Love the family time episodes! Nice to see a bold, aggressive command style as that can be hard with remote command. Not falling to indecision due to the fog of war

HOW DID I MISS THIS VIDEO!!! 😮 Great job by Savanah We played several "remote commander" games several years ago, they quickly became our favourite style of game, the fog of war creates itself and communication skills are so vital, it was funny when one player sent "I have large enemy formations to my front" and his CO replied "Great, who are you? Where are you? And where the hell is your front?" 😂😂 I chuckled for ages over that one 😁

I love the work you do with simulating the difficulties of command and battlefield intelligence. Ive always want to play in a game with a simulated command structure and I love that you used a remote commander with limited information.

Enjoyable video and interesting scenario. MANY years ago at a Genghis Con in Denver, I played in a modern (WP vs. NATO) wargame that was sponsored by (IIRC) an Army reserve/national guard unit that involved remote commanders who sat at the top/last row of a large lecture hall, and communicated to the on-scene players down on the floor over Army comm gear. I was the NATO commander - fairly frustrating not having the "10,000 ft tall general" view/control that wargamers typically have. Hope Savannah is enjoying her stint at the AFA. Seemed appropriate as an AFA cadet to have focus on bringing in the CAS to influence the battle! I live in COS, and one of my wargaming buddies is in the physics dept. I'll have to ask him if he knows her!

I love these AAR's, also I think you should do a siege of Vicksburg or Shiloh game.

Loved Savannah's analysis of not being able to see the battlefield.

I love games with command friction. Feels much more realistic!

That was a great Quick strike. I really like the remote command. Added true strategic fog. We did something similar with Gettysburg campaign for the maneuvering to the battle field but not the table. Good luck to Savannah at the academy!

Fun report, the young lady did well enough considering she couldn't see the board.

“Neat!” Lmao I just imagine someone like Patton responding to a report with that line. Great stuff guys!

Savannah kept making laugh with her responses! I really like the idea for high command.

Great video guys, really enjoyed this one. I particularly liked the remote commander idea and the fact the Germans didn't know what their blinds were as well. Good luck Savannah (I hope I've spelt it correctly...) at the academy!

12:30 As far as I know is "Jabo/Jagdbomber" a very general term for fighters which can carry bombs or similar. A Fw-190 that can carry bombs would also be considered a "jabo/fighter bomber" I think. Greetings from Germany

Very Nice game! Chal, you must be very proud of Savannah. She has obviously been watching and learning from both you and your group, and has a firm grasp on military tactics. I believe Savannah has a bright future in the Air Force! Thanks for the video, and from this old Soldier, thank you Savannah for you service!

Fog and remote commander? Wow! Well done. I would love to have seen a longer version of this AAR.

Really interesting to see two different approaches to the fog of war - one side with a remote commander & the other with random units!

Excellent Quick Strike. The remote commander did a great job!

Our Thurs. night group did Arracourt a while back on a ping-pong sized table using "Tide of Iron" game vehicles/infantry/guns/etc. (about 19mm) & "Storm of Steel" rules (card-driven). Our advanced CCA was in a village being attacked by 2 Ger. Brigs at about 2:1 odds in the fog (reduced ranges/sighting) on the other end of the table while the rest of Allied forces (CCB, CCR) were at a larger town at the other end of the table ! While CCB & CCR were trying to cross the river to come aid CCA being attacked on 3 sides the Ger. Brigs pressed their advantage of numbers and set-up ambushes although they had no artillery support and the US did !! After losses CCA fell back out of the village to meet the US advancing relief column and when the fog cleared US air attacks forced the Germans back with heavy loss !! :-)

Imagine Patton responding to a situation report with the single word 'neat'! The use of an off site CO has huge potential to add realism. In hindsight rather surprised we did not see more of the concept during Covid lock downs. Maybe a bureau of volunteer off site COs with a bit of time to spare now and again could be established to develop this concept.?

You should be proud of your daughter. Your post-game interaction made the show.

Agree with so many previous comments on another great Little Wars video which provided not only entertainment but also ideas to emulate. Most of all, Savanna, thank you for your service to our country.

Nice to see young Savannah seriously getting involved ....

Loved the game! Loved the way it was played. Good luck to her at the academy, and thanks for serving our country.

The us and free French in Lorraine actually had tactical air control radio liaisons attached to the ground units

Great to see our youth taking interest in history! Kick ass in school bud!

Remote Commander is a really great idea!

Great job by Savannah!

Thank you Savannah!

A new Little Wars video is always a good thing and that was another fun one with both the fog and the fog of war. The analysis made me smarter too, particularly on general orders for better commanders.

Excellent! The quality and good humor of your videos really makes me happy. Thanks guys. :)

Great video! Chal must be one proud father. I am impressed. My heart swells thinking about my daughter taking interest in the hobby and the history, but she's only 2. Thank you all for your content!

Again a great video from you guys. An interesting variable to have a remote commander, their use in other scenarios would be interesting to watch. Keep up the great work, enjoying the "On to Richmond" series and looking forward to the upcoming Pyrrhic War campaign.

Another extremely well done video guys!! I love the remote commander concept. It not only increases friction for the sub-commanders on the battlefield by taking away the “1000 foot general”, it also presents a unique experience for the person who is playing the remote commander. I sincerely hope you do more videos like this. I don’t know if you guys have any plans to play O-Group; but, this battalion-level game would do well with a remote commander!

This was an excellent BatRep!

What a cracking video. Probably the best of the Quick Strikes!

Savannah - Thank you for your service!

Great work Savannah, congrats on the academy and good luck.

You must be a very proud dad Chal. What a lovely lady. 👍🏻

Great job Savannah! Congrats on the Air Force Academy!

Savannah rules! Great ideas in this enjoyable episode.

Love Savannah's contribution, really fun vid!

Proud Dad.

Another exceptional Quick Strike video! You guys literally played with the fog of war...nice effect. Also enjoyed the narrative and discussion from Chal's daughter from AFA...very well spoken. She'll do great things in her military career. Would you guys consider going back to the original Chain of Command version and dialing back down to a smaller action and making some scenario adjustments/fixes? Take care.

This was a very intresrting way to represent this battle, very good report.

This is Miniwargaming Proud Papa edition. Keep it coming. Engineering rocks. Good luck.

Great wargame. Smart offboard commander, best of luck to her!

Another great vid guys and gal 👍

Yet another interesting batrep this time with the remote command which was really neat and well handled by Savannah, It made me realise how maybe our officers officers on the ground could have their hands tied.

Congratulations, Savannah, on your appointment to the AF Academy. Also, well done in your first command! This was a very clever way to represent the command problems in WW2 ground operations. A very cool report.

A slightly different perspective in this game. That was really a good idea. Nice contrast to the Civil War Campaign.

Another great quick strike video. Thank you for all the great videos you make to promote our hobby. If Savannah likes to wargame she should check out the Colorado Springs Gamers Association that meets at the Colorado Springs Falcon Division police station on Saturday nights. They are a great group of gamers who play a vast range of historical miniature games along with fantasy and sci-fi games. They would love to have more interaction with the cadets as some of their members attended or worked at the AFA.

welcome and well done, Savannah! Per subordinate COs and at least a few YT viewers--you could go far in this

Very cool

Great video. Your daughter has a good voice for narration.

Would be great as your collection of videos increases to make a chronological playlist of all the battles.

In this video we can see the benifits of Auftragstaktik compared to Fuhrerprinzip. Because the Fuhrerprinzip was followed in this scenario the commanders could not take as much initiative as they would have liked.

That was awesome. Where do I find a mat like that?

I really like the remote commander concept; that adds an intriguing level. Doesn’t seem exciting for the player, though… I am wondering what differences the Germans experienced facing the US vs British, Russians, etc.

Good battle, daughter sounds intelligent credit to ya 👍🏻

Daughter: "Dad I want to play!" Dad: "Fine, but you have to sit in a different room and send orders via text, I don't want you to embarrass me in front of my friends" Lmao😂

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Nice as always. From which company are your 6mm ww2 miniatures?

Sorry, may be the topics was already covered. Which rules do you you play with?

No matter what she does as a career in the Air Force, she will have to be able to give orders and receive orders. War gaming is a useful experience for her. And who knows, some day she might be the mission commander for the first trip to Mars...

Hey ! Sorry to bother but what size are Rhodes mini ?

Where do you buy the 6mm minifigures?

I chalk up the Germans better showing vs historical to Ed’s brilliance.

what had donnie got to do with 1:02 there🧐

if only the army would have chow halls like the air force then they wouldn't be having a recruitment problem

1:00 does that look like Donald Trump to anyone else or do I need new specs 😂

Lol i met your Kid at work once

You guys are gonna get investigated by the NSA with these type of texts!

Give your daughter an 'A' for history class. While I appreciate what you're trying to do, I would rather hear an actual historian give the background summary. They've paid their educational dues.