tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861229654080360536.post8940394501658078215..comments2024-03-25T18:56:22.992+11:00Comments on The Tactical Painter: The Road to Bremen Scenario 8 (round two)The Tactical Painterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04980190745315043364noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861229654080360536.post-12696445578222231152018-11-05T20:37:01.719+11:002018-11-05T20:37:01.719+11:00Thanks Doug, I'm glad you enjoyed it. You are ...Thanks Doug, I'm glad you enjoyed it. You are right, it would be great to have a commentary from the other side of the hill and it's something Dave and I have occasionally discussed. As it happens in the last game in our current Malaya 1942 campaign he has provided some commentary to give the reasoning behind his decision to withdraw his Australians in that particular scenario. We will try to do more of this, as you're not the first person to suggest it and it will add another perspective to the AAR.The Tactical Painterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04980190745315043364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861229654080360536.post-63929007070435627042018-11-04T22:13:18.734+11:002018-11-04T22:13:18.734+11:00Thoroughly enjoyed that. Great campaign reports th...Thoroughly enjoyed that. Great campaign reports that really captured the experience. The only thing that would have improved it would be a set of reports from the British player! What's next I wonder.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13866756432233805848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861229654080360536.post-56821206541037594592018-05-08T15:48:46.445+10:002018-05-08T15:48:46.445+10:00Thanks Stew, good to know someone was on my side! ...Thanks Stew, good to know someone was on my side! It was a very good campaign, with lots of twists along the way, so it made for a great narrative.The Tactical Painterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04980190745315043364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861229654080360536.post-82464045772583937932018-05-08T15:46:05.913+10:002018-05-08T15:46:05.913+10:00Yes, it’s on the list. We were going to do it str...Yes, it’s on the list. We were going to do it straight after Citadel part 1, but decided to take a break from the Eastern front. We plan to get to it eventually.The Tactical Painterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04980190745315043364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861229654080360536.post-20508232793292511022018-05-08T15:43:49.933+10:002018-05-08T15:43:49.933+10:00Thanks GReg glad you enjoyed it.Thanks GReg glad you enjoyed it.The Tactical Painterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04980190745315043364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861229654080360536.post-2068965324159614592018-05-08T15:43:09.204+10:002018-05-08T15:43:09.204+10:00Good idea, the only think you might want to consid...Good idea, the only think you might want to consider is that the Germans are less likely to want to surrender, the Eastern front equivalent is probably just to melt away?The Tactical Painterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04980190745315043364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861229654080360536.post-30800489166245154902018-05-08T07:55:17.064+10:002018-05-08T07:55:17.064+10:00Great AAR and finale to the campaign. Musch bette...Great AAR and finale to the campaign. Musch better than the “i played a game and took some pictures” type AARs I often find. I was rooting for you the whole time! Do congrats on the draw. <br /><br />I wouldn’t be too concerned about getting the rules right: and TFL rules are often somewhat vague at times. Still a great set of rules CoC is. Sounds like you guys just focused on having fun and it really comes through. 😀Stewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00340930167419307092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861229654080360536.post-62668267135256953782018-05-08T02:51:29.587+10:002018-05-08T02:51:29.587+10:00Excellent campaign! Do you plan on doing citadel ...Excellent campaign! Do you plan on doing citadel part 2?Travishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03153517120731316510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861229654080360536.post-17069256255498264982018-05-07T19:22:50.550+10:002018-05-07T19:22:50.550+10:00What a nail biter thanks for taking us along this ...What a nail biter thanks for taking us along this journey.<br />GRegGreghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11393294514028719491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861229654080360536.post-42567873724531137492018-05-07T18:23:02.487+10:002018-05-07T18:23:02.487+10:00Very nice. I was actually thinking of doing this i...Very nice. I was actually thinking of doing this in the Eastern Front - Koinigsberg perhaps?Colbournehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10225603671246908286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861229654080360536.post-1962474786173630932018-05-07T17:41:37.466+10:002018-05-07T17:41:37.466+10:00Indeed it does not, but I like your thinking. Indeed it does not, but I like your thinking. The Tactical Painterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04980190745315043364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861229654080360536.post-26253903888716798492018-05-07T14:46:14.613+10:002018-05-07T14:46:14.613+10:00Yeah only thing it doesn't cover is what happe...Yeah only thing it doesn't cover is what happens if your opponent rigs up a grenade to the closed door handle? :)Truscott Trotterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13085299179943095488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861229654080360536.post-70201114925921814152018-05-07T12:57:06.999+10:002018-05-07T12:57:06.999+10:00Thanks TT. I think we played this one correctly th...Thanks TT. I think we played this one correctly then. There were no doors, only windows and rubble. I was aware of that FAQ but had missed the bit about assuming doors are always closed unless otherwise specified, that’s useful to know if there’s ever debate over interpretation of the rule. The Tactical Painterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04980190745315043364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861229654080360536.post-44614520822899437242018-05-07T12:16:29.427+10:002018-05-07T12:16:29.427+10:00Great AAR as always yet another nail biting finish...Great AAR as always yet another nail biting finish<br />Just on the clear path issue , from the FAQ:<br />Q: Close combat demands the attacker to have a clear path to the enemy in order to engage them.<br />Do windows or doors constitute a clear path?<br />A: Windows and closed doors constitute a clear path if the attacker wants them to do so. Open doors<br />always constitute a clear path.<br />So, if the attacker chooses to leap through windows in order to initiate close combat he may do so.<br />However, if he elects to move up and throw a grenade through the window then that does not<br />initiate close combat. If the same attacker advanced to the open door, then close combat is<br />automatically initiated when he comes within 4”. But don’t forget, grenades can be thrown at any<br />point in a Phase, even mid-movement, so if you have the grenades and the Command Initiative, you<br />can throw a grenade from 5”, the effect of which is worked out before the movement is completed<br />and close combat begins. Equally, if a door is present then we always assume that it is closed. Open<br />doors only exist where there is no door or it has been destroyed somehow.Truscott Trotterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13085299179943095488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861229654080360536.post-24220165251243992972018-05-07T10:04:49.834+10:002018-05-07T10:04:49.834+10:00Hi John, I recall reading that in Stalingrad, if t...Hi John, I recall reading that in Stalingrad, if the Germans knew there was a Soviet sniper in a building and they couldn't spot him, an artillery barrage would be called in to neutralize them. Historical precedent and nothing in the rules to specifically disallow it. I always take the feelpinions on the CoC firum with a grain of salt, to be honest.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11407025645779397130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861229654080360536.post-49364765795969387422018-05-06T20:06:09.987+10:002018-05-06T20:06:09.987+10:00Hi John, the sniper rules say 'for game purpos...Hi John, the sniper rules say 'for game purposes...they are treated as a single Team'. Step 2 of a barrage says 'roll...for every Team within the barrage area'. No mention that snipers are immune to a barrage and no good reason why they shouldn't be. Where as small arms fire has to aim to try and hit them, a barrage is less discriminatory and a sniper is just another target.<br /><br />I can see how the close combat one could be argued either way. If you can move up to a building and not enter close combat but throw grenades through the window, then surely this was a very similar situation. I could not deploy in a way that I could be on the other side of the wall and I cannot move after deploying, so we both accepted there was no clear path to close combat at the moment of deployment and in that respect we satisfied the rules. It is an area that is open to interpretation though.The Tactical Painterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04980190745315043364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861229654080360536.post-83727486020214939092018-05-06T19:58:25.639+10:002018-05-06T19:58:25.639+10:00Thanks John, a great campaign and nice to take it ...Thanks John, a great campaign and nice to take it right down to the wire.The Tactical Painterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04980190745315043364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861229654080360536.post-53167343562019987492018-05-06T19:48:42.783+10:002018-05-06T19:48:42.783+10:00Thanks Mark, great AAR,
question in regards to Ger...Thanks Mark, great AAR,<br />question in regards to German Sniper caught in the barrage.<br />I asked a question on the CoC forum regarding targeting a section in a building with HE. this building also housed a Sniper, the response I got was that the sniper would not be targeted. <br /><br />Good to see that your Germans on the other side of the building staring into the Brits on the other side, you used your option not to enter into Close Assault as they was not a clear path, normally players I have played in the past would insist that it would be a auto close assault. <br />looking forward to reading a AAR on a new campaign. <br />cheers John JOHNBONDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830166637834096778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861229654080360536.post-62595819485650820282018-05-06T19:15:34.698+10:002018-05-06T19:15:34.698+10:00Very nicely done.Very nicely done.john de terre neuvehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03898285039988448895noreply@blogger.com