AAR: Tomaszow Lubelski
/Originally posted 13th May 2014
Another great IABSM AAR in 6mm from Mark Luther.
This time the action moves to southern Poland in 1939, near the small village of Tomaszow Lubelski...
AAR: The Essel Bridgehead
/Originally posted 7th May 2014
I have, for a long time, been a fan of Mark Luther's IABSM games in 6mm: his Flickr albums are a joy to browse. I haven't transferred any of them to this site because, for an equally long time, I thought I'd confine this site to IABSM played in 15mm.
Now, however, the temptation has proved too great (and I've started including 28mm games!) so I am starting the long, slow process of uploading Mark's reports.
Here is the first one: action at the Essel Bridgehead on the western front in 1945.
AAR: Bashnya or Bust! #2A
/Originally posted 20th April 2014
A report on the playtest of scenario 2A of the forthcoming late war, eastern front scenario book for IABSM. See the Soviet steamroller in action!
AAR: Keren at Salute
/Originally posted 19th April 2014
Those of you got to Salute this year would hopefully have seen the wonderful 28mm IABSM demo game: The Battle of Keren.
There are plenty of individual blog posts about the game, and I have collected five of them together here. Enjoy!
AAR: Bathtub Primosole Bridge
/Originally posted 14th April 2014
Sometimes I take a note of an AAR and then forget to upload it. Here is one such: Brian Cantwell's Bathtub Primosole Bridge.
This is a very nice report that follows on nicely from the action in the Sicilian Weekend scenario pack.
AAR: Gallabat
/Originally posted 5th April 2014
Superb IABSM AAR featuring a warm-up game for one of the demo games at Salute that will be featuring TFL rules. Beautiful terrain, gorgeous figures: brilliant!
AAR: Near Osen
/Originally posted 30th March 2014
I am currently about halfway through the Bashnya or Bust! late war eastern front scenario pack for IABSM, with fifteen out of the thirty-one scenarios completed i.e. stages one to four in the pyramid.
This AAR is a report on the playtest game for the first scenario: #01: Near Osen. You'll be pleased to hear that all went well, and the only change needed was a minor adjustment to the number of Blinds each side can bring on to the table at any one time.
AAR: The Battle of Kerens
/Originally posted 23rd March 2014
A warm-up game for Salute from Tom.
AAR: Day of the Panthers
/Originally posted 10th March 2014
James Mantos brings us an excellent battle report from a recent Normandy game. Some really good photography as well: a recommended read!
AAR: Airfield Attack
/Originally posted 5th March 2014
Chris Stoesen (author of the In the Name of Roma scenario pack for IABSM) brings us a battle report for IABSM in 6mm, put on by Mark Luther. Some excellent looking terrain and a great battle.
AAR: Fischfang Day 1 - A
/Originally posted 27th February 2014
Craig Ambler has been working his way through the Anzio scenario pack. Here's an AAR from his last battle (although not the last in the pack) covering the opening phase of Operation Fischfang.
This was a truly colossal battle (the Germans have two companies of infantry!) that gave an excellent game.
AAR: Over The Hill
/Originally posted 23rd February 2014
Here is another AAR from the Mad Padre, but it's a blast from the past: the report from his first game of I Ain't Been Shot, Mum!
Exciting stuff, even if it was from many moon's ago!
AAR: The Cats Go Out At Night
/Originally posted 20th February 2014
An unusual AAR from The Mad Padre: a battle that takes place at night as the Canadians attempt to hold off marauding Big Cats in June 1944.
AAR: Counter-Attack on Cameron Ridge
/Originally posted 16th February 2014
A quick After Action Report from Paul Scivens-Smith, once again from early-war East Africa. Will the Italian counter-attack throw the British off the ridge that they so recently captured?
Bashnya or Bust!
/Originally posted 15th February 2014
Good news for those awaiting my next scenario book: the writing bug has bitten me again.
I am now deep into Bashnya or Bust! - a Vyazma/Blenneville style scenario pack set in late July/August 1944 during the Kaunas Offensive i.e. the latter stages of Operation Bagration.
Can't promise when it will be finished (early summer's my best bet) but I can promise a linked campaign featuring a possible thirty-one late war eastern front scenarios.
If you liked Blenneville, you'll love Bashnya!
AAR: Christmas Game
/Originally posted 5th January 2014
Here's an AAR for IABSM from Kazenstein, who took advantage of the Christmas break to get in a game. The Germans are counter-attacking!
AAR: Retimo
/Originally posted 3rd January 2014
Here's the final Whisperin' Al IABSM AAR downloaded from his blog. It's short but sweet, and covers action on Crete during the German airborne invasion.
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AAR: Three for IABSM
/Originally posted 1st January 2014
Those of you who regularly visit VL (bookmark us now!) will know that I love finding and collecting After Action Reports from all over the web. I especially like seeing how other people interpret scenarios that I have either written of played. So I was very happy, yesterday, when I found Whisperin' Al's blog which has several AARs for either IABSM or CDS.
Here's the first batch covering scenarios from the Defence of Calais and Sealion scenario packs. Lovely photographs of well set up tables and nicely painted figures. More to follow.
Coulogne
Coulogne Redux
Rearguard at Pevensey
SAAR: Sanchil & Brig's Peake
/Originally posted 31st December 2013
Paul Scrivens-Smith reports on the game that he and his fellow Lardies will be taking around various shows next year. From the East African theatre, it's the attack on Sanchil and Brig's Peak by 1/3rd Punjabis on 10th February, 1941.
Excellent pictures again!
AAR: Near Chemont
/Originally posted 21st December 2013
A cracking AAR from a scenario from the Blenneville or Bust! scenario pack.
It's scenario 3A: Near Chemont, and the lead elements of an American armoured division are tasked with securing a vital crossroads...
