Sunday 11 September 2016

PWG: somewhere in Afghanistan, sometime in the 1980s...

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These are some pix of a recent Peninsula Wargames Group game - using the fanmade Bolt Action "Modern Wars" rules (available here). The rules, as we used them, worked well, and the scenario - the Russian objective was to get a convoy of soft skin vehicles through the valley - was a lot of fun.

All appears peaceful...

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© Golf Alpha Zulu 2016But the Russians are taking no chances, and send in some infantry and supports to sweep the village...

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 Afghani regulars keep watch from a hilltop position.

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First signs of trouble... an armoured car is knocked out, before having an opportunity to report on any hostile forces...

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Heavy air support arrives to help to identify Muhajideen positions, but falls foul of American-supplied anti-aircraft tech... "How do you say Black Hawk Down in Russian?"...

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Realising they are in a fight, the Russians respond with a slow and steady approach - using air cover and heavy weapons to destroy the village, building by building... while cautiously advancing their infantry...

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However, the Russians keep taking casualties, and the convoy halts as the advance falters....

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 And the locals begin a counter-attack...

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The game was conceded by the Russian players after 7 turns. Their tactic of destroying buildings to deny cover hadn't done enough to degrade the Muhajideen forces to a point that the soft skins could enter the village safely.

Many thanks to those PWG members who supplied all the figures, vehicles and terrain for the game.