The annual Conference of Wargamers (COW) took place last weekend, and I created a video for a session about the United States' War Plan Orange (i.e. its plan for a future war with Japan).
I have now uploaded it to the Wargaming Miscellany YouTube channel and it can be seen here.
Interesting video Bob, thanks for creating it
ReplyDeleteColinmnash,
DeleteI'm glad that you enjoyed it.
All the best,
Bob
Interesting how similar the Japanese and American plans were, and there relationships to the eventual evens. I think the mid 20's would be a very interesting time frame for an American/ Japanese war game.
ReplyDeleteMark Cordone,
DeleteIt is interesting to compare the two war plans, and the degree of overlap reflects the different national attitudes. The US wanted to fight their decisive action as far away from the West Coast (and the Panama Canal) as possible, and the Japanese wanted to fight theirs's close to the homeland so that they could minimise the length of their supply lines.
The 1920s would be an interesting time frame for fighting a US-Japanese naval war. Both side would have had a small number of aircraft carriers armed with biplanes and a mixture of early and super-dreadnought battleships.
All the best,
Bob
Many thanks for the video Bob it was a brilliant scene setting description for the USN Fleet Planners in the War Plan Orange Game (1920s)! Much appreciated!
ReplyDeleteGeordie and Exile FoG,
DeleteCheers! I was glad to have been of assistance, and having seen the photographs, it looks like you had a great session.
All the best,
Bob
Hearing your voice meant a lot to us and we felt you were there in spirit.
DeletePS: Martin Rapier has put a good report of the War Plan Orange up on his blog, worth a read!
DeleteGeordie an Exiled FoG,
DeleteMaking the video helped me to feel that I had been part of COW2024, and this did my morale a lot of good.
All the best,
Bob
Geordie an Exiled FoG,
DeleteI will read Martin’s report with great interest.
All the best,
Bob
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