tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6417322096032317960.post182424978102719587..comments2023-10-15T16:37:23.437+02:00Comments on WarWithoutKIA: The Next War, Operation Attila - D+16, WP Land PhaseFabrizio Vianellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04566056256115509256noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6417322096032317960.post-49069154987416838822017-03-19T13:56:35.352+01:002017-03-19T13:56:35.352+01:00Thanks Scipio!
You'll find several similar po...Thanks Scipio! <br />You'll find several similar posts in the "Operation Attila" AAR; one of my favorites (and more intriguing to write) is "Akser Wotan - The Danish unit that never existed".<br /><br />http://warwithoutkia.blogspot.it/2016/03/the-next-war-operation-attila-akser.htmlFabrizio Vianellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04566056256115509256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6417322096032317960.post-86604653208203580692017-03-16T23:43:14.766+01:002017-03-16T23:43:14.766+01:00This is an excellent post; I cam here through Mike...This is an excellent post; I cam here through Mike Peterson's blog and am doing some research for a Team Yankee wargame. This was a really enjoyable post and very much how I like to write my own fluff; setting it all in a world of its own. A very interesting read, I will have to go back and read the others now!Colonel Scipiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02632701529009379584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6417322096032317960.post-69885255793615457132016-10-27T21:48:10.861+02:002016-10-27T21:48:10.861+02:00I've been thinking about something similar for...I've been thinking about something similar for some time...I'll probably update the "NATO defense strategy" page and make a new one for Warsaw Pact offensive strategyFabrizio Vianellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04566056256115509256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6417322096032317960.post-15089637104584294112016-10-25T14:59:20.522+02:002016-10-25T14:59:20.522+02:00I would love to see you put out an outcome assessm...I would love to see you put out an outcome assessment from the gamer's perspective on this session. I think you would do a great job on pointing out the good and the bad that both sides did during this game. Sort of a "lessons learned" writeup. I know you committed alot of time to this AAR so it's only a request. :) Great Job Fabrizio!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6417322096032317960.post-76721355745593106872016-10-20T06:48:24.676+02:002016-10-20T06:48:24.676+02:00IMHO, Playing the game with all the original rules...IMHO, Playing the game with all the original rules and victory conditions makes a WP victory almost inevitable, with or without nuclear weapons.<br />This is probably TNW's biggest flaw; if you want a balanced game, you have to change several key rules.<br /><br />Thanks for your appreciation!Fabrizio Vianellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04566056256115509256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6417322096032317960.post-35518317988002845192016-10-17T21:04:15.708+02:002016-10-17T21:04:15.708+02:00I am only now reading this post and while I was ho...I am only now reading this post and while I was hoping for a NATO victory, I think this is a reasonable strategic outcome given the breaks on the battlefield.<br />I have never played this game (I would love to own a copy of it) but I have a question - do you think that the game makes a WP victory inevitable, or is it possible for NATO to win, AND, if it is possible, would a NATO land victory without nuclear weapons be a realistic outcome?<br />As tensions climb today between Russia and the West, I am hoping that we do not see a modern rematch of your game, or a nuclear conclusion!<br />Thank you for sharing your reports with us, they have been a highlight of my wargames blog reading.Mad Padrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6417322096032317960.post-55752161462009808752016-09-27T20:51:57.286+02:002016-09-27T20:51:57.286+02:00"Comrade Judge, I've been FRAMED!""Comrade Judge, I've been FRAMED!"Fabrizio Vianellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04566056256115509256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6417322096032317960.post-15562517351417465882016-09-27T15:22:59.154+02:002016-09-27T15:22:59.154+02:00I enthusiastically support this proposal. I think ...I enthusiastically support this proposal. I think that we can find some type of "evidence" that he was profiting from areas that were overseen by his troops and enriching himself at the expense of the Proletariat. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6417322096032317960.post-59452558579486777092016-09-26T23:48:05.674+02:002016-09-26T23:48:05.674+02:00I would like to see an enthusiastic approval ratin...I would like to see an enthusiastic approval rating for this proposal.<br />Thanks to WP supply organization I've already spent the last 15 days eating rotten potatoes and carrots, so please concede me at least a decent execution.Fabrizio Vianellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04566056256115509256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6417322096032317960.post-19663485854604332012016-09-26T21:37:14.775+02:002016-09-26T21:37:14.775+02:00I think this community can all agree that Fabrizio...I think this community can all agree that Fabrizio Vianello is one of the "good" Reds. Certainly he must still be shot (a Red is a Red after all)but it should be a quick death, one bullet to the back of the head. Quick, clean and painless rather than a rope and gallows. Please let me know if this community approves of this method for Comrade Fabrizio.<br /> Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05975038917463139043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6417322096032317960.post-63727437388142793352016-09-23T12:57:33.148+02:002016-09-23T12:57:33.148+02:00Based on some of what we now know, the Pact may wi...Based on some of what we now know, the Pact may will have started with lots of tactical strikes....which would very quickly have created a big mess. Ironically, the conventional warfare would have been bad enough without adding nukes or chem/bio to the mix.Merkwürdigliebehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08633547688991082358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6417322096032317960.post-50679524592411037042016-09-23T12:56:29.296+02:002016-09-23T12:56:29.296+02:00Easier said than done. Some of the abstractions m...Easier said than done. Some of the abstractions make it really hard on the good guys, especially when it comes to hunting the VC.Merkwürdigliebehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08633547688991082358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6417322096032317960.post-11488103710746976092016-09-23T12:55:52.461+02:002016-09-23T12:55:52.461+02:00Hahahah! That explains it--Scott was gone by the ...Hahahah! That explains it--Scott was gone by the time I got to Germany in 1982. The V Corps Commander then was LTG Paul Williams.Merkwürdigliebehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08633547688991082358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6417322096032317960.post-9214067844901786852016-09-23T10:47:25.785+02:002016-09-23T10:47:25.785+02:00Please remember that we, european pinko crypto com...Please remember that we, european pinko crypto commies will have to live in that radiated mess... If it would be Washington, or LA, you might be mor carefull with them nukes..... ;)Clydwichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10962577839342573760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6417322096032317960.post-78857221159326299992016-09-22T22:01:49.297+02:002016-09-22T22:01:49.297+02:00Ahhhhh.....more smack down of the commie forces as...Ahhhhh.....more smack down of the commie forces as the might of the free world will prevail.....hopefully....lol.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6417322096032317960.post-42936665088099623102016-09-22T14:45:57.765+02:002016-09-22T14:45:57.765+02:00Yes, the Victory Games one...And yes, it's ter...Yes, the Victory Games one...And yes, it's terrible for US / ARVN side :)Fabrizio Vianellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04566056256115509256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6417322096032317960.post-91846130555036038942016-09-22T14:43:56.069+02:002016-09-22T14:43:56.069+02:00Oh my! This is the right Willard Scott I was refer...Oh my! This is the right Willard Scott I was referring to: <br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willard_Warren_Scott_Jr.Fabrizio Vianellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04566056256115509256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6417322096032317960.post-19902312627371394382016-09-22T14:06:50.581+02:002016-09-22T14:06:50.581+02:00Vietnam is a good choice--is that the Victory Game...Vietnam is a good choice--is that the Victory Games one? It is one hell of a frustrating game of whack-a-mole for the ARVN/Free World Forces, I can tell you.Merkwürdigliebehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08633547688991082358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6417322096032317960.post-60461562825535878762016-09-22T14:06:09.494+02:002016-09-22T14:06:09.494+02:00https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willard_Scotthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willard_ScottMerkwürdigliebehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08633547688991082358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6417322096032317960.post-85854888892682617592016-09-21T22:58:27.536+02:002016-09-21T22:58:27.536+02:00Yes, according to most of the sources I've rea...Yes, according to most of the sources I've read almost everyone in the seventies thought tactical nukes would have been the only way to stop Warsaw Pact. <br />Actually I think that after the fall of Soviet Union we discovered a lot more about the weakness of Warsaw Pact, and that's probably why they never attempted an attack.Fabrizio Vianellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04566056256115509256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6417322096032317960.post-32638550255013365842016-09-21T22:54:01.265+02:002016-09-21T22:54:01.265+02:00Really, really thank you.
On my part, I had a lot...Really, really thank you. <br />On my part, I had a lot of fun writing this AAR and creating the characters for my little stories. One of my best achievements was my wife Barbara almost crying after reading the story of Master Sergeant Flyorov and his mother's lemon cakes ;)<br /><br />Anyway, I'll try to keep the same level of quality for our next Monster Game, probably War Between The States or Vietnam, 1965 - 1975. Fabrizio Vianellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04566056256115509256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6417322096032317960.post-47880990798782180872016-09-21T21:59:14.393+02:002016-09-21T21:59:14.393+02:00Historically (and based on what I know from my tim...Historically (and based on what I know from my time working over there), there would have been quite a bit of tactical nuke use on both sides. Wouldn't make for much of a game, though.Merkwürdigliebehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08633547688991082358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6417322096032317960.post-12999614173972944902016-09-21T21:54:57.040+02:002016-09-21T21:54:57.040+02:00I think more tac nukes should have been used! Grat...I think more tac nukes should have been used! Grats to V Corp Commander for doing the right thing! Better Dead than Red!! I would have ordered a much, much larger nuke strike to make them commies glow in the dark. Great read!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6417322096032317960.post-18617848459793354052016-09-21T17:54:17.694+02:002016-09-21T17:54:17.694+02:00In all seriousness, I can not remember when I have...In all seriousness, I can not remember when I have enjoyed reading an account of a fictional game more than this one. Yes, the other ones I have read were great, but only this one had that combination of photos, fictional personalities, real historical figures, and "live" reports from the front that make it unique. Please, please, please, try to do more of these in the same format. And let the community know!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05975038917463139043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6417322096032317960.post-52961730990581702482016-09-21T17:15:57.466+02:002016-09-21T17:15:57.466+02:00Thank you Comrade!Thank you Comrade!Fabrizio Vianellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04566056256115509256noreply@blogger.com