IABSM AAR: Slim River

Scenario #10, Slim River, is one of my favourite battles from the Fall of the Liongate scenario pack for I Ain’t Been Shot, Mum.

Taking place on 7th January 1942 (i.e. a month after Pearl Harbour), the Japanese have been hammering down the centre of Malaya, smashing most British Indian troops aside, and slowed only by the efforts of some Gurkha regiments and the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. To continue their advance, they launch a sudden thrust down the single road that leads to the village of Trolak, their objective being the bridge there over the otherwise impassable Slim River.

Click on the pic below to see if the Japanese manage to take the bridge:

IABSM AAR: Action at Galmanche

A quick battle report from Sergeant Steiner's excellent blog (click here to visit). Here he plays the third scenario included with the IABSMv3 rulebook: Action at Galmanche.

IABSM AAR: The Road to Fort Capuzzo

The Stipsicz Hussars play another of the scenarios from the Operation Compass scenaripo pack for I Ain't Been Shot, Mum!

This time they play the first scenario in the pack: the Road to Fort Capuzzo, featuring a British attack on a position manned by Italian/Libyan colonial troops. Click on the pic to see all:

IABSM AAR: River Crossing 1944

Well we haven't seen one of these for a while: here's another of Mark Luther's amazing battle reports using IABSM in 6mm.

Here a mixed force of Soviets tries to scout out a suitable river crossing as they advance across Poland in 1944.

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IABSM AAR: Beda Fomm

A few pictures of a recent game of IABSM from the Stipsicz Hussars:  a re-fight of the climactic battle of Operation Compass fought in the western desert in February 1941.

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IABSM AAR: A Canadian VC

Another great battle report from Joe Patchen. This time, Joe describes the action from the play of one of the scenarios in the I Ain't Been Shot, Mum! rulebook: A Canadian VC.

Will history repeat itself and medals be awarded? Click on the pic below to see all:

IABSM AAR: Belgium Re-Visited

A bit of a blast from the past from Dr The Viking's blog: with a pictorial AAR from 2008 covering a late war bash as the Americans fight their way back into Belgium.

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IABSM AAR: Berlin Re-Visited

Back in 2013, Joakim and some of his fellow Penguins took advantage of an empty house to set up and play a huge game of I Ain't Been Shot, Mum!

Here's the AAR, with some great pictures of a truly huge table! Click on the picture below to see all.

IABSM AAR: Cats & Mice Around Caen

Another 2007 battle report from Dr. The Viking: this time a massive late war tank-only battle.

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IABSM AAR: Anzio #10: Highway Seven

Joe Patchen and friends have started to work their way through the Anzio: Wildcat to Whale scenario pack (available to buy from here or from the TFL website)

Here's an AAR from their first game: Scenario 10: Highway Seven. Click on the pic to see all:

IABSM AAR: The Road to Berlin

Spotted an AAR from the Penguins that I must have missed first time around: an excellent write up with masses of brilliant photos from Joakim Strom.

The Soviets have massed and are pushing forward along one of the main roads into Berlin. Can the German defenders stop them? Click on the pic to see all:

IABSM AAR: Desert War Action

And following on from his last battle report, here's another fantastic gallery from Norseygamer full of cracking pictures of a recent game of I Ain' Been Shot, Mum!, but this time set in the western desert.

The Brits advance against the Italians, but there are Germans around somewhere as well...click on the picture for more:

IABSM AAR: Another Normandy Game

Another great write up from the Tracks and Treads blog.

This one features almost a continuation of the last game played, with the Germans again advancing against US Paras across the fields of Normandy.

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IABSM AAR: Operation Bagration/Phase 2

Following on from his last AAR, here is Joe Patchen's follow up report covering the next phase of his linked Operation Bagration games.

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IABSM AAR: Eastern Front Game

Terrific, and huge, gallery from Norseygamer telling the story of a recent IABSM game set on the eastern front.

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IABSM AAR: Operation Bagration/Soviet Breakthrough

A quick I Ain't Been Shot, Mum! battle report from the table of Joe Patchen: the Germans ty and evacuate a field hospital in the face of a Soviet breakthrough.

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IABSM AAR: Fall of the Lion Gate #04: Jitra

I umpired a tremendous game of I Ain't Been Shot, Mum! on Saturday!

Using the fourth scenario from the Fall of the Lion Gate scenario pack for Malaya and Singapore, the game focussed on the British defence against the main Japanese advance down the Malayan pennisular on 11th December 1941.

Previously the Japanese of the Saeki Detachment have chewed through the British Indian troops at Ban Sadao and The Ledge (cf) but now come up against somewhat stiffer opposition in the shape of 2/1 Gurkha Rifles...

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IABSM AAR: Arnhem VC

Superb write-up by Carojon from the Devon Wargames Group using the Arnhem VC scenario from the TooFatLardies Christmas Special 2007.

The game focuses on the action at Oosterbeck that won Lance-Sergeant Jack Baskeyfield the Victoria Cross as he tried to hold off German self-propelled guns from the flanks of the British Para's positions.

Click on the picture below to see all. Recommended!

IABSM AAR: A Bridge Too Near

Another quick AAR from Joe Patchen.

The Americans are pushing towards a bridge in Southern Italy that the Germans are trying to destroy. Will they take control of this vital river crossing in time? Click on the picture below to find out:

IABSM AAR: The Polish Armoured Train

The early war period is my favourite, so I'm very happy to post another great battle report from Mark Luther set in Poland in 1939, and featuring a great looking armoured train.

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