></span></div>Sun of Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07315805432481558574noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-430244424351512966.post-28658874802646442102024-01-25T11:43:00.000+08:002024-01-25T11:43:17.260+08:00Early Achaemenid Persians versus Huns<p>This is a repeat of the game from two weeks ago, but we swapped armies.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF7YlNK7o_M3X9D-MikSvf4mT733RwvntxjDMXEAE0CbhkH_QESTboXurvpvtHeQ7EAIiRMwhoJV6-pAKZyaaSBV8tPaOkwrsB7QIBLLqbHxEPcDHnaAluuoiwYiT4VcpPSl57wcNsxV_3820cUaZxyAM_9FjoOOR6mCfXVfEjtp25qgBaXw4v3jWUQBUa/s4000/20240124_185553.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2271" data-original-width="4000" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF7YlNK7o_M3X9D-MikSvf4mT733RwvntxjDMXEAE0CbhkH_QESTboXurvpvtHeQ7EAIiRMwhoJV6-pAKZyaaSBV8tPaOkwrsB7QIBLLqbHxEPcDHnaAluuoiwYiT4VcpPSl57wcNsxV_3820cUaZxyAM_9FjoOOR6mCfXVfEjtp25qgBaXw4v3jWUQBUa/w640-h364/20240124_185553.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Persians might have been out scouted, but they had the luck of terrain </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">with their flanks protected by woods.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT2xoH_VeAQFBB_fgmErct8edj4IdN12LGStWFkquKYfMWlQYdXHGPyaTu-gf-rchY7yr748oAURcP3hO-Tk6MOGXEi3QG8GRc6K12GuAS-2yW1lcEYyKoXOsUN3ve81jv77OCl0B9tYEmznfrs0EG4tZQJtrq6blEWn_s7HX8kceH46tbUw5Hl-4VYNRm/s4000/20240124_190536.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">The Huns are now down two units with nothing to show for it.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsGNUFMRmYUcculmZ_BQNYJ0kpdl62hjhdJqwGfWS5Gr3ZGk_xVMJprthv2iLWNpyc6CWQ-4xvA8oSatEBzhrKCdgelplR-bh5cJN3nAODAZ27_LEAvaT28lcj5TAklHTkFm1Ne5A0FGqOiTZZYepUMP7CLAwrPzeTLJAYI2LM2MVeiEzc7L1dej4ve7hc/s4000/20240124_194738.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2656" data-original-width="4000" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsGNUFMRmYUcculmZ_BQNYJ0kpdl62hjhdJqwGfWS5Gr3ZGk_xVMJprthv2iLWNpyc6CWQ-4xvA8oSatEBzhrKCdgelplR-bh5cJN3nAODAZ27_LEAvaT28lcj5TAklHTkFm1Ne5A0FGqOiTZZYepUMP7CLAwrPzeTLJAYI2LM2MVeiEzc7L1dej4ve7hc/w640-h424/20240124_194738.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another Hun unit has been wrecked,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and while they might have broken through on the Persian left,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">their own left is in immediate danger.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Huns concede defeat.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Sun of Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07315805432481558574noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-430244424351512966.post-31074117107887728632024-01-24T10:37:00.004+08:002024-01-24T10:37:51.170+08:00Early German Cavalry<p>These figures were destined for the scrap heap when I decided to rescue them. Ten figures do fine for an Impetus based cavalry unit. While rather ordinary figures (with big ears) I am pleased how they have turned out.</p><p>The brand was unknown, but thanks to the Facebook Ancient and Medieval Wargame group they have been identified as Donnington.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEUlMQ2dgG2T1v7NYRM7mENiJIdk0G-IgCFBPkpT0swqdmCJ_MILZvZnA7s8ipwY96hHJT7r3eqnm2UndMK54Pa74HPbMyddY5Hwl3fYEhUXR-I7xnvvgZzWeh8_jKvl5HoTmnhXFwgjsrBXndMsT5elpRKhHVxa9YU23NNQZlbVgMRux80NwMi75aVG4a/s2939/20240124_092956.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1686" data-original-width="2939" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEUlMQ2dgG2T1v7NYRM7mENiJIdk0G-IgCFBPkpT0swqdmCJ_MILZvZnA7s8ipwY96hHJT7r3eqnm2UndMK54Pa74HPbMyddY5Hwl3fYEhUXR-I7xnvvgZzWeh8_jKvl5HoTmnhXFwgjsrBXndMsT5elpRKhHVxa9YU23NNQZlbVgMRux80NwMi75aVG4a/w640-h368/20240124_092956.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-tzQ69hGeaG3oMkk6KKKWDyLOAKvfUUijL6jozL-7yxEY7F0Tz-rr53VP0v8OtiX3wM7T8gzXOFszG4nBlhs-0vbtUGy6Fp8GHN1ofePIvJsPibxkM8sxeBp6oG7Ea4xQQnzpQj7HOHv09DNib6IqH3ojkAflJ_QlxX5OkIKgegNipSQQQZtK6TYfkW5F/s3183/20240124_093015.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2709" data-original-width="3183" height="544" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-tzQ69hGeaG3oMkk6KKKWDyLOAKvfUUijL6jozL-7yxEY7F0Tz-rr53VP0v8OtiX3wM7T8gzXOFszG4nBlhs-0vbtUGy6Fp8GHN1ofePIvJsPibxkM8sxeBp6oG7Ea4xQQnzpQj7HOHv09DNib6IqH3ojkAflJ_QlxX5OkIKgegNipSQQQZtK6TYfkW5F/w640-h544/20240124_093015.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjYwZp1WdqCh33WA8EB9rKs2YDu7SDu58FgSjBow7t_tfP6oBJZmPngEsEnTmidBHBUFQdkbjoh4mXU468PhRlUpWfTfW5uK3-lyX1Pe-rowu95wbuVp1zf8waX-KySXWTQKw-o_X8JT-_iSxigWTQABOeqS_lJaKIkjAi5bi2RztwYpD_m3MIVUb0L-Yj/s2865/20240124_093024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1993" data-original-width="2865" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjYwZp1WdqCh33WA8EB9rKs2YDu7SDu58FgSjBow7t_tfP6oBJZmPngEsEnTmidBHBUFQdkbjoh4mXU468PhRlUpWfTfW5uK3-lyX1Pe-rowu95wbuVp1zf8waX-KySXWTQKw-o_X8JT-_iSxigWTQABOeqS_lJaKIkjAi5bi2RztwYpD_m3MIVUb0L-Yj/w640-h446/20240124_093024.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhthlV7o2E2vaaHpK2Anwh-VjsHi6F9OQwiCUidVt7KBKllSrtLc7hpdtHe19HUQOSpTHedGnhs9_rv9Sug7NEZ1LkquyOwXyWP52ehYOUDVNttv-M_5r-O_OUHijqJU5rj4BNSVZyjKf9xSLvSLeabsCFuVJ9zOj0JVtLTPBO12fXMYFAVDTz520fTTr4a/s2757/20240124_093032.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2003" data-original-width="2757" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhthlV7o2E2vaaHpK2Anwh-VjsHi6F9OQwiCUidVt7KBKllSrtLc7hpdtHe19HUQOSpTHedGnhs9_rv9Sug7NEZ1LkquyOwXyWP52ehYOUDVNttv-M_5r-O_OUHijqJU5rj4BNSVZyjKf9xSLvSLeabsCFuVJ9zOj0JVtLTPBO12fXMYFAVDTz520fTTr4a/w640-h464/20240124_093032.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Sun of Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07315805432481558574noreply@blogger.com8