Regular reminder that the full set of German intelligence assessments for Operation CRUSADER is here, together with some explanations and background. This is to my knowledge the most/only comprehensive resource in English covering German intelligence of their enemy in a specific operation in WW2.

Echando una partida al #Italia1944 de @javier-romero.bsky.social (Alea 35). A mitad del T1, desembarco USA en Grosseto. En la línea Gustav, penetración aliada en los extremos: la 1ª Fallschirmjäger alemana queda aislada en Ortona. #wargames

Tal día como hoy, un 20 de noviembre de 1917, durante la Primera Guerra Mundial, comenzó, en el tranquilo sector de Cambrai, la primera batalla de armas combinadas de la historia. Te lo cuenta en este hilo Javier Veramendi, director de Desperta Ferro Contremporánea 🧵

For #TyphoonTuesday, here is F/L Lyall Shaver, 439 Squadron RCAF, showing off the chunk of the first Me262 shot down by a Typhoon (on 14 Feb 1945) that lodged in the wing of MN144 to S/L James Beatty and F/O Hugh Fraser, who shot down a 2nd Me262 that morning. More in Alt Text. #avgeek #ww2

A great start to Wargaming Initiative #NATO 2026 with various presentations highlighting several NATO countries and their #wargaming initiatives. Presenters included France, Italy, Germany, and the UK. 🎲 💥

Map changes in Battle for the Med'42. We have decided to drop the dark "newsreel map" look and give it a clearer, "operations room" look: @vucasimulations.bsky.social @charlesvasey.bsky.social @playersaidblog.bsky.social @palafoxz.bsky.social #wargame

Este jueves, tendremos el placer de presentar el libro 'Caza al convoy. El triunfo de la Armada española en la independencia de Estados Unidos' en el Instituto de Historia y Cultura Naval. ¿Te apuntas? Entrada libre con inscripción previa aquí ✍️ fundacionmuseonaval.com/convocatoria...

Mitad del T4 de "On to Baghdad", y la situación es emocionante. Los aliados se aproximan a Baghdad, y toman los pozos petrolíferos de Persia, pero el otomano forma una linea defensiva para defender la ciudad y ha tenido más suerte con los partisanos.

15 Nov 1942 // Escort carrier HMS Avenger was torpedoed and sunk by U-boat U.155 just west of Gibraltar. The torpedo struck her bomb room, and she sank quickly with heavy loss of life: there were only 12 survivors from 528 on board. (Imperial War Museum image FL 1268) #RoyalNavy #WW2 #NavalHistory

"Traces of Victory" by VUCA Simulations is an excellent WWII #wargame about the Allied offensives into Germany. I really like the simple combat system and the chit pull activation mechanic! #wargaming 🎲 💥

#OTD in 1941 the Luftwaffe conducted a raid against the RAF concentration of Whitforce on Giarabub (Jaghbub) landing ground (LG 107), causing havoc amongst 33 and 113 Squadron. @rafhistory.bsky.social @rafmuseum.bsky.social @smoorebofb1940.bsky.social @airminded.org @airpowerhistory.bsky.social

Reglas traducidas Path to Victory: the Middle East, 1941 de de World at War 104 Descarga: t.ly/BRBVz @desafioaguilas.bsky.social @ardwulf.bsky.social @agapablo.bsky.social @palafoxz.bsky.social @snafustore.bsky.social #Wargame #DecisionGames

Autonomous Systems: Learning the Right Lessons from Ukraine for Down Under. My testimony about the lessons of Ukraine and the future of autonomous systems in war for an Australian parliamentary committee hearing this week. mickryan.substack.com/p/autonomous...

Luis Mazarrasa reseña en @elpais.com 'La vía dorada. Cómo la antigua India transformó el mundo' de @willdalrymple.bsky.social, "un genial contador de historias, posee una erudición ya demostrada". 🔗 www.despertaferro-ediciones.com/revistas/num...

"Del modo que los griegos exportaron por el Mediterráneo su lengua, dioses, arquitectura, la Ilíada y la Odisea, India extendió desde Afganistán hasta el Extremo Oriente el sánscrito, el budismo, el hinduismo y el estilo en la construcción de los templos" elpais.com/babelia/2025...

Very nice and clear shot of a 21 S.A.A.F. Squadron Martin Baltimore light bomber undergoing briefing, most likely in North Africa in 1943. Facebook, South Africans in World War 2. Details in ALT @rafhistory.bsky.social @rafmuseum.bsky.social @airminded.org @smoorebofb1940.bsky.social

Map, and components of the Chinese edition of Partizan, WW2 in Yugoslavia, first published in 2011 by Decision Games. @playersaidblog.bsky.social @desafioaguilas.bsky.social @rexbrynen.bsky.social @sebastianbae.bsky.social @flanker33.bsky.social @guws.bsky.social @huoltoreitti.bsky.social #wargame

Worth the read. #wargaming warontherocks.com/2025/11/the-...

4 Nov 1940 // Armed merchant cruiser HMS Patroclus was torpedoed and sunk, with 76 dead, by U-boat U.99 off County Donegal. With armed merchant cruiser Laurentic (also sunk), she was responding to a distress call from sinking steamer SS Casanare, another victim of U.99. #RoyalNavy #WW2 #NavalHistory

Don't forget to leave a rating and review for Littoral Commander Indo-Pacific and Baltic. Comments and ratings really help the game be successful. 😁 #wargaming boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/38...

Join the Georgetown University Wargaming Society for our Kriegsspiel Game on NOV 8th! This is a rare opportunity to play the original #wargame in-person. 🎲 🗺️ Register below. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

31st October, 1944: the Aarhus raid. Following an urgent request from the Danish resistance, 24 Mosquitoes of the RAF’s 140 Wing bombed university buildings housing the Gestapo headquarters for the Jutland area. This was to prove the most successful in a series of similar attacks. 📷 IWM C 4756 🧵1/5

My new Substack two-part article is out! Part 1 is free & part 2 can be unlocked by becoming a paid subscriber! Why did the Luftwaffe look down on the Hurricane - and what were the repercussions? Part 1: spitfirefilly.substack.com/p/a-nice-aer... Part 2: spitfirefilly.substack.com/p/a-nice-aer...

Ever since writing this I’ve had a soft spot for them. rommelsriposte.com/2020/04/02/a...

www.rusi.org/explore-our-... @rusi.bsky.social @sebastianbae.bsky.social @agapablo.bsky.social @desafioaguilas.bsky.social

20 Oct 1918 // Monitor HMS M.21 struck a mine off Ostend, wrecking her forward sections. Several men were blown overboard but no lives were lost. She was taken in tow and made it across the Channel, but sank as she was brought into Dover. (Imperial War Museum image: SP 2030) #RoyalNavy #WW1

Reglas traducidas Invasion Australia: 1942 de World at War 102 Descarga: t.ly/QD_cX @desafioaguilas.bsky.social @ardwulf.bsky.social @agapablo.bsky.social @palafoxz.bsky.social @snafustore.bsky.social #Wargame #DecisionGames

Reglas traducidas ST 355 11 Days War East Front 1918 #Decisiongames Descarga: t.ly/0X-RI @desafioaguilas.bsky.social @ardwulf.bsky.social @agapablo.bsky.social @palafoxz.bsky.social @snafustore.bsky.social #wargame

Actualizado el mega🧵 de podcasts de wargames en español! ¡Asegúrate de guardarlo 📌 así...

20 Sept 1943 // Corvette HMS Polyanthus was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U.952 while on convoy escort duty SE of Greenland. 84 of her 85 crew lost their lives. The only survivor died three days later when the ship that rescued him, HMS Itchen, was also sunk. #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory #WW2

Map and counters preview for 1942 Battle for the Mediterranean by @vucasimulations.bsky.social map and counters by @pbazerq.bsky.social #wargame

11 Sept 1942 // Corvette HMCS Charlottetown was torpedoed and sunk by U.517 in the St Lawrence River off Cap Chat while returning from escorting a convoy to Quebec. Hit by two torpedoes, she sank quickly with the loss of ten men. (Image: Wikimedia Commons) #RoyalCanadianNavy #WW2

This looks a bit messy but here are the current southern Barents Sea NOTAM areas for the Zapad period. The timings are not identical, they vary within the period. Looks like we will see a good mix of artillery-, SAM-, anti-ship missile- and land attack live firings.

Final de la partida y Azerbayan gana al impedir que Armenia consiga los VP necesarios, pese a 2 turnos finales con unos eventos nefastos para el azerí. Hemos disfrutado bastante la partida con este juego tan entretenido de @javier-romero.bsky.social y reescrito la historia.

New article (in Finnish): The Finnish Front, 1941-42 (2009). TFF is magazine game designed by Ty Bomba ja Joseph Miranda, and published by Decision Games. Game focuses on the first year of the Continuation War (1941-44). TFF is chit-pull game with hex-map. huoltoreitti.fi/pelattuna-tff/

Nudge nudge, just 48 hours remain to pre-order Battlegroup Clash: Baltics at a discount of 30% on the MSRP. Experience modern warfare as a NATO or Russian commander in this game for professional & hobby wargamers. Delivery planned for later this year. Pre-order here: www.sapperstudio.com/battlegr

A detailed overview of the background and features of the forthcoming game here! Thanks @playersaidblog.bsky.social blog for the opportunity.

Our interview with James Buckley designer of Battlegroup Clash: Baltics from Sapper Studio. theplayersaid.com/2025/09/02/i...

Si te interesa conocer las claves del desembarco de Alhucemas, no te pierdas esta nueva entrega de Bellumartis con Roberto Muñoz Bolaños, autor de "Alhucemas 1925. El desembarco que decidió la Guerra de Marruecos" (bit.ly/4loP4ZH), que llega este miércoles a librerías www.youtube.com/live/UZ8Go6E...

Duke Cunningham, Navy flying ace who later accepted bribes, dies at 83 www.militarytimes.com/news/your-mi...

Work in progress for @vucasimulations.bsky.social by @pbazerq.bsky.social

Battle of Finland 1944 (2025) have arrived Finland. @javier-romero.bsky.social

The Nagorno-Karabakh War: 1992–1994. Final T5. Poco movimiento y combates intensos por ambos bandos. Ninguno da su brazo a torcer y a falta de 4 turnos, todo por decidir. Emocionante partida.

This arrived yesterday fresh off of Kickstarter! Desert Blitzkrieg from Compass Games.

Proud and excited that two of my books, “War Transformed” and “White Sun War” are on the 2025 Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps Reading List. @casematepublishers.bsky.social @usni.org www.mca-marines.org/2025-command...

I'm designing a National Guard in-the-box #wargame -- exploring the tension between Title 10 and Title 32 requirements during a peer adversary conflict. The wargame will eventually be distributed to the 54 states and territories. Let me know if you want to know more. 🎲 💥 🗺️

Russian forces have also begun using Shahed drones more frequently for remote mining, Ukrainian sources report. Another Shahed-136 was spotted carrying two PTM-3 anti-tank mines.