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FrF93 Wiener Walzer - AAR This scenario pits a mechanized German force reinforced by a number of tanks against defending Russians set up for ambush reinforced by some dreaded T-34s in 1941. The Germans will have no alternative than to run the gauntlet which will lead to some losses. This...

J94 Kempf At Melikhovo - AAR A quick 4 1/2 turn scenario set in Russia, July 1943. The Russians Guards unit has to defend some village buildings with some infantry aided by a 45LL ATR. A KV-1 M41 will appear to reinforce either turn 1-4 based on a dr. The Germans have the same number of squads...

Stopped by the hotel in the early afternoon on Saturday and the gaming was already going strong. I saw 20-something there and playing. My official through the door count is at 21, but I'm confident that's low by a few. The early World Cup count was 2-1 USA as I believe Magnus Rimvall was the...

RPT105 Flaming Star - AAR In this small 5.5 Turn 1945 late-war shoot-out, the Russians need to rush quite some distance forward to capture more than half of the given building hexes. They are supported by 6 bad-ass IS-2 tanks. The Germans have not enough infantry to cover too much ground and...

HP#17 Down Radio Road - AAR Played this game as the attacking Japanese vs. my regular opponent David Wallace commanding the Marines. Set in June 1944, we are looking at a short 5.5 Turn action in which a Japanese force of 50% Elite and 50% First line infantry supported by 4 tanks have to punch...

FT81 Dubrovka I have played this recently at Grenadier as the Germans and lost to Francois Boudrenghien in an exiting and eventful game. Now I have played it again with my long-time opponent from Australia, David Wallace - this time as the Russian defender. When looking at the scenario card...

DB035 A Hotly Contested Crossroads - AAR Sharp 1945 Eastern Front action with an Elite Guards force with strong armor support attacking a village held by quality Germans supported by 2 Hetzers and a few ht-toys. The Germans have to hold on to a certain number of buildings. Problems for the...

SP202 Fiery Finale – AAR This is an unusual (very) late war scenario by Mike Augustine covering a situation, in which historically, the Russians have stealthily created a small bridgehead for a carefully prepared attack. Then, the Russian company commander – absent in the rear for weeks –...

FrF86 Belgian Tigers - AAR A quite fast playing scenario set in early war Belgium. The Belgians defend on the far side of a canal with some infantry, 2x MMG and a 75L AA Gun and will receive reinforcements in the form of a radioless tank platoon and later 4 squads plus leader. The Germans...

Strachwitz's Tigers (RetroPack #2) - AAR My opponent proposed to play this Kursk-action as the Germans as he is kind of prone to heavy metal hard hitting German bad-ass troops. I was kind of guarded as this scenario was published by Critical Hit in 2007 or 2008 without any reference to the...

Hart Attack (J167) - AAR This scenario has some interesting things in it: A German 40LL ATG is rarely seen in ASL, 5x US M3 tanks are nice to play with. And the victory conditions make this scenario special. You need to figure out quite well what you are planning to achieve and how to allot...

Jonathan Kay posted the following AAR on FaceBook Recap from my annual week in Copenhagen at the Scandinavian Advanced Squad Leader tournament: Game 1: J187, “In Deadly Combat,” with me as Russian attacker commanding a large Russian force assaulting the German-held Crimean town of...

BFP-97 Renewed Pressure - AAR: My opponent proposed this scenario that has seen quite some play over the years. ROAR has it 31:20 pro German (Jan. 2018) with a rather high Exitement Rating of 6.95 out of 9. I have played it before back in 2012 as the Germans and lost. This time, I would have...

BFP-48 Ninth Tanks - AAR I had played this one before a couple of years ago as the US and remembered it being a fun scenario, so I gladly played it again when proposed by one of my opponents. This time as the Japanese. Note: The Mild Breeze must go into the opposite direction. I conceded...

SP276 Triumphant Return - AAR A short 5 Turn one-board PTO action pitting a mostly first line force of Americans vs a mostly first line Japanese force with two Trenches and two Pillboxes (with Tunnels), these Fortifications having to set up in a more restricted area than the rest of the...

Lenin's Sons (J103) - AAR Situation at the start of the game: A much played infantry only scenario which pits a crack German force vs. a crack Russian one. I had the Germans in this one. With regard to the general tactic, there's no magic in this one: Woods on the German left flank, open...

Timely that another poster would resurrect FCGorgon's nice AAR from last year. That thread inspired me to complete the campaign myself... Just finished my first ever play through of the Ozerekya Breakout HASL package from Lone Canuck. With only a tiny bit of arm twisting, my regular weekly...

This is not a "proper" AAR, most of all, because it's not after the action. Those are just a few comments on and highlights of our ongoing Riley's Road Campaign Game (the return match). This time: CG Date 1, 19AM: Pre-game and 1st turn As some might remember, I lost the first time we played...

FrF89 Red Tears Shed On Gray - AAR Note that Hexrow R is NOT in play - it was added because otherwise the LOS tool of VASL was offset. An early East front scenario that pits the Romanians vs. the Russians. The Romanians have a pretty good force of 16 squads, 4 of which are Assault Engineers...

SP213 The Mighty Have Fallen - AAR Picture of situation at the End of Japanese Turn 4, when the US conceded. Interesting PTO-action that pits a more than 50% Elite Japanese force with excellent leadership supported by half a dozen thin skinned tanks against a dozen early US Philippine Army...