Showing posts with label CCEurope. Show all posts
Showing posts with label CCEurope. Show all posts

Thursday, February 11, 2021

Vassal - Combat Commander online and A Victory Lost Pbem

Another online Vassal session with Mike L today utilising the ever excellent Combat Commander.

We started scenario two 'Hedges and Handgrenades' with Mike as Germans defending in Normandy bocage against my US attackers.

I have 105mm Artillery support which has been both a blessing and a curse here, having hit Germans initially it has since blasted my own units die to the very limited lines of sight here in the bocage.

US hampered a bit by a lack of Move cards and costly terrain to move across, so seem to be stuttering forwards.

Thankfully I have managed to avoid the two German MG42s thus far but it cannot last.

Game not finished so saved to complete another day.






















Also started a PBEM game with Mike K of A Victory Lost a game I have had for years but never got to the table, so great to give it a try on Vassal.

I am the Soviets in the Ukraine region just after Stalingrad trying to push West with Mike in charge of Axis forces trying to stem tide and possibly conduct Manstein's famous 'Backhand Blow' (assuming I take Kharkov and environs that is !)

A fairly low complexity game but so far slick and interesting with a Chit Pull system but with a few quirks in that both sides only get a limited number of Chits per turn (although Stavka chit allows all In Command Soviet forces to activate).

Not sure on overall strategy, beyond 'take the cities' (that is where VPs are) but fun so far although very early days as still only on 2nd Chit of Turn 1. 







Sunday, May 10, 2020

Vassal - Combat Commander - keeping my Wargaming alive..............

More Combat Commander Vassal action with my Dad tonight keeping my Wargaming bug alive and well (I do have a Napoleonic miniatures scenario set up but am awaiting arrival of Field of Battle 3).
We finished off last weeks scenario and played another 'Misty Mountain' and have set up another from the Mediterranean set 'Tussle at Maleme'.

Dad won the 'Commando School' scenario routing my Ivans in short order.
I then won the 'Misty Mountain' game with Yanks and now its onto Anzacs vs Fallschirmjager in Crete.





Russian Commandos decimated










Initial US (actually Brazilians in US garb) assault the mountain fastness














Initial set up at Maleme

Saturday, December 22, 2012

Incoming for Christmas

Couple of games inbound for Christmas at chez Steiner:


Like the look of this one (despite the lack of AFVs) with what looks to be almost a hybrid of Up Front and Squad Leader. Not hard to pick this one out under the tree as nice deep box !

Got this one already on iPad and jolly nice it is too
















And a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all