tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post5209664412242634272..comments2024-03-28T22:10:41.636-07:00Comments on Archduke Piccolo: Sittangbad Revisited (4)Archduke Piccolohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-30196850157279393232017-11-04T22:22:38.971-07:002017-11-04T22:22:38.971-07:00Thank you, Gonsalvo. It's nice to know people...Thank you, Gonsalvo. It's nice to know people get some enjoyment out of this blog - especially those who themselves post an interesting and informative blog.<br />Cheers,<br />IonArchduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-55507343565971580632017-11-04T06:17:00.727-07:002017-11-04T06:17:00.727-07:00What a great series. Well done all around!What a great series. Well done all around!Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-56225563097534675362017-11-03T16:03:29.193-07:002017-11-03T16:03:29.193-07:00The desert in December. The table cover is earthq...The desert in December. The table cover is earthquake salvage from an abandoned hotel (long since demolished), which seems good for the deserts of North Africa or the snows of the Ukraine steppe!Archduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-27180415607415086952017-11-03T03:23:01.252-07:002017-11-03T03:23:01.252-07:00cool tabletopcool tabletopAlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06718729719551125559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-47531614603045310402017-10-29T19:39:06.671-07:002017-10-29T19:39:06.671-07:00And so I shall accept it, Geordie! Thanks!And so I shall accept it, Geordie! Thanks!Archduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-68264061484357336912017-10-29T15:17:53.783-07:002017-10-29T15:17:53.783-07:00Epic
Great AAR
I am inspired to repeat this scena...Epic <br />Great AAR<br />I am inspired to repeat this scenario<br />For me there is no greater complement than that!Geordie an Exiled FoGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01002743056274635657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-72226326434990041982017-10-28T04:46:15.166-07:002017-10-28T04:46:15.166-07:00Cheers! Thank you.Cheers! Thank you.Archduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-41544113802422863792017-10-28T00:35:01.617-07:002017-10-28T00:35:01.617-07:00Ion,
You can certainly download my rules ... and ...Ion,<br /><br />You can certainly download my rules ... and to make things easier for you, I have sent a copy of the original text (and the article in THE NUGGET that accompanied them) to you by email attachment.<br /><br />I hope that you find them useful.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-35135063962490425972017-10-27T17:46:28.385-07:002017-10-27T17:46:28.385-07:00Wow! Thanks for the link, Bob. Plenty to chew on...Wow! Thanks for the link, Bob. Plenty to chew on there! My approach was quite a bit different, but I think adaptable to a hex grid system; not so good for squares. I was starting on a 'open field' system with fixed distances, to see how that worked. For that I was thinking of creating a measuring device at 10cm intervals, but with 5cm and possibly 15cm markers.<br /><br />Having said that, I rather liked the look of your formation organisations. <br /><br />As I say: plenty to consider. May I download what you have so far?<br /><br />Cheers,<br />IonArchduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-57865356663792967482017-10-27T14:57:17.993-07:002017-10-27T14:57:17.993-07:00Ion,
I look forward to seeing how you adapt NQM t...Ion,<br /><br />I look forward to seeing how you adapt NQM to suite your requirement. MEGABLITZ evolved from our attempts (Tim Gow, Chris Willey, and myself) to get NQM to work without Chris being present.<br /><br />My own attempt to produce an army-level wargame was OPERATIONAL ART, which you can ring here = http://www.users.dircon.co.uk/~warden/BlogFreeDownloads/FreeOperationalArtRules.pdf . You might find them a useful starting point ... and re-reading them has made me realise that I really ought to develop them further.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />Bob<br /><br />PS. I will be writing a blog entry about your recent Sittingbad battle over the next few days.Robert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-38696928382208277772017-10-27T14:15:56.634-07:002017-10-27T14:15:56.634-07:00Thanks, Bob. We're still working on that, but...Thanks, Bob. We're still working on that, but what we have in mind is something very 'NQM' - but the 'upscale' Army to Army Group level battles Chris Kemp has been running. Probably 'Megablitz' ought to be what we are looking at, and I am considering 'Rommel', but in some respects NQM is more readily accessible.<br /><br />But I am having to 'formalise' the downloadable 'umpire's guidelines', which are somewhat open ended, into something more resembling a closed ended rule set. But this adaptation is for our upscaled game.<br /><br />To give you some idea of what we are looking at is a 1:25,000 ground scale (10cm -> 2.5km); 1 game turn represents 2.5 hours. I've gone so far as to define hours of daylight in game turns for each month:<br /><br />November-January - 4 game turns<br />February, October - 5 game turns<br />March, September - 6 game turns<br />April, August - 7 game turns<br />May-July - 8 game turns. <br /><br />For 'Operation Uranus" I have worked out the Orbats for both sides. Paul - 'Jacko' - trembles when he sees the Soviets' formidable array, but his guys are dug in and fortified, one imagines. Actually he can field the IV as well as III Romanian Armies, but I don't think the battle of IV Army would be much fun. At least III Army has some armour to play with...<br /><br />The result of the Sittangbad action came as something of a surprise. I really had started thinking about withdrawing the town's garrison, but had left it a move, at which point the exhaustion set in. Then a flurry of damaging shots persuaded me to check the Allied status. I hadn't thought it so bad. But reflecting upon what it cost to take Bir Isen, one had to admit that wasn't so unlikely after all. <br /><br />So it was a tactical success for the Germans, but a costly one. During the action I was aware that I was making some not-very-smart decisions for both sides, but this was my first really good play test of the PW system for WW2. Having said that, it was a fine solo game and (for me) a satisfying narrative.<br />Cheers,<br />Ion <br /><br />Archduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-46054941700060092252017-10-27T00:50:59.361-07:002017-10-27T00:50:59.361-07:00Archduke Piccolo,
I have really enjoyed reading t...Archduke Piccolo,<br /><br />I have really enjoyed reading this series of battle reports. I felt as if it were the sort of thing that I would have read in a campaign history of the period ... and the result did seem to me to be very plausible with both sides exhausted, but one side still slightly in the ascendant.<br /><br />I look forward to seeing your next WW2 battle report, especially as I have quite an interest in the more obscure Eastern Front Axis forces such as the Romanians and Hungarians.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.com