Falklands War Casualty figures?

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Great tale.

[John Cook]

Happy days Sean.  We might have met across the table for all I know.  I was at Rheindahlen from 1989 to 1992.  It was my last posting before I retired from the army in 1993.  Some of the best games I ever had were there.  We were kindred spirits and all ranks from corporal to colonel, plus a couple of UK civilians.  No ranks, all known by our given names, except the colonel, who was called 'colonel' by everybody (what else?).  Nobody kicked the arse out of it and once back in the real world it was back to military etiquette. 

We met once a week - Wednesday as I remember - with occasional weekend games.  We played everything from ancients to WW3, via 40K, and I can't remember a rancorous moment.  I have never found a club to equal it, in fact, I've never found a civilian club I actually wanted to belong to and I've tried a few.  All far too competitive and too many 'rulesmiths'  - perhaps it's me, I don't know. 

We had a huge room in the basement of the International Officers' Club when I was there, opposite the Garrison Theatre and every year we took over the ground floor to put on a show, which was part of the BAOR show circuit, large enough to attract traders from UK. 

My abiding memory is the year when the toilets blocked and there I was, with the colonel (late REME - a full colonel general staff job) with our sleeves rolled up, plungers in hand, unblocking them.  I am fairly sure that that kind of work was not in the job-description of either a colonel or a WO1!

Thanks for reminding me of happy times.

 

[sean66]

I think our paths Just missed each other.
I started gaming in 1993 in Bosnia (May-Nov). went to first club early spring 1994 (Hohne)
we met under the NAAFI of the 40th R.A.
so my first Rheindahlen would of been 1994
I remember lots of U.K. traders at the shows. Friday night tip up help traders get ready. slept in building had breakfast then all kicked out to
queue to get back in again. same again Sat/Sun.
regards
Sean

[Mako]

I'd like to see casualty figures for this and other periods - Cold War, WWII, etc., since I'd much prefer them to using chits of dice on the tabletop to keep track of that, for various rules systems.