AAR: L'Abbaye Blanche
/Originally posted 13th November 2011
An AAR and some photographs from Brain Cantwell: his first game of IABSM3.
The Defence of Calais Redux
/Originally posted 2nd November 2011
Following the recent release of IABSM v3, I am working my way through the seven scenario packs I have written for the game, updating them in line with the changes to the rules and terminology used. Note that the scenarios are all easily usable with IABSM v1, v2 or v3 (or indeed with any company level WW2 rules): I just want to make sure that they are as easy to use as possible.
First to be completed is The Defence of Calais: 14 scenarios centred around the BEF's ill-fated defence of Calais, France, 1940.
AAR: St Colonne
/Originally posted 20th October 2011
Another superb AAR from Richard Clarke introducing the new third edition IABSM rules.
This time it's a tank-focussed game that introduces the new Aces concept.
AAR: Operation Charnwood
/Originally posted 1st October 2011
Richard Clarke describes how he put together the scenario for an Operation Charnwood game, then gives us a cracking After Action Report.
AAR: IABSM3 Playtests
/Originally posted 4th September 2011
Richard Clarke introduces IABSM3 with two battle reports taken from the playtesting process.
I Ain't Been Lucky, Or Opportunistic, Mum!
The Fight For Amen Corner
AAR: Fallschirmjaegers Get Very Bloodied!
/Originally posted 2nd September 2011
James Mantos introduces a nephew to the noble art of IABSM: a great battle report proving once again that you should never wargame with children or animals.
AAR: Point 54
/Originally posted 4th July 2011
A beautiful looking game from Martin, describing C Company, 1st Dorsets' attempt to take Point 54 on D-Day.
Scandinavian Tobruk Day
/Originally posted 26th June 2011
I've added the report from the Scandinavian contingent
TFL Gamesday: Tobruk
/Originally posted 16th June 2011
The TFL Games Day 2011 took place on Sunday 12th June, with the action being a re-fight of the Commonwealth break-in to Tobruk in January 1941. Seven games were fought during the day. In the morning, the Commonwealth troops broke through the Italian perimeter. A lunchtime interlude saw the Matildas of 7TRT attempting to suppress the main Italian gun line. Finally, the Commonwealth troops fanned out, with three games charting their progress inside the perimeter.
Full reports of the day's play, plus tons of photos!
AAR: Krazny Bor
/Originally posted 25th May 2011
A battle report from the Eastern Front
AAR: Izdeshkovo
/Originally posted 16th May 2011
An excellent and picture-heavy AAR from the Vyazma or Bust scenario pack.
AAR: Two from Brian Cantwell
/Originally posted 14th April 2011
Two excellent and well-illustrated After Action Reports from the pen of Brian Cantwell, both concerning actions in France in the summer of 1940: at Hannut, the French 3rd DLM (light mechanised division) take on the German 4th Panzer Division; and at Jandrain, the Somuas of 3rd DLM counter-attack the panzers of 3rd Panzer Division.
AAR: The Battle of Girba
/Originally posted 6th April 2011
Another version of the Battle of Girba from the Operation Compass scenario pack. This time John Sullins plays the game...
AAR: The Battle of Girba
/Originally posted 24th March 2011
Zippee's second battle report from the Operation Compass scenario pack. This time, British armour encounters an Italian column patrolling along the Wire.
AAR: The Road to Fort Capuzzo
/Originally posted 15th March 2011
An AAR from Zippee, who recently played the first scenario from the Operation Compass Scenario pack.
A successful and enjoyable game, except for the fact that the Zipmeister's camera tripod fell apart just after he'd laid out the terrain. Accompanying illustrations are therefore of the desert in all its lonely glory. Enjoy!
AAR: Double Trouble on the Eastern Front
/Originally posted 30th January 2011
The second and third IABSM games of the New Year: a quick pick up game involving a Soviet assault on a Fallschirmjager-held village somewhere on the Eastern Front.
Terrific action, including some stunning exploits from Soviet tank-killers and a German anti-tank gun crew led by Leutnant Freddi Feuerzangenbowle!
Blasts from the Past
/Originally posted 16th January 2011
Whilst sorting through all the files on my computer, I came across some photos of some of the first games of IABSM that I set up and ran myself.
Those of you who notice that some of the hedges in both these games are made out of green ring binder spines will be relived to know that I now have huge numbers of "proper" hedges!
AAR: Action within Tobruk
/Originally posted 3rd January 2011
The first game of the New Year: a scenario taken from the Operation Compass scenario booklet covering the early war in the Western Desert.
Today, deep within the heart of the Italian stronghold of Tobruk , the assaulting Australians find themselves on the end of a rather nasty looking Italian counter-attack.
'Beer & Lard Day': Slim River
/Originally posted 18th November 2010
Here's the second AAR from the Burton-upon-Trent “Beer & Lard Day”. This time we're off to the jungles of Malaya for action along the Slim River.
Click on the pic to see all.
'Beer & Lard Day' at Burton on Trent
/Originally posted 15th November 2010
This weekend saw the first Burton-upon-Trent “Beer & Lard Day”: a day’s wargaming that gives those people unable to easily travel down to Lard HQ for our annual events an opportunity to try out games from the TooFatLardies stable of rules.
My role was to run the games using I Ain’t Been Shot, Mum!, the Lardies’ WW2 company level ruleset. I ran three different scenarios on the day, the first of which was 3RTR at Hames-Boucres: the third game from the Defence of Calais early war scenario pack.
