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Title: The Battle for San Pietro - Game 2
Post by: Steve J on 20 May 2020, 01:22:23 PM
The second game in my mini-campaign was played out yesterday and the AAR can be found below:

https://wwiiwargaming.blogspot.com/2020/05/the-battle-for-san-pietro-italy-1943_20.html (https://wwiiwargaming.blogspot.com/2020/05/the-battle-for-san-pietro-italy-1943_20.html)

(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nRoK9QxrnRE/XsTPgjIZB4I/AAAAAAAAJAs/njV65yS868MTLudvxDjK8k-KRjimqY9kACLcBGAsYHQ/s400/P1110979.JPG)

(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RqrZBwFoL2o/XsTPhUahB2I/AAAAAAAAJA0/9jlgDXmSLXE8JNEt2b4priVcJrDbCEaggCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/P1110981.JPG)
Title: Re: The Battle for San Pietro - Game 2
Post by: Techno on 20 May 2020, 04:11:36 PM
Excellent, Steve.  :-bd

Cheers - Phil

Title: Re: The Battle for San Pietro - Game 2
Post by: paulr on 20 May 2020, 07:46:40 PM
 :-bd =D> :-bd

Another great looking and interesting game, an exciting twist :)

As you mention campaigns definitely impact decision making in a more realistic way. I like the small narrative campaign idea and may try and play one this year :-\
Title: Re: The Battle for San Pietro - Game 2
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 20 May 2020, 08:05:40 PM
Great report.

You know teh Rubicon is fordable for it's entire length, when it's not dried up!
Title: Re: The Battle for San Pietro - Game 2
Post by: Steve J on 20 May 2020, 08:51:30 PM
@ PaulR. Definitely give small narrative campaigns a go as they are fun and the result of one game sort of leads to the next one and so one. I broadly sketch out a plan of the actions and simple maps, then add detail after each battle. Nice and simple but it works for me.

@ Mad Lemmey. I know but I couldn't think of a good title or another river, so went with the Rubicon out of sheer laziness!
Title: Re: The Battle for San Pietro - Game 2
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 20 May 2020, 09:14:09 PM
Po?

Or any othger Tellytubby!
Title: Re: The Battle for San Pietro - Game 2
Post by: Raider4 on 20 May 2020, 10:09:30 PM
Quote from: mad lemmey on 20 May 2020, 08:05:40 PM
You know teh Rubicon is fordable for it's entire length, when it's not dried up!

It's also somewhere in northern Italy . . .
Title: Re: The Battle for San Pietro - Game 2
Post by: bigjackmac on 21 May 2020, 02:05:52 AM
Great fight, Steve, and wow, I did not see that coming, though maybe I should have as that's actually the second time this week I've read a batrep where Italian defenders carried the day against what appeared to be an overwhelming British assault (the other was over on Peter's "Grid-Based Wargaming" blog, the fight set in North Africa).

Things looked bleak, indeed, when first the Semovente went down, followed by the 47mm ATG, but a great turn when "Super Mario" arrived, followed by the Charge of the Light Tankette Brigade. 

I patiently await fight #3.

V/R,
Jack
Title: Re: The Battle for San Pietro - Game 2
Post by: Steve J on 21 May 2020, 06:08:24 AM
Glad you enjoyed it Jack :).