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Modern wargaming falls neatly into three sub-categories:
- land - This period is dominated by the War That Never Was, the potential conflict in Europe between NATO and the Warsaw Pact. Yet the period is also rich in guerilla conflicts - Vietnam, Malaysia, Algeria - and limited wars - the Korean War, the Iran-Iraq War, the Indo-Pakistani Wars, the China-Vietnam War, the Falklands, and finally the Gulf War against Iraq. Almost in their own category are the series of Arab-Israeli Wars fought in this period.
- sea - The modern period saw the rise of the missile as the dominant weapons system, and the continued evolution of the aircraft carrier and the submarine.
- air - The Korean War is commonly thought of as the dawn of the jet fighter, and the Vietnam War saw the introduction of the first effective missile systems. Air warfare was an important part of the Arab-Israeli and Falkland conflicts as well.
Hobby News – Section Four
- 3mm WWII Western Front & D-Day
- Limited Supply of Painted Aircraft for Sale
- Chris Parker Games' Birthday Sale: Save 40%
- Printable 28mm Abandoned Building Available
- Cold War Army Lists 1981 to 1985 Part 2 Available
- High Tide 2nd Edition Forms Available
- High Tide 2nd Edition Available
- OMM: New Bolt Action Minis, Rules, Wargames, Books & Magazines
- Trench Foot Available
- Gremlin Hover Command Vehicle 15mm Ion Age Released
- 5150: Dark Planet Kickstarter Funded
- Campaign #89 Available
- UMS: Invasion Available
- Medals of Honor New for Army Men
- OMM: New Samurai Minis, Wargames & Books
- Peter Pig: "Yet More 15mm AK Characters"
- Mill 19 Magazine Now Out
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FROM THE EDITOR
26 July 2024
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MESSAGE BOARDS
Friday
26 July
Thursday
25 July
Wednesday
24 July
Tuesday
23 July
- New Smith & Wesson Model 1854 Lever Action Rifle (5)
- Tango01 on Firearms
- Not Gordon Liddy, and Not E. Howard Hunt in 28mm? (2)
- CorpCommander on Vietnam War
- Malaysia And The Vietnam War (9)
- troopwo on Vietnam War
- US risks learning wrong lessons about drones (6)
- Editor in Chief Bill on Ultramodern Warfare (2014-present)
- VIETNAM games day Poole (2)
- martin goddard on Vietnam War
Monday
22 July
- Bradley & JLTV in 3mm
- Valderian on Ultramodern Gaming (2014-present)
- Russia’s new 3-ton glide bomb (6)
- Editor in Chief Bill on Ultramodern Warfare (2014-present)
- Organising your troops. (7)
- UshCha on Ultramodern Gaming (2014-present)
- How the Ukrainians defeated the Black Sea Fleet (4)
- Editor in Chief Bill on Ultramodern Warfare (2014-present)
- Ukraine’s cheap anti-drone sensors (2)
- Editor in Chief Bill on Ultramodern Warfare (2014-present)
Sunday
21 July
Saturday
20 July
Friday
19 July
Thursday
18 July
- Modern Warfare, a matter of scale? A scenario (5)
- Jim Webster on Modern Scenarios
- Painted wheels or just dust? (10)
- Kuznetsov on Modern Painting Guides
- Gaza aid pier "officially dead" (10)
- Editor in Chief Bill on Ultramodern Warfare (2014-present)
- Rules for the Falklands 1982? (11)
- foxbat on Modern Naval Discussion (1946 to 2013)
Wednesday
17 July
Tuesday
16 July
Monday
15 July
Sunday
14 July
Saturday
13 July
Friday
12 July
Thursday
11 July
- A True Luxury Product: The Dress Pistol of the... (8)
- Tango01 on Firearms
- Assassination Plot on Rheinmetal CEO (5)
- Prince Alberts Revenge on Ultramodern Warfare (2014-present)
- Russian meat waves (76)
- Editor in Chief Bill on Ultramodern Warfare (2014-present)
- You are now in charge of the Russian military. (32)
- Dragon Gunner on Ultramodern Warfare (2014-present)
Wednesday
10 July
- Why Are 1000 1st-Generation T-72s Sitting In Storage? (27)
- Editor in Chief Bill on Ultramodern Warfare (2014-present)
- Gaza pier returning for final engagement (6)
- Editor in Chief Bill on Ultramodern Warfare (2014-present)
- Ukraine bets on land robots (3)
- Editor in Chief Bill on Ultramodern Warfare (2014-present)
Monday
8 July
Sunday
7 July
Saturday
6 July
Friday
5 July
Thursday
4 July
Wednesday
3 July
- Duty to Serve, Duty to Conscience (7)
- Tango01 on Vietnam War
- A View From the Trenchline (7)
- Tango01 on Ultramodern Warfare (2014-present)
- Norman Schwarzkopf & Wargaming (2)
- Wolfhag on Modern Discussion (1946 to 2013)
- What Estonian drone companies are learning from Ukraine (3)
- Editor in Chief Bill on Ultramodern Warfare (2014-present)
Tuesday
2 July
- How the US should respond to Hezbollah-Israel war risks (18)
- Tango01 on Ultramodern Warfare (2014-present)
- Russians & Chinese Dirt Bikes (7)
- Editor in Chief Bill on Ultramodern Warfare (2014-present)
- Tactics and Lessons Learned in Ukraine (30)
- Wolfhag on Ultramodern Warfare (2014-present)
- 1/72 or 20mm Humvee (8)
- ccmatty on Modern Product Reviews
- Russians made a towed gun from the remains of BMP-1 (5)
- Kuznetsov on Ultramodern Warfare (2014-present)
Sunday
30 June
- Sahel Conflicts: More Terrorists, Troops, and Civilians (7)
- Tango01 on Cold War (1946-1989)
- US Bases on heightened alert (6)
- 35thOVI on Ultramodern Warfare (2014-present)
- question on agm-28 hound dog nuclear missile (4)
- wardog on Modern Aviation Discussion (1946-2011)
- SEALs wearing Levi 501 blue jeans (9)
- Wolfhag on Vietnam War
Saturday
29 June
Friday
28 June
Thursday
27 June
Wednesday
26 June
- Gaming - ‘Nam - Going Up Country (13)
- Tango01 on Vietnam War
- Annie Jacobsen’s “Nuclear War” (27)
- Nine pound round on Ultramodern Warfare (2014-present)
- B-52J get Super Hornet Radar (3)
- Kuznetsov on Ultramodern Warfare (2014-present)
- USMC Retakes Peleliu (13)
- Kuznetsov on Ultramodern Warfare (2014-present)
Tuesday
25 June
Monday
24 June
- Russian tanks are not gay (22)
- Editor in Chief Bill on Ultramodern Warfare (2014-present)
- Making ammo the high tech way
- Editor in Chief Bill on Ultramodern Warfare (2014-present)
- What You Need to Know About the Military Sleep Technique (7)
- Tango01 on Modern Discussion (1946 to 2013)
- Naval drones planting naval mines (3)
- Editor in Chief Bill on Ultramodern Warfare (2014-present)
- Russians executing their own wounded (59)
- soledad on Ultramodern Warfare (2014-present)
- China held responsible? (15)
- 35thOVI on Ultramodern Warfare (2014-present)
Saturday
22 June
Friday
21 June
Thursday
20 June
- Frank Chadwick “Breakthrough” rules (12)
- Nine pound round on Command Decision
- SS United States Loses Berth (3)
- Editor in Chief Bill on Modern Naval Discussion (1946 to 2013)
- Russian Glide Bombs (11)
- Editor in Chief Bill on Ultramodern Warfare (2014-present)
- Best Winston Churchill Movie? (16)
- Editor in Chief Bill on Modern Media
- Another confrontation between China and the PI (11)
- 79thPA on Ultramodern Warfare (2014-present)