Combat Mission Black Sea - An Odd Vehicle Fighting Position

It was a bad place to fight against Russian tanks. Plenty of open fields and very little real cover. With just 4 BMP-2s against a platoon of Russian T-72s and two BMP-3s, this whole thing had retreat written all over it. This setup is from an scenario that I was editing a while back.

A panoramic view of the ongoing battle. The red icons are Russian, the blue ones my own Ukrainian Army troops and vehicles.

Steel Beasts ProPE - Two Bridges Too Many - AAR

This is the AAR for the debrief I presented earlier this week.

Although it was a treat to shoot from above, the crew of this tank didn't appreciate the stress of being potentially targeted from seemingly everywhere. Let's see how they got there.

Steel Beasts ProPE - Two Bridges Too Many - AAR: Briefing

A pretty intense Cold War scenario about a rear area/flank security operation.

Crossing a bridge in a tank, with the danger of being under enemy fire is a perilous proposition. It turns out that in some conditions, fighting from bridges can be quite effective. It's all about timing and maximizing the use of the tiny amounts of cover and concealment.

Scourge of War: Waterloo - Preview

I move my Army cautiously, with multiple Cavalry units on front and flanks of the main body. In good order, I enter my Army in Brussels a few hours into daylight. At midmorning, a Prussian infantry brigade has dared to push back one of my reconnaissance patrols near the town of Hal. At 13:20 I make the fateful decision to move out my Army from Brussels towards the latest contact. A full enemy Corps is moving our way, I heard. I am Napoleon, and I am about to claim the day.

Scenes of extreme carnage south of Brussels. Wherever you look at there is a regiment either engaged or about to be engaged in battle.

ArmA 3 - Attack on a Prepared Position - Mission Now Available

Want to try it?

The download link is:
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=457264600

Enjoy!

Cheers,

Scourge of War Waterloo - Released

So much fun, quality, innovative features and eye candy that it will be really hard to pull myself out of just enjoying it.

More details tonight!

Command Modern Air and Naval Operations - Missile Chess

It is awesome when a combat simulation mirrors the shortcomings and challenges of real warfare. This blog is just about that, by the way. 

Anyway, this weekend I got some quality time with Command Modern Air and Naval Operations (CMANO) and played my first scenario involving a modern carrier battle group.

This Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier battle group is more than a sideline show for the Operation Brass Drum scenario.

ArmA 3 - Attack on a Prepared Position - Briefing

What does the suppression feature do on enemy MGs in bunkers?

In this solo mission the player goes through a prepared enemy (ENY) position that has MGs in bunkers. The ENY MGunners can't go prone or crouch (I've set them to not do that) and I have AI NATO MGs firing on them. Some NATO mortars are firing on them too. It doesn't escape to me that my use of the "prepared" term is not strict, but if you have read about the Malvinas/Falklands War you will understand that mounting a decent defense in an island is not a trivial matter.

The ENY position is in that hill upfront. Note the mortar fire falling on it. The tracers are from NATO MGs, which are targeting the ENY bunkers.

DCS: Mig-15bis - My First Kill

With Eagle Dynamics holding a store wide sale right now, the time is auspicious to dust off one story I had in the file cabinet.

The cockpit of my Mig-15bis. What a beauty.

A true combat aviation classic has found a virtual home in DCS World. Made by third party company Belsimtek, the digital bird has very few buttons not implemented. With great flight, avionics and weapons models, the hard earned kills you get flying the Mig are to be savored over and over. Thanks for the track recording feature, Eagle Dynamics!

Combat Mission Black Sea - The Unfair Death of PFC Roller and The Predictable Demise of Most of His Squad

SPOILER ALERT: these two micro-stories are from a canned CMBS scenario. I will not mention the name of the scenario and avoid birds-eye views of the battlefield, but I recognize that you may realize which scenario is this from.

This scenario is an encounter of Stryker-based US infantry against a mixed Russian force that includes armor. The main, maybe only antitank asset of the US is Javelin missiles. So, early on, I am forced to command my US forces to split the squads in two teams (AT team and infantry). In this screenshot, the the infantry of 3rd Squad is occupying a way forward combat patrol when it comes into contact with a Russian APC (to the right).