Drive on Minsk-Game 4,Session 4

We finished off Game 4 in our Minsk campaign a couple of weeks ago. Here is the final report for this game. 

As you can see the Germans were successful in this game, so in the next series of sessions we will be seeing a novel terrain.

Drive on Minsk-Game 4, Session 3

Another game in our Drive on Minsk epic is documented here, a lot of actions and the Soviets are on their heels!

Drive on Minsk-Game 4-Session 2

 

Eero has just put up the latest report in our large scale Battleground Command game on the Wargamer's Forum. Lots of action in this one! Our next meeting is this Tuesday morning so stay tuned. 

Drive on Minsk-Game 4, Session 1

 

We got back to Minsk last week with the 1st session in game 4. Find Eero's report here. As you can see an excellent table set up.

Next game early next week.

Dive on Minsk-Game 3, Session 5

 

A couple of weeks ago we had our 5th session in our Drive on Minsk game 3. We went into the game somewhat weakened but pretty quickly it became apparent we were not going to take Table 1, so before too much attrition we withdrew from the table. For an excellent report with plenty of photos please go here. 

Drive on Minsk-Game 3, Session 4

Eero has just published his latest report on our Battleground Command campaign, have a look at some great photos and keep up with action.

 

Drive on Minsk-Game 3, Session 3

We had our 3rd game in our Barbarossa campaign and Eero has just released his usual excellent reports. I am now managing 2 mobile platoons one with some BA-11's and one with my T-26's. I was able to advance both platoons up the Soviet left flank in our counter-attack on the German positions. WE had a bit more success in this game and I was able to take out a PxIII. Eero's report can be found here. I append some photos.

Drive on Minsk-Game 3, Session 2

A couple of weeks ago, we played another game in our campaign with the rules Battleground Command. I have been away so I am getting a little behind in my posting, indeed I have played a game of UBOOT and Muskets and Tomahawks since. Just about to play game 3 so I am trying to get this off.

In this the 2nd phase of the 3rd game in this campaign, we had quite a bit more action, although I have a sense that there are still many more German units yet to be revealed. You can find Eero's usual scintillating report on the Wargamer's Forum.

Here is photo of my tanks here:

T-26's

BA-11

The position of the troops at the end of the game....have fun figuring it out.

Drive on Minsk

My gaming friend in Finland, Eero, has restarted up his Drive on Minsk campaign. I understand that this campaign is based on one of the Skirmish Campaign series of pamphlets. I believe that Eero started this campaign in 2018, you can find a report on the 1st AR and the 2nd AR on the Wargamers Forum. These reports are well worth a look for their terrific photography and Eero's engaging narrative.

The games are played using a combo ruleset called Battleground Command, of Eero's design where he has taken Big Chain of Command and an older game Battleground WWII and welded them together into quite an extraordinary playing experience. It is a pretty complex ruleset but with Gamemaster Eero the game flows smoothly.

This campaign is based on the summer 1941 initial German attacks in and around the city of Minsk at the start of Operation Barbarossa . We started the playing the 3rd game in the series last week. I have been assigned a Tank Command (not yet time to reveal my actual units). The first battle was won by the Germans, but the Soviets won the 2nd battle and were given the option of defending table 2 or attacking table 1. We opted to attack table 1. There are 4-5 players on each side with an overall ranking SL directing operations.

As you can see we are attacking from the right. The game involves hidden movement and spotting tests, so we had no idea at the start of the game where the German units were, all our units started off table. We played for 2-3 hours and although a little slow at first, one I got some of my units on the table the experience became quite immersive. I think I might of been a little hasty in deploying, as 2 of my T-26's have already been spotted. Anyway, it is what it is.

This is the first time, I have engaged in such a wargaming endeavour, and I have to say it was a lot of fun. We are playing on Discord so by using separate voice channels it is easy enough to communicate with the other commanders on your side. It was quite cool. I am really looking forward to our next playing session (it would appear that each game may take several sessions). 

Some excellent photos and a detailed report can be found here.