Warsaw Pact Wargaming
@guards-tank-army.bsky.social
Adventures in hex-and-counter wargames and military history. Cold War buff. Usually plays the Soviets 😉
Littorally the coolest board game I've seen today 😉
November 28, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Littorally the coolest board game I've seen today 😉
All in all: a tough scenario! NATO armored forces are powerful, but even in defeat, the Warsaw Pact is not to be underestimated.
November 23, 2025 at 5:58 PM
All in all: a tough scenario! NATO armored forces are powerful, but even in defeat, the Warsaw Pact is not to be underestimated.
Victory calculation in WDS games is simple. You get points for terrain objectives, and for losses to the enemy (minus your own losses). I didn't take many objectives; casualties were 5:1 in men and 2.5:1 in vehicles in favor of NATO, which catapulted me to a Major Victory.
November 23, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Victory calculation in WDS games is simple. You get points for terrain objectives, and for losses to the enemy (minus your own losses). I didn't take many objectives; casualties were 5:1 in men and 2.5:1 in vehicles in favor of NATO, which catapulted me to a Major Victory.
By the end of the scenario, my (very tired) troops were just on the outskirts of Fulda, with one Soviet division shattered and the other given a bloody nose. This was the situation. Note all the yellow chemical weapons markers!
November 23, 2025 at 5:58 PM
By the end of the scenario, my (very tired) troops were just on the outskirts of Fulda, with one Soviet division shattered and the other given a bloody nose. This was the situation. Note all the yellow chemical weapons markers!
The north attack got bogged down against stubborn resistance and tough terrain. The south proved equally... difficult. Lots of artillery mines and chemical attacks from the WP AI.
November 23, 2025 at 5:58 PM
The north attack got bogged down against stubborn resistance and tough terrain. The south proved equally... difficult. Lots of artillery mines and chemical attacks from the WP AI.
The terrain in front of Fulda had two "channels." A north route through an open valley, and a south route with a major road. I sent the armored cav on the north route; the West Germans took the south. Below is the situation in the north after 8 turns.
November 23, 2025 at 5:58 PM
The terrain in front of Fulda had two "channels." A north route through an open valley, and a south route with a major road. I sent the armored cav on the north route; the West Germans took the south. Below is the situation in the north after 8 turns.
Opposing (played by the AI) was one motorized rifle division in entrenched positions, with a tank division in reserve. I controlled the NATO forces (contrary to the title of my account 😆).
November 23, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Opposing (played by the AI) was one motorized rifle division in entrenched positions, with a tank division in reserve. I controlled the NATO forces (contrary to the title of my account 😆).