AAR: The Ravine
/Originally posted 13th May 2013
A rather unsubtle bludgeoning by a Soviet heavy tank company with Yours Truly on the receiving end. Good fun, though.
AAR: Somewhere Near Calais
/Originally posted 18th April 2013
Although some people are now sending me their battle reports direct*, I do still make sure that I regularly search the Internet to make sure I have reproduced every AAR out there on this site.
This does sometimes cause a few problems as my language skills are sometimes just not up to the task!
Here then is an AAR translated from the Hungarian. Google gave me the base text: all the other mistakes are mine!
AAR: Sainte Melotte
/Originally posted 8th April 2013
The latest episode in my Blenneville or Bust! campaign. The Germans counter-attack, with theschwerepunkt being the small Normandy village of Saint Melotte.
But who would my opponent be? Read the AAR to understand what on earth I'm babbling on about!
AAR: The Kuban Bridgehead
/Originally posted 4th April 2013
A quick, picture heavy AAR, also IABSM!, featuring action within the Kuban Bridgehead: it's 1943 on the Eastern Front.
AAR: West of Pierrecourt & The Campoleone Salient
/Originally posted 4th April 2013
Two superb After Action Reports from Brian Cantwell, both for I Ain't Been Shot, Mum!
In the first, an American recon force tries to scout ahead in the first scenario from the Blenneville or Bust! scenario pack.
In the second, the Germans counter-attack at Anzio: their target is the Campoleone Salient, scenario 11 from the Anzio: Wildcat to Whale supplement pack.
West of Pierrecourt
The Campoleone Salient
AAR: Near Belle Maison
/Originally posted 31st March 2013
I took advantage of the Bank Holiday to get in only my second actual wargame this year: plenty or writing and painting done, but not much gaming as real life bite back with a vengeance.
The game played was one of the scenarios from the Blenneville or Bust! scenario pack: #2B Near Belle Maison. Those of you who favour the Allies and have a nervous disposition may want to look away now!
AAR: Spring Fever
/Originally posted 14th March 2013
Here's the report of a game that John demonstrated at Spring Fever: an early-year wargaming show up in Raleigh, NC, USA.
AAR: Stalingrad Campaign
/Originally posted 14th March 2013
The first battle in Grah's Stalingrad campaign. Some nice ideas on how to run a campaign, and a great AAR as well.
AAR: TFL Stalingrad Day
/Originally posted 16th February 2013
Excellent news!
I thought I had lost Kev's battle report from the TFL Stalingrad Day way back in 2005: I had failed to slurp all Kev's content and, when he had problems with his own website, the report disappeared.
Now, however, thanks to those clever chaps at the Web Archive, it rises like a phoenix from the ashes. Hoorah!
AAR: Blenneville
/Originally posted 16th February 2013
The fifth and final battle from Craig Ambler's Blenneville or Bust! camapign.
It's the climax of the campaign: with the British trying to take Blenneville itself. Four straight wins so far for the Allies: will they make it the grand slam?
AAR: Vartres
/Originally posted 14th February 2013
Craig Ambler reports on his fourth game from the Blenneville or Bust! scenario booklet: the Americans attempt to take a German command post situated in the small town of Vartres.
As a side note, the way this game played, not who won or lost, but the way in which the game played, was exactly what I wanted when I wrote the Vartres scenario. I love it when a plan comes together!
AAR: The Outskirts of Vyazma
/Originally posted 10th February 2013
Brian Weathersby and crew play scenario 3B from the Vyazma or Bust! scenario pack.
This AAR is subtitled "Men versus Tanks".
AAR: Two More From Bagration
/Originally posted 5th February 2013
Two more game reports from Bagration featuring some brilliant figures and terrain.
Lots and lots...and lots...and lots...of photos!
AAR: Near Chemont
/Originally posted 22nd January 2013
Craig Ambler reports on his third game from the Blenneville or Bust! scenario booklet: the Americans attempt to break through the German lines Near Chemont. Loads of pictures!
AAR: First Game/Review (IABSM)
/Originally posted 14th January 2013
Bagration gives an excellent, photo-heavy account of his first game of IABSM along with a mini-review.
AAR: Avaux
/Originally posted 14th January 2013
Craig Ambler gives another great account of a solo game, this time featuring the second scenario from theBlenneville or Bust! scenario booklet: the British advance on Avaux.
AAR: West of Pierrecourt
/Originally posted 8th January 2013
Craig Ambler gives an excellent account of a solo game featuring the first scenario from the Blenneville or Bust! scenario booklet.
AAR: Two IABSM AARs
/Originally posted 28th December 2012
A couple of after action reports from the Christmas period.
First off, Katzenstein uses his British infantry for the first time and, apparently, and unlike whenever I put any newly painted troops on the table, they seem to have won!
Secondly, Sergeant Steiner tries IABSM for the first time.
AAR from Sergeant Steiner
AAR from Katzenstein
AAR: The Centre of Yelna (Day 2)
/Originally posted 20th December 2012
Those of you who follow this site regularly will remember that battle four in Benito's Vyazma or Bust! campaign had ended in a draw. Votes were called for, and the overwhelming response was for Benito to play the game again as if the Germans had renewed their assault on Yelna the next day.
Here's the report of what happened. Another close game!
AAR: The Bridge at Urk
/Originally posted 6th December 2012
Everyone is going Vyazma or Bust crazy! Not only do we have Benito submitting battle reports faster than I can get them loaded up, but here's a great report by Brian Weathersby from a game featuring scenario 2A: the Bridge at Urk.
