Martin Groat and group chose my Mekensievy-Gory Scenario to use as a Crossfire participation game at Salute 2012.
Crossfire AAR
After Action Reports (AAR) or Battle Reports for Crossfire
Mekensievy-Gory – A Crossfire Battle Report 2
Martin Groat and his friend Bob tried out my Mekensievy-Gory Scenario. Martin sent through a battle report. Apparently they enjoyed the game. I particularly appreciated Martin’s comment that it was a “fiendish scenario” with “lots of tactical possibilities”.
Ring of Iron – A Crossfire Battle Report
Andrew Coleby and I play tested my Ring of Iron Scenario. I’d only knocked it together in a couple of hours and that showed in the design. I subsequently changed three things.
Carabanchel – Crossfire Battle Report 2
In the second game of Carabanchel Scenario Chris Harrod played the defending Republicans and I played the attacking Moroccans.
Carabanchel – Crossfire Battle Reports
I’ve played my Carabanchel Scenario a few times now. All were close run affairs until the final moments.
Carabanchel – Crossfire Battle Report 1
Chris Harrod and I played my Carabanchel Scenario. Chris played the attacking Nationalist Moroccan Regulares and I played the Republican Militia.
Moroccan Knives – A Crossfire Battle Report
Andrew Coleby and I tried out my Moroccan Knives scenario set in the Spanish Civil War. Andrew wanted to try a Spanish Civil scenario for Crossfire and I wanted to experiment with a small table and lots of terrain; like the 2 Foot City but in the countryside. We only get a couple of hours to play when Andrew comes over so the game had to be small. All this meant we had small companies facing each other on a 4’x3′ table covered in woods features. It turned out to be a good little game.
Malmedy – A Crossfire Battle Report
Dick Bryant sent through a battle report for my Malmedy Scenario. In fact he has played it twice (Game1 and Game2) but has only provided some summary comments for the second game.
Andalusian Motorcade – A Crossfire Battle Report
Chris Harrod and I played my Andalusian Motorcade scenario with Chris as the defending Militia and me as the advancing Column Ascensio.
Battle Group Friebe – A Crossfire Battle Report
Rich Wilcox and I play through the scenario Tarnopol: Battle Group Friebe, the third part of our Crossfire Campaign: 3 Round Tarnopol. It has been 18 months since played the game so the details have been lost with time but Rich won the game and hence the campaign. Rich also captured a few snaps.
92nd Naval in Stalingrad – A Crossfire Battle Report
Four of us had a go at my Crossfire scenario 92nd Naval in Stalingrad. The essence is that a German battalion is trying to push through the centre of Stalingrad to the Volga. In their way are the newly off the boat men of the 92nd Naval Infantry Brigade. Being a urban battle it has similarities with 2 Foot City and Tarnopol: SU-152s Up Close and Personal. We used Planned Operational Zones for the multi-player aspect.
Kodorov – A Crossfire Battle Report
Chris Harrod and I had a go at my Kodorov scenario. We threw for sides – I got the Russians and Chris got the Germans. Strangely we both started quite confident about our chances. Before we had rolled the dice I told Chris that if the scenario was unbalanced, it probably favoured the Russians. He, on the other hand, thought the Germans could hold them off. The game was unusual for two reasons: it is a night battle using night time special rules from Hit the Dirt; the Russians deploy splitting the Germans in half. The historical action concentrated on the four objectives, and the battle report follows suit. The narrative jumps fairly rapidly between the Store House, School House, Tomato Farm / Farm House, and Infantry Gun company on Battery Hill.
3rd Battle of Kharkov – A Crossfire Battle Report
This is the third time I’ve played my 3rd Battle of Kharkov scenario but the first time I’ve had a digital camera handy. I must, however, apologise in advance for far too many blurry shots.