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BKC IV

Blitzkrieg Commander 4 has become our preferred set of WW2 rules for operational level scenarios. BKC 2 revolves around its command system, which while simple in concept, is very effective for this level of combat. The rules cover close assaults, scheduled bombardments, engineering, and more in an organized fashion that makes the system easy to grasp and highly suitable for group play. There are extensive army lists that cover the period from the Spanish Civil War to the end of WW2 with stats for every vehicle, artillery piece, or type of infantry that served in the war. Very similar to the Warmaster system, so if you've played that you can transition quickly to BKC 4.

BKC IV: Russian Link Up

 

Russians Push Forward

We decided to do a very late war Eastern Front battle where a battalion of Russian infantry had broken through the German defenses and was entrenched along a rail line. The Germans were going to launch a counterattack to retake the train depot buildings, but at the same time the Russians were pushing forward to link up and flank the German positions. There were some heavy armor battles between a company of Panthers and a Tiger against a T-34/85 brigade that ended with the T-34s winning out. On the other flank the Russian IS-2s got manhandled by some Stugs and PZIVHs, but other parts of the recon battalion linked up with the Russian infantry. The Germans launched a series of infantry assaults that were turned back and then at the worst possible time, the Germans failed several critical command rolls that let the Russians continue their attack. In the end the Germans ran out of steam and the Russians won the scenario. We didn't see some of the crazy ganging up on armor like we sometimes do and the artillery barrages felt right this night, so overall the system worked pretty well this time.

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