ArmA 3 - It's Not Always Sunny in Stratis

Can't un-glue myself from ArmA 3. Come on! There is not too much virtual hardware or real estate to play around.

Last night I got a chance to start seriously testing a mission I assembled in the editor. It's a tactical surface water infiltration mission: a group of six NATO divers must secure intelligence assets caught in the middle of the blitz the Iranians discharged on the island of Stratis.

Hasty Defense at the Fulda Gap- Steel Beasts ProPE AAR - Part 3: The Cavalry Fight

What a battle! The enemy opens fast and unforgiving. The thin and undermanned line of US troopers falls back. Half pushed. Half pulled. But never completely cut.

In this part of the AAR, my cavalry gets a glimpse at the enemy and retreats with expediency.

Opa! Arma 3 Alpha Lands in the Mediterranean

According to my Steam guilt-o-meter (the thingy that details how many hours I've spent not completing my chores, including blog updates), out of the last seven days I dedicated an entire one playing the new ArmA 3 Alpha.

I approached this thing with some considerable reluctance. My opinion of alphas was very low and I pretty much considered them as useful as bug-ridden demos. This time though, even yia-yia approves. There are bugs off course and the contents are limited. But Bohemia Interactive have crafted a cool mix that worked for me beyond just simple showcasing.

Insurgency in the North Caucasian Federal District - War Stories From the Front Lines: # 11 Georgian Army Patrol Secures an UAV Crash Wreckage Site (Intro)

An UAV has been shot down in Georgian sovereign skies and the Georgian Army scrambles to secure the pieces from infiltrating Abkhazian militias. First to make contact with the Abkhazians, a Georgian Army squad with a lot of determination.

This #11 episode will be from ArmA 2 gameplay, modded with the Georgian Armed Forces package.

Hasty Defense at the Fulda Gap- Steel Beasts ProPE AAR - Part 2: Tactical Plan

This a continuation of a previous blog entry. Today, the tactical plan.

The eyes of the company (+) -sized combat team I am commanding: and M3A2 (a cavalry infantry-fighting vehicle) at the very hot edge of our sector.

First, a correction. In my previous entry I indicated that the enemy force is a tank-heavy Soviet regiment. That was wrong: it's actually a Soviet tank battalion reinforced by a mechanized infantry company. Still outnumbered, still scary if you ask me ...

Insurgency in the North Caucasian Federal District - War Stories From the Front Lines: # 10 To Catch a Predator (Part Two)

This is a continuation of a previous entry.

I entered the engagement area (the vicinity of the Kodori Gorge) with the hope of acquiring the drone with the radar. However, I was not able to get even the most nimble radar return with my intensive scanning of the are. After some tense minutes, the AWACS vectored me towards the target. The drone has either gained some altitude or it was suddenly unmasked from the cover of the mountains.

Insurgency in the North Caucasian Federal District - War Stories From the Front Lines: # 10 To Catch a Predator (Part One)

This entry is the second of two debriefs from two Russian officers involved in the same action at the Kodori Gorge, Abkhazia. [ Part 1 only today, folks. I'm dead tired! :) ]

Story based in single-player gameplay from a custom-made mission edited in DCS World, Flaming Cliffs 3. 

Unity of Command - The Road to Berlin

... is longer than I thought! :)

It's very hard to be on the offensive with the Soviets ... The lack of offensive punch is dreadful at this point of the war. In this scenario, I even have logistics problems!

This video is my latest play of the scenario "The Advance to Kiev". I failed to take the fourth objective at the north and got defeated. I took Kiev, though, which is a bit ironic.



The YouTube version can be seen in a larger format.
A dedicated blog entry about the plan and what went wrong will follow.

Cheers,

Armchair General's Col. Paulding Combat Mission Videos - A+ Material You Need to Watch

It's not only the great tactical advice but also the impeccable editing what makes Col. Paulding's videos the unofficial tactical manual for Combat Mission.

Hasty Defense at the Fulda Gap- Steel Beasts ProPE AAR - Part 1: Pre-Battle Thoughts

The simulated World War III battlefield with a phalanx of Soviet tanks crushing NATO forces makes up one of those tactical nightmares that I never wake up from in great shape.