Falcon BMS 4.38 - HTS Pod on the Lookout

I continue to enjoy Falcon BMS's Balkans campaign. I'm now using the HTS pod and mission (partial) successes are more frequent now.

Anno 117: Pax Romana Demo

Great visuals, but the limitations of the demo may be concealing what the actual gameplay would be like.

Campaigns of the Danube - Supply rules

• Campaigns on the Danube
• Designed by Frank Hunter
• $19.99 at Matrix/Slitherine Games
• 9 Km per Hex
• 1 Day per turn
• Unit of maneuver: Division
• Most common unit of maneuver: Corps
• Features include:
• Fog of war (adjustable)
• Friendly fog of war (adjustable)
• Courier system for delivery of orders that include
• Objective
• Retreat
• Unit stance (offensive, defensive, march to the sound of the guns)
• Speed of movement
• Supply system

A short gameplay video showing the daily turn resolution can be found at my YouTube channel:

Improved Visuals in Scourge of War Remastered (Beta)

I enrolled in the beta builds for Scourge of War Remastered (via the Steam page, no code for beta necessary) after I read a game discussion thread about improved visuals.

Fires Planning - TacOps

I dusted off my copy of TacOps for this blog entry just to remind myself of how much I neglect the planning of fires on my tactical gaming sessions.

TWO-ELEMENT COMBAT: BOUNDING TO TACTICAL L - Combat Mission Black Sea

Many books on military tactics teach you to follow a script, a predictable series of drills. The Special Tactics series, however, challenges you to think critically and adapt.

Command Modern Operations - Magnum! - (We Wargame in Search for Questions, Not in Search for Answers)

The latest mission that I reported for Falcon BMS, left me aching for a good fight with enemy SAMs. I am full of questions on how to dance with an enemy SA-5. But my problem is beyond battle drill, it is mostly about if I am asking the right questions. 

Command Modern Operations (CMO) is a fantastic tool for exploration and a great platform to look for insights. With its great database, it took me less than 10 minutes to set up an scenario at the same area of operations in my last Falcon BMS foray. Down to the villages and small cities plotted besides the AAA, SA-5 and a trustworthy F-16CJ armed with HARM missiles. 

Panzer Campaigns Orel '43 - Breakthroughs Without the Tears

Panzer Campaigns Orel '43

This scenario portrays the offensive of the Russian 63th Army in the southernmost edge of the Bryansk Front. The objective is to break through the German defenses in a sector defended by General Rendulic's  XXXV.ArmeeKorps. It is one bonus scenarios that were deployed along the latest patch for Orel '43.

Falcon BMS 4.38 - DEAD, Balkans Theater of Operations

HARM (High-speed Anti-Radiation Missile) in HAS (Harm as sensor) mode. If there acronyms for my case, HAS would be for laziness to re-take the in-game extensive training BMS has ready to offer.

I have just installed the Balkans Theater of Operations (official version distributed by BMS) and started a campaign in it. My first chosen mission was a mission against a SA-5 site. I decided to go with HARM missiles and use them in HAS mode.

Strategic Command WWII - From Blue Water to Shallow Seas: The Limited Range of Carrier-Based Land Attack

I'm playing Strategic Command WWII as the Axis and the fight in the far east is far from decisive. The Chinese have a good hold on their country and their defenses are a tough nut to crack. Desperate to break the stalemate and win some decisive victories for Japan, I brought carriers to litoral waters neighboring the two land-based points of main effort.