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Cry Havoc! And let slip the dogs of war!
The Gold update for Panzer Campaigns Budapest '45 is out!
More info and screenshots here; http://www.wargamedesignstudio.com/2018/01/25/panzer-campaigns-budapest-45-released/
This update comes with all the same updates seen in the previously revised games.
Here are a few sample screenshots (right click for full size)
The Budapest '45 Gold update is free for all existing owners of Budapest '45 and all new purchases will be the Gold version. More details at the John Tiller Software site.
Thanks,
David
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Monday, January 22, 2018
By: JC
Graviteam Tactics Mius Front and Tank Warfare Tunisia - Close Engagement Mode
Not feeling like playing a campaign or a relatively large scenario? No time to edit a small scenario?
The "Close Engagement Mode" has been around since the beginning of the year, and it allows you to fight a smallish battle without the editing overhead.
Choose the lower right icon: "Come into Battle"
Cheers,
JC
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Wednesday, January 17, 2018
By: JC
Basics of Operational Art: Centers of Gravity
Whatever game you use to get your operational level of war fix, there is a need to understand the basic concepts of fighting at this level.
'm currently playing The Operational Art of War IV (Matrix/Slitherine) and in this Cold War scenario ("British Army of the Rhine 1990") I'm in the perilous situation of an under-prepared and outnumbered NATO force. The Soviets just sent their advance guards through the border and I'm to hold them at the Weser River. A huge frontage that favors mass and maneuver.
This brings up the very basic concept of center of gravity, the "characteristics, capabilities or locations from which a military force derives its freedom of action, physical strength or will to fight" (Joint Publication 3.0).
In the screenshot above, you clearly see that my meager troops (grey, brown and black icons) can't afford to hold Hannover or Braunschweig. It would be very easy for the Soviets to just encircle these cities. A center of gravity of the enemy is indeed his capability to maneuver at will through those plains.
