A Sandbox

In between laundry duties and a kitchen DIY project, I got a game in today. I decided to use some old Soviet-Afghanistan War Russians (mostly H&R, some GHQ) against the Mujahedeen. The scenario was based on the Test of Arms scenario in the previous post, but was one that was probably repeated across the country during the 1980s: the Soviets were to advance and occupy a village in a valley and clear it out of weapons and fighters. The fighters were watching from the hills. I used the Hidden Deployment rules from CWC2 and rolled for 2 additional HD tokens for each HQ.  Soviet forces CO 2 HQs FAO 6 T62M tanks 10 conscript infantry 1 HMG 1 82mm mortar 6 BTR70 APCs Off table 122mm artillery with 1 salvo of chemical munitions and 5 HE.  Afghan forces CO 2 HQs Group 1  6 infantry 1 82mm mortar Group 2 6 infantry 1 HMG  Group 3  6 infantry 1 HMG + 6 Hidden Deployment markers. The village with Hidden Deployment markers randomly placed- I was not aware of ...

The wife and kids are visiting some of her family this Friday so I am being given the rare gift of Time To Myself. So a bit of DIY and a game is the plan. I'm going to go back to the 80s and dig out my Afghan and Soviet forces. For a bit of variety, I'm going to play a variant on a scenario from this board game that I've had for about 30 years.  i got it from the much-loved and sadly-missed Game in Liverpool, perfectly located by the tunnel exit and close by the treasure trove that was Stanley Models. Both long gone. I'll tinker with the forces so as to add variety but it'll be this mission. Map to follow, based on the Map 3 layout.