This is the second of article on the Allied and German units featured in the game. We continue our survey of Allied Airborne units in Southern France in the order of arrival—second to land was the 517th Parachute Regimental Combat Team (PRCT), including the 517th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR), the 460th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion […]
Today, tunnel 64a in south Shenzou collapsed. Today, 22 miners from our community are lost in the rubble. We don’t know if anyone is alive down there. But we will dig until we find them. And while we don’t know whether they will live, we already know the reason for this tragedy. For months our
Factions in Red Dust Rebellion: The Red Dust Movement Read Post »
Designer BlogsThis will be the first of nine articles on the Allied and German units featured in the game. Part 1: US 509th Parachute Battalion Combat TeamPart 2: US 517th Parachute Regimental Combat TeamPart 3: British 2nd Independent Parachute Brigade GroupPart 4: Airborne from Panama—US 551st Parachute and 550th Glider Infantry BattalionsPart 5: Allied Glider unitsPart
Drop Zone: Southern France – Unit Histories (Part 1) Read Post »
Designer BlogsOn the 29th of May, 1453, the great city of Constantinople falls to the Ottoman Turks. European trade with the Orient is significantly disrupted, causing prices for spices and silk to skyrocket across the Mediterranean. Portugal, a land nestled up against the Atlantic, has perfected the design of ocean-going caravels and spent the past thirty
Tanto Monta Design Diary #3: The Portuguese Player Read Post »
Designer BlogsWe will conclude our examination of unit organization with a look at the Allied Special Forces, involved in the campaign. Today, the United States Army Special Forces have five primary missions: (1) unconventional warfare (the original and most important mission of Special Forces), (2) direct action, (3) special reconnaissance, (4) foreign internal defense, and (5)
Drop Zone: Southern France Organization of Units – Part 6: Allied Special Forces Read Post »
Designer BlogsCharlie Kibler has just completed the counters for the game, and they are superb! His silhouettes for the ships are particularly noteworthy, and it’s a shame that players won’t be able to see them at 4x magnification like I can with the digital versions. Once the expansion is published, however, we (okay, probably some noble volunteer who
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Designer Blogs, Development UpdatesIt is the year 1470. In Amboise, France, King Louis XI and his second wife, Charlotte of Savoy, welcome the birth of their son Charles. Louis goes by the nickname “the Spider” for his ability to weave conspiracies against those who oppose him. Such plotting is critical in a land threatened on all sides by
Tanto Monta Design Diary #2: The French Player Read Post »
Designer BlogsNext, we examine the French Resistance and French Paratroopers involved in the campaign.
This is our fifth installment in a series going through the commands and special activities of the recently released COIN Series game, All Bridges Burning, Volume X. NOTE: All images used below have been captured from the VASSAL module for playing the game electronically. The module was created by Brian Reynolds and can be downloaded
All Bridges Burning: Examples of Play to Keep the Doctor Away #5 Attack + Coordinate Read Post »
Designer Blogs, Examples of PlayWe will continue or analysis of unit organization with a look at the German Army, Corps, Divisions and Kampfgruppe involved. The German Nineteenth Army was responsible for defending the entire Mediterranean coast of France. The Army was comprised of three corps, the LXII, LXXXV and IV Luftwaffe. In the diagram below, the divisions comprising each
