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Not a long AAR, but a fun scenario with some interesting terrain to fight over. As a bonus, this is part of the process of me trying to re-acclimatise to the dynamics of WW2 Combat Mission after spending so much time mucking about in the Cold War.

We've also got a big, big pile of names now- I'll probably establish a cut-off tomorrow and then sit down to process them all. Still up in the air whether or not we'll have enough to name every single pixeltruppen, or whether we'll have enough tanks and squads for everyone between both sides.

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GLG

Whoa, that was a wild one.

Snail Herder (aka Minion)

Umm, regarding Pixeltruppen and their naming, what's the chance of Günstling making a show? A loader or driver, perhaps?

Ben Kerry

Mountain combat! Always want to research that for my writings on combat in Iran! Thanks

Chodester

I’ve been reading into the Korean War lately and after watching this there’s some chilling comparisons. Did the US army use their AAR from the Italian front to determine how they would fight in Korea?

Ben Kerry

I doubt so... General Clark indeed had fought in Italy, but he was somewhat of a hated figure. The institutional expertise had mostly slipped through the fingers, and worse, the US Army categorically detests mountain operations. The 10th Mountain Division did perform well, but after WW2, the Army just said "no" to mountain operations. Today's 10th Mountain is simply a light infantry outfit. I was looking for mountain operation history for the "Persian Predicament" setting. You got featured later on as background for a reunion scene!

Philip Decloux

Classic WW2 AAR. Like drinking a glass of cool water.

Jeff Brown

Always enjoy the WWII West Front tactical problems.

UsuallyHaplessVideos

My sense is that the US Army downsized so quickly after the war that surprisingly little carried through. The fact that they had to get MacArthur for Korea instead of someone who wasn't a lunatic speaks volumes.

Ben Kerry

McArthur was indeed pretty capable at maintained a multinational multi capability combat team (Inchon), but aside from that… Also what happened to US Army between 1945-1950 was a massive tragedy

Ray L

About this time last year I was in Vail, Colorado where the 10th Mountain Division was assembled and trained. The Division’s formation was inspired by the examples of ski and alpine troops in Europe and championed by civilian American ski enthusiasts who formed the Division’s cadre. The “diversion” of this many athletically fit men to a “specialty” unit was opposed by a lot of high ranking U.S. Army brass, but the Division got formed anyways. Riva Ridge was where the Division really proved their worth, climbing an “unclimbable” mountain face at night and getting into a position that made the German positions untenable. This AAR really highlights the importance of getting troops in strength into positions before the enemy can do likewise.