So the other day, I loaded the game, got out my notebook, and kicked off. Half an hour in, it crashed—the same division by zero error that ended the last scenario. Uh-oh. I tried again. Same result. I tried on … Continue reading
It’s Day 3, 0600 hours, and we have another twenty hours before any reinforcements are due. Before we dive in, let’s look at the events on the real 12th of May. (As ever, my source for the historical context is … Continue reading
It’s 5:00 a.m. on Day 2. Let’s have a look at the historical context before we dive in to today’s play. The arrival of III Bn, 1st Fallschirmjäger Regiment (it’ll be here in an hour) turns out to have been … Continue reading
And we’re off. I’ll be playing in 25-hour increments, which neatly meshes with the four-week timeframe for this AAR. After some late voting at Bay12, here are the totals: – 2 – 2 – 1 My usual tiebreaker, parvusimperator, picked … Continue reading
Welcome to Winter Wargaming, and Breaking Fortress Holland Part III. This map depicts the whole invasion of the Netherlands. Our path runs along the northern branch of the large, branched arrow, the fourth large arrow up from the bottom: note … Continue reading
I’m very sorry to report that I’ve run into a critical issue with my saved game in Breaking Fortress Holland—the game crashes when I try to progress past about 0200, Day 3. Where does that leave us? Well, not in … Continue reading
Diving right in, for Day 2, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Both attacks progressing. Forces are finally moving in to clear Den Bosch. The engineers have orders to join the gaggle at Den Bosch, where we’ll assign them to a … Continue reading
After a three-way tie twice (first at 1 vote each, then at 2), my designated tiebreaker, mad with power, calls it for von Rundstedt. The von Rundstedt plan hinges on a relatively quick penetration across the bridge. We’ll use one … Continue reading
I was planning on providing some historical context here, but I’m running low on time, and in actuality, there isn’t a lot to say. Between noon on the 11th, when the previous scenario ended, and the start of this scenario, … Continue reading
Welcome back to Breaking Fortress Holland, wherein we take on the role of the Germans in 1940, during the invasion of the Netherlands. Last time, we achieved good success at Mill, breaking through the first Dutch defensive line. Now, we … Continue reading
