tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591229843590982581.post8846967520423955438..comments2024-03-28T11:28:58.010-07:00Comments on JJ's Wargames: Chain of Command - 29 Let's Go, Game Fivecarojonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826580638291659193noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591229843590982581.post-52100418548579799502019-05-02T21:36:16.210-07:002019-05-02T21:36:16.210-07:00As these are campaigns based on real actions somet...As these are campaigns based on real actions sometimes you just have to be the unlucky platoon that has the short straw and has to lead the attack. Also, remember that there might not be a chance for a flank attack. The flanks might be covered by more enemy forces, this isn't 'happening' in isolation. Iain Fullerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07575784627771286473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591229843590982581.post-89911129006945160152019-04-16T13:53:24.887-07:002019-04-16T13:53:24.887-07:00Nice batte report. Thanks To share the scenarioNice batte report. Thanks To share the scenarioMarco Ortaldahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08337383288736466373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591229843590982581.post-30464363701157535682019-04-16T05:18:41.049-07:002019-04-16T05:18:41.049-07:00The more I see of Chain of Command the more I am t...The more I see of Chain of Command the more I am tempted - so many games so little time... warpaintjjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08997436342156047352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591229843590982581.post-86655713675400934162019-04-14T23:57:24.754-07:002019-04-14T23:57:24.754-07:00Hi Steve,
Well I think it was just one of those ga...Hi Steve,<br />Well I think it was just one of those games.<br />If you played that scenario a number of times with the situation as outlined, how often would the naval gunfire end immediately with three sixes, followed by three rounds of double sixes and then four rounds without a single five, not many I think. <br /><br />The nice thing with Chain of Command it can happen and suddenly a great situation with the Americans looking to mop up two out of three German JOPs without any German troops on the table suddenly sees the situation reverse with the US force morale in tatters.<br /><br />With regards to your point about table length games and frontal attacks. I reported on one of the scenarios, game three and four I think which is a flank attack seeing US forces coming on from a long and short table edge that really stretched the German defences particularly in the refight due to us drawing the first action.<br /><br />The US at this period in Normandy are using the tactical manual as written, find, fix, flank and finish looking to suppress German squads, once identified by rapid fire and movement using their large squads and the power of the Garand.<br /><br />They like us, soon found out that that was not enough against the German MG42 and like the British turned to a smoke solution by the time of Cobra, except where the British used the two inch mortar the Americans turned to WP and machineguns from their tanks to brass up and smoke Germans in hedgerows and possibly burn them out of position as well.<br /><br />So yes there is a bit of frontal assaulting but the US do have options to put squads out to find the enemy or two man scout teams which reduce the casualty count whilst forcing the Germans to deploy.<br /><br />In this particular action we banked on HMS Glasgow limiting German deployment off their JOPs allowing us to flood their defences with US squads up close and personal and winning that fight through weight of numbers and captured German JOPs. It nearly worked but not quite!carojonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11826580638291659193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591229843590982581.post-91730971926592039312019-04-14T12:40:05.307-07:002019-04-14T12:40:05.307-07:00Hmmm, that was a bit one-sided! Out of interest, d...Hmmm, that was a bit one-sided! Out of interest, do all the scenarios have play along the board rather than across? In our games we got tired of little opportunity for the attacker to have any chance to make flank attacks, as they be came frontal assaults by and large.Steve J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12143308117853983963noreply@blogger.com