tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post3384513419632895751..comments2024-03-28T17:50:17.529+00:00Comments on Wargaming Miscellany: The Cuban Missile Crisis gameRobert (Bob) Corderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-76403959082913841792012-11-20T09:44:41.828+00:002012-11-20T09:44:41.828+00:00Ssprojectblog (Pete),
I love my toy soldiers, but...Ssprojectblog (Pete),<br /><br />I love my toy soldiers, but the occasional game like this gives one the opportunity to experience genuine ‘fog of war’ and to get some small understanding of what it is really like to ‘command’ (or try to command!) during a crisis.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-50521480298637086412012-11-20T09:41:21.656+00:002012-11-20T09:41:21.656+00:00Chasseur (Jeff),
Anyone who can remember the Cris...Chasseur (Jeff),<br /><br />Anyone who can remember the Crisis will also remember the attitude that most people in the UK (and I suspect the US) displayed. It was a sort of militant resignation. Militant in that they did not want to give in to Soviet threats (after all, the Berlin Airlift had only happened 13 years before) and resigned to the fact that unless our leaders saw sense, the war was going to turn ‘hot’ … and that would very probably mean nuclear.<br /><br />The film you mention is an excellent recreation of the events of the Crisis, and I would recommend it to anyone who wants to get some idea about how things went … and how easily the outcome could have been different.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-57140620825620226452012-11-20T01:33:56.103+00:002012-11-20T01:33:56.103+00:00Great report- sounds like a really interesting gam...Great report- sounds like a really interesting game. Love that kind of gaming- always adds an extra level to things rather than just pushing Toy Soldiers around; as much as I love doing that....<br /><br />cheers,<br /><br />Pete.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-22841792824573075202012-11-19T14:32:43.757+00:002012-11-19T14:32:43.757+00:00Hey Bob this has all the makings of a future 2013 ...Hey Bob this has all the makings of a future 2013 article for Lone Warrior. I was 5 years old when the crisis happened and I remembered watching it on our new B&W Television. I recall there was a good movie about it a few years ago called 13 days staring Kevin Costner in which I was riveted to the seat in the theater. An awesome movie if you haven't seen it ... JeffAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14953964842751487463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-76022462122122541882012-11-19T13:14:42.207+00:002012-11-19T13:14:42.207+00:00Steven Page (Steve),
It was particularly interest...Steven Page (Steve),<br /><br />It was particularly interesting for me as I was 12 years old when the Crisis started ... and everyone expected that the war would go 'hot' at some point, even if a nuclear exchange was avoided.<br /><br />Your point about news commentators is well made ... and I would also add politicians to the group of people who should give themselves the opportunity to learn from these sorts of games. Some do ... and learn that reality and expectation are not always the same thing.<br /><br />My cold is now at the stage when it is just a nuisance that I can just about live with. I hope that it will be gone by the end of the week, but in the meantime I cough a lot, sneeze a bit, and have painful sinuses. Thank God for aspirin!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-44899200043723729852012-11-19T12:49:33.977+00:002012-11-19T12:49:33.977+00:00Hi, Bob, This sounds lik...Hi, Bob, This sounds like a fascinating exercise. So many news commentators could benefit from trying one of these games on a current political or military crisis. <br /><br />hope your recovery proceeds at a brisk pace,<br />-SteveSteven Pagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06879645260438845222noreply@blogger.com