AAR: The Battle of Kerens
/Originally posted 23rd March 2014
A warm-up game for Salute from Tom.
AAR: Day of the Panthers
/Originally posted 10th March 2014
James Mantos brings us an excellent battle report from a recent Normandy game. Some really good photography as well: a recommended read!
AAR: Airfield Attack
/Originally posted 5th March 2014
Chris Stoesen (author of the In the Name of Roma scenario pack for IABSM) brings us a battle report for IABSM in 6mm, put on by Mark Luther. Some excellent looking terrain and a great battle.
AAR: Fischfang Day 1 - A
/Originally posted 27th February 2014
Craig Ambler has been working his way through the Anzio scenario pack. Here's an AAR from his last battle (although not the last in the pack) covering the opening phase of Operation Fischfang.
This was a truly colossal battle (the Germans have two companies of infantry!) that gave an excellent game.
AAR: Over The Hill
/Originally posted 23rd February 2014
Here is another AAR from the Mad Padre, but it's a blast from the past: the report from his first game of I Ain't Been Shot, Mum!
Exciting stuff, even if it was from many moon's ago!
AAR: The Cats Go Out At Night
/Originally posted 20th February 2014
An unusual AAR from The Mad Padre: a battle that takes place at night as the Canadians attempt to hold off marauding Big Cats in June 1944.
AAR: Counter-Attack on Cameron Ridge
/Originally posted 16th February 2014
A quick After Action Report from Paul Scivens-Smith, once again from early-war East Africa. Will the Italian counter-attack throw the British off the ridge that they so recently captured?
Bashnya or Bust!
/Originally posted 15th February 2014
Good news for those awaiting my next scenario book: the writing bug has bitten me again.
I am now deep into Bashnya or Bust! - a Vyazma/Blenneville style scenario pack set in late July/August 1944 during the Kaunas Offensive i.e. the latter stages of Operation Bagration.
Can't promise when it will be finished (early summer's my best bet) but I can promise a linked campaign featuring a possible thirty-one late war eastern front scenarios.
If you liked Blenneville, you'll love Bashnya!
AAR: Christmas Game
/Originally posted 5th January 2014
Here's an AAR for IABSM from Kazenstein, who took advantage of the Christmas break to get in a game. The Germans are counter-attacking!
AAR: Retimo
/Originally posted 3rd January 2014
Here's the final Whisperin' Al IABSM AAR downloaded from his blog. It's short but sweet, and covers action on Crete during the German airborne invasion.
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AAR: Three for IABSM
/Originally posted 1st January 2014
Those of you who regularly visit VL (bookmark us now!) will know that I love finding and collecting After Action Reports from all over the web. I especially like seeing how other people interpret scenarios that I have either written of played. So I was very happy, yesterday, when I found Whisperin' Al's blog which has several AARs for either IABSM or CDS.
Here's the first batch covering scenarios from the Defence of Calais and Sealion scenario packs. Lovely photographs of well set up tables and nicely painted figures. More to follow.
Coulogne
Coulogne Redux
Rearguard at Pevensey
SAAR: Sanchil & Brig's Peake
/Originally posted 31st December 2013
Paul Scrivens-Smith reports on the game that he and his fellow Lardies will be taking around various shows next year. From the East African theatre, it's the attack on Sanchil and Brig's Peak by 1/3rd Punjabis on 10th February, 1941.
Excellent pictures again!
AAR: Near Chemont
/Originally posted 21st December 2013
A cracking AAR from a scenario from the Blenneville or Bust! scenario pack.
It's scenario 3A: Near Chemont, and the lead elements of an American armoured division are tasked with securing a vital crossroads...
Blenneville or Bust! Reviews
/Originally posted 21st December 2013
Here are a couple of comments that have recently appeared about my IABSM scenario pack Blenneville or Bust! on the TFL Yahoo Group:
I am about to start Blenneville (which I think is probably one of the finest wargaming scenario books I have ever come across in three decades of wargaming).
Justintonna 17/12/13
It was only when playing Robert's Blenneville campaign after many years that it hit home how good IABSM is.
Craig Ambler 09/12/13
Most kind, Gentlemen!
AAR: Carroceto Again
/Originally posted 23rd November 2013
Craig Ambler returns to Carroceto to play scenario #15 of the Anzio: Wildcat to Whale scenario pack.
A huge game of IABSM involving masses of figures as the Germans attack the Allied troops desperately holding the town.
AAR: Green Smoke Marks The Target
/Originally posted 16th November 2013
Topi continues his East Africa campaign with another clash between British and Italian colonial forces.
Looks like some nasty blue-on-blue action!
AAR: Carroceto
/Originally posted 14th November 2013
Lardy Craig Ambler takes a trip to Italy to play Carroceto, the second scenario in the Anzio: Wildcat to Whale scenario pack.
A game characterised by lethal dice rolling: the British suffering fifty Kills and only three points of Shock. My only question is where I can get dice like that!
AAR: Near Avaux II
/Originally posted 3rd November 2013
Unusually, both my usual wargaming opponents were available in the same week. Last night, Dave and I fought to an epic draw (see below), tonight was Neil's turn. As I didn't have time to set up anything new, we'd fight the same battle as before. Not only that, but I would play the Germans again, and decided to set up in almost exactly the same way as before, looking forward to seeing how the two games would differ.
Well, it was indeed a very different game...
AAR: Near Avaux
/Originally posted 2nd November 2013
Terrific game of IABSM last night. Dave and I fought Scenario #4B from the Blenneville or Bust!scenario pack: Near Avaux. A hugely entertaining clash with the fortunes of war swaying backwards and forwards each turn, and with a truly epic climax!
AAR: Soviets vs Japanese
/Originally posted 1st November 2013
A quick AAR from John Thomas: a clash between the Soviets and the Japanese in 1945.
