Real and Simulated Wars

Monday, January 11, 2016

The Ever Expanding Bookshelf

I've visited my favorite bookstore in the area (For the Historian, Gettysburg PA, USA) and picked up some top-notch military history.

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Friday, January 8, 2016

This module for DCS World was released on 25th December 2015. Following the apparently established tradition of releasing DCS aircraft in beta status (sigh), the M-2000C is in a moderately good shape and it's a joy to fly. Fighting ... Well that's a different story.

Flying into Abkhazia, looking for trouble.

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Sunday, January 3, 2016

Not All Cavalry Are Borne The Same - The Seven Years War, Battle of Kolin

One of the things that is great in this war game is that the tactical battles start with a lot of room to maneuver. A lot of real estate before deployment, and you can use your cavalry units to force the enemy to deploy in a wide front or into a kill sack.

The Seven Years War is a one man show that consolidates elements from Europa Universalis, Scourge of War and the Total War series. Here is a vignette about the use of dragoons in the Battle of Kolin, which I fought as the Prussians.

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Friday, January 1, 2016

Wars of Napoleon - Review

The latest AGEOD Napoleonic strategic war game, reviewed by yours truly.

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Sunday, December 27, 2015

DCS World 1.5 Mig-21bis - Kickoff to a Mayan Ball Game

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Saturday, December 26, 2015

Panzer Battles - Battles of Normandy - What Makes it so Great?

What's so appealing about Panzer Battles? For me it's all about its ability to model tactical (and sometimes even operational) situations at a certain level of detail without being overwhelming. Your mileage may vary.