KoppiBlogger | 03 Apr 2022 3:04 a.m. PST |
Trivia about my youth and about wargames. link
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Kevin C | 03 Apr 2022 6:35 a.m. PST |
Very interesting explanation of how those helicopters were supposed to deal with so many Soviet tanks. Thanks for sharing. I was in high school at around the same time as you (the early 80s) and I remember the similar insights that our ROTC instructors (who were all combat vets) gave us concerning how to deal with advantages that the Soviets supposedly would have on the battlefield. |
Thresher01 | 03 Apr 2022 7:59 a.m. PST |
Thank you for sharing your report and thoughts. Hope you get to play some Cold War games, since they are quite fun, and fictional, so they shouldn't be too controversial. I recall hearing that US pilots and ATGM gunners might do the same in terms of tactics, though with a slight modification, e.g. shooting the first and last tanks to bottle them all up in the middle. I think 1/144th scale is the way forward, though battles in 1/285th are good too. There are some unofficial stats for the US and West German armies, so you should be able to use Battlegroup Northag for that. |
ScoutJock | 03 Apr 2022 8:54 a.m. PST |
Our partnership unit flew BO105s out of Celle. We were very jealous of the maneuverability of their PAHs but they were very jealous of the 20mm Gatling gun under the nose of our Cobras. I had a lot of fun flying and partying with those guys. They knew their stuff. |
Thresher01 | 03 Apr 2022 9:47 a.m. PST |
A pity that TY box doesn't have the correct vehicles in it. |
JMcCarroll | 03 Apr 2022 12:14 p.m. PST |
"A pity that TY box doesn't have the correct vehicles in it." So true! The West Germans NEVER had Marder 2 units! |
KoppiBlogger | 03 Apr 2022 1:29 p.m. PST |
Hi, thanks for your answers. In the german text I wrote that the Marder 2 was a prototype not used in the Bundeswehr. I have to translate this also in the english text. Sorry. Tresher01 where can I find the unofficial stats for Northag? |
Thresher01 | 03 Apr 2022 6:07 p.m. PST |
Hi KB, The stats can be found in the Files section of the Battlegroup Northag Facebook group. There are unofficial stats and info for them, the USA, and others. I hope that helps. Rob
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Thresher01 | 04 Apr 2022 7:03 a.m. PST |
Yes, that TY minis box choice is just weird. A pity, since if they had included proper Cold War vehicles in their boxed starter set, I would have bought in. |
KoppiBlogger | 05 Apr 2022 10:28 a.m. PST |
Thanks Rob. Will have a look at the Facebook group. |