An AAR of a solo game played today.

http://wwiiwargaming.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/csi-russia.html

Great report! 

Nicely done Steve - always a good way to spend some "me time" 

Nice report sir! 

Excellent!

And may i congratulate you on your fantastic battlefield!

great looking game

Thanks for the nice comments guys . I always like to play on a nice looking table as it makes for a better game IMHO.

Nice one Steve (both getting a game in and the report which was fab)

Like your house rules by the way

Whenever I play two low CV armies against each other I always up the CV ratings by 1 or 2 - its all relevant when both are low CV and as you say it makes for a more flowing game.

Nice report as usual Steve!

One question: in turn 3, the Russian mortar op-fires at the Italian IG - was the IG firing or moving? It looks unlimbered, so I guess the former.

Yep the IG fired on a dug-in MG unit and then copped a load of op fire from the mortar in return! I deployed it in the open so it had a direct field of fire to the Russian tanks that could have advanced along the other side of the river.

Nice one Steve. 
I haven't tried "hits stay on", but I think I'll give it a go.

Great battle and a pleasure to read!

The 'hits stay on' does make a difference, improving game flow in some scenarios (for both sides).

Quote from: Steve J on 09 March 2013, 05:54:00 PM
The 'hits stay on' does make a difference, improving game flow in some scenarios (for both sides).

I should try this..
Thanks for your good AAR !

Belting report.
Cheers - Phil.

Nice looking game, Steve. Unusual opponents. 

I think one of the great strengths of BKCII is that you can tweak the rules slightly to suit a specific scenario. Pete also has a few optional rules in both the 1st and 2nd editions, the optional 'hits stay on' being one of them.

It was nice to play something a bit different for a change. I must admit I like the versatility of the Italians; I can use them from the SCW, through North and East Africa, the Balkans, France 1940, Russia and finally Sicily and Italy 1943 . They also get used in the AVBCW from time-to-time and I'm also thinking of a 'what if?' action as part of Operation Seelowe.