Intro Post

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Howdy All!

This is the first post of my new blog, Punched. This blog is about wargaming, particularly map-and-counter wargaming. I'm getting back in to this hobby after a long hiatus and I hope to share some useful observations and resources.

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Unofficial Glossary for Armored Knights Case Blue

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This is an unofficial glossary for the Armored Knights Case Blue game by Grognard Simulations. This is a work in progress.  Feel free to point out where I missed a term. (ADM)                       Air Drop Mission.  Denotes what an aircraft can do.  See the Air Unit Characteristics Charts (ATM)                        Air Transport Mission.  Denotes what an aircraft can do.  See the Air Unit Characteristics Charts (B)                             Bomber. Denotes what an aircraft can do.  See the Air Unit Characteristics Charts.  Only usable for Close Air Support and Ground Attack. (F) ...
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Guderian Crosses the Meuse Play Aids

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[Update: the files in the links here and on BoardGameGeek are not working, as they depend on a dice rolling macro that is part of another spreadsheet.  I will get these updated presently.] The Armored Knights rules have been updated in Guderian Crosses the Meuse (GCtM) and the upcoming Case Blue - Don Bend (AKCB) to have additional charts and complexity compared to the earlier versions such as Operation Gazelle. I have been working on some play aids for these new rules to make the game run a little quicker. This post demonstrates the play aids for the Combat Proficiency Table and for the Air Mission Success Table. I create macro-enabled Excel worksheets to run these rules. The idea is that you can set a few parameters and then rapidly run the rule across multiple combats. Consider the Air Mission Success Table. See the picture. All you need to do is select the Air Superiority Status and the Side at the beginning of the Ops phase, and then click the Roll Dice button for each a...
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PIC-Guam Quick Start Resources

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