Per C1.21 (see also C1.333 and C1.334), you must draw another battery access card if there are NO known enemy units in/adjacent to your AR/FFE BASE level. See also the OBA flow chart. I don't know your Offboard Observer hex but don't forget about blind spots blocking LOS to the base level of the AR/FFE regarding known enemy units. Finally, FFE hexes are not open ground (C1.57) so brokies don't need to Rout. Thanks for all the AARs you post!

Disrupted guy must rout; he's in OG.

3:34 --- someone is pulling your leg about concealment loss. Per this rule A12.14 If the only "Good Order enemy ground unit in LOS is itself concealed when a concealed friendly unit makes a concealment-loss action (other than breaking or being Reduced/Wounded), that enemy unit must completely forfeit its "?" momentarily (to prove that it is not a Dummy) if it opts to force the friendly unit to lose his; the viewing unit's momentary forfeiture of concealment is instantly regained." Players DO have to PROVE that a unit is good order, they can't just say it is. Now, sometimes we play with a House Rule that telling a person a real unit is there is enough; however, that doesn't work in tournaments, you have to show a real unit momentarily, or else forgo the chance to cause concealment loss. So another mistake you DIDN'T make.

Sorry, whoever told you AC are not AFV is wrong and also needs to read the rules more carefully! 1:45 AFV is in the index and it says "If a vehicle has any armour (1.6) it is referred to as an Armored Fighting Vehicle (AFV) and is subject to many special rules." AC have armour! They are AFV. AC is only a movement classification, so you can of course use armored assault. So I hope you don't get shot up too much by forgoing your armored assault benefit -- which is huge +1 TEM vs -1FFNAM and possibly another -1FFMO (net 0 vs net -2) and note even in platoon movement, one stack of infantry under one vehicle can armored assault, but unless they can human wave, that's all they can do. One mistake you DIDN'T make.

nice, not such a monster, and interesting historically! However, balance looks doggish -- the Slovaks need a lot of help and probably more than Light Tank, although that's pretty substantial for most scenarios. One weird advantage is that platoon movement grants only one Bog secret roll for the whole platoon, I suppose, I don't see why not! Hey at 12:50 you don't roll for mechanical reliability because entered units come in motion, they don't have to start for mech reliability. By the way, if this is normal Mud (as per SSR 1, it is, per D8.23) you only roll one time per movement phase, with a secret subsequent dr to see how many mud hexes they can go before bogging. No bog a second time as you did at 15:00.

your verdict -- play both sides to the best of your ability vs SASL? I know there currently is no official module on the desert SASL.... anyway enjoying the show here thank you!

A lot going in this scenario.

Hello sir, thank you .

HEY! MY HERO OF TUTORIALS, Could you make one about 28.9 BOOBY TRAPS, and mines in general?

where can I get that Solitaire Secnario Card? Someone made that I assume?

I have a copy of this but not been able to get to it. This has been very helpful and fun to watch.

Rob, I suggest that when you fire smoke out of sequence it should reduced to just a smoke 2 instead of 3.

wow nice work. do you think it takes longer to play SASL than it would just to play both sides to the best of your ability?

That was a long session of ASL!

LCP makes some pretty nice counters for not really specializing in counters.

Very cool…King Tigers….lol

11:39 WaR 21 -- you have to admit these estimated playing times -- 5 hours and 42 minutes --- 42 minutes??? He's pulling our legs making an estimate of a precise number of minutes, lol. Shucks you Canadians and your odd sense of humour :) By the way Board 17z is "Eddie Zeiman's" version of board 17 and it changes like a wall and something else on the map from the original. I can't remember where I got it. There is also a 10Z board. Be careful with these using VASL, the real board LOS and the VASL board LOS don't always match up on the "Z" boards.

The Bangalore Torpedo rules are an excellent innovation and one strangely missing from core ASL. Everyone knows bangalores were not DCs. I don't care for this variable number of dummy counters gimmick; don't think it helps the defender that much. Honestly blurring out OBs is a disservice to viewers and George. And you. Does he ask this of you? He'd get more sales from showing the OBs than for oddballs who actually try to steal the scenario from your video! I learn nothing about making a purchase of this module or not. But I already have it, heh. For example, you say you like WaR 19 but there is no way for me to tell if I would like it :) It does have at least 10 squads per side and perhaps he doesn't run out of vehicles counters mix for a change :)

M36 is the Jackson TD

Own this and want to play.

Hey Stew you got your colourful language regulator out of specification, needs a tune-up! You know those rules about the Tavronitis riverbed -- nowhere does it say, as I recall, that this terrain is level minus 1 even though it must be because of the bridge. Surprised to see so many landings on the river edge ... hey next time just use the runway! Good job guys.

Awesome hard fought battle....was watching the live stream but had to watch the last half hour the next day...well done guys

Thanks for the playthrough and commentary of what you are thinking as you go along. It helps less experienced players like me learn.

the rate of fire from the .50 cal. and the mortar at the boards edge was highly improbable to say the least.

Half way in and I can't remember whether the VCs were mentioned? Good otherwise 👌

21:33 AFPh is 1/2 FP, correct? Shouldn't the Australiaian 6-4-8 be shooting with a 4 FP (6 halved to 3, then +1 for Assualt Fire)? I am an old SK guy who has been learning with SK, and am learning ASL by watching playthroughs - which I love BTW. Thank you for posting this!

2nd time around! That hill mass looks better this time, but the historical attack come from an urban area, not a forest. Just saying if this is to duplicate a Mamayev Kurgan attack, why not have an urban board for the approach? I think the terrain is easy to research. But I'm not sure the SASL designer cared about Mamayev, Kurgan, I think that was your added spice :) Better reinforcements it seems for you, at least!

Bloody Brutal! I've visited Normandy and stood on Omaha beach looking up at the bluffs as well as in the bunker (ruins) looking down. Per that experience, I believe your play through was very realistic as to a possible outcome and only by GOD's providence was it otherwise. That said, I picked up SASL when first issued, then the 2nd edition and it remains one of my top faves that occupies my table. Especially enjoy the campaign aspect, so very much appreciate your effort to showcase those amongst your vids. Keep up the excellent work. Cheers!

super intense! all those ?? counters --- intimidating.

Dang that map!

Good idea for Mamayev Kurgan historicity but the environment isn't very urban around here and I think it was one hill mass, not two! Actually I've never seen a HASL of that hill and you would think there would be one, right? This one looks hard for the Germans to me.

Rob, a nice variety of scenario choices, big/small, longer/shorter etc. I like that the Germans start strong, then begin to lose momentum through attrition of ammo/fuel etc. Thanks for sharing.

welcome back. I have both of these, too. I like LCP series idea, but I find too many of these scenarios just don't have enough squads (min 10 per side) to mitigate the luck factor. still, very creative. cheers

You pointed out that the removal of the Heavy Surf is allowing all your DD tanks to make it to shore and you have no defensive guns that can attack them. What about adding a new color of Suspect counters to represent Guns (and/or AFV’s)? You’d have the normal black Suspect counters that would represent the standard infantry, guns, or tanks but then you would also have a specific Suspect counter that would only activate as a gun if it is successfully activated. You could consider how many to add and if they would have the same or a different Activation Check number than the standard Suspect counters. I frequently add such Suspect counters to my homemade SASL campaign gain missions and I label them in VASL as “AFV/GUN” to distinguish them from regular Hold Suspect counters (but I am allowing them to activate as an AFV or a GUN). Another way that I have used to ensure that I have defenses is to allocate actual ENEMY units to the defenses, preset up in their locations. It takes some of the randomization out of the process but it ensures that I don’t have a string of luck where I have no ENEMY defenses because they fail to activate. I will also augment such a main line of defense with standard Suspect counters and try and keep the additional pre-Activated units to a minimum. In the final way that I have used to ensure that the ENEMY actually has defenses is to add a set of different colored Suspect counters in the area behind the main line of defense and these Suspect counters are considered to be in Advance mode approaching the defensive line. These reinforcing units could activate to be infantry, guns, or AFV’s just like the static Hold suspect counters. Again, these units could have the same or a different Activation Check number as needed to try and balance the mission. The only other alternative I can think of for your Heavy Surf problem would be to increase the number of FRIENDLY AFV’s approaching the beach with the idea that you are going to lose some due to the Heavy Surf and/or due to the minds or obstacles. With this option, I think you might also want to increase the number of suspect counters to increase the possibility of generating Guns.

It is great to see you back in the SASL world as I always enjoy these postings. In response to your Hazardous Movement question relative to Wading infantry, I think the answer would be NO, Hazardous Movement does not apply. The G13.42 rule and it’s accompanying Chapter G30 footnote clarifies that movement in a Water Obstacle would have been Hazardous Movement under the Fording rule [B21.41], but those Fording rule limitations would make the beach landings unplayable. From the rule book: G13.42 WADING: The pertinent rules for units allowed to move in water apply unchanged except as stated otherwise. A unit [EXC: LC; boat; any PRC not in the act of (un)loading; see also 13.492] that enters/occupies a shallow-OCEAN (including a Submerged-reef; 13.431) Location is said to be Wading. Wading-not Fording-rules apply in shallow-OCEAN {Footnote G30}. A Wading unit is treated as being in a shallow stream (but not in/IN a Depression) except as stated otherwise below. G30 FOOTNOTE. 13.42 WADING: Some might question the necessity of rules for Wading when the Fording rules already exist. Suffice it to say that the penalties and restrictions of Fording (specifically, being allowed to move only one hex per Game Turn while continuously subject to Hazardous Movement) were found to be too severe in this application, and would have made a Tarawa-type landing impossible to re-create. A Wading unit is-as the term implies-one whose feet/wheels/tracks are actually touching bottom in the shallow water.

Enjoyed the game!

Excellent...Thanks Rob

Hey Rob, looking fowards to this campaign. ..@45:00 the firefly's should be 76LL, and maybe Commonwealth counters?

Hello and thank you. Is the FP of OBA halved for area target just like mortars ? ( is a 70mm OBA a 6fp ?

Having visited Crete and touring the area I've always wanted a copy of this, but it still eludes me....