tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58418287018085521732024-03-19T04:46:56.598+00:00Vulture's Wargaming BlogA blog about my interest in all things military, wargaming and last but not least my military vehicle adventures.Vulturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00759930564552310327noreply@blogger.comBlogger1252125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841828701808552173.post-43948321573056530752024-03-15T13:00:00.008+00:002024-03-17T18:14:35.572+00:00Battlegroup NORTHAG - INDEX + ERRATA FAQ & HOUSE RULES + Other Files & Interesting Links<p>For its Cold War period gaming, my gaming group has shifted from using the <a href="https://www.team-yankee.com/" target="_blank">Battlefront 'Team Yankee</a>' rules to using the '<a href="https://www.theplasticsoldiercompany.co.uk/product/battlegroup-northag-ruleset/" target="_blank">Battlegroup NORTHAG</a>' rules published by the <a href="https://www.theplasticsoldiercompany.co.uk/" target="_blank">Plastic Soldier Compan</a>y (PSC). On balance we prefer them to Team Yankee as they are more armour focused.</p><p>Below is a listing of files, some of which I have created, and some of which I have downloaded off the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/362997914619228" target="_blank">Battlegroup NorthAG Facebook group</a>. I hope you find them useful/interesting :) <br />(The relevant authors permission has been obtained).<br /><br /><u>There are four sections</u>:<br />- Rules Related<span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>(files and links to videos)<br />- Scenario and Campaigns <span> </span>(files)<br />- Army Lists & Unit Cards (files)<br />- After Action Reports <span> </span><span> </span>(files and links to videos)</p><p>I have created a Dropbox Folder (<a href="https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/a5c647fhhaz9419uggwyl/h?rlkey=lhjmugieqmfvjd0e0o9j8vgm3&dl=0" target="_blank">Link</a>) from where the files can be downloaded.</p><p><b>Latest files added are: <br />- No 63 Dutch Unit cards, <br />- No 64 Bundeswehr Unit Cards<br />- No 66 Unofficial Danish Force Listing<br /></b></p><p><b>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</b></p><p><b><u>RULES RELATED</u></b><br /><br />01) Official - Quick Reference Sheet.</p><p>01a) Unofficial - Quick Reference Sheet - Printer Friendly (Daniel William Lee)</p><p>02) Official - Latest NorthAG Errata - (currently at v7) (by Mark Greenwald)</p><p>03) Official - Errata for the CentAG book, the missing column on page 66. </p><p>04) <b>Unofficial - NorthAG Index </b>- (currently at v19) (by Ian Garbutt)</p><p>05) Unofficial - Supplemental Quick Reference Sheet - (currently at v1-2) (by Ian Garbutt)</p><p>06) Unofficial - Battle Quick Starter Sheet (by Ewan Clerk)</p><p>07) <b>Unofficial - FAQ, Errata & House Rules</b> - (currently at v3-2) (by Ian Garbutt)</p><p>08) YouTube video - Overview of the rules by 'Cold War Warrior' - <a href="https://youtu.be/DaguVMelTxg?si=3DJKZ6jsFytT-A3b" target="_blank">Link</a></p><p>09) YouTube video - The Future of Battlegroup NorthAG - <a href="https://youtu.be/Rt9ZApRUx_o?si=cbsUrJcPzVwGRhlm" target="_blank">Link</a></p><p>10) YouTube video - Wargames Illustrated interview with Warwick Kinrade the NorthAG author - <a href="https://youtu.be/CvK7e4q7MYE?si=KdOGqDpWTSJIe5EO" target="_blank">Link</a></p><p>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p><b><u>SCENARIOS AND CAMPAIGNS</u></b></p><p>30) Unofficial - Introductory Scenarios (three of them) - (currently at v2-0) (by Tom Egan).</p><p>31) Unofficial - Mini-Campaign - 'Across The Elbe' (currently at v1) (by Chris Hersey). </p><p>32) Unofficial - Mini-Campaign - 'The Guttenburg Crack' (<i>currently work in progress, yet to be uploaded</i>) (by Ian Garbutt)</p><p>33) Unofficial - Scenario - 'Exploitation' - (currently at v1-7 and still being refined) (by Ian Garbutt)</p><p>34) Unofficial - Scenario - 'Bridgehead Breakout' (currently at v1-1) (by Terry Ollila) </p><p>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p><b><u>ARMY LISTS & UNIT CARDS</u></b></p><p>50) Unofficial - WARPAC Unit Cards - (currently at v6) (by Ian Garbutt) </p><p>51) Unofficial - USA Unit Cards - (currently at v11) (by Ian Garbutt)</p><p>52) Unofficial - Canadian Unit Cards - (currently at v2-1) (by Ian Garbutt)</p><p>53) Unofficial - Swedish Army List - (currently at v2-8) (by Ian Garbutt)</p><p>54) Unofficial - Swedish Unit Cards - (currently at v1-7) (by Ian Garbutt) </p><p>55) Unofficial - British Unit Cards - (currently at v1-1) (by Ian Garbutt)</p><p>56) Unofficial - Arab-Israeli 1967 Supplement by Gord Dyck.<br /><i>(Waiting on the authors' permission to upload)</i></p><p><i>57) </i>Unofficial - 1967 Arab Unit Cards by Gord Dyck.<br /><i>(Waiting on the authors' permission to upload)</i></p><p><i>58) </i>Unofficial - 1967 Israeli Unit Cards by Gord Dyck.<br /><i>(Waiting on the authors' permission to upload)</i></p><p>59) Unofficial - NVA (East German) Unit Cards - (currently at v3 (By Ian Garbutt)</p><p>60) Unofficial - French Army List - (currently at v1-7)<i> </i>(by Ian Garbutt and Mark Pullan) </p><p>61) Unofficial - French Unit Cards - (currently at v1-7) (by Ian Garbutt) </p><p>62) Unofficial - Listing of WARPAC Armour - (currently at v9-2) (by Ian Garbutt)</p><p>63) Unofficial - Dutch Unit Cards - (currently at v1-1) (by Ian Garbutt)</p><p>64) Unofficial - Bundeswehr Unit Cards - (currently as v1-1) (by Ian Garbutt)</p><p>65) Unofficial - Danish Unit Cards for the forces in the CentAG book - <i>Currently work in progress, yet to upload</i> (by Ian Garbutt)</p><p>66) Unofficial - Danish Force List - (Currently <i>work in progress</i> at v0.8) (by Poul Christian Secherv)</p><p>Please note due to copyright issues I have been asked to password protect the Army Listing and Unit Cards I have done. Look on Page 1 of the NorthAG book, the first word in the body of the txt, copy it exactly.</p><p>80) Unofficial - Army Builder - (currently at v2-3) by Chriss Pagan<br /><u>Notes by the author</u>: <br />The password is the first word from page 2 Northag + first word from the second page CentAG.<br />So the password is h.......+t......<br />The makro is to be able to expand the groups.<br />If you don't want to allow it you can remove the protection from the work sheet.</p><p>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p><u><b>AFTER ACTION REPORTS</b></u></p><p>90) AAR - 'The Crossing' by Roger Kidd.</p><p>91) AAR - BadLucken, West Germany, 1983. (YouTube - Video - <a href="https://youtu.be/vpMK0jK3pQk?si=uHZ0uxLJ8boyesr4" target="_blank">Link</a>)</p><p>92) AAR - 'Counter-Penetration' by Roger Kidd.</p><p>93) AAR - A couple of excellent reports are on the 'Sound Officers Call' blog. <a href="https://soundofficerscall.blogspot.com/search/label/Battlegroup%20NORTHAG" target="_blank">Link</a> </p><p>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx0Xzd3wOUXMAoQ5sLxuq-p0nq3t5tv0Fh7ZlEzVwIArPpfF8x63NAPtU1ViYVMORcUjwV1Q9Wi2ux4pdvIo8p8jC-CDr7enkinmJ-gIct6b88UlV4X-OyADL8f7KPz_6FsUxFVkvN2HMFlIgLwl8eG3Us3aLtyQsfhIcmCdW8FOjU2CjgSup85TCa-aqU/s800/northag-rulebook.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="625" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx0Xzd3wOUXMAoQ5sLxuq-p0nq3t5tv0Fh7ZlEzVwIArPpfF8x63NAPtU1ViYVMORcUjwV1Q9Wi2ux4pdvIo8p8jC-CDr7enkinmJ-gIct6b88UlV4X-OyADL8f7KPz_6FsUxFVkvN2HMFlIgLwl8eG3Us3aLtyQsfhIcmCdW8FOjU2CjgSup85TCa-aqU/w500-h640/northag-rulebook.png" width="500" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Vulturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00759930564552310327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841828701808552173.post-55137480031364871302024-03-14T17:21:00.005+00:002024-03-15T13:14:34.475+00:00Tales From The Periphery - BattleTech Podcast<p>If you're interested in BattleTech I recommend you check out 'Tales From The Periphery'. <a href="https://www.talesfromtheperiphery.org.uk/" target="_blank">Link</a></p><p>It describes itself as, 'An audio podcast, news blog, events diary and resource covering the UK BattleTech scene'.</p><p>In Episode 1 Mike Whitaker is interviewing a friend of mine Andrew Dickinson who I play Alpha Strike with at the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/192073087505124" target="_blank">Leeds Wargames Club</a> once a month. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/www.talesfromtheperiphery.org.uk/files/2024/02/cropped-banner-1000x288-2.png?w=1000&ssl=1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="230" data-original-width="800" height="230" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.talesfromtheperiphery.org.uk/files/2024/02/cropped-banner-1000x288-2.png?w=1000&ssl=1" width="800" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Vulturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00759930564552310327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841828701808552173.post-1123263323597432732024-03-11T15:08:00.007+00:002024-03-11T16:09:38.622+00:00BattleTech Alpha Strike - Hicks Hall Leeds<p>On Saturday joined with my regular BattleTech group at the Leeds Wargames Club in Hicks Hall in Leeds for a fun Alpha Strike game.<br /><br /></p><p>Click on the following Link to see a short video of it: <a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/s1kpHWxd9u5hDJBq6" target="_blank">Link</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsRdvQSs4JyC1y7IjJms2W6vjibDpR_F5MjI6EfFByil4tUySmFFupHgYDLQMxJSvhsgJu35IZwQTK3I_5ER8cS9QuY8urRnnN7QCUEsrZxQdHE5lFR_Zlb0dCxgsH92TiG_V9INbW2WlJLBX0X1FFT1Q30EmTCaaDRxCptW7_Ldo4L9BOFgeXrMN_XiP0/s4032/20240309_150612.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsRdvQSs4JyC1y7IjJms2W6vjibDpR_F5MjI6EfFByil4tUySmFFupHgYDLQMxJSvhsgJu35IZwQTK3I_5ER8cS9QuY8urRnnN7QCUEsrZxQdHE5lFR_Zlb0dCxgsH92TiG_V9INbW2WlJLBX0X1FFT1Q30EmTCaaDRxCptW7_Ldo4L9BOFgeXrMN_XiP0/w640-h480/20240309_150612.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Vulturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00759930564552310327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841828701808552173.post-60377674227562505002024-02-01T12:36:00.008+00:002024-02-25T18:16:16.822+00:00The Keys Of Medokh - Play-By-Mail Game<p>Back in the early 1990s I used to play in the Play-By-Mail (PBM) game 'The Keys Of Medokh' (TKoM) whilst it was run by Rampage Games. I was in a total of five games, numbers: 127, 144, 160, 166 and 169.<br /><br />In its day TKoM was quite something !</p><p>Did you play in the game ? If so please leave a comment :)<br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0pjdZNyjvsCRC1cCFmatB5JAppKZBSH7gl6RbTuoyujx1KRHudf29EpHyPDYvreP9-vxNyc8lh4aCszJe1GAQxcbQG2jCQd8EqDeusgPckd0Fe3AsfoARqYxkEBgS3UXGKbS5RAIt6joTzlkESdWHCugG4whLEo6Gkh0K2WWQxyom0ayfmq2tT3OPjRX4/s3109/KoM___Official_Map.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2188" data-original-width="3109" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0pjdZNyjvsCRC1cCFmatB5JAppKZBSH7gl6RbTuoyujx1KRHudf29EpHyPDYvreP9-vxNyc8lh4aCszJe1GAQxcbQG2jCQd8EqDeusgPckd0Fe3AsfoARqYxkEBgS3UXGKbS5RAIt6joTzlkESdWHCugG4whLEo6Gkh0K2WWQxyom0ayfmq2tT3OPjRX4/w640-h450/KoM___Official_Map.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here's one of the original adverts :)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgizLBrVWrZ6qpDnkY1ecmnwztpVXf-PLNy87jiReo82aVPNUlKJmDNxbBlLm4boG-3bSeL7xLUhDagDwIDan9bXyu3491ZGuhK7Nxv-WU-wncbokHUZ08NAjCUIq06vm8oU1ptnxDIyEn8eOYYbcoEm1WXpPlSJkE1pidPcF5D41USSUvutxsHEb_sge_h/s2818/2024-02-05%2012.30.24.jpg" style="clear: left; display: inline; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2818" data-original-width="1926" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgizLBrVWrZ6qpDnkY1ecmnwztpVXf-PLNy87jiReo82aVPNUlKJmDNxbBlLm4boG-3bSeL7xLUhDagDwIDan9bXyu3491ZGuhK7Nxv-WU-wncbokHUZ08NAjCUIq06vm8oU1ptnxDIyEn8eOYYbcoEm1WXpPlSJkE1pidPcF5D41USSUvutxsHEb_sge_h/w438-h640/2024-02-05%2012.30.24.jpg" width="438" /></a></p>I've set up a Facebook page for The Keys of Medokh as well - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/252590834457796" target="_blank">Link</a>.<div><br /></div><div>The Basic rulebook can be downloaded here :) <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/tatmnf2trtgt1qwihoeyc/TKoM___Rulebook__No1___Basic_Rules.pdf?rlkey=5htifj6ov9lzuksnljn0hytsy&dl=0" target="_blank">Link</a><br /><p><br /></p></div>Vulturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00759930564552310327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841828701808552173.post-83059569735650332382024-01-19T23:45:00.006+00:002024-01-19T23:45:54.776+00:00Board Games Are Good For You – The Science Behind It<p>There is an interesting article on this subject on the Tabletop Gaming site: <a href="https://www.tabletopgaming.co.uk/features/board-games-are-good-for-you-the-science-behind-it/?fbclid=IwAR3TILxuTAJ6oUVLhyZhGDTflcKPvrmedg8-MBuVzUveGISt08fe3a3gWJE" target="_blank">Link</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://azure.wgp-cdn.co.uk/app-table-top-gaming/posts/WhatsinaGameBoardGamePsychology.png?&format=webp&webp.quality=40&scale=both" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="340" data-original-width="565" height="340" src="https://azure.wgp-cdn.co.uk/app-table-top-gaming/posts/WhatsinaGameBoardGamePsychology.png?&format=webp&webp.quality=40&scale=both" width="565" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p> </p>Vulturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00759930564552310327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841828701808552173.post-62283910118083260002024-01-10T18:51:00.011+00:002024-01-11T14:45:06.898+00:00Classic Battletech - The Battle Of Butternab Ridge - After Action Report<div style="text-align: left;">Scenario Name: The Battle Of Butternab Ridge <br />Side A: House Liao<br />Side B: House Steiner</div><div style="text-align: left;">Points Per Side: 3,200<br />Game Duration: Eight turns<br />Map Hex Size: 34 x 22</div><div style="text-align: left;">Entry Points: Short Edges.</div><p style="text-align: left;"><u>Side A Forces</u>:<br />Rifleman RFL-3N <br />Jenner JR7-F <br />Hunchback HBK-4J</p><p><u>Side B Forces</u>:<br />Thunderbolt<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>TDR-5SE<br />Javelin<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>JVN-10F<br />Blackjack<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>BJ-1</p><div><u>Scenario Background</u></div><div>The god fearing clean living peaceful traders of House Steiner have been provoked into raiding into the Liao holdings. An operative embedded deep with the Liao military industrial complex (such that it is) has obtained info that the Liao forces are experimenting with a new revolutionary powerplant for the Manticore Heavy tank. Field trials are underway but due to poor maintenance and lack of experience the prototype vehicle is breaking down almost daily. Current intel indicates it is abandoned awaiting recovery in the small settlement of 'Butternab Ridge'.</div><div><br /></div><div><u>Scenario Objective</u></div><div>House Steiner - Secure the abandoned Manticore Heavy Tank. </div><div>House Liao - Deny House Steiner their objective. </div><div><br /></div><div><u>Victory Conditions</u><br />For each turn a player had an active Mech (not shut-down or dead) within three hexes of the tank, they received one point. Player with the most points at the game is the winner. </div><div><br /></div><div><u>The Battle</u><br />Successful suppression of Liao planetary defences saw an unopposed Lyran Dropship landing. Steiner forces entered the battlefield from the south at the same time as a hastily assembled scratch force of Liao mechs entered from the north to intercept them.</div><div><br /></div><div><u>Turn 1 </u></div><div>Steiner win the initiative. Initial moves onto the Battlefield by both sides (using Blips to represent Mechs) saw no shooting as line of sight was obscured by terrain.</div><div><br /></div><div><u>Turn 2</u><br />Steiner win the initiative. The Steiner Blackjack secures a good vantage point on top of a building and commences firing with its twin ACss. An aggressive run forward by the Steiner Javelin towards the Manticore ended in disaster when the Pilot failed his Piloting Skill Roll (PSR) when he tried to make a turn. Skidding forward he damaged his head armour in the fall and knocked himself unconscious ! WTF ! The Capellan's making the most of this disaster rush their Jenna forward to close the range and pound the rear of the immobile prone mech. In all the excitement their Rifleman unloaded with both AC5s and both Heavy Lasers (which with only 10 Heat Sinks gave him a Heat problem). The screaming over the radio from the rest of his team fortunately brought the Javelin pilot out of his slumber at the end of the round ! </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN1qD5iGmtKHVyrLy2pjFbzvy33hiFvsFSbsi3078ah2QgLSo1sGYZ2p4rgpyu_zcWle6Gx3Wnfm8s0gcFrY6kuBxv3tnpvIoESaTTD26XsW9po0GCbL_plMtd8BIdiHOsGmKncaFlGjraX51woGUfjOpfXIpFsaMeeENWLxl43MtpV0_FuaIrG1uruDX3/s3555/20240108_103930.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1596" data-original-width="3555" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN1qD5iGmtKHVyrLy2pjFbzvy33hiFvsFSbsi3078ah2QgLSo1sGYZ2p4rgpyu_zcWle6Gx3Wnfm8s0gcFrY6kuBxv3tnpvIoESaTTD26XsW9po0GCbL_plMtd8BIdiHOsGmKncaFlGjraX51woGUfjOpfXIpFsaMeeENWLxl43MtpV0_FuaIrG1uruDX3/w640-h288/20240108_103930.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEW2m3CWIkNXfHprXA-0Zm7e5y4p-s0YA7jh0ScqnqfhbhL1ZD0_5zydDzuD-nmc5t0FnY4lO6Pk_FWKrdBv8Y_asEPZ2sn3PvmSsC1Ng4YrBgKwn9S5y146W8f8QWhdJ7BlV8WoCrT26fE3HeQeEfAFlRjwdGny61iSarbxryosxFOaPoWzjjk5fmJrVw/s4032/20240108_103941.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1928" data-original-width="4032" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEW2m3CWIkNXfHprXA-0Zm7e5y4p-s0YA7jh0ScqnqfhbhL1ZD0_5zydDzuD-nmc5t0FnY4lO6Pk_FWKrdBv8Y_asEPZ2sn3PvmSsC1Ng4YrBgKwn9S5y146W8f8QWhdJ7BlV8WoCrT26fE3HeQeEfAFlRjwdGny61iSarbxryosxFOaPoWzjjk5fmJrVw/w640-h306/20240108_103941.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u>Turn 3</u></div><div>Steiner win the initiative. The Javelin gets up and seeks cover behind the nearby tree, and the Thunderbolts runs up the junction and the Blackjack jumps down. The Hunchback starts loosening off with its LRMs as he gets a bead on the Blackjack.</div><div><br /></div><div><u>Turn 4</u></div><div>Steiner win the initiative. The Jenner takes the safest option and jumps to cover its rear, the Thunderbolt and Blackjack rush forward, all three Steiner mechs are within 3 hexes of the objective now. The Blackjack takes some damage as again does the Jenna. The Hunchback is out of position and doesn't have line of sight to a target, so doesn't fire.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-1i48DfE0jd2DoOYIVfNdnG6RAYovHEhlcrTqTkdiy314KJ5Oh1CfBePgRSV0oB6hRcaS6XB4so0G6wCkuNhu6pWEXre6OrFfjtdd3g-ULJ_TQVis8nQFGS3pmCNBAww1KygP7yVJfPelFS47OEm5QxJ3a85Fq3-6TqELiWvvPP_TmyDJ_TvQddthvYPE/s4032/20240108_115800.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1856" data-original-width="4032" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-1i48DfE0jd2DoOYIVfNdnG6RAYovHEhlcrTqTkdiy314KJ5Oh1CfBePgRSV0oB6hRcaS6XB4so0G6wCkuNhu6pWEXre6OrFfjtdd3g-ULJ_TQVis8nQFGS3pmCNBAww1KygP7yVJfPelFS47OEm5QxJ3a85Fq3-6TqELiWvvPP_TmyDJ_TvQddthvYPE/w640-h294/20240108_115800.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u>Turn 5</u></div><div>Steiner win the initiative again ! The Jenna ends up behind the Blackjack and then the Javelin jumps behind that. The Rifleman takes some punishment and the Javelin almost has a Torso blown off now the Hunchback is making its firepower felt!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3WvZ4ip0QMP2TL9KiIfEu1ZbMyfVdbJkRqrPN0AHe19NRNItLc85aFyg0kp3RuPrBF3NHZejM9xRCRI2gtG_nQ7XuS1WwiJnvAGlHNPOsC6azOP1gzfsp7eZNFYfvuSarZsiIBtV190nCem_bjSzOJFNclHJO5hs76laBvFkBRRfKwk5944Xs47Fz6Dku/s4032/20240108_122133.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3WvZ4ip0QMP2TL9KiIfEu1ZbMyfVdbJkRqrPN0AHe19NRNItLc85aFyg0kp3RuPrBF3NHZejM9xRCRI2gtG_nQ7XuS1WwiJnvAGlHNPOsC6azOP1gzfsp7eZNFYfvuSarZsiIBtV190nCem_bjSzOJFNclHJO5hs76laBvFkBRRfKwk5944Xs47Fz6Dku/w640-h360/20240108_122133.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJUalws5tMPdtjIP2_6JkRSCp5ff8iuDda6GXOEsDYpVFpdkUrXZDrvMnWqADi6mpj8-kEniGvxaKTxICucXzfVvXQzATqyGCFkLDGW0JIILlgzt-vT2gFeytWbYWomEtDjIhzgaXJCs3zCnw7w85wbSMpeR9Itjopwf62Sd6HhAPTgd7PZE8ctQM4AETP/s4032/20240108_122137.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJUalws5tMPdtjIP2_6JkRSCp5ff8iuDda6GXOEsDYpVFpdkUrXZDrvMnWqADi6mpj8-kEniGvxaKTxICucXzfVvXQzATqyGCFkLDGW0JIILlgzt-vT2gFeytWbYWomEtDjIhzgaXJCs3zCnw7w85wbSMpeR9Itjopwf62Sd6HhAPTgd7PZE8ctQM4AETP/w640-h360/20240108_122137.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u>Turn 6</u></div><div>Liao win the initiative for the first time. The Javelin receives yet more damage and takes a Medium Laser to the head which goes critical and takes out a Heat Sink, the pilot managing to keep conscious despite this blow. Further damage takes the other torso down to just one piece of internal. The Rifleman has lots of eternal armour blown away now and loses an upper arm actuator. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3KNW-s3QmA7uVX6b0-XweUOzSUTH-p-zanGYCTxiNVXzr_LOZBQGD3NboREjiolg3XybdDTvZ9NfZJMrYtRlfBmVoynK9mvEmGF4U34ml0eMCYm7t_YK6Mn0JHvBjKWMkSfH5LMr4INMUMuh1YrPm9Xo6QpNXd5Re09hFH4anpmTIWu5TtF9oWoeqE3aX/s4032/20240108_124838.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3KNW-s3QmA7uVX6b0-XweUOzSUTH-p-zanGYCTxiNVXzr_LOZBQGD3NboREjiolg3XybdDTvZ9NfZJMrYtRlfBmVoynK9mvEmGF4U34ml0eMCYm7t_YK6Mn0JHvBjKWMkSfH5LMr4INMUMuh1YrPm9Xo6QpNXd5Re09hFH4anpmTIWu5TtF9oWoeqE3aX/w640-h360/20240108_124838.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiPoSydJFkfQho7g2VB0eD0DKZ2f2cpYLK3QkPq48eblNRr4WyLu3tPAspZHDkba5kInZy0kWx7LUpsmdJclJYoWD9mpEIVJEOFwY3929AV3RZHxkzCsbF7aHfvm6pt5WC8-JP2RT1qhFSr1JxP-75rrL5zoFq8JwPDQLYC2dMgzHhaFAhUB5D-Iu6z1QK/s4032/20240108_124856.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiPoSydJFkfQho7g2VB0eD0DKZ2f2cpYLK3QkPq48eblNRr4WyLu3tPAspZHDkba5kInZy0kWx7LUpsmdJclJYoWD9mpEIVJEOFwY3929AV3RZHxkzCsbF7aHfvm6pt5WC8-JP2RT1qhFSr1JxP-75rrL5zoFq8JwPDQLYC2dMgzHhaFAhUB5D-Iu6z1QK/w640-h360/20240108_124856.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u>Game End</u></div><div>The game was meant to go onto Turn 8 but we had run out of time at the end of Turn 6, so we called it at that point. The Steiner forces had more victory points at that time and so were determined to have secured the objective. A very very close game, the Javelin as you can see from the record sheet was virtually scrap. Overall a really entertaining game with my opponent Steve M :) I'm looking forward to the return match with the same forces when we plan to switch sides. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCbHG6aSo6Ho6uy50ejEpp6gN0sW3DrCj4IDpN97D2pear7o4aHBhggb1Rog8SaIlEZL-JYuODrcdl8pwiWupySJ9UuH2okPSAy0pXN04tM3gUrDLpicgrPXvIx4-lvDKxAemLlNurmLN54aIgPwc3zHwrHkCy-O1X7IpAp7Qywp5JbDcD90gvTbeAkMq7/s2787/20240108_125004.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2787" data-original-width="2080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCbHG6aSo6Ho6uy50ejEpp6gN0sW3DrCj4IDpN97D2pear7o4aHBhggb1Rog8SaIlEZL-JYuODrcdl8pwiWupySJ9UuH2okPSAy0pXN04tM3gUrDLpicgrPXvIx4-lvDKxAemLlNurmLN54aIgPwc3zHwrHkCy-O1X7IpAp7Qywp5JbDcD90gvTbeAkMq7/w478-h640/20240108_125004.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Vulturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00759930564552310327noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841828701808552173.post-86712251186856446002023-12-24T20:18:00.002+00:002023-12-24T22:38:04.122+00:00BattleTech Mercenaries<p>Check out this interesting page on BattleTech Mercenaries. This format is for both quick casual games and for multi-round events. It's a scenario based format where each player controls 4x Mercenary BattleMechs. <a href="https://comstar.home.blog/2022/09/02/battletech-mercenaries/" target="_blank">Link</a><br /><br />I haven't tried it myself, but intend to do so.<br /><br /><br /></p>Vulturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00759930564552310327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841828701808552173.post-67825112488219974162023-12-24T17:49:00.007+00:002023-12-24T18:00:33.359+00:00Classic Battletech - Battle Of Duncansviller Power StationI dived back into the crunchiness of Classic Battletech with my old friend John Elwen on Thursday night at the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1402624306447477" target="_blank">Harrogate Wargames Club</a> with a 4,000 point aside battle on the planet of Drozen. <div><br /></div><div>The peace loving traders of the Lyran Commonwealth (House Steiner) defending the recently 'acquired' power plant of Duncansviller Power Station were brutally attacked by the Capellan Confederation (House Liao). </div><div><br /></div><div>The Liao raiding party consisted of a Crusader CRD-3L mech supported by 4x Condor Heavy Hover Tanks (standard configuration). Opposing this unwelcome incursion was a Jenner JR7-F mech supported by 3x Manticore Heavy Tanks (standard configuration). </div><div><br /></div><div>Straight from the off the aggressive manoeuvring by the (ridiculously) fast Condor Hover tanks seized the tactical initiative and forced the Lyrans onto the defensive. The inability of the Hover tanks to enter woods though was exploited by the Manticore tanks who made good use of the cover available (or tried to hide like cowards, depending on your viewpoint! LOL). After several inconclusive exchanges of fire the Liao unit swept in and reduced most of the firing to point blank, inside the minimum ranges of the PPC and LRM equipped Condors. Two critical rounds of fire and physical attacks by the Javelin who jumped behind a Condor and repeated kicked it resulted in the destruction of 1x Condor, and the immobilisation of another. The Lyran's had 2x Manticores immobilised and the Javelin's external armour was badly shredded. </div><div><br /></div><div>Assessing that he was outgunned at this point, the Liao commander decided to withdraw his force (although we considered it a draw really). A fun very closely fought game. It's a long time since I've used vehicles in Classic Battletech and it was a reminder how very vulnerable they are to receiving critical mobility hits which reduce them to the status of a pillbox. </div><div><br /></div><div>Looking forward to the next game ! 🙂<br /><br /><u>Details</u></div><div>Rules: by <a href="https://www.catalystgamelabs.com/" target="_blank">Catalyst Games</a> - Battletech Manual - Rules Of Warfare.<br />Gaming Mat: by <a href="https://www.catalystgamelabs.com/" target="_blank">Catalyst Games</a> - Battletech Battlemat - Desert.</div><div>Terrain: Small trees sold for model railways, remainder 3D home printed (FDM).<br />Mechs and Condor Hover Tanks: by <a href="https://www.ironwindmetals.com/" target="_blank">Iron Wind Metals</a>.</div><div>Manticore Heavy Tanks: Resin models supplied by <a href="https://badger3d.co.uk/" target="_blank">Badger 3D</a>.<br /></div><div>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</div><div><br /></div><div>Here are a few pics from from the game.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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His Crusader is not that damaged and could keep fighting for some time, and the Steiner forces have taken a beating and two of the Manticores are immobilised. Critically though the Steiner unit still has its full firepower available and is a close supporting formation.</div><div>------------------------------------------------------------</div>Vulturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00759930564552310327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841828701808552173.post-75987098869876597302023-12-22T23:29:00.002+00:002023-12-22T23:29:40.165+00:003 Takeaways from the 2023 Great Wargaming Survey<p> Worth a watch :)<br /><br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/F08osfbXpZs" width="640" youtube-src-id="F08osfbXpZs"></iframe></div><br />Vulturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00759930564552310327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841828701808552173.post-54041001165630300162023-12-19T18:05:00.004+00:002023-12-19T18:09:05.961+00:00GET FV4005 RUNNING<p>The tank museum are planning on getting the FV4005 running again. Check out their web site for more details of this interesting project. <a href="https://tankmuseum.org/support-us/fv4005-fundraiser" target="_blank">Link</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/dNGBF4SB1Kg" width="640" youtube-src-id="dNGBF4SB1Kg"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p>Vulturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00759930564552310327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841828701808552173.post-24100793296698376522023-06-05T23:02:00.005+01:002023-07-26T23:22:58.725+01:00BADGER 3D Creations - Web Site: https://badger3d.co.uk/ <p><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space-collapse: preserve;">I've slightly unretired myself, I'm now helping out at Badger 3D Creations one day a week. 3D printing, it's the future guys ! 🙂</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Check out Badger's Facebook page: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Badger3DCreation">https://www.facebook.com/Badger3DCreation</a>s and their excellent Etsy shop: <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Badger3DPrints">https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Badger3DPrints</a>.</span></span></p><p><span><span style="background-color: white; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #050505;">In addition they have their own website: </span><a href="https://badger3d.co.uk/">https://badger3d.co.uk/</a><span style="color: #050505;"> suggest check there first for the latest releases.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #050505;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxVk16OLKL4kF-iAiMN6cvqQKQLKo5g7ZVFLIjqM9kF85xIXIicR9A3eHoF760ZKCEsuMoc2WCZoZB8mVLj-s-iEbnowU9bgx4aFWeTyNxStuhX-LtoUmwuqGxcOEJPi95vlheczpI1UWWV8WFMOuAUGVbNBEcsflDL2gFTbRNkzwGNH2nsSFeDURoyw/s1024/348662202_104316552671878_6535439948749315246_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxVk16OLKL4kF-iAiMN6cvqQKQLKo5g7ZVFLIjqM9kF85xIXIicR9A3eHoF760ZKCEsuMoc2WCZoZB8mVLj-s-iEbnowU9bgx4aFWeTyNxStuhX-LtoUmwuqGxcOEJPi95vlheczpI1UWWV8WFMOuAUGVbNBEcsflDL2gFTbRNkzwGNH2nsSFeDURoyw/w640-h640/348662202_104316552671878_6535439948749315246_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #050505;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></p>Vulturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00759930564552310327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841828701808552173.post-78415517093908050062023-05-27T12:15:00.000+01:002023-05-27T12:15:12.398+01:00DRAGON RAMPANT - 3 ROUND MINI CAMPAIGN - ESCAPE TO THE SOUTH<p> At my local club I've been running a 3 round min-campaign using the Dragon Rampant rules called, 'Escape To The South'. If idea interest you download the blank campaign document <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/ehagew67lcv2yo4/Dragon_Rampant___Escape_To_The_South_Campaign___Spring_2023___v1-13-0.docx?dl=0">here</a>.<br /><br />There is also an accompanying <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/rr82jrjsvkc5q20/HWC___Dragon_Rampant___Extra_Magic%20Items___v4.pdf?dl=0">Extra Magic Items document</a> as well, which come into play in Round 3. </p><p>The HWC House rule document referenced in the campaign doc is available from a link in this posting. <a href="http://vultureswargamingblog.blogspot.com/2016/08/dragon-rampant-harrogate-wargames-club.html">Link</a><br /><br />In our campaign which has 14 players in it, we are coming to the end of round 2. The forces of 'The Black Horde' have had some success and currently leading the forces of The Greater Empire Coalition' 111 glory points to 66.</p><p>If you have any questions I'll be happy to answer them.</p><p><br /></p>Vulturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00759930564552310327noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841828701808552173.post-25514221055226425142023-05-20T10:28:00.000+01:002023-05-20T10:28:06.032+01:00Battletech - Modified Layout Mech Record Sheets<p>If you are a classic Battletech gamer I would encourage you to have a look at the custom Mech Record Sheets made by Kieran Vincent Rowley. </p><p>This is the posting he put on the relevant Facebook page which I am repeating here in full:<br /><br />"So for whatever reason, I post these almost entirely on Reddit, but since I'm almost done with all 3025 variants of all currently-released CGL Box Sets and ForcePacks, I feel like I should really try to get the word out in other places!</p><p>I make these! (If you've seen em on Reddit, that's me! I'm the guy) I use them, I love them, and yes I do take requests. I've done over 200 that are all available at this link! </p><p><a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/18chMT5KQApwqgA6UbEZ4ZfwPO2lyJK7C?fbclid=IwAR3bygJoOfkryzrbfrXkXoNitC24yLPMUHCgPnzGjw-s9kRC_3vlXiXpUOI">https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/18chMT5KQApwqgA6UbEZ4ZfwPO2lyJK7C?fbclid=IwAR3bygJoOfkryzrbfrXkXoNitC24yLPMUHCgPnzGjw-s9kRC_3vlXiXpUOI</a></p><p>Quick edit: As with any tabletop-game element, conjecture isn't useful feedback. If you've used it at the table and had a negative experience, let me know what went wrong! But so far absolutely no-one who has actually used these has had any complaints, and indeed, most (like myself) find them to be much EASIER and faster to use than the official sheets, as well as making the game *feel* less like filling out paperwork. I made them to be functional and intuitive in ways that I found the official sheets were lacking. As I said, conjecture is not feedback - playtesting is what matters.</p><p>Some variants (especially Royal SLDF versions, but sometimes others) have an additional retro art version, with either the original (sadly uncredited) Macross art or early TRO art from Duane Loose or Dana Knutson. All known artists have been credited, although some remain unknown (Harri Kallio SIGN YER STUFF man! I think half my missing artists are you!), and I own NONE of this, all credit to Catalyst Game Labs and the respective artists and designers. About the only thing I created here besides the format is the Clanbusters logo, which anyone may use at their own discretion."</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUEFsyxA1ywMzlaBBroUf3OuRsN7-ifkTB7KBIBpO5wtzpVj_6Nu_bQP4sXOFdRvexSBumYS_WVyZ3X5eC5oNc7fJ_2hGMmyXRQjoxUoQDQvlQ6klT3jmUX_JyIrfSTv7d_1YCBAmMAs5t1K_IMztebbrZpn82mokqA6wKc2GVJnzAJQaiD9mX42PzMw/s2112/BNC-3S.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="1632" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUEFsyxA1ywMzlaBBroUf3OuRsN7-ifkTB7KBIBpO5wtzpVj_6Nu_bQP4sXOFdRvexSBumYS_WVyZ3X5eC5oNc7fJ_2hGMmyXRQjoxUoQDQvlQ6klT3jmUX_JyIrfSTv7d_1YCBAmMAs5t1K_IMztebbrZpn82mokqA6wKc2GVJnzAJQaiD9mX42PzMw/w494-h640/BNC-3S.png" width="494" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Vulturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00759930564552310327noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841828701808552173.post-40185952438874331312023-03-22T15:49:00.002+00:002023-03-22T15:49:15.233+00:00The Avid Wargamer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://avidwargamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/the-avid-wargamer-logo_Dark.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="282" data-original-width="800" height="226" src="https://avidwargamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/the-avid-wargamer-logo_Dark.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Stumbled by chance across this interesting site called 'The Avid Wargamer - Computer Wargaming & Military History'. I highly recommend a visit, there is some really interesting stuff on it. <a href="https://avidwargamer.com/" target="_blank">Link</a></p><div><br /></div>Vulturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00759930564552310327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841828701808552173.post-40145412713977097972023-03-16T10:51:00.003+00:002023-03-16T10:58:39.844+00:00Battletech - Alphas Strike - Jeff's Battletech Tools<p>If you are into playing Batteltech Alpha Strike, suggest check out <b>Jeff's Battletech Tools</b> which allows you to configure his improved version (in my opinion) of the AS Cards and also switch between whether the ranges are in inches or hexes. <a href="https://jdgwf.github.io/battletech-tools/ ">Link</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAa_m3vd6llmpCiBZVBFzjXiTFMkCW2Db2362bZYgKQJaKvc_dW8hOTawiO9DqZl4d35bqGavzdsSNwBzK_GaTJ50fSTvvKIUj6vZnJcgqvQEISjrxTjQIvAMZYQ7BX8QYJIwQQUzsSMJTCwkNSlibNjLEbbMzSuh_LEmOFQkyq0EWtiSGS32gq4t9XQ/s4032/2022-05-07%2012.02.01%20-%20Cropped.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1753" data-original-width="4032" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAa_m3vd6llmpCiBZVBFzjXiTFMkCW2Db2362bZYgKQJaKvc_dW8hOTawiO9DqZl4d35bqGavzdsSNwBzK_GaTJ50fSTvvKIUj6vZnJcgqvQEISjrxTjQIvAMZYQ7BX8QYJIwQQUzsSMJTCwkNSlibNjLEbbMzSuh_LEmOFQkyq0EWtiSGS32gq4t9XQ/w640-h278/2022-05-07%2012.02.01%20-%20Cropped.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Vulturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00759930564552310327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841828701808552173.post-17350013256755606412022-06-06T00:02:00.005+01:002022-06-06T00:02:53.049+01:00The making of Warhammer 40,000: Rick Priestley on the birth of the sci-fi miniatures behemoth<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://azure.wgp-cdn.co.uk/app-table-top-gaming/posts/warhammer-40k-59406.jpg?&format=webp&webp.quality=40&scale=both" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="577" data-original-width="800" height="577" src="https://azure.wgp-cdn.co.uk/app-table-top-gaming/posts/warhammer-40k-59406.jpg?&format=webp&webp.quality=40&scale=both" width="800" /></a></div><br /> This article on the making of Warhammer 40k is worth a read. <a href="https://www.tabletopgaming.co.uk/features/the-making-of-warhammer-40000-rick-priestley-on-the-birth-of-the-sci/?utm_source=Social&utm_medium=Feature&utm_campaign=TTG_MakingofWarhammer&fbclid=IwAR0AwI7avCMvJDT72tz5qnebAjasAshV_x1uV_3JUyEkZq17wmGel35Qblg">Link</a> <p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Vulturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00759930564552310327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841828701808552173.post-89425683845158430652022-05-25T10:05:00.004+01:002022-05-25T10:05:48.395+01:00Russia, Ukraine, and the West | Frederick Kagan - Podcast<p>I like many of you have been following the Ukraine crisis. For those interested in understanding the background I highly recommend this JBP Podcast on the topic. </p><p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ys2zTL-b3eE" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p>Vulturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00759930564552310327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841828701808552173.post-81829483075370515182021-11-01T10:51:00.005+00:002021-11-01T10:55:59.839+00:00ALIEN - The Nostromo Fan Art<iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/V5bJz-k6IZ8" width="480"></iframe><div>-</div><div><u>Comment</u>: Simply amazing.</div>Vulturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00759930564552310327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841828701808552173.post-39869420664535096942021-10-03T12:32:00.003+01:002021-10-03T12:32:29.302+01:00The Best Tank Games on PC and All Platforms - By History Hit<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.historyhit.com/app/uploads/2021/09/ss_8744091ad4301bd6867d5bad5a5d4f977ae38dd0.1920x1080.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="422" data-original-width="750" height="422" src="https://www.historyhit.com/app/uploads/2021/09/ss_8744091ad4301bd6867d5bad5a5d4f977ae38dd0.1920x1080.jpg" width="750" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Worth checking out this Link if you like tank games (mainly on the PC). <a href="https://www.historyhit.com/gaming/best-tank-games/" target="_blank">Link</a> </p><p><br /></p>Vulturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00759930564552310327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841828701808552173.post-12552586294004321452021-09-14T14:17:00.008+01:002021-09-14T14:19:29.796+01:00How to Pick Your First Battletech Faction: The Inner Sphere ca. 3025<iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/ZcRkEq7f8Dk" style="background-image: url(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ZcRkEq7f8Dk/hqdefault.jpg);" width="480"></iframe><div>-</div><div><u>Comment</u><br />Found this quite good as a refresher.</div>Vulturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00759930564552310327noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841828701808552173.post-9885186308426378382021-09-04T14:55:00.003+01:002021-09-14T14:19:48.957+01:00Battletech: 40K Refugees, is the Grass Really Greener?<iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/w8jdx_To5zU" style="background-image: url(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/w8jdx_To5zU/hqdefault.jpg);" width="480"></iframe><div>-</div><div>Comment: Enjoyed this video, worth a watch :) </div>Vulturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00759930564552310327noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841828701808552173.post-82541826739641612302021-08-22T19:53:00.006+01:002021-08-22T19:54:35.147+01:00Tabletop gaming: The Therapy Of Fighting With Miniature Dragons<p>Here's an interesting article on the BBC web site that I was made aware of today. I very much agree with many of the contributors to it that wargaming as a hobby is good for your mental health. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-57996237" target="_blank">Link</a> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/36FD/production/_119977041_gareth3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="450" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/36FD/production/_119977041_gareth3.jpg" width="800" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Vulturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00759930564552310327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841828701808552173.post-31683015921241834202021-03-27T17:26:00.003+00:002024-03-15T17:22:24.675+00:00Reference infos – WW2 German Armour paints and camouflage colours<p>Today I stumbled across a very useful site called '<a href="https://resourcesformodellers.wordpress.com/">Resources For Scale Modelers</a>'. In particular this page on the site is is very useful if like me you are painting up some WW2 German Armour <a href="https://resourcesformodellers.wordpress.com/2015/01/02/ww2-german-armour-paints-and-camouflage-colours/" target="_blank">Link</a>. The fact that he is quoting <a href="https://ral-colours.co.uk/">RAL</a> numbers is useful as well. I notice that Vallejo put the RAL number on some of their paints which is a good cross-check match wise. What I would say is that, notwithstanding that Vallejo are doing that, doesn't always means they are a good match ! LOL </p>Vulturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00759930564552310327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841828701808552173.post-81171618258758010522021-02-21T13:58:00.005+00:002021-02-21T14:01:31.539+00:00Company of Heroes Review | Should You Play it in 2021 ?<p> <iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="640" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wpJFrTgCr_A" width="480" youtube-src-id="wpJFrTgCr_A"></iframe></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Although this is titled 2019, I think it equally applies to 2021 :)</p><p>Quite simply my all time favorite RTS game.</p>Vulturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00759930564552310327noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841828701808552173.post-1321173647607150652021-01-15T15:26:00.002+00:002021-01-15T15:26:46.015+00:00Stranger Shapes - Alien(s) Film Blog<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://alienseries.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/10656194_572129432915294_1867737458_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="770" src="https://alienseries.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/10656194_572129432915294_1867737458_n.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>-<br />If you are a fan of the Alien series of films then this is a fascinating site to visit with all sports of info and interviews logged that people involved in the film have given - highly recommended ! <a href="https://alienseries.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Link</a></p><p><br /></p>Vulturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00759930564552310327noreply@blogger.com0