tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-152186152024-03-13T09:12:25.634-05:00Banzai!! PipelineBanzai!! Pipeline
This blog is dedicated to Advanced Squad Leader. It contains Announcements, After Action Reports, Product Reviews, Scenario Analysis, and articles on tactics, storage, etc.Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17459569194818082113noreply@blogger.comBlogger273125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15218615.post-613279997858431472019-10-21T08:47:00.001-05:002019-10-21T08:48:15.931-05:00October North Texas GamedayI've got good news and bad news.
Bad news: I will not be hosting an ASL Game Day at my home in November. Good news: I will be hosting the 10th Annual North Texas Shoot Out on November 8 through 10 at the Holiday Inn Express at 35W and Western Center in north Fort Worth.
Better news: a temporary NTASL website can be accessed at http://ntasl.ww2.org/.&Rick Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04214594651994799426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15218615.post-42345870930644898192019-05-28T22:39:00.004-05:002019-05-28T22:39:23.656-05:00North Texas Gameday (May 2019)Ed Beekman
The time is fast approaching for the next ASL Game Day at my house. Here's the kicker, it doesn't have to be a Game DAY, it can be a GAME WEEKEND. If anyone is interested, I can open the doors around 7:30 Friday June 7th and we can play into Sunday. You guessed it, the rest of the family will be out of town. Just bring something to sleep (sleeping bag, Rick Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04214594651994799426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15218615.post-64068601741582498782018-12-27T07:46:00.000-06:002018-12-27T07:46:07.714-06:00AAR: Two Shooting Days Till Christmas [CDN14]Ed Beekman
Ed: Germans
Ralph: Canadians
Ralph came ready to play a Christmas themed scenario, having selected 5 jolly options. They include Frosty the Snowman, and Under the Noel Trees. Shrapnel flying over open fields, MG rounds nipping at your heels and all. We chose CDN14 Two Shooting Days Till Christmas with Ralph taking the Canadians. At first glance youRick Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04214594651994799426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15218615.post-29892472263459973962018-11-12T18:42:00.002-06:002018-11-12T18:42:46.046-06:00North Texas Shootout AAR
Matt Shostack
Just back from the North Texas Shootout and I have a holiday today so I thought I'd compose an AAR while events are still fresh in my memory.
First of all, many thanks to Ed Beekman for running this tourney and doing an excellent job. He's been helming this for several years now, and running a tournament is not easy. The door prizes this year were excellent. Rick Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04214594651994799426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15218615.post-63656182880757603222018-07-30T12:15:00.003-05:002018-07-30T12:19:32.712-05:00AAR: Into the Grinding Mill [J147]Zeb Doyle
Chinese: Zeb Doyle
Japanese: Matt Schwoebel
This
is a medium-to-large scenario set in 1937, with a company of first-line
Chinese 3-3-7s protecting the board 12 village, which even a rusty old
relic as myself knows is tricky to defend. The job is made easier by the
clever use of a few overlays, an SSR that huts are NA, and a bunch of
pillboxes, trenches, wire, and Rick Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04214594651994799426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15218615.post-91515450881160358052018-06-12T11:43:00.001-05:002018-06-12T11:43:23.543-05:00June DFW Gameday (and AARs)
Ed Beekman
Our June game day had a very specific Stalingrad theme.
Jim
C and Tracey decided to play S18 Breaking Bread again since they
felt they made too many errors last month. Again Jim's Russians were
able to repulse Tracey's Germans to keep control of the Bread
Factory buildings.
Ralph Rick Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04214594651994799426noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15218615.post-21865842411678168172018-05-04T10:12:00.000-05:002018-05-04T10:12:24.265-05:00AAR: Conscript Corner [OS1]
Ed Beekman
Ralph and I played OS1 Conscript Counter from Objective: Schmidt. ROAR has the Germans favored 3:1 but the ASL Scenario Archive has the Americans favored 2:0. Ralph picked the Germans. The Germans must have 2 Good Order Squad Equivalents at game end to win OR inflict 8 CVP on the Americans. The Americans outnumber the Germans by less than 4:3 andRick Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04214594651994799426noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15218615.post-43316414695647213712018-03-15T08:31:00.005-05:002018-03-15T08:32:38.736-05:00DFW Gameday - And AARs Galore
The DFW ASL scene had an extraordinary game day in March.
Bob (Dutch) successfully defended the Chair against Ralph (Germans) in G7 Bring Up the Guns. The Germans have to exit some wagon towed guns to win. Ralph misjudged the range and lost some guns to low odds, long ranges shots. He was clearing the path to exit enough guns to win when a Sniper eliminated a WagonRick Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04214594651994799426noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15218615.post-70499240661564476972017-06-18T20:01:00.000-05:002017-06-18T20:01:36.264-05:00AAR: BFP115 Turned Back at TyliczEd Beekman
Slovaks: Ralph
Poles: Ed
Ralph has been playing DTO lately but I really don't like DTO so he went back to his previous concentration, Cavalry or killing horses as he calls it. He selected BFP115 Turned Back at Tylicz and took the Slovaks because they have the horses. The Slovaks need to control all the multi-hex buildings and the single hex church to win. Rick Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04214594651994799426noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15218615.post-27080862262935458522017-02-24T09:23:00.000-06:002017-02-24T09:23:03.706-06:00Initial Review: Part 1 - Beyond the Beachhead 2
Nick Drinkwater
Instant Out of the Wrapper Review: Part 1 - Beyond the Beachhead 2; Part 2 - BPF2 Operation CobraIts here at last - the next instalment from Bounding Fire Productions after the outstanding Into the Rubble pack is now winging its way across the country to the waiting masses and another excellent product it is too. BtB 2 and BFP 2 can be bought from Bounding Fire in a combined Rick Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04214594651994799426noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15218615.post-27757417319294050542017-02-24T09:21:00.003-06:002017-02-24T09:21:39.288-06:00AAR: TOT45 The Dogs of War
Ed Beekman
Germans: Ralph
Partisans: Sean
Russians: Ed
The Dogs of War is a 3 player scenario in May '45 Prague. The Czech Partisans are defending the Victory Building (VB) against attacks by 2nd SS Das Reich units and Russian Liberation Army (ROA) units which are Russian POWs rearmed by the Germans to liberate Russia. Ralph wanted the SS and Sean took the Partisans leavingRick Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04214594651994799426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15218615.post-46837532975732596912016-09-22T14:59:00.000-05:002016-09-22T14:59:10.638-05:00AAR: BFP20 Bypassed Lehr
Americans: Ed
Germans: Robert
Robert and I decided to play BFP20 Bypassed Lehr. During Operation Cobra the mobile elements of the Big Red One have bypassed a village occupied by remnants of Panzer Lehr and it is up to the less mobile following units to mop them up. The Germans are mostly 2nd line with some Sturm squads. The Americans are an even mix of 1st Line and Rick Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04214594651994799426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15218615.post-81957254325192864302016-09-22T14:56:00.004-05:002016-09-22T14:56:52.159-05:00AAR: ASL43 Into The Fray
Germans: Matt
Poles: Ralph
At the last North Texas game day Ralph had been reading up on the Cavalry rules and as he put it, wanted to kill some horses. Matt took him up on the challenge; they played ASL 43 Into the Fray. Matt took the attacking Germans, Ralph the Poles (and the horses). The Germans have to either punch through a line of Polish reservists or wreak Rick Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04214594651994799426noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15218615.post-81831883922969206742016-06-30T15:51:00.004-05:002016-06-30T15:56:37.137-05:00
AAR: FT77 Suprised Buffalo
Ed Beekman
Italians: Jim Ferrell, Ed Beekman
Americans/Partisans: Zeke
We had three players so we looked for a scenario that could work for three. We agreed upon FT77 Surprised Buffalo. It is a December '44 Italy scenario with second line Americans and some Italian Partisans defending a town from a large Italian force wielding Rick Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04214594651994799426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15218615.post-59861212468994550242016-06-03T04:30:00.000-05:002016-06-03T04:30:05.975-05:00AAR: LSSAH21 The Brickyard
Ed Beekman
Ed: Germans
Zeke: Russians
I played Zeke in LSSAH21 The Brickyard. Zeke took the Russians since ROAR has it 2:1 pro-Russians and deservedly so. The Germans have to take a 3 hex stone building while staying under a 31 CVP cap. The Russians have a 2:1 infantry advantage which is significant even though they are 1st Line Russian Rifle squads to 5-4-8 SS Rick Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04214594651994799426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15218615.post-68804061743866007782016-04-10T17:33:00.004-05:002016-04-10T17:33:36.296-05:00
AAR: WO12 Heart of Wilderness
Ralph recaptured the Chair from Matt by defeating him in WO12 Heart of Wilderness. Matt had the defending Germans while Ralph, attacking with the Russians, had to seize a bridge on the east side of the battle field and one of two buildings on the west side. The terrain is pretty dense, with lots of woods and orchards with a hill, stream and gully Rick Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04214594651994799426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15218615.post-18367719148739181192016-04-10T17:28:00.004-05:002016-04-10T17:30:54.388-05:00AAR: ASL 22 Kurhaus Clash
Ralph and I had a mini-game day at his place a few weeks back. He was hoping to play ASL 22 Kurhaus Clash and I accepted the challenge. Ralph took the German SS, I got the Americans. The Germans are counterattacking the Americans in Aachen with the objective to have more good order infantry in the open "park land" board on the Rick Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04214594651994799426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15218615.post-27133097336291385692016-01-23T16:58:00.001-06:002016-04-10T17:31:57.118-05:00AAR: FT KGS8 The Battle in the Tunnel and Organ Gully
Ed Beekman
Ed Beekman: Russian
Zeke: German
Zeke and I were on the second stage playing a scenario from Kampfgruppe Scherer - The Battle in the Tunnel and Organ Gully. It is a low intensity scenario; Zeke had the Germans (6 squads) and I the Russians (11 squads). I had to take the bridge and tunnel locations. I spent Rick Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04214594651994799426noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15218615.post-76403220144286710222015-12-21T18:55:00.000-06:002015-12-21T18:56:04.402-06:00
AAR: J103 Lenin’s Sons
Arlen Vanek
Arlen Vanek: German
Chris Casten: Russian
Basic strategy; since it looked (9 concealment counters) like Chris set up heavily in the woods, that’s the route I took. Provide a base of fire in hex V2 with three squads and MG’s to try and prevent his guys from backing up the victory buildings while the main force group attacks the left flank. Worked good until Rick Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04214594651994799426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15218615.post-62622320643927371992015-12-21T18:31:00.003-06:002015-12-21T18:33:21.330-06:00
AAR: FT178 Niederburg Farmhouse
Ed Beekman
Ed Beekman: Americans
Ralph Garringer: Germans
The Germans are clearing a pocket of American resistance in Luxemburg during the Battle of the Bulge. Ralph chose to attack as the Germans. The battle is on board 10, hexrows A to P, in the MUD by SSR. Also by SSR, the stone building at the hill top cross roads Rick Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04214594651994799426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15218615.post-55675535856945314152014-06-30T08:45:00.003-05:002014-06-30T08:46:36.765-05:00AAR: 105 Going to Church
Vincent Maresca
Vincent Maresca: British
Frank Morehouse: Germans
Frank Morehouse and I played ASL 105 “Going to Church” (revised version in FKaC).
Well – Frank’s SS panzermen were hunkered down into the fortress church with MGs on multiple levels looking down on the Canadians forming up below. My master plan was to have a small holding for to the front and the bulking Rick Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04214594651994799426noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15218615.post-86393713438294847212014-01-23T11:09:00.002-06:002014-01-23T11:09:56.947-06:00AAR: J159 Tropic Lightning
Brian Roundhill
Americans: Rick Reinesch
Japanese: Brian Roundhill
Reproduced from http://boardgamegeek.com/thread/1108117/j159-tropic-lightning. Picture of defensive setup is available there.
First game day of the year, matched up against the champion of the 2013 North Texas Shootout, Rick Reinesch. If you do not know Rick yet, you should, either as fantastic Rick Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04214594651994799426noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15218615.post-8202468093723624972012-09-27T10:11:00.000-05:002012-09-27T10:14:21.820-05:00AAR: FrF4 Barbarossa D-Day
Nick Drinkwater
German (ELR 4, SAN 2]: Walter Eardley
Russian [ELR 2, SAN 2]: Nick Drinkwater
A very rare Drinkwater-sighting in Houston!
Yes, its true, I'm on a flying visit through H-town to do the annual medicals, dentists and opticians, but as well as all that work-related crap, I'm able to squeeze in a single night of gaming with Mr. Eardley, as well as pick up and pay for this year'sRick Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04214594651994799426noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15218615.post-26442941564809749952012-08-15T15:07:00.001-05:002012-08-15T15:08:40.494-05:00LFT 178: Niederburg Farmhouse
Eric and I played Niederburg Farmhouse a few weeks ago, and the Americans (Eric) won in our match.
I did a deployment, multi-hex attack, but the ROF on the MGs and my bad MC rolling did me in. I advanced my 9-2 led MG kill stack into J10, but Eric's prep fire ruined my DFF surprise.
After thinking it over, I think the German MG nest needs to position itself in H9, and the blue wave needs toSamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17459569194818082113noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15218615.post-58168904548446416242012-05-28T18:27:00.004-05:002012-05-28T18:29:41.264-05:00AAR: BFP90 Early Morning Action
John Farris
Germans: Gregg Parker
Russians: John Farris
Gregg Parker and I finally got a game in.... has it been 5 or 6 months? Seems
like it. We played a very interesting game from Crucible of Steel, entitled
Early Morning Action - BFP-90. I think I can say that it is a good one to
play.... pretty straight forward.Gregg played the attacking Germans with
12 SS 658s, one each 9-1,8-1 Rick Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04214594651994799426noreply@blogger.com1