Resupply at Camugra Island
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- Parent Category: WW2 NAVAL
- Published on Friday, 20 April 2012 23:00
- Written by Our Pacific Correspondant
World War 2 in the Pacific. Light easterly winds. Visibility 23,000 yards. Hot as Hades.
The British cruiser force steamed north through the islands, hunting for Japanese ships. A coastwatch observer had alerted them to a small Japanese force in the vicinity. The Japanese were aware that the islands were used as a base to refuel and rearm Allied submarines, but the Japanese force did not know exactly where.
Pimp my Pirate Ship
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- Parent Category: PIRATES
- Published on Tuesday, 31 January 2012 16:39
- Written by Cap'n Rufus House
I’ve been asked how I got started on the Pirate gaming side of the Club. My response was that I had a few Pirates lying around and it started from there! Then I was asked how I happened to have a few Pirates lying around? I’m still stuck on that one.
Well, every Pirate needs a Pirate Ship – even a sinking dinghy such as Cap’n Jack had at the start of the Pirates of the Caribbean movie. And, even though my crew are technically Privateers, I wanted a ship for my crew.
Amongst the Atolls
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- Parent Category: WW2 NAVAL
- Published on Saturday, 28 January 2012 16:05
- Written by Our Pacific Correspondant
1944. The Allies are continuing to push back the Japanese forces. But the Japanese Navy is doing all it can to stem the tide. Amongst the atolls of the Pacific Ocean, an small flotilla of Japanese ships is aggressively patrolling in defense of the likely island targets for the next Allied invasion.
A group of British ships are in transit to join an Allied force, which is assembling nearby. As the Japanese round one of the many atolls in the area, the two groups are surprised to see each other. But both are well trained and quickly swing into action.
Napoleonic Cold Steel Battle Report 26-Nov-11
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- Parent Category: NAPOLEONIC
- Published on Thursday, 08 December 2011 11:17
- Written by Ben Gilmour
John R. reckons he can write my After Action Reports himself; "If only I'd done...", "I should have done...", "I didn't spot..." etc. etc. Funny b*stard!
Unfortunately he's right, though: Last Saturday's game at the Croydon venue turned out to be exactly this sort of game! Robin and I took on Jim's Austrians with our respective French forces at the 1:120 scale, but Robin's arithmetic let him down leaving him with the niggling feeling he'd short changed himself. Events were to prove that he was probably correct!
Games 2011 6-Aug-11
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- Parent Category: EVENTS
- Published on Saturday, 06 August 2011 10:00
- Written by John Shaw
GAMES 2011, NWA's annual exhibition was held on Saturday 6th August at our Croydon venue. The latest issue of the club magazine, The Armchair General, was released. It will also be available at the next few club meetings. It includes a free wargame to copy, cut out the counters and play.
Great games such as 1st Battle of Bull Run/Manassas (American Civil War), Stalingrad 1949 (Secrets of the 3rd Reich), Crete 1941 (Flames of War), Battle of Cheriton Wood (English Civil War), Helm's Deep (Lord of the Rings), Are You as Brave as Major McElwee (CrossFire), Battle of Redinha (Napoleonics), Warhammer Fantasy Battles, Field of Glory, Magic The Gathering plus traders, raffles, food and soft drinks.