tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6502298319772392881.post7623630417304667723..comments2024-03-28T07:22:55.579+00:00Comments on Geordie's Big Battles: A Bit of Quiet ReadingGeordie an Exiled FoGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01002743056274635657noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6502298319772392881.post-12422276092227119992012-06-23T22:33:41.827+01:002012-06-23T22:33:41.827+01:00Hello West1871,
One thing to note about Phoenix ...Hello West1871, <br /><br />One thing to note about Phoenix Squadron is that it was about "a potential war that was stopped" rather than one that took place, so in one sense it is different from the Falklands and Oman books<br /><br />Still packed with Cold War, functional and geo-political detail<br /><br />CheersGeordie an Exiled FoGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01002743056274635657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6502298319772392881.post-78472455860370915462012-06-23T22:31:11.239+01:002012-06-23T22:31:11.239+01:00Hello David,
I wold be thinking of doing the gro...Hello David, <br /><br />I wold be thinking of doing the ground battle in 1/200 or 1/300 as a battalion backed up with assets (including the Ark's Buccaneers, Phantoms and perhaps even Gannets) versus a brigade plus invasion - using Spearhead, BGC or Command Decision rules<br /><br />CheersGeordie an Exiled FoGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01002743056274635657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6502298319772392881.post-67667580507610112562012-06-23T22:28:10.389+01:002012-06-23T22:28:10.389+01:00Hello Tim,
To be honest my first impressions on ...Hello Tim, <br /><br />To be honest my first impressions on hearing of the "inflatable Avro Vulcan" were 'sadly somewhat dismissive', only on reading the post (and seeing the pictures - especially the sad fate of the third Vulcan crew member) did your true genius become apparent<br /><br />Well done I think you had a nice little analogue that many military planners could take heed of, especially since on the final leg of the Black Buck approach one of the Victors couldn't deliver as much fuel as planned<br /><br />Nice to see Health and Safely regulations enforced ;)Geordie an Exiled FoGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01002743056274635657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6502298319772392881.post-23913670580344396982012-06-23T20:41:13.987+01:002012-06-23T20:41:13.987+01:00607 and storm from are cracking reads I will keep ...607 and storm from are cracking reads I will keep an eye out for Phoenix squadron.west1871https://www.blogger.com/profile/14253166360184930588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6502298319772392881.post-45032400364972821662012-06-23T11:17:23.569+01:002012-06-23T11:17:23.569+01:00Pheonix squadron aroused my interest as well. I h...Pheonix squadron aroused my interest as well. I hope to do some what if scenarios in British Honduras. The new Commando miniatures lines may work OK if I can pass off Indonesians as Guatamalens!Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09819909229567148447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6502298319772392881.post-63017965574057038322012-06-23T08:35:09.949+01:002012-06-23T08:35:09.949+01:00607 is a great read, and formed the basis of my ow...607 is a great read, and formed the basis of my own 'Black Buck' game http://megablitzandmore.blogspot.co.uk/2010/07/conference-of-wargamers-2010-part-2.htmlTim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.com