The Fire Brigade (S55) Roundtable
Tactical Tuesday by: Stephen "Stew" Stewart
This Tactical Tuesday features the ASL Starter Kit scenario The Fire Brigade (S55).
In this episode I recorded with a number of live spectators who could ask questions during the course of the game. Questions about rules/setups/decisions/ etc. But not HOW to play, just inquiries. The Fire Brigade was a great game to analyze...
Stew’s Replays: Fighting at Worlds Edge (U20/239)
AAR by: Stephen “Stew” Stewart
Stew’s Replays: Fighting at Worlds Edge (U20/239)
Here's the historical situation:
Date: May 28, 1940
Location: Taraldsvikfjell, Norway
Attacker: Norwegian / French (1er Bataillon, 13ème Demi-Brigade de Légion Étrangère/6th Norwegian Division/342ème Compagnie Autonome de Chars de Combat)
Defender: German (Bataillon 2, Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 139, Gebirgsjäger-Division 3)
With the disastrous situation around Dunkerque entering its final stages, the Allied High Command...
Stew’s Replays: Defiance on Hill 30 (11)
AAR by: Stephen "Stew" Stewart
Stew's Replays: Defiance on Hill 30 (11)
Here's the historical situation:
Date: June 6, 1944
Location: Near Pont l'Abbe, France
Attacker: German (1057th Grenadier Regiment)
Defender: American (2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment)
An ad hoc group of roughly two parachute companies under Lt. Colonel Shanley were stopped cold on their drive toward the bridge at Pont L’Abbe. They fell back...
Stew’s Replays: Rachi Ridge (36)
AAR by: Stephen “Stew” Stewart
Stew’s Replays: Rachi Ridge (36)
Here's the historical situation:
Date: November 12, 1943
Location: Leros, Greece
Attacker: German (Bataillon I, Fallschirmjäger Regiment 2)
Defender: British (2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers / A Squadron, Long Range Desert Group)
German paratroopers landed on the Aegean island of Leros which had been manned by British defenders. Their objective was to take Rachi Ridge...
Stew’s Replays: Retaking Vierville (S1)
It’s the day after D-Day and American forces are pushing inland from Utah Beach. Vierville was a major focal point for the movement of both Allied and Axis troops following the invasion. It needed to be capture.
Long Play – OzB1 Vines of Red Marines
Soviet forces landed along the west side of the Ozerekya Bay. While advancing towards Glebovka, they came across a Romanian mortar position in the vineyard of an old manor.
Long Play: Reckless Raid (PK2)
German Special Forces attack Romanian airfields after a coup and defection to the Allies, and attempt to destroy the gliders they'd supplied the Romanians earlier in the war. Watch the Germans strike the Airfield and see how the Romanians respond!
Setup Analysis of Released from the East (S6)
AAR by: Stephen “Stew” Stewart
Stew's Replays: Setup Analysis of Released from the East (S6)
Here's the historical situation:
Date: December 11, 1941
Location: Istra, Russia
Attacker: Russian (9th Guards Infantry Division)
Defender: German (SS) (2nd SS Division "Das Reich")
As the drive on Moscow slowed due to supply problems and general winter, STAVKA was given time to deploy fresh troops from other fronts. The...
The War Room: The End of Their Rope (S68)
In this War Room we go over in-depth gameplay of The End of Their Rope (S68) showing the why and how of ASLSK PTO gameplay.
Stew’s Replays: Fighting Withdrawal (1)
AAR by: Stephen Stewart
Stew's Replays: Fighting Withdrawal (1)
Here's the historical situation:
Date: September 2, 1941
Location: Sestroretsk Road, Terijoki, Finland
Attacker: Finnish (Elements of 1st Parachute Regiment)
Defender: Russian (Remnants of 131st Border Battalion)
The Finns, seeking restitution for the Winter War of 1939, had erupted across the borders and breached the Soviet Karelian front even as the crisis to the south of Leningrad...