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After Action Reports => Digital Gaming AARs => Topic started by: Boggit on December 20, 2012, 05:58:48 PM

Title: Two excellent AAR's out for Strategic Command WW1 Breakthrough
Post by: Boggit on December 20, 2012, 05:58:48 PM
East Africa 1916 between lead designer Bill Runacre (Bill 101) and Jim Potts (Happycat)
http://www.battlefront.com/community/showthread.php?t=107573

Ludendorff Offensive 1918 between Michael Kollmann (Hyazinth von Strachwitz) and Alistair Anderson (Catacol Highlander)
http://www.battlefront.com/community/showthread.php?t=107535

Both are a very good read. :)
Title: Re: Two excellent AAR's out for Strategic Command WW1 Breakthrough
Post by: Martok on December 21, 2012, 05:08:09 AM
Cool.  Will have to check these out when I have time (hopefully later this morning). 

Title: Re: Two excellent AAR's out for Strategic Command WW1 Breakthrough
Post by: Bill Runacre on January 06, 2013, 09:05:13 AM
Thanks Boggit, and we've just added another, this time covering the German invasion of France in August 1914.

(https://www.grogheads.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi34.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fd128%2FBill101%2F1914%2520March%2520on%2520Paris%2520AAR%2F3rdaugwarmap_zps6b88ba07.gif&hash=f9f112df873552487de6e049d593ad39670a9765)

It looks as though my opponent is going to respect Belgian neutrality, which means a much bloodier fight along the French frontier, and unfortunately for me, no BEF to fight alongside me for some time.

You can follow the action here:

http://www.battlefront.com/community/showthread.php?t=108009

Bill
Title: Re: Two excellent AAR's out for Strategic Command WW1 Breakthrough
Post by: Bill Runacre on March 24, 2013, 02:48:10 PM
Hi

Just a quick update as our game has now finished and the AAR is complete.

The Germans reached and entered Paris, triggering my French to call for an armistice!

You can see the final situation here:

http://www.battlefront.com/community/showthread.php?p=1430292&posted=1#post1430292
Title: Re: Two excellent AAR's out for Strategic Command WW1 Breakthrough
Post by: Bill Runacre on April 06, 2013, 05:29:24 AM
Our German East Africa campaign AAR has just ended, with German forces occupying part of Portuguese East Africa and also British Nyasaland.

(https://www.grogheads.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi34.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fd128%2FBill101%2FWarMapend_zps8ddcfa39.gif&hash=8eef7c7a12396064503cc57020a6bf8806fa7d3f)

Major Kraut was probably the hero of the game, fighting a mobile war and frequently trapping and destroying British units in poor supply.

And von Lettow-Vorbeck returns home to a hero's welcome!

You can follow the full AAR here:

http://www.battlefront.com/community/showthread.php?t=107573
Title: Re: Two excellent AAR's out for Strategic Command WW1 Breakthrough
Post by: JasonPratt on April 06, 2013, 08:13:54 AM
Both of those were dang amazing campaigns, but the West Front especially.

(The last I had checked on the campaign, the German thrust had stalled in the rain and mud at least 25km from Paris...)