Author Archives: Jim Bambra

May 1941- Commonwealth Cruiser Battle Group

Units: 14 Command Dice: 5 Staff Orders: 4 Rally Dice: 4 Artillery Response Dice: 4 Morale: 12 Artillery Supply: Average Initial Barrage Round Modifier: +1 Core Units Recon Mark VIb HQ A13 Close Support Cruiser Squadron A10 Cruiser A10 Cruiser … Continue reading

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Brevity to Battleaxe 1941

Under pressure from British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, General Wavell launched two attacks against the Germans in 1941. They were Operation Brevity and Operation Battleaxe.     Operation Brevity 15-16 May 1941 After some initial success, Commonwealth forces were counter-attacked … Continue reading

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Combat HQ is Now Available from Amazon

I’m very pleased to announce that Combat HQ is now available from the Amazon Kindle Store. And the first reviews are fantastic! Go here to read the reviews (scroll down to the bottom of the page).  

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Itinerant Hobbyist Playtests Armour Battles

The Itinerant Hobbyist has posted his playtest of Armour Battles. It’s a tense game in which the Germans roll a total Command Failure on the first turn, but then go on to win by one Morale Point! You can read … Continue reading

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Combat HQ – Rescue

Rescue The Attacker has cut-off the neck of a salient and has surrounded half of the enemy battle group. The Defender has sent a relief force to rescue the cut-off units. Attacker Briefing You have half of the enemy force … Continue reading

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