Brightening Darkest Africa, Part 2

Welcome to part 2 of our guest posts from Stephen Field. In this post, Stephen continues his examination of the North Africa Theater 2016 and on. So, without further ado, enjoy this guest post!

Shedding Some Light on Darkest Africa

Welcome to another guest post, this time from Stephen Field. There was a recent discussion in the ATS Facebook group that I thought would be a great topic for an article, and Stephen has delivered that and more in this treatise on the history of ATS in North Africa. It doesn’t cover everything Critical Hit produces for the North African Theater, but it covers a lot of ground that focuses in on the original Tobruk implementation and its various permutations since then. So, without further ado, enjoy this guest post!

This Ain’t No Country for Tanks: ATSFE MEVO Scenario #01

In one of the MEVO Monday articles, Evan talked at length about the difficulties of finding balance in MEVO. In particular, he used the example of the scenario we had played, MEVO #2 No Country for Old Tanks (as an aside, I agree with Evan, that’s a great name for a scenario). Given the rules as they currently exist, it can be pretty much a turkey shoot for the US M1A2s vs the Russians. This is ironic given the name of the scenario since the M1 is actually older than the T-90. At any rate, since that play, I’ve spent some time devising an alternate version of the scenario which should be more fun for both sides to play.

Tactitorial: Attacking Buildings

We’ve all been there…pinned down by an MG-42 set up in a building and laying down Grazing Fire (14.3.6) right along our only avenue of advance. You’re just sitting there with bullets whizzing by trying to figure out…what do I do now? Do I shoot at the building or do I shoot at the crew? Fear not, fellow ATSers, ATSFE is here to help, or, at least, provide some rules guidance. You won’t need even need to buckle up as this will be a short one, and, we have a play aid for you, too!

Tactitorials: Brrrrrrt! How Rate of Fire Works

No, ATS isn’t incorporating A-10 Warthogs (though MEVO is!), but there are few more iconic demonstrations of the power of Rate of Fire (ROF). That said, there are nuances within the rules about when you can and can’t use the ROF of a weapon. This article aims (see what I did there?) to reduce the confusion.

MEVO Peace Keepers Map/Counter/Scenario Breakdown

Following in the footsteps of the first eight modules (1-4) and (5-8), the Special Military Operations #1 and #2, and Winter Offensive, comes Bakhmut Days Technically, there’s also an Update Set #1, but that one doesn’t appear to be purchasable.

For those one or two people who didn’t buy them all or, maybe, are thinking of buying them, this article is for you. I will give a brief breakdown by module of which modules are required to play. So, without further ado, here you go!

MEVO Bakhmut Days Map/Counter/Scenario Breakdown

Following in the footsteps of the first eight modules (1-4) and (5-8), the Special Military Operations #1 and #2, and Winter Offensive, comes Bakhmut Days Technically, there’s also an Update Set #1, but that one doesn’t appear to be purchasable.

For those one or two people who didn’t buy them all or, maybe, are thinking of buying them, this article is for you. I will give a brief breakdown by module of which modules are required to play. So, without further ado, here you go!

MEVO Winter Offensive Map/Counter/Scenario Breakdown

Following in the footsteps of the first eight modules (1-4) and (5-8) and the Special Military Operations #1 and #2, comes the Winter Offensive. Technically, in between, came the Update Set #1, but that one doesn’t appear to be purchasable.

For those one or two people who didn’t buy them all or, maybe, are thinking of buying them, this article is for you. I will give a brief breakdown by module of which modules are required to play. So, without further ado, here you go!

MEVO SMO1 & 2 Map/Counter/Scenario Breakdown

After the release of the first eight modules (1-4) and (5-8), came the Special Military Operations #1 and #2. Technically, in between, came the Update Set #1, but that one doesn’t appear to be purchasable.

For those one or two people who didn’t buy them all or, maybe, are thinking of buying them, this article is for you. I will give a brief breakdown by module of which modules are required to play. So, without further ado, here you go!

MEVO #5-8 Map/Counter/Scenario Breakdown

After the release of the first four MEVO modules, came the next four installments: Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, and Poland.

For those one or two people who didn’t buy them all or, maybe, are thinking of buying them, this article is for you. I will give a brief breakdown by module of which modules are required to play. So, without further ado, here you go!