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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…
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John R. reckons he can write my AARs 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…
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In preparation for the upcoming Wagram re-fight, we played a 1:120 scale battle French versus Austrians. Tim and Andrew S. playing the horrible Hapsburgs, while Tony and I commanded the Emperor’s finest. I hadn’t really got my head around what 1:120 meant, assuming that for the same number of points, I’d have half the number…
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The Americans have chosen science to help them remain a viable force in the arms race. After capturing the crashed alien space craft at area 51 in Roswell, American scientists began experimenting on the craft and reverse engineering some of its technological marvels. As most people have at least a small understanding of WW2 weapons…
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The stiff upper lip of the British refuses to waver in the face of all that the Germans can throw at them. Through the reverse engineering of captured German equipment, plus American Lend-Lease technology, the British now have their own Power Armoured troops and Mech Tanks to meet the enemy head on. As most people…
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The German Warmachine is willing to pull no punches in its quest to win the war. They have pushed weapon development into occult and scientific areas left alone by the other nations. As most people have at least a small understanding of WW2 weapons and forces involved I will limit the brief overview here to…
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The Russians have been kicked out of the allies after they invaded Switzerland in direct violation of allied orders in desperation to capture their manufacturing plants and natural resources. As most people have at least a small understanding of WW2 weapons and forces involved I will limit the brief overview here to the new weird/pulp…
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SOTR 1949 is a tabletop wargame that uses 28mm miniatures to create fast and furious battles in a world where World War 2 never ended. The year is 1949. The world that you remember never existed. History has been twisted and corrupted. The Second World War still rages. The world is a blasted wasteland pockmarked…
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In testing various World War 2 naval rules we had found that “GHQ WW2 Micronauts”, “General Quarters 3” and “Naval Thunder” all handled ship-to-ship combat well. There are distinct differences in the way they handle gunnery and damage, but each works okay in their own way. Each of us had slight preferences, but this did not clearly…
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Another popular battle which is useful for comparing some of the available World War 2 naval rules is the Battle of the River Plate. The rule set to be used this time is General Quarters 3 – known as GQ3 for short. The battle occurred in December 1939, early in the second world war. The German heavy cruiser…
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The Battle of Maria occurred in the early part of the Peninsular War. The Spanish were attempting to push the French back out of Zaragoza (Saragossa). Blake was moving up from the south to put pressure on the French, in the hope of making them evacuate Zaragoza. Suchet decided to move out of Zaragoza to…
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Following the fun they had with The Battle of Denmark Strait, where the outcome was virtually identical to history, the two Johns decided to have a rematch. This was to see whether the ‘WWII Micronauts: The Game’ rules by GHQ could give a different outcome. The scenario was the attempt of the KGM Bismarck and…
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