tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post7365122473996588640..comments2024-03-22T10:01:23.989+00:00Comments on Wargaming for Grown-ups: Armoured Train WreckTrebianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02221916804339000102noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post-4739793441572667252016-05-14T10:13:52.290+01:002016-05-14T10:13:52.290+01:00It's a long way to go and look at 4 or 5 box c...It's a long way to go and look at 4 or 5 box cars. Lucky they have cocktails too.Trebianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02221916804339000102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post-2717590660702136062016-05-13T22:46:28.270+01:002016-05-13T22:46:28.270+01:00An excellent review Graham, thanks for sharing.
...An excellent review Graham, thanks for sharing. <br /><br />Regards, ChrisChris Kemphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15784847480097649252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post-21612509368570482302016-05-13T15:42:25.434+01:002016-05-13T15:42:25.434+01:00I think it was more desperation than anything else...I think it was more desperation than anything else. The whole train was rubbish and the troops really didn't want to fight.<br /><br />I think the armour etc was more about raising the morale of the troops than cowering the enemy.<br /><br />And Guevara's men by that point were hardened revolutionaries, not hick farm boys. They had a plan, and a back up plan too (which is more than the Rebel Alliance had).<br /><br />But otherwise, yes, exactly like the Death Star. <br /><br />If the Death Star was made out of cardboard and manned by idiots.Trebianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02221916804339000102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post-15728200729482884772016-05-12T20:03:45.190+01:002016-05-12T20:03:45.190+01:00Is it just me, or is this a real life example of D...Is it just me, or is this a real life example of Death Star syndrome? You build a big, expensive super-weapon that-will-make-all-quake-in-terror, put your best troops and kit in it, only for it to get derailed by some hick farm boy who leaves his bulldozer on the tracks. (I may have paraphrased history just a little). <br /><br />So now we know where George Lucas got his idea! <br />Clive Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12734079828281213063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post-7717056481424651142016-05-12T11:58:59.390+01:002016-05-12T11:58:59.390+01:00I've not played that. I think there's some...I've not played that. I think there's some mileage in the Revolutionary War and the US's involvement as they backed both sides at one point.Trebianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02221916804339000102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post-23449937754953101912016-05-12T10:14:03.185+01:002016-05-12T10:14:03.185+01:00I enjoyed the GMT game on the revolution, Cuba Lib...I enjoyed the GMT game on the revolution, Cuba Libre. It works for up to four players, though I'm not familiar enough with the detail of the history to comment on hoe accurate it might be.Nigel Druryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07635742503102210394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post-33676817358162362392016-05-11T20:18:49.608+01:002016-05-11T20:18:49.608+01:00Not necessarily. I think it is more that they'...Not necessarily. I think it is more that they'll overwhelm the place and that it'll be improved to cope with them, eventually.<br /><br />Cuba can barely cope with the 3 million visitors it gets now. The Cuban Tourist board doesn't advertise because the country can't cope.<br /><br />Currently Cuba is great because it is unique. Parts are very beautiful but aren't perfect. The people are lovely but a bit too laid back. The Hotels look great but function in a slightly erratic way. You could fix all of those problems but then it won't be Cuba any more. It'll be a theme park.Trebianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02221916804339000102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post-29442541254399742102016-05-11T05:30:36.915+01:002016-05-11T05:30:36.915+01:00Bien Hecho! So, is the world view that Americans w...Bien Hecho! So, is the world view that Americans will spoil Cuba?Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.com