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October 2011

44 posts

Set Up Areas for Leros. [p1] → meshtime.com

The thin hardly distinguishable lines are what we are going to use as broad areas for setup. Map B has the most detail to pay attention to. The Irish, and Kent units all start on this map. Kings,…

Sep 30, 2011

September 2011

22 posts

Med Evac training. → meshtime.com

Filed under: Pictorial Essay AAR

Sep 29, 2011
From Strategypage: The importance of the Casualty Budget or Attrition in Combat → meshtime.com

http://www.strategypage.com/wargames/articles/wargame_articles_2004982138.asp by Matthew Caffrey, Lt Col, USAFR and John Tiller, Ph. D., HPS Simulations “It was crucial that casualties should be kept…

Sep 29, 2011
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Sep 26, 2011
Island Getaway Introduction to Leros [p1] → meshtime.com

History of Leros: Herodotus wrote that , Leros developed a close commercial, political and intellectual links with the Ionians of Miletos. During the 5th century Leros blossomed intellectually as a…

Sep 26, 2011
Greek Island, full of history? → meshtime.com

“It’s a shame that you’ve never seen Leros, my young friend. It’s a delightful island — it’s like a little copy of the island of Rhodes; fewer than a thousand people live there. The island has…

Sep 26, 2011
The Roman Maniple vs. The Macedonian Phalanx [p1 → meshtime.com

Polybius (c.200-after 118 BCE): The Histories, Book XVIII, Chapters 28-32: In my sixth book I made a promise, still unfulfilled, of taking a fitting opportunity of drawing a comparison between the…

Sep 24, 2011
NDC. NATO Division Commander. by Pete Maidhof → meshtime.com

This is one of those games to me that few people know, and less play. Designed in the pulp production hey day of the SPI golden age of gaming, this one was innovative, rushed, and could have been so…

Sep 24, 2011
Honneur & Patrie from Lock’nLoad, Croissant or Brioche? → meshtime.com

What is it about those French? They strike us as sometimes uppity, sometimes arrogant, often pedantic. Righteously proud of the smallest achievements. Like a dry crusty Croissant from the local…

Sep 23, 2011
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Sep 19, 2011
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Sep 18, 2011
FESTE PLÄTZE (thx Doric Design) → meshtime.com

Strongpoints declared by Adolf Hitler and erected by the Wehrmacht along the broken southern wing of the Eastern Front from March 1944. The first were centered on various western Ukrainian towns….

Sep 18, 2011
Air Assault [2] Heroes of the Gap → meshtime.com

Redux, replay of this most excellent scenario. I desire to play them all, but the hapless Soviets cannot seem to win this one. This time, I am sure its gunna be different. I hope! If you are in…

Sep 16, 2011
War Galley: Sena Gallica → meshtime.com

Background on the Scenario: One of the first recorded naval battles after Actium. Romes navy was in disrepair. The threat of the large Vandal navy however prompted somewhat of a revival. The…

Sep 13, 2011
Sept 11 BotG: Building 26. [narrative] → meshtime.com

The sky threatened another searingly hot day for tomorrow. Dusk was approaching, as the Mosques called for prayer. It was peaceful. Weston, Bentz, Harris, Tony and 8’s were headed down the rubbish…

Sep 12, 2011
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Sep 12, 2011
Air Assault [1] – WWIII Begins [HotG] → meshtime.com

Filed under: Pictorial Essay AAR

Sep 11, 2011
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Sep 10, 2011
What Really Happened at Luchessa Valley 1100-1240 p3/3 Nov. 30th [Narrative AAR GD'42] → meshtime.com

Hoerhein looked at the recon from teh spotter plane. It was hard to see much, but what he saw was heartening. They had broken the offensive. Now was the time to strike. He spoke with Balck. Who was…

Sep 9, 2011
First Contact and a Kiss Goodbye-WaW [1] for each → meshtime.com

[url=http://www.facebook.com/media/albums/?id=125772314182012]New format. Click the Album, then scroll at your leisure and enjoy the story.[/url] A new summary photo essay format that you can watch…

Sep 4, 2011
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