tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post445785190026706102..comments2024-03-18T23:25:24.574+00:00Comments on Megablitz and more: Jahra, 1990Tim Gowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-34589168731338589312022-03-16T11:33:41.032+00:002022-03-16T11:33:41.032+00:00Coming round a decade later to be interesting agai...Coming round a decade later to be interesting again!<br />Just when we all thought that the era of tanks crossing international borders had came to and end, 2022 shows us different! Geordie an Exiled FoGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01002743056274635657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-32719559158402648302012-03-01T16:15:46.845+00:002012-03-01T16:15:46.845+00:00Wg Cdr Luddite
Did we have Chieftains first time o...Wg Cdr Luddite<br />Did we have Chieftains first time out? I'd completely forgotten!Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-746355987586133802012-03-01T15:54:58.272+00:002012-03-01T15:54:58.272+00:00Memories indeed. I was a Kuwaiti player and reall...Memories indeed. I was a Kuwaiti player and really enjoyed commanding Chieftain tanks. Until the Iraqi main force turned up !Wg Cdr Ludditehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01019798605352210839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-21499337350331541012012-03-01T07:59:48.493+00:002012-03-01T07:59:48.493+00:00Pete
Thanks for the heads-up on the film - I hadn&...Pete<br />Thanks for the heads-up on the film - I hadn't heard of it. NBC is a lower level game than Megablitz, with players generally running a brigade and toys representing companies. In Megablitz it's divisions (at least!) and battalions.Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-91597976355217704212012-03-01T03:08:26.126+00:002012-03-01T03:08:26.126+00:00Good looking game- appropriate too as I watched &#...Good looking game- appropriate too as I watched 'The Devil's Double' this evening and it had footage of the Saracens in.<br /><br />Is NBC an update of Megablitz for post war games?Pete.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06668389518826053090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-59835064608479509612012-02-29T14:46:55.894+00:002012-02-29T14:46:55.894+00:00Martin Rapier
Amazing how a mere game can induce f...Martin Rapier<br />Amazing how a mere game can induce flashbacks!Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-45609066457430637352012-02-29T14:24:37.358+00:002012-02-29T14:24:37.358+00:00I think I vaguely remember playing this one. Those...I think I vaguely remember playing this one. Those tank transporters on the main highway look terribly familiar!Martin Rapierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16788664847205341619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-37116002685551384162012-02-29T12:00:46.561+00:002012-02-29T12:00:46.561+00:00Paul
It was a messy business all round on both of ...Paul<br />It was a messy business all round on both of the game's outings. Seeing the photos again has raised my enthisiasm levels for the period!Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-58199848032268851142012-02-29T10:02:04.037+00:002012-02-29T10:02:04.037+00:00Nice looking game Tim. Pleasing to see the Iraqi&#...Nice looking game Tim. Pleasing to see the Iraqi's getting some hits as per usual.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06666481879639671282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-45881187098223260992012-02-29T07:51:40.048+00:002012-02-29T07:51:40.048+00:00Al
Thanks. Seeing the photos makes me want to run...Al<br />Thanks. Seeing the photos makes me want to run it again!Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-90104102353949178092012-02-29T07:50:54.119+00:002012-02-29T07:50:54.119+00:00Geordie
The actual game had just the right atmosph...Geordie<br />The actual game had just the right atmosphere, with the Iraqi players rubbing their hands gleefully and the Kuwaiti being appalled by the amount of incoming kit.Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-57950454704181453062012-02-29T04:04:28.664+00:002012-02-29T04:04:28.664+00:00Very original game TimVery original game TimAlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06718729719551125559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-15815334584241384102012-02-29T00:01:12.274+00:002012-02-29T00:01:12.274+00:00Gosh, this is an interesting scenario
I remember ...Gosh, this is an interesting scenario<br /><br />I remember news clips of Saladin Armoured Cars fighting in urban surrounding<br /><br />Spookily accurate TimGeordie an Exiled FoGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01002743056274635657noreply@blogger.com