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Ultramodern Wargaming – Ukraine 2024
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About the Project
Lately, I've been running war games every weekend with members of the community via web conference. Players log on and play wargames with each other in real time, regardless of location, and we usually have at least a couple spectators as well. Many times it’s been Darkstar, but we’re also running wargames in Panzer Leader, Arab-Israeli Wars, and now Valor & Victory.
BoW/OTT community members @brucelea, @damon, @davehawes, and @rasmus have taken the plunge, leading battalions across thousands of meters of desert, starfleets in pitched battles across the heavens, or vicious firefights in the jungles of Vietnam, all without leaving the comfort of their home.
Hard-core, old-school command-tactical wargames can now be run (complete with spectators and recordings) in real time, with BOTH PLAYERS moving pieces across THE SAME virtual game board, thus maintaining player agency, speedy and instant results (no play by e-mail), interwoven turn sequences, any questions / feedback instantly received and addressed, and with the game being virtually recorded as it goes, a ready-made battle report can actually be created as we go.
All of this without the players having to install any new software on their computer, on any platform (PC or Mac). All that's needed is to agree on a time, a handful of dice, and a bellyful of courage!
Every weekend can now be a boot camp! All without costing me thousands of dollars in airfare, too!
Related Game: PanzerBlitz
Related Genre: Historical
This Project is Active
Live Stream: Anniversary of "Case Yellow" (10 May 1940)
Greetings all: Today is 10 May, the anniversary of Germany’s great blitzkrieg in the West, where they invaded the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, and France. Within six weeks it would result in the fall of Western Europe, but before that it would spark the first large tank v. tank engagement of military history, the Battle of Hannut (sometimes called the Battle of Merdop) on 12-13 May, 1940.
In this battle, elements of two French “cavalry” divisions, 2nd and 3rd Division Légère Mécanique (Light Mechanized Divisions – formed into the French Cavalry Corps under Henri Prioux), would collide more or less head-on with the leading spearhead of 3rd and 4th Panzer Divisions (XVI Motorized Corps, Erich Höpner) at these Belgian towns of Hannut and Merdorp.
The French actually did rather well in the first day’s engagement, but would rather be cracked open by German reinforcements and airpower.
Join us for a quick look at part of the battle through a few demo turns of Panzer Leader, our way of commemorating and abserving the seismic historical events through gaming.
Swing by and check us out if you’re not in bed, and be part of the show!
Sitrep Podcast YouTube
Tuesday, May 10 (7PM East US, Midnight UK)
Video Replay - Oriskany's Scenario Designs Published in Video Game Release
Good afternoon everyone:
Here is the replay from yesterday’s stream, where we went over the design process, scenarios, and ran a quick live playtest for the Stalingrad DLC (designed by the SITREP Podcast) recently rolled out for Yobowargames / Slitherine / Matrix release of Barry Doyle’s Valor & Victory.
Video Game Scenario Design - Stalingrad Valor & Victory DLC
That’s right, folks … the Sitrep Podcast is officially in the video game business with the recent release of the Stalingrad DLC for Valor & Victory by Yobowargames.
For this release, Oriskany Jim was contracted to research, design, build, and test a series of Valor & Victory scenarios (V&V original game by Barry Doyle) set in the brutal Battle of Stalingrad – fought on the Eastern Front in 1942-43.
We’ll be taking a brief overview of the research, design, and construction process, and how it all translates to the screen in a video game platform.
Released by Matrix and Slitherine Games and available on Steam, this DLC allows you to play as either the Germans or Soviets, and includes the full V&V ruleset including snipers, valorous units, artillery barrages, air strikes, tanks, transport units, and towed antitank guns.
The game also allows you to modify and design your own scenarios for near endless re-playability.
Join us for our stream and become part of the show!
Sitrep Podcast YouTube
Sunday, May 8 (2PM East US, 7PM UK)
Thanks for watching! Have a great weekend.
Some of the concept objectives and constraints for the project
Beginning research on the scenarios to be constructed
One of the maps designed, built, and tested in V&V play. Sent to Yobowargames for development into the actual video game.
Pavlov's House Map (Scenario 06)
The Dzerzhinsky Tractor Factory (Scenario 06)
The End at Stalingrad (Scenario 12)Hobby Video: Details on T-80 Tanks
Hello, everyone: Here is the replay from Wednesday’s Sitrep Podcast stream, where I start the larger, hand-painted details on our T-80 Company kit (15mm Battlefront).
Still a few steps to go on these bad boys, but we’re getting closer!
T-80s at their current stage. Next is sharpen-up adjustments on the camo scheme, dark wash (to tone down these bright, high-contrast colors), some LIGHT highlights, and finally smaller details.Gameplay Video - Elessar2590 v. Gladesrunner
Here is the replay from yesterday’s “Letters of Marque” game between @elessar2590 (Royal Navy) and @gladesrunner (Pirates) – late 1690s Caribbean.
If you every want to get in on a game like this (Panzer Leader, Valor & Victory, Sitrep Skirmish, Air War C21, Naval Command, Modern Panzer Leader, etc) let us know!
Sitrep Podcast: New Episode, New Management
Good morning everyone!
Here is the playback from yesterday’s podcast!
- New Management
- Hobby Catch Up
- Little Wars Convention Coverage
- Sitrep Plans going forward
- Suggestions from the Community?
Sitrep Podcast's "Little Wars" Convention Coverage
Check out our coverage of the Little Wars Convention, where Marty and Chris give us the rundown of this epic Historical Wargaming Event!
Airbrushing the T-80 Main Battle Tank
It’s time to slap a little color on some tabletop armor. I’m painting these T-80s in “Eastern European Generic” camouflage scheme so I can use them either as 1980s Soviet, 1990s-2000s Russian for games in the Chechen Wars, or 2020s Ukrainian for more modern conflicts.
Additional discussion on content like this at our Sitrep Discord: https://discord.gg/hbHHD5Mcbg
Thanks for watching! Have a great week.
Kit: Battlefront’s T-80 Company (15mm – Team Yankee)
Paints: Vallejo
Airbrush: Badger Renegade
