"The Forgotten War-Korea 1950 to 1953 " Topic

"For some reason the Korean War has never really caught on with wargamers as an option. The biggest draw for wargamers in the 20th Century is obviously WWII, but Vietnam, various African conflicts and even a fictitious WWIII in the 1980s, all have their followings, but Korea is for the most part ignored. I will not waste words on why this might be, but instead I intend to outline the war and suggest why it makes an excellent scenario for wargaming.

I have been wargaming off and on for almost forty years now and WWII has been a recurring interest for much of that time. Even as a child I was surrounded by WWII-related toys, typically in the form of model kits and toy soldiers. In more recent years the setting has paled somewhat, largely due to the 'Germans with everything' formula and instead my interests have largely shifted to either side of WWII, with the exception of Britain's war with Vichy France.

A WWII scenario which did always appeal to me however, was that the Western Allies and the Soviets went to war after Germany was defeated. Like most alternative histories however, such a scenario has so much that works against it, that it becomes almost too ridiculous to seriously contemplate. The war in Korea however, is effectively just that same scenario, but with North Koreans and Chinese instead of the Soviets…"
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