tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post8554185284425185796..comments2024-03-27T23:01:31.478+00:00Comments on Battlefields and Warriors: Panzer - and a tale of two tank platoonsNormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-61938176311456533432018-09-23T05:40:54.579+00:002018-09-23T05:40:54.579+00:00Hi Ellis, yes, perhaps time for a little love, it ...Hi Ellis, yes, perhaps time for a little love, it will at least decide you on whether to go for the France '40 module which looking at the GMT schedule shows it's at the printers now. <br /><br />I have been eyeing the new Deluxe SPQR scheduled for release. I had it all years ago and sold it, despite playing quite a bit from the standard rules, but I think this time around I would want the 'simple' booklet.Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-8730200981655131112018-09-23T05:36:38.218+00:002018-09-23T05:36:38.218+00:00Thanks Dean, I enjoyed the whole thing and am incr...Thanks Dean, I enjoyed the whole thing and am increasingly tempted to continue the story with the assault upon the town as this would allow for another area of rules to be discussed.Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-24107340713423712512018-09-23T04:51:40.047+00:002018-09-23T04:51:40.047+00:00Very good, Norm. The narrative is a terrific combi...Very good, Norm. The narrative is a terrific combination of rules and story, drawing the reader in. I can see that this system is going to have to return to the table soon. (Currently engaged in lots of Simple GBOH gaming.)Ellis Simpsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11824084848258716512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-36516608634795948612018-09-22T23:18:46.349+00:002018-09-22T23:18:46.349+00:00Interesting game - very detail oriented. Having re...Interesting game - very detail oriented. Having recently been exposed to TFL's What a Tanker, this scenario is very intriguing.DeanMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07724268555970663130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-64012619219810474082018-09-22T18:15:40.891+00:002018-09-22T18:15:40.891+00:00Thanks Dave and also for signing up and supporting...Thanks Dave and also for signing up and supporting the blog a few weeks ago.Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-92223343889782391732018-09-22T16:54:13.379+00:002018-09-22T16:54:13.379+00:00Very creative! Well done.Very creative! Well done.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18201062171130939077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-9986352102941875142018-09-22T14:28:22.358+00:002018-09-22T14:28:22.358+00:00Jack, this system was a mini's system at some ...Jack, this system was a mini's system at some point in its history, so I imagine to take it back to that would not be difficult.Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-62641310733246789412018-09-22T13:13:35.032+00:002018-09-22T13:13:35.032+00:00Cool stuff, Norm, thanks for posting. Maybe worth...Cool stuff, Norm, thanks for posting. Maybe worthy of conversion to minis using 6mm? ;)<br /><br />V/R,<br />JackJust Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03552962741823929433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-86075792300498139172018-09-22T12:44:37.817+00:002018-09-22T12:44:37.817+00:00Thanks, glad you liked the format, which I found a...Thanks, glad you liked the format, which I found a helpful way to introduce some of the system, while still being fun, but you are right, there is still plenty more system under the bonnet here.Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-53805115803728693692018-09-22T12:24:14.702+00:002018-09-22T12:24:14.702+00:00Interesting. I like how you wrote this - I felt li...Interesting. I like how you wrote this - I felt like I was in Russia back in 1943, eating beets (yuck). Sounds like thick books of rules, though. :( And to be honest, my idea of tank on tank is Panzer Blitz. Thank you for giving and presenting something different.-abhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14899567485973250660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-85346899923644984962018-09-22T11:29:34.070+00:002018-09-22T11:29:34.070+00:00Thanks Aaron, I am going to re-run the scenario an...Thanks Aaron, I am going to re-run the scenario and get to know these characters a bit more :-) .Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-42173181367135336322018-09-22T11:11:56.548+00:002018-09-22T11:11:56.548+00:00Great report, Norm. I also like the mix of action ...Great report, Norm. I also like the mix of action and rules notes.Prufrockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659918463589870423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-20745183701164813182018-09-22T05:40:34.375+00:002018-09-22T05:40:34.375+00:00Thanks Stew, it was an interesting exercise in gai...Thanks Stew, it was an interesting exercise in gaining closer immersion with a game. Explaining tactical game mechanics can get a little dry, especially as I tend towards the longer post, this approach seems to get a reasonable balance between system explanation and getting a storyline to hang those mechanics onto.Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-28900375033227972462018-09-22T05:37:18.274+00:002018-09-22T05:37:18.274+00:00Thanks, it was surprising to me at least, that it ...Thanks, it was surprising to me at least, that it game a much greater connection to the action. The first tank selected to be fired upon was randomly set and when the knock-out turned out to be the Soviet platoon leader, I immediately felt the effect that that would have on the two remaining newbie commanders.Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-85371387434628358492018-09-22T05:32:13.971+00:002018-09-22T05:32:13.971+00:00Thanks Peter, once the idea occurred, I enjoyed th...Thanks Peter, once the idea occurred, I enjoyed the whole episode include the researching of tank schools and character names etc.Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-81127764749504725662018-09-22T01:48:53.500+00:002018-09-22T01:48:53.500+00:00I especially liked the parts of the post labeled ‘...I especially liked the parts of the post labeled ‘notes’ that provided extra enlightenment. <br /><br />Nice way of using game mechanics to illustrate differences in training and etc...one could almost make a college lecture out of it. 😀Stewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00340930167419307092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-46069368527469601372018-09-21T23:52:10.063+00:002018-09-21T23:52:10.063+00:00Norm, nice narrative with game comments. I like th...Norm, nice narrative with game comments. I like these type of AAR's because they give the game some real feeling.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10204403444012380384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-35951739293544843212018-09-21T22:15:51.058+00:002018-09-21T22:15:51.058+00:00What an enjoyable narrative for this small tank ac...What an enjoyable narrative for this small tank action. The included notes are very useful.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02918057670249529750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-7311983562977008132018-09-21T21:51:45.454+00:002018-09-21T21:51:45.454+00:00It will be interesting to see how the France 40 mo...It will be interesting to see how the France 40 module goes about things.Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-61598679450477605792018-09-21T21:01:28.297+00:002018-09-21T21:01:28.297+00:00Interesting contrast on training, equipment and do...Interesting contrast on training, equipment and doctrine it's good that the system can go into such detail and still be playable.<br />Best Iaincaveadsum1471https://www.blogger.com/profile/02174163740406928172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-78688302161953941642018-09-21T21:01:12.807+00:002018-09-21T21:01:12.807+00:00Thanks David, the Falklands module is a fascinatin...Thanks David, the Falklands module is a fascinating set. It was always popular went out of print quickly twice before, but I think this time around, L’nL want to keep their base modules in print ...... but you can never be sure, so it is good to have itNormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-19664328033747969642018-09-21T20:48:08.997+00:002018-09-21T20:48:08.997+00:00Great write up again Norm. I really enjoy games th...Great write up again Norm. I really enjoy games that provide an engaging narrative.<br />This certainly does. Thanks to you I have become a little distracted by Lock n Load, albeit the Falklands module. Again caught by the narrative that gives. You are costing me money!Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00810917899000829312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-50684523318476409282018-09-21T20:32:38.119+00:002018-09-21T20:32:38.119+00:00Ahhh yes BREW UP! that is likely it...hmmm now I n...Ahhh yes BREW UP! that is likely it...hmmm now I need to refer to what I just did! BigBoardGaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08758699431507256607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-38168427219147101542018-09-21T19:14:57.619+00:002018-09-21T19:14:57.619+00:00Thanks Jonathan, not exampled of course would be t...Thanks Jonathan, not exampled of course would be those scenarios in which ‘quantity has a quality all of its own’ :-) and in a lot of scenarios, especially from 1943 onwards, we would not really see the Soviets so disadvantaged. But it worked here to highlight the rules and it was a post / game I particularly enjoyed working on. It could be run another couple of times and give different results - I like that.Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-3243115831194586572018-09-21T19:09:57.685+00:002018-09-21T19:09:57.685+00:00Thanks Kev. From the penetration results page, I a...Thanks Kev. From the penetration results page, I am reading that Auto Suppression would only occur on a Brew-Up and not on a Knock-Out. (Please let me know if it says different elsewhere).<br /><br />As an aside, I am glad ypu made me look at the rule again, because in my mind, I had interpreted ‘ground units’ as leg units .... Doh! Probably because of its proximity to the rules about how passengers are affected, so a worthwhile exercise anyway.<br /><br />I have been enjoying your video coverage of MBT. Cheers.Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.com