tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6486033398339782036.post5658326968756866353..comments2023-10-30T07:33:54.521-07:00Comments on Cuba Libre! An Alt History Wargaming Blog: Operation Rush Delivery, Fight #1Just Jackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03552962741823929433noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6486033398339782036.post-74195725747683692592017-04-08T09:42:43.960-07:002017-04-08T09:42:43.960-07:00Shaun,
"...we feel there is no point."
...Shaun,<br /><br />"...we feel there is no point."<br />Well, if that were the case, it would certainly be a Traver-sty ;)<br />I greatly enjoy reading others' batreps, it's fun, engaging, and a great source of inspiration. <br /><br />I've said it before, I'll say it again: I wouldn't be doing any of this if it weren't for Ronan and his solo Force on Force games, a former Leatherneck and his Kingdom of Prussia, and some wild man Down Under playing 2' x 2' games in a chest of drawers.<br /><br />I absolutely recommend The Last Run, which is a sequel to "Charlie Mike," both by Leonard B Scott. You can tell CM is Scott's first book; a great story, but his writing style gets much better in The Last Run (in my opinion).<br /><br />V/R,<br />Jack<br />Just Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03552962741823929433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6486033398339782036.post-27955771426083037902017-04-08T05:58:07.265-07:002017-04-08T05:58:07.265-07:00Hello Jack,
Maybe it is that you produce really g...Hello Jack,<br /><br />Maybe it is that you produce really great battle reports as a such a prolific rate that we just feel there is no point...<br /><br />And I did think it was the Rebel 22 individuals I was looking for. I have not read the novel, and google search (in a lot of different combinations!) just did not come up with anything at all that had any more than a couple of the names :-( There were a few movies with a Woody and a Grady or a Woody and a Ben but nothing else!Shaun Travershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05691522858410783769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6486033398339782036.post-35495610633349248862017-04-08T05:52:42.402-07:002017-04-08T05:52:42.402-07:00My Dear Mr Travers,
I am heartened to hear you ar...My Dear Mr Travers,<br /><br />I am heartened to hear you are still alive, despite your lack of wargame production ;)<br /><br />1. It was indeed going bad, which is precisely why close air support was called in. The beauty of playing modern fights is that I can always have helos in my pocket for when my tactics and/or dice let me down.<br /><br />2. The extraction came down to a die roll, which didn't go my way. I need those teams in their OPs coordinating the fight. So I won using CAS, but it was only a face-saving measure...<br /><br />3. You guys are killing me with the mortars...<br /><br />4. Ahh, the names you get the bonus for are the individuals (Grady, Thump, Ben, Woody, and Ev), not the team. It's from a Vietnam War novel on Rangers called "The Last Run," one of the better books I've read.<br /><br />Thanks man, hope all is well.<br /><br />V/R,<br />Jack<br />Just Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03552962741823929433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6486033398339782036.post-12180750595383812972017-04-08T05:14:48.539-07:002017-04-08T05:14:48.539-07:00I got to the bit where a few of the "good&quo...I got to the bit where a few of the "good" guys were down and thought it was going bad...and then the never-mentioned-at-all- previously helo turned up and shot up most of the remaining "bad" guys! And then extracted them at the end. Regardless, good to see you are doing the smaller fights - these are the ones I really like.<br /><br />You should have had some mortars :-)<br /><br />And I have thought and thought and even google searched and have no idea where the names of Rebel 22 come from. I am hoping it is US-centric so I will not have to face palm myself!<br />Shaun Travershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05691522858410783769noreply@blogger.com