AARs: Show Us Yer Games!

PolishGI · Post by **PolishGI** » Mon Feb 20, 2017 10:44 pm

dougeagle wrote: CD as in Test of Battle?
That's a good system for sure. Haven't played it in years and when a guy I know up in my area, we played Hafid Ridge from the CD book Bengahzi Handicap...never finished off the battle due too time, but yeah...it was fun

Your welcome on the terrain...looked like it took alot of time to make. I myself had thought about that type of setup, but storage is the issue for me.

Doug

Yes, Test of Battle! Oh cool, Benghazi is a good book with lots of info in it. I hope to someday start the campaign inside that book. Looks like fun.

Terrain does take some time. I try to set up a manufacturing line to minimize time. Storage can be an issue. I use old fan boxes (larger sized) to house all of my hexes as I stack them together inside. And then stack the fan boxes on top of each other in the corner of the garage. Now that I have a Vietnam terrain setup, it is even more boxes nowâ€¦ But as you build more, it can get out of control.

Jeff

dougeagle · Post by **dougeagle** » Mon Feb 20, 2017 11:44 pm

PolishGI wrote:
dougeagle wrote: CD as in Test of Battle?
That's a good system for sure. Haven't played it in years and when a guy I know up in my area, we played Hafid Ridge from the CD book Bengahzi Handicap...never finished off the battle due too time, but yeah...it was fun

Your welcome on the terrain...looked like it took alot of time to make. I myself had thought about that type of setup, but storage is the issue for me.

Doug

Yes, Test of Battle! Oh cool, Benghazi is a good book with lots of info in it. I hope to someday start the campaign inside that book. Looks like fun.

Terrain does take some time. I try to set up a manufacturing line to minimize time. Storage can be an issue. I use old fan boxes (larger sized) to house all of my hexes as I stack them together inside. And then stack the fan boxes on top of each other in the corner of the garage. Now that I have a Vietnam terrain setup, it is even more boxes nowâ€¦ But as you build more, it can get out of control.

Jeff

Yes it is...BH is full of stuff...I think about 12 scenarios as well, plus lots of info on the different forces in that theater.

Well, all I can say with your terrain is it's very nice and looks good

mluther · Post by **mluther** » Mon Jul 31, 2017 12:43 am

No one seems to be posting any AARs anymore.
Just to get this message back up here is a couple of links to flickr AARs that I did in the last year:
First is a Dec 44 game with Panzer units attempting to take on a heavy Pak front
https://www.flickr.com/photos/6mmgaming ... 3267202051

Second was a Belgium/Holland border fight pre Market Garden:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/6mmgaming ... 3283746551

Hope to see some more reports soon.
Mark

mluther · Post by **mluther** » Mon Jul 31, 2017 12:44 am

No one seems to be posting any AARs anymore.
Just to get this message back up here is a couple of links to flickr AARs that I did in the last year:
First is a Dec 44 game with Panzer units attempting to take on a heavy Pak front
https://www.flickr.com/photos/6mmgaming ... 3267202051

Second was a Belgium/Holland border fight pre Market Garden:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/6mmgaming ... 3283746551

Hope to see some more reports soon.
Mark

pmskaar · Post by **pmskaar** » Tue Aug 01, 2017 7:06 am

Hi Mark

Those 2 games look really excellent. Thanks for sharing them. Once again you did a couple of battles that are just a bit off the wall but that is part of the appeal.

I plan to do a couple of Mein Panzer games in the fall. I will try to get some pictures of those posted.

Pete

Quartette · Post by **Quartette** » Sun Aug 27, 2017 1:42 pm

We recenty did a playtest of the Rebel forces that are under development for Intervention. This time we photographed it with a view to writing up an ARR -

The full report is now posted on the bechtest blog: www.benchtest.net/benchtest-blog

US defence of Ilyakamin against a rebel attack.

US Forces:

1 x Command Squad (motorised)
3 x Us Marine Squads
1 x Recon Team (motorised)
2 x LAV
2 x HMMWV
1 x Cobra Gunship

Rebel Forces:

1 x Commanderâ€™s Bodyguard
2 x Rebel Fighter Units
4 x Rebel Weapon Teams (Mortar, MANPAD, HMG, RPG)
1 x Lookout
1 x Sniper
1 x Attack Cell
1 x Gaz Yellow Guntruck (ZSU23-2)
4 x Technicals (ZPU14)
1 x VBIED (Truck)
1 x Djeda Tank

Cav Dog · Post by **Cav Dog** » Sun Nov 05, 2017 10:08 am

Ran a solo AIW 67 War scenario loosely based on the Battle of Jeradi Pass:

Battlefield looking west from Israeli entry point:

Israeli Forces consist of M48 Patton Company, Centurion Company, Paratroop Infantry company in Halftracks and Recon Platoon of jeeps and halftracks.

Pattons cross the L/D:

Cents engage Egyptian Infantry positions and start to take losses from dug in AT guns:

While Pattons swing around the left flank and trade shots with the AT guns

Air support arrives to take out the dug in AT guns with some success and make the ultimate sacrifice:

The Israeli tanks and paras destroy the Egyptian reserves and move through the west end of the pass winning the battle:

It was a bloody battle with the Israelis losing 7 of 11 Centurions, 6 of 11 Pattons, the entire recon platoon and 1 Mystere.

The Egyptians lost the better part of an infantry company, 6 dug in 100mm AT Guns, 2 of 3 SU100s, 2 SU57s and all 10 T34/85s.

Rules were WRG and scale was 1mm = 1M

BattlerBritain · Post by **BattlerBritain** » Sun Nov 05, 2017 2:35 pm

Really nice AAR.

I love the terrain and your destroyed vehicle markers look great.

Great battle by the looks of things.

Thanks for posting,

B

dougeagle · Post by **dougeagle** » Mon Nov 06, 2017 1:51 am

Looks good CavDog...nothing like seeing an Israeli force take a beating and still win in the end...

PolishGI · Post by **PolishGI** » Mon Nov 06, 2017 3:55 am

Very cool Cav Dog! Thanks for sharing.

Agreed, its always neat to see the Israelis in action. Looks like a fun battle for sure.

Guroburov · Post by **Guroburov** » Mon Nov 06, 2017 5:00 am

cool game there.

Steve

Extra Crispy · Post by **Extra Crispy** » Thu Nov 09, 2017 7:20 pm

A quick throw-together game at the club. Rules are Fistful of TOWS III. Forces are super vanilla (tanks and guns only) to help players learn the basics of the rules. Trying them out on the familiar WW2, then we'll see if the club is up for a Team Yankee game with the much beloved Soviet Hordes. (A member has 3 tank brigades he's itching to play with).

Guroburov · Post by **Guroburov** » Fri Nov 10, 2017 10:09 am

Love to see Soviets in action there.

Steve

BurtWolf · Post by **BurtWolf** » Sat Nov 11, 2017 4:31 am

Cav- love the terrain, smoke markers and minis

Crispy - assuming the Russians you posted before when you were painting them? Minis look great and would like to know what you think of that game system for WW2? I am unfamiliar with it although I've seen it referenced quite a bit...

Thanks for sharing and keeping the forum interesting!!

Extra Crispy · Post by **Extra Crispy** » Sat Nov 11, 2017 8:24 am

Yup - they've seen action a few times since.

I'm introducing FFT3 to the club using WW2 minis as that is what I own. But they want to game moderns and I offered to teach this system.

So far it has been very well received. The individual mechanics are all very simple, but taken together they make for a rich game. The QRS is a bit of a mess (I made a new one and posted it on the FFT Yahoo group). It is at the level of one stand = one platoon or half company, but I play it at 1:1 exactly as written.

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