tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194255716971534690.post3330727541078492505..comments2024-03-27T20:12:05.513-04:00Comments on SOUND OFFICERS CALL!: Fate of a Nation Historical Scenario: 2000 Point Sinai GameDisgruntled Fusilierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10995610821904415726noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194255716971534690.post-39749514602481457822018-02-04T15:15:27.537-05:002018-02-04T15:15:27.537-05:00Roger!
V/R,
JackRoger!<br /><br />V/R,<br />JackJust Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03552962741823929433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194255716971534690.post-36958730717753116722018-02-04T09:52:21.927-05:002018-02-04T09:52:21.927-05:00Stay tuned! More blog posts on the way. I'm ...Stay tuned! More blog posts on the way. I'm trying to keep the blog up to date with all the crazy activity over the last couple of weeks.Disgruntled Fusilierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10995610821904415726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194255716971534690.post-46630597135663526122018-02-04T09:44:38.703-05:002018-02-04T09:44:38.703-05:00Gotcha man, and it all sounds good to me! I’m in a...Gotcha man, and it all sounds good to me! I’m in a rut right no, lots of painting but no games for the past few weeks, so you’re keeping me alive. Please keep the train a-rollin’!<br /><br />V/R,<br />Jack<br />Just Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03552962741823929433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194255716971534690.post-89112591104280652462018-02-04T07:08:05.011-05:002018-02-04T07:08:05.011-05:00Thanks Jack. It was alot of fun. I was grinning ...Thanks Jack. It was alot of fun. I was grinning when i looked at the points and all the hardware i was getting, not fully realizing just how difficult it would be to fight with these troops.<br />To your points, and i agree on all of them, i think these battles take place as a result of all that israeli maneuver, hence no fortifications or improved positions. So in the timeline, the israelis have already outfoxed the egyptians and wound up fighting this battle even though they probably should have taken a few more days to reach these passes. This is operational level surprise for the egyptians.<br /><br />FOAN gives the israelis an advantage from shooting outside their normal range as you can reroll misses. <br /><br />In this case, i think Dave played it right playing to his equipments advantages. had he charged in without softening up the defenders i think he would have paid for it. <br /><br />When i shot up his HTs after the T-55 ambush he started fighting a little more cautiously.<br /><br />I mentioned in a previous post that we are going to experiment with card based activations. I plan on talking through that in a future blog post so stay tuned! <br /><br />Disgruntled Fusilierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10995610821904415726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194255716971534690.post-68322702426222316772018-02-04T00:07:01.012-05:002018-02-04T00:07:01.012-05:00Steve,
Another great fight, and I love seeing the...Steve,<br /><br />Another great fight, and I love seeing the 6mm stuff on the table, it’s perfect for large scale combined operations (in my opinion).<br /><br />You ran into the big problem I have with gaming the Arab-Israeli Wars: who wants to play as the non-Israeli side when you’re looking at parity in gear quality (or worse for Israelis, with Ishermans going up against Jordanian M-48s or Syrian T-62s!), advantages in gear/troop quantities, but you’re going to sit and watch the Israelis run circles around you and hit on 1+ on a D20. And please note that I agree it has to be that way if you want historical accuracy.<br /><br />So, with that being said, I think you did pretty well ;) The only issue I had with the game was (and, to be fair, I don’t know how big a factor it was in your game, but...) with the comment “...Dave was content to have his armor sit on line and blast the Egyptian armor,” not verbatim, but that was the gist. In my opinion, the Israeli armor should have to keep moving, and if they sit still the Arabs should get big bonuses.<br /><br />As you know, the ability of the Israelis to break Arab command and control by pounding the pace of operations and getting inside their OODA Loop was the key to everything in 56, 67, and 73, with Israeli casualties being just as heavy as anyone else’s would have been when they were forced to go nose to nose.<br /><br />This is where I think card-based activation games can really stand out, with various mechanisms to aid the better C4ISR and hinder the worse.<br /><br />But please don’t take that as a shot at FOW/FOAN/TY, I’ve really enjoyed these batreps and it looks like they’re working out well.<br /><br />V/R,<br />JackJust Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03552962741823929433noreply@blogger.com