AAR: The Centre of Yelna
/Originally posted 4th December 2012
Back to Benito's Vyazma or Bust campaign. This time the action moves into Yelna, and street fighting occurs.
AAR: The Battle for Neuville
/Originally posted 30th November 2012
Benito returns to I Ain't Been Shot, Mum! with an AAR taken from the Where The Hell Have You Been, Boys? scenario pack: the Battle for Neuville.
AAR: Two from Vyazma via Madrid!
/Originally posted 9th November 2012
Well, Benito and his friends in Spain are playing through the Vyazma or Bust campaign almost too fast for me to keep up with their battle reports!
Here are the AAR from the second and third games in the campaign.
First up is Belyj, second is On The Road to Pochinok.
Belyj
On The Road To Pochinok
AAR: Izdeshkovo
/Originally posted 3rd November 2012
Benito turns his hand to the Second World War, and the first scenario from the Vyazma or Bust! campaign: Izdeshkovo.
Not a good result for the Germans!
AAR: Two from Norseygamer
/Originally posted 25th October 2012
A couple of battle reports from Norseygamer. These are both played solo in 20mm on an enormous 8" by 4" table!
Both are from scenario packs. The first is our first AAR from the new Blenneville or Bust! supplement (see below): British tanks and infantry attempt to capture Avaux.
Avaux from Blenneville or Bust!
Vyazma from Vyazma or Bust!
The second is from the Vyazma or Bust! supplement: the climatic battle in the campaign set on the outskirts of Vyazma. The Germans are attacking, and get a bit of a shock when the Soviet armoured train de-cloaks!
Blenneville or Bust! reviews from TMP
/Originally posted 16th October 2012
"Already got mine – fantastic – can't wait to get them on the table. Well done Robert!"
"Downloaded mine to my tablet over lunch today and started to read it over. It's absolutely terrific. This is a campaign I'd love to get going on. All I need is a couple of enthusiastic players. Great work by Robert Avery."
"Just got it. The amount of work that has gone into this is incredible. It can quite easily be the basis of a 'finite' project if there is such a thing in our hobby. The blinds are provided to print out and there is a table detailing how many of each troop type is required for the whole campaign.
All the tables look to be 6x4 too. Superb"
"I agree …after a quick look over it looks absolutely brilliant…love the maps and scenarios and would be easily adapted to any system. Hugely professional looking product in keeping with everything I've got recently from the TFL"
Blenneville or Bust! published (IABSM Scenario Pack)
/Originally posted 16th October 2012
My latest scenario pack for IABSM is now available to buy!
At 300 pages and 97,000 words, the Blenneville or Bust! campaign pack for the I Ain’t Been Shot, Mum! company-level WW2 rules is a whopper!
Blenneville or Bust! is a collection of fictional late war, western front scenarios set in a valley just south of the Normandy beaches a short time after the D-Day landings. US and British forces are attempting to drive through the German defences in the Ribeaux valley in order to break out into the open country beyond, the Germans are trying to stop them.
The pack contains thirty-one individual scenarios set up in a five-step pyramid campaign i.e. scenario 1 leads to either scenario 2A or 2B; the result of this second game leads to one of scenarios 3A, 3B, 3C or 3D; and so on until scenarios 5A to 5P. Although written as a fictional campaign booklet, no two scenarios are the same: each is unique and is also designed to be played as an individual game.
No need for any preparation: each scenario contains a full briefing for the Umpire and for each player. All you have to do is print out the three briefings, set up the table according to the map, make up the deck from the list of required cards, break out the figures and dice, and start the first turn.
The campaign is structured so that you'll get maximum use of the standard forces presented in Battle for Liberation, with well-designed and balanced scenarios for IABSM, or indeed any company level rule set you happen to game with.
Blenneville or Bust! contains an introduction, details of the campaign structure and forces involved, fifteen different maps (some games are played across the same terrain, albeit in a different direction), thirty-one different scenarios, and a collection of templates allowing you to print off Blind markers as appropriate. Please note, you don't need to print this out like a book (although you can if you wish): Blenneville or Bust! is designed to allow you to just print the scenarios as you use them.
Sample Briefing:
AAR: Outflanked!
/Originally posted 6th October 2012
Chris Stoesen gives us our first battle report from the Campaign for Greece scenario pack: scenario #05 Outflanked!
AAR: North of Caen
/Originally posted 6th October 2012
Mike Whittacker chips in with two battle reports using the North of Caen scenario from the IABSMv3 rulebook.
AAR: IABSMv3 Rulebook Scenarios
/Originally posted 8th September 2012
A couple of 'first game of IABSM' battle reports featuring scenarios from the IABSMv3 rulebook.
Action at Galmanche
North of Caen
AAR: Battle for a Bridgehead
/Originally posted 30th August 2012
A quick battle report from James Mantos featuring a great looking bridge.
AAR: Let's Get The Bastards!
/Originally posted 27th August 2012
More from the extremely talented Sergeant Perry: this time it's five different battle reports featuring the same scenario from the Welsh Guards scenario pack played at the same convention.
Just count those Churchills: I think they needed a bigger table!
AAR: Action at Galmanche
/Originally posted 26th August 2012
"Sergeant Perry" is a long time contributor to the TFL Yahoo Group. He plays IABSM in 20mm with a stunningly beautiful collection of figures, vehicles and scenery.
His After Action Reports are always very picture heavy. Here are three featuring the same scenario from the IABSM v3 rulebook: Action at Galmanche.
AAR: A Canadian VC
/Originally posted 10th August 2012
Paul Scrivens Smith with a great AAR of a game from one of the scenarios in the IABSM v3 rulebook. Plenty of excellent pictures!
AAR: On The Road To Pochinok
/Originally posted 1st July 2012
Great game using a scenario taken from the Vyazma or Bust scenario supplement:
AAR: Eastern Front 1943
/Originally posted 23rd June 2012
Another great battle report from a Tony Hobbz solo game. Using a variation of Platoon Forward adapted for company-sized actions, a German force attempts to hold a small village against overwhelming Soviet assault. Some fantastic photos!
AAR: France 1940
/Originally posted 29th May 2012
A great battle report from a Tony Hobbz solo game. Using a variation of Platoon Forward adapted for company-sized actions, a German force attempts to clear a small French town. Some fantastic photos!
AAR: The Assault on El Gubbi Airfield
/Originally posted 20th May 2012
A quick battle reports for I Ain't Been Shot, Mum!: I finally managed to get around to playing one of my favourite Operation Compass scenarios: the assault of the El Gubbi airfield.
AAR: Carentan
/Originally posted 14th May 2012
Then we have another report from the keyboard of Paul Scrivens Smith as he replicates the Carentan action from Band of Brothers: not once, but twice.
AAR: Neuville au Plain
/Originally posted 14th May 2012
We have our first report from the Devon Wargames Group, re-fighting the Neuville au Plain scenario from the All American scenario pack:
