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Category: After Action Report

Sixth Fleet: Libyan-American War (Part IV of VI)

brad February 23, 2012 After Action Report / Sixth Fleet / libyaLeave a comment

Turn 4 Day 2: MorningWell, quite a lot happened this morning.  First off, the weather across the Mediterranean was lousy with squalls.    This hampered ship movement and proved to be a fatal development for the Libyans.  The Americans, with all-weather aircraft, were able to deal with the weather without …

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Sixth Fleet: Libyan-American War (Part III)

brad February 22, 2012 After Action Report / Sixth Fleet / libyaLeave a comment

Turn 3 was a night turn and basically saw the US carrier task force hitting Tripoli and Benghazi very hard. Turn 3 Day 1: NightThe Libyans put their MiG-23s up over Tripoli to fly CAP while the US activates its submarines and takes out the small Libyan patrol craft getting …

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Sixth Fleet: Libyan-American War (Part II)

brad February 22, 2012 After Action Report / Sixth Fleet / libyaLeave a comment

Turn 2 was quite interesting and offered its share of frustrations for both the Libyan and American sides. Turn 2 Day 1:  Afternoon It started with the American subs trying to hunt down the Libyan subs.  The USS Omaha struck at the damaged Libyan sub Fateh and destroyed it then …

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Sixth Fleet: Libyan-American War (Part I)

brad February 22, 2012 After Action Report / Sixth Fleet / libyaLeave a comment

When VG released Sixth Fleet in 1985, tensions between the US and Libya had grown substantial enough to warrant a scenario featuring a conflict between both powers as it may have happened at the time.  In the sixth scenario of Sixth Fleet, players are invited to explore this potential conflict, …

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Eisenbach Gap: Scenario 1 – First Moves

brad February 21, 2012 After Action Report / World at War / Eisenbach GapLeave a comment

Lock ‘n Load Publishing’s World at War series began a few years ago with their first product, World at War: Eisenbach Gap, which is a real gem of a game.  It features platoon-level combat set in a ‘what if’ war between NATO and the Warsaw Pact in 1985. The game …

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Sixth Fleet: Scenario 5: Aegean Offensive

brad February 21, 2012 After Action Report / Sixth Fleet / libyaLeave a comment

I reviewed the Sixth Fleet game recently and now I’d like to post a report of a solo play of the game.  I hope you’ll see the appeal of the game system from reading about how it went.  In this intermediate scenario, the Soviets have invaded the island of Lemnos …

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Hornet Leader – Mission 2 – Short Campaign (Part II)

brad February 21, 2012 After Action Report / Hornet Leader / iraqLeave a comment

Coming back with some stressed pilots from the previous Close Air Support mission, I was hoping that the next day would feature a nice milk run, but it was not to be. I managed to pull three target cards that were all secondaries, so I was left with pulling one …

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Hornet Leader – Mission 1, Short Campaign

brad February 17, 2012 After Action Report / Hornet Leader / iraqLeave a comment

 Let’s run through the first mission in the great game by DVG, Hornet Leader: Carrier Air Operations.  For the first mission, we end up with “Close Air Support”. This is a tough mission because it’s so close to friendlies that ordnance misses place more stress on the pilots. It also looks …

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