tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post6581973595896020312..comments2024-03-28T19:58:17.811+00:00Comments on Wargaming Miscellany: A Winter-ish War: The backgroundRobert (Bob) Corderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-63947218153751670562016-01-31T09:01:51.060+00:002016-01-31T09:01:51.060+00:00Brigadier General,
The figures and models have ap...Brigadier General,<br /><br />The figures and models have appeared in different guises in different games. The SPUR stuff is actually Russian and form part of my Megablitz collection, and when used as such represent units of the 66th Army and an Artillery Division. The 'Opelanders' are Germans from the same collection, the guys in sand-coloured helmets and blue uniforms being from a <i>Luftwaffe Feld-Divisione</i> (I love my second-line troops!) and the rest from a standard two-regiment <i>Infanterie Divisione</i>.<br /><br />My cold is gradually getting better, but every time I think that I am finally over it, it comes back with a vengeance for a day or so. Planning and fighting this mini-campaign has helped to keep my spirits up in these somewhat trying times!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-15478397610857650102016-01-31T02:50:07.441+00:002016-01-31T02:50:07.441+00:00Are these dedicated forces for each side or models...Are these dedicated forces for each side or models that see multiple uses? Are some of the Opelanders wearing orange helmets? Intriguing little campaign Bob, very inspiring. Hope you are better now from your cold. Cheers.<br /><br />A. Jeff ButlerAuston Jeff Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01510209818428843584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-24877823884321514802016-01-27T19:42:36.112+00:002016-01-27T19:42:36.112+00:00Nobby,
Most definitely the product of a fevered m...Nobby,<br /><br />Most definitely the product of a fevered mind ... as is so much of what I do! (Some have called it an unhinged mind, but I think that is going a bit too far!)<br /><br />I hope to be able to keep the momentum of this mini-campaign going, so keep reading the blog regularly.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-29876704901223298242016-01-27T18:06:18.111+00:002016-01-27T18:06:18.111+00:00Excellent - the product of a fevered mind? :0)
I ...Excellent - the product of a fevered mind? :0)<br /><br />I am really looking forward to seeing this develop.nobbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02552663142940856622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-73716362548242625992016-01-27T17:01:19.684+00:002016-01-27T17:01:19.684+00:00Pete.,
Rumour has it that war is about to be decl...Pete.,<br /><br />Rumour has it that war is about to be declared, and that fighting will begin soon afterwards.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-49623052112766031392016-01-27T16:59:15.077+00:002016-01-27T16:59:15.077+00:00Conrad Kinch,
It's good to be back in the war...Conrad Kinch,<br /><br />It's good to be back in the wargaming saddle, even though I am not feeling 100% fit.<br /><br />Marshal Talenheim is Fritz von Tarlenheim's great nephew. The name changed due to a mistake on the Marshal's birth certificate; the clerk missed off the 'r' when completing the Register of Births, and Opelandish Law forbids such mistakes from being subsequently corrected.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-1748883551125194072016-01-27T16:56:41.384+00:002016-01-27T16:56:41.384+00:00Looking forward to seeing this develop.
Cheers,
...Looking forward to seeing this develop.<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />Pete.Pete.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06668389518826053090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-48172060700845955132016-01-27T16:43:02.938+00:002016-01-27T16:43:02.938+00:00Good to see you back in action, even if it is in t...Good to see you back in action, even if it is in the grubby old 20th century. <br /><br />Is that Talenheim chap anything to Fritz Von Tarlenheim? Conrad Kinchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15683395740934527502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-79532107357988858432016-01-27T15:00:04.059+00:002016-01-27T15:00:04.059+00:00David Bradley,
I blame retirement (I have far too...David Bradley,<br /><br />I blame retirement (I have far too much time on my hands!) and my recent bad cold. The latter has kept me tossing and turning most nights feeling tired and yet wanting to sleep. To help me drift off, I plan wargames scenarios ... and this mini-campaign is the result of a particularly disturbed night's sleep.<br /><br />More will follow very soon indeed!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-20155520716803288232016-01-27T14:57:40.702+00:002016-01-27T14:57:40.702+00:00David Crook,
The map was drawn using MS Paint, wh...David Crook,<br /><br />The map was drawn using MS Paint, which I find is simple enough to use and produces passable results.<br /><br />The figures I am using are from my Megablitz collection, and are ideal for the sort of games that I am planning to stage. As to air support ... well SPUR has three fighter and two bomber units available to them, but these will only come into play if the Opelanders don't capitulate almost immediately.<br /><br />I hope to start fighting the first battle of the mini-campaign sometime over the next few days ... so keep reading my blog regularly!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-91534300251233834532016-01-27T13:18:16.431+00:002016-01-27T13:18:16.431+00:00Fascinating to see how you've translated your ...Fascinating to see how you've translated your recent reading (and DVD watching) into what looks sure to be a fascinating battle. Looking forward to further despatches from the front!David Bradleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07049301817234820026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-32499329369704533622016-01-27T12:47:34.922+00:002016-01-27T12:47:34.922+00:00Hi Bob,
Shaping up very nicely indeed! I really l...Hi Bob,<br /><br />Shaping up very nicely indeed! I really like the map and it is something I need to do myself on the new Mac. Unless I am much mistaken the models look as though they are from your Megablitz collection - the two figure infantry bases look right for this period. My only question concerns air support - do you plan to include any?<br /><br />I am going to take a vicarious delight in this mini campaign!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.com