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Organizations, Vehicles, Equipment / Re: Tanks!
« Last post by bayonetbrant on Today at 04:42:36 PM »Not exactly tanks, but still entertaining
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Intel Dump / Re: The PODCAST now known as "Mentioned in Dispatches" !
« Last post by bayonetbrant on Today at 11:36:40 AM »Mentioned in Dispatches Season 12 Ep 11 ~ BGF & Origins Look-Ahead
Ardwulf comes back to the show and brings fellow Origins GM Lee along with him, to talk about our Origins events and Buckeye Game Fest, interspersed with some guidance and advice about how to register for and attend most game conventions out there.
https://www.armchairdragoons.com/podcast/s12e11-1/
Ardwulf comes back to the show and brings fellow Origins GM Lee along with him, to talk about our Origins events and Buckeye Game Fest, interspersed with some guidance and advice about how to register for and attend most game conventions out there.
https://www.armchairdragoons.com/podcast/s12e11-1/
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Intel Dump / Re: Wargame Design Studio News Thread + Latest Sale Titles
« Last post by rahamy on Today at 08:37:10 AM »New post is up today with the lead elements in the 4.08 round of updates for our Napoleonic Battles series. Big post, lots to read!
https://wargameds.com/blogs/news/napoleonic-battles-4-08-updates
https://wargameds.com/blogs/news/napoleonic-battles-4-08-updates
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History and Tall Tales / Re: This Day in History
« Last post by bayonetbrant on Yesterday at 10:46:12 PM »1932. American diplomats at the 1932 Geneva Disarmament Conference proposed the universal abolition of tanks, which met with approval from Army Chief-of-Staff Douglas MacArthur, who argued that tanks were “offensive weapons” not needed by the United States.
what a putz
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History and Tall Tales / Re: This Day in History
« Last post by besilarius on Yesterday at 09:32:01 PM »404 BC Athens surrendered to Sparta, ending the Peloponnesian War
1740. During the reign of Frederick the Great (1740-1786), a newly appointed captain in the Prussian infantry had to purchase his company’s weapons from his predecessor, at a cost of some 800 thalers, about five years’ pay for a senior lieutenant.
1792 First execution by guillotine in France. Nicolas Jacques Pelletier, Fench highwayman, the first man to date Mdm. Guillotine
first Russian plan to invade India from Central Asia was developed in 1801 when, inspired by a suggestion from French First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte, the rather dim Tsar Paul (r. 1796-1801) ordered a Cossack expedition of 30,000 men to be organized; after causing some concern in London, the operation was cancelled when Paul was assassinated and succeeded by his son Alexander I (r.1801-1825).
1915 78,000 British & ANZAC troops undertook an amphibious landing at Gallipoli. While the Gallipoli operation was brilliantly conceived, it was very poorly planned and badly executed. One important reason for the poor planning and execution was Anglo-French contempt for the enemy.
The Turks had done poorly in recent wars with Italy and a coalition of Balkan powers (1911-1913), losing badly and being forced to cede vast territories. But these wars had given the army a solid cadre of veteran officers and troops. And the disasters also sparked a major reform of organization, training, and tactics. In addition, the Turks sacked most of their older commanders, so that going into the World War their generals were on average were in their 40s, rather than 50s and 60s, as was the case with British and French commanders.
At the time, the British credited their defeat largely to the influence of “German advisors” on the Turkish Army. But the German military mission to the Turks had hardly arrived before the Ottomans entered the war, and had little influence on the Gallipoli operation. In fact, the primary role of Generalleutnant Otto Liman von Sanders, the chief German advisor was negative; on the eve of the landings he insisted on positioning nearly a third of the available Turkish forces in the wrong area.
After the campaign, Hamilton would inform a Parliamentary commission, “I did not know, to tell you the truth, that they were nearly as good as they turned out to be.” That is, the Allies violated one of the oldest rules of war, “Never underestimate the enemy.”
1932. American diplomats at the 1932 Geneva Disarmament Conference proposed the universal abolition of tanks, which met with approval from Army Chief-of-Staff Douglas MacArthur, who argued that tanks were “offensive weapons” not needed by the United States.
1740. During the reign of Frederick the Great (1740-1786), a newly appointed captain in the Prussian infantry had to purchase his company’s weapons from his predecessor, at a cost of some 800 thalers, about five years’ pay for a senior lieutenant.
1792 First execution by guillotine in France. Nicolas Jacques Pelletier, Fench highwayman, the first man to date Mdm. Guillotine
first Russian plan to invade India from Central Asia was developed in 1801 when, inspired by a suggestion from French First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte, the rather dim Tsar Paul (r. 1796-1801) ordered a Cossack expedition of 30,000 men to be organized; after causing some concern in London, the operation was cancelled when Paul was assassinated and succeeded by his son Alexander I (r.1801-1825).
1915 78,000 British & ANZAC troops undertook an amphibious landing at Gallipoli. While the Gallipoli operation was brilliantly conceived, it was very poorly planned and badly executed. One important reason for the poor planning and execution was Anglo-French contempt for the enemy.
The Turks had done poorly in recent wars with Italy and a coalition of Balkan powers (1911-1913), losing badly and being forced to cede vast territories. But these wars had given the army a solid cadre of veteran officers and troops. And the disasters also sparked a major reform of organization, training, and tactics. In addition, the Turks sacked most of their older commanders, so that going into the World War their generals were on average were in their 40s, rather than 50s and 60s, as was the case with British and French commanders.
At the time, the British credited their defeat largely to the influence of “German advisors” on the Turkish Army. But the German military mission to the Turks had hardly arrived before the Ottomans entered the war, and had little influence on the Gallipoli operation. In fact, the primary role of Generalleutnant Otto Liman von Sanders, the chief German advisor was negative; on the eve of the landings he insisted on positioning nearly a third of the available Turkish forces in the wrong area.
After the campaign, Hamilton would inform a Parliamentary commission, “I did not know, to tell you the truth, that they were nearly as good as they turned out to be.” That is, the Allies violated one of the oldest rules of war, “Never underestimate the enemy.”
1932. American diplomats at the 1932 Geneva Disarmament Conference proposed the universal abolition of tanks, which met with approval from Army Chief-of-Staff Douglas MacArthur, who argued that tanks were “offensive weapons” not needed by the United States.
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Intel Dump / Re: Consolidated Games-on-Sale Thread
« Last post by bayonetbrant on Yesterday at 03:52:01 PM »big sale w/ Avalon Digital on Steam thru Monday
https://store.steampowered.com/news/group/36173274/view/4035857237846603275
bunch of SGS games at 50-60% off, plus some others
https://store.steampowered.com/news/group/36173274/view/4035857237846603275
bunch of SGS games at 50-60% off, plus some others
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Conventions, Clubs, and Events / Re: Buckeye Gamefest 2024
« Last post by Putraack on Yesterday at 03:07:14 PM »I'll be there, but beyond Monday, I cannot be sure *when*.
Family and work are suddenly piling on what I intended to be an off week!
Family and work are suddenly piling on what I intended to be an off week!
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Intel Dump / Re: New Column - #TBT / Throwback Thursday!
« Last post by bayonetbrant on Yesterday at 02:35:33 PM »#TBT ~ I feel so used!
https://www.armchairdragoons.com/articles/tbt/tbt-i-feel-so-used/
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"As I walked up to the game shelves I am sure I audibly gasped for there was not only a selection of GDW and Avalon Hill wargames from the 1970's and 1980's but (huge gasp) six SPI flat box titles!"
https://www.armchairdragoons.com/articles/tbt/tbt-i-feel-so-used/
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Conventions, Clubs, and Events / Re: Buckeye Gamefest 2024
« Last post by bayonetbrant on Yesterday at 01:52:23 PM »Definitely going to be there, but probably just FRI/SAT b/c of work.
I've got some LNLP's Dawn's Early Light on the schedule for FRI and the big Team COIN game on SAT.
I'll play in all sorts of stuff around that as I can, but definitely going to end up with a longer lunch in there somewhere with some of the dudes.
I've got some LNLP's Dawn's Early Light on the schedule for FRI and the big Team COIN game on SAT.
I'll play in all sorts of stuff around that as I can, but definitely going to end up with a longer lunch in there somewhere with some of the dudes.
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Pre-Gunpowder / Re: HISPANIA wargame on Gamefound
« Last post by DracoIdeas on Yesterday at 05:25:44 AM »Salve!
Proconsvl variant unlocked! ...but what are variants?
We take a look at the Hispania variants, as several of them have been unlocked, in addition to the variable difficulty levels and unlocked scenarios.
https://gamefound.com/es/projects/draco-ideas/hispania/updates/7
Proconsvl variant unlocked! ...but what are variants?
We take a look at the Hispania variants, as several of them have been unlocked, in addition to the variable difficulty levels and unlocked scenarios.
https://gamefound.com/es/projects/draco-ideas/hispania/updates/7