Schmoly War

Syria - Ride in SAA T-72 through war-torn Darayya [ENG SUB] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hReZCX6FVCc

Men vs. Tanks in Darayya - The powerfull T-72 raids. (31min) http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=9fc_1360719413

Some very unsound tactical choice involving a steep hill; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNCVI3avK8s

For those of us who enjoy the absurd in all the terror, check out this vid from 09:20 and out, it looks like all the HMGs came together and decided to have a jam session that day!

This is a bit interesting. I havent fully checked out all his videos but this guy has some operational/strategic speculation/verfication about troop movements (with maps) in Syria;

John, I want to know what happened to that FSA homemade "tank" with the playstation 2 controller. Then I can die in peace.

Article describing a "Damascus trap" for the rebels; http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/security/01/12/syrian-army-changes-its-military.html#ixzz2F4teD2hM Makes sense to pull out of indefensible locations to concentrate them in crucial locations. Must have been some stuff taught by the russians.

"Syria - More SAA tank footage from Darayya 16/12"; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIL_iSa609w "Syria - SAA frontline in Darayya. Dec 15, 2012 [english subtitles]"; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPuxhUA7gk8 "Syria - Battle in Darayya 14/12" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WqgSWY-inM&list=PL063D5Uzz1ZTGkxPjmXdhe_VHF54xanFN&index=1 Lots of random firing from the BMPs to preempt ambushes along the city roads. I got to say im wincing at how the vehicles are used in these cramped spaces. They got to be pretty desperate to use them like this. Vital supply routes have to be kept it seems.

Looking forward to that X. Yeah chaos is a legit tactic! Push the ignorant naive youth ahead of you with AKs and overwatch with more experienced men. That probably how deep it went.

Regarding mission 4 where you get the TURMs, I hesitated to use them because of the previous mission where it said that there were plenty of mines. Then again, I had to move heavy stuff forward due to the desperate situation. Very nice.

I actually do it the other way, I lead with the militia and overwatch with the crack fellas. Thats how I would envision it would be like in real life. "No worries my committed fellow countrymen, show your bravery and you might be one of us one day, we got your back, Allah wills it!"

Hey im playing this! Its flippin awesome! Do you have these as individual battles? I like to try out some in H2H.

Hey, is/will there be an individual battle pack for this? Id like to play it H2H.

Ill argue that the only satisfactory WW2 material with actors in it are so called dramatizations. My two top votes goes to the dramatizations in the russian documentaries below. I want it gritty and I want it real. Although the acting is very brief (they dont even have dialogue), it cuts trough the bull**** and shows us personell and decisions that really shaped things. Of course, these dramatizations would only adhere to a niche market, just like us wargamers. Betrayal: The story of a Vlasov's Second Shock Army: Rzhev: General Zhukov's Unknown Battle

Im starting to do these as PBEMs! I might upload videos.

http://www.battlefront.com/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=314

Hi, I had to reinstall the game due to a pc crash. Now the game wont run. Ive gone trough the usual helpdesk stuff at; http://www.battlefront.com/helpdesk/index.php?_m=knowledgebase&_a=viewarticle&kbarticleid=62 Im also running it as an administrator. Is there some elicense stuff I need to do? I dont get prompted for anything. Thanks.

Right, ive played this in a PBEM now for the last two weeks. It is a very disappointing conclusion because the US reinforcements would not show up at all. We played at least 12 minutes past the 9:30 time. A bug?

This has proven to be unbeatable in PBEMs ive had. Roll sherman tanks up to the high bocage to defeat Panther and Tigers. Ive never seen shots penetrate my tanks from behind it.

Thanks guys! Ive always thought gaming videos without music were preferable myself. The ambience in this game should stand on its own!

Thanks guys. The AAR was fun to make. The bocage in this one is truly vital to ones success, one can see how artillery was so important, and that just grinding down the enemy is often the only way to go. I messed up the editing at the last one. There is some action at the very end after the action report. Hoping to make some more AARs. I might make one of Huzzar! Ive been playing against this opponent since 2007 and he has a very aggressive playing style overall. It'll probably work very well for him on the eastern front

Hi guys, I dont have the budget like that Vierville AAR, with music and black & white special effects, there are still some decent closeups though Part 1: Part 2: Part 3: Part 4: Good game to my opponent. Enjoy!! Watch in HD!!

I play scenarios exclusivly. Hate Qbs and cherry picking. Send a scenario PBEM to Schmolywar@gmail.com

I had some initial troube with the Le Dezert scenario... but.. the 40 min time limit forced me to really push the panzers HARD and I think the way it forces you to fight is realistic. Jam your panthers in the front and use the other AFVs in convoy line behind them ala Thunder Run ish, use the infantry mostly along the road beside the tanks. Dont get caught up in prolonged fighting along the route. If necessary drive the panthers constantly on "slow" towards the objectives. I got a US surrender on this one.

Assymetric operational wargames, do they exist? Ive seen about two very limited two scenarios in TOAW3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asymmetric_warfare There should be a few now, since it is the most prevalent warfare in this century.