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Episode 275: DC Dynamos

The 2 Half-Squads ·

2021/07/02

Episode 275? Wow! Where did the time go? We couldn't think of any better guests to bring on to such a momentous show than these two distinguished gents from the DC Conscripts; Andy Goldin and John Gorkowski. It's a rollicking and rolling interview about all things ASL but especially about the East Coast gaming scene. Enjoy. SHOWTIMES 1:00 Banter? No there is not! 1:01 Interviews 1:00:42 Total Running Time SHOW LINKS DC Conscripts Website Red Banner and Script's Newsletters Human

01:05:52

Episode 274: Brevity Biazza Booyah!

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2021/06/15

We'd like to make a confession.... we incorrectly named the Bravo Biazza show. We meant to call it the Bravo Brevity show. So, while both shows are about two of the great new games from Advancing Fire, this show covers Brevity Assault. This system uses some colored lines to delineate the levels on the map. Fantastic touch! Dave gives a run down of the scenarios contained therein. Join us! SHOWTIMES 1:00 Banter 6:30 Letters 10:48 Contest Announced 32:11 What's in the Box? Biazza Ridge 1:05:28

01:05:27

Eoisode 273: You Bet Paul Works!

The 2 Half-Squads ·

2021/06/01

Paul Works is a contributor to the Advanced Squad Leader Hobby who has been doing so for a long time. He helped get the Kansas City March Madness Tournament going when Mike Reed (Episode 267) had to stop. Paul has a long and storied involvement with wargames and ASL in particular. He also works with the Navy and gets to play wargames there too. What a job! What an ASL contributor! It's another great interview that you will not want to miss. SHOWTIMES 1:00 Banter (Hamburger Hill Film and

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Episode 272: Bravo Biazza!

The 2 Half-Squads ·

2021/05/13

This show opens with some lovely letters and then an in depth look at Biazza Ridge from Advancing Fire. Our very special guest Mike Ryzy helps us to give a run down of how this new mini campaign works. It is more of a group of connected and related scenarios that can be traced on a large operational map. This fantastic new offering is sadly, sold out, at this point in time. You can still get the 2nd game from Advancing Fire; Brevity Assault, from their website and other retail outlets. We will

01:03:15

Episode 271: Editor Extraordinaire Klas Malmstrom

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2021/05/03

Two back to back amazing interviews. Wow! (If we do say so ourselves). Have you ever wondered how SSR's are written so that they have some consistency? Have you ever wondered if Advanced Squad Leader games could have been even more complex than they already are? Well, the answers to these fascinating questions can be found right here in our interview with the amazing Klas Malmstrom. SHOWTIMES 1:00 Too Much Banter? 14:14 Interview with Klas 1:03:16 Total Running Time SHOW LINKS Klas'

01:06:44

Episode 270: Marvelous Mike Puccio

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2021/04/14

You may recognize the name of Michael J. Puccio from an article on Paratroopers or one called "A Cavalry Primer for Neighsayers" published in ASL Annual 97. Or you may recognize it from one of the dozen or so scenarios he has designed for Critical Hit, Dispatches From the Bunker, Yankee ASL, or ASL Scenario 203: Hard Rok from Forgotten War; Korea. Even if you have not heard of Mike, perhaps because you are a Starter Kit player, or you are a random hit on this site, you still will very well enjoy

01:06:30

Episode 269: Personal Morale Check

The 2 Half-Squads ·

2021/04/01

Advanced Squad Leader. What a game. What a bunch of rules. We help you keep it all straight with a look at rule 10, Morale and a brief admiration of Carl Noriega's look at Heroes from a past issue of The Bunker. In the box this week is NorEaster Pack II fromYankee ASL and printed by Le Franc Tireur. Dave presents a breakdown of the first half of the scenarios. He has some fluidity issues with his new HP computer running video programs and the sound is a bit staticky/garbled at times.

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Episode 268: It's All About the Hats

The 2 Half-Squads ·

2021/03/16

There's a lot in this grab bag of a show that celebrates the coming of spring and the wide variety of Advanced Squad Leader products out there to enjoy. We also cover a great variety of topics that you sent in to our mailbox here in the Broadcast Foxhole. In the box is Roma 2020 from Multiman Publishing. designer of many scenarios in the early March Madness packs. Enjoy this blast from the past! What we have been playing lately is BFP27 Chopei Chopblock from Blood and Jungle and HS13 The

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Episode 267: Indeed, It's Mike Reed, of KE

The 2 Half-Squads ·

2021/03/02

What a blast from the past, and a glimpse at the future. An interview with the marvelous Mike Reed of Kinetic Energy fame. Have a listen as Mike provides us with a look at the history of the Advanced Squad Leader world of Kinetic Energy Productions run by Mark Neukom and John Knowles. He also discusses the early version of the Korean War module that he worked extensively on but it never saw the light of day due do the copyright crackdown of 1996. Mr. Reed explains some of the early logic behind

01:08:59

Episode 266: Humble Grumble Jones

The 2 Half-Squads ·

2021/02/18

We love doing interview shows. Especially when youhave a guest like Scott Mullins who has a long and rich history with the gaming industry and Advanced Squad Leader in particular. He has several blogs and insights on many things ASL. It is a fascinating interview and we are sure you will enjoy it. SHOWTIMES 1:00 Banter 13:00 Interview with Scott Mullins 1:04:03 Total Running Time Dave's PTO inspired pillbox. SHOW LINKS Grumble Jones ASL Blog Grumble's Outdoor Adventures The 2

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Episode 265: Daisies and Chains

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2021/02/03

We open the show with some in depth letters that cover a variety of ASL and WWII related topics, and therefore there are a lot of fascinating links included below; Pim's Photos of battlegrounds in Holland, articles on Market Garden, Dien Bien Phu game review and our first look at Retro. Thanks to the listeners for the content in the letters department. Rules covered include Daisy Chains of course, and the second part of Landing Craft. Dave recounts a game of VotG 23 Heroes of the Soviet

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Episode 264: Crocs and Cows

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2021/01/19

We got a lot of great stuff for Christmas including the fascinating New England Volunteers Post Card #1. Now that's a great way to send holiday greetings. In the box is the ASL March Madness Players Pack from our firends at Kansas City ASL. We take a look at some of the great sceanrios included therein. We have been playing the scenarios from Operation Watchtower and have a discussion of the first three turns of HS11 The Sand Spit here on the show. It's a night game. Neat-o. We are still learning

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Episode 263: OBA Analysis With Rich

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2021/01/07

Rich Spilky joins us in the Broadcast Foxhole. He presents his analysis in the fine tradition of Bob Medrow's mathematical analysis of various aspects of the game we love, Advanced Squad Leader, that appeared in the old General Magazine from Avalon Hill. Special shout out to Chris Edwards for his work on the OBA analysis charts. We have a contest ending January 15th. You need to call in using the button on the right side of the web page and give a "Shout Out" to a cool alser that you know and

01:06:48

Episode 262: LC Not Elsie

The 2 Half-Squads ·

2020/12/15

Hope you enjoy the wonderful opening song by with lyrics by Chris Gammon and sung by The 2 Half Squads Singers. The lyrics are printed below. Some great ASLer's chime in like Alan Hume and Scott Mullins through the magic of voicemail. And that gave us the idea for our next contest. We have a contest ending January 15th. You need to call in using the button on the right side of the web page and give a "Shout Out" to a cool alser that you know and would like to recognize in public. Then you will be

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Episode 261: NOVA? No, NOBA!

The 2 Half-Squads ·

2020/12/01

Welcome to a very fun show. Well, at least we had fun recording it. The letters we recieve provide us with some entertainnig ASL topics for discussion. It's always good to hear from you all. What we've been playin' lately is a lot of ASL. Check out our Twitter feed for the full updates. In this episode we discuss HS31 Protesting the Speculative from Multi-man Publishing's Operation Veritable. Have you mastered Naval Off-Board Artillery (hereafter referred to as NOBA)? If not then listen to "The

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Episode 260: Heard of Elk

The 2 Half-Squads ·

2020/11/13

Dave recounts his vacation to The Great Smoky Mountains, The Shawnee National Forest and Belmont University during the intro talk, while Jeff recounts his recent Sword of Rome game. In the Box is the Starter Kit Expansion Pack #2. This expansion includes the new Chinese, some new Japanese, and the first overlays for SK Advanced Squad Leader players. Two boards, eight scenarios, and some new weapons make it an interesting addition indeed. What we have been playin' lately is HS10 Chesty's Turn from

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Episode 259: Stupendous Stew

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2020/11/02

We welcome Stephen Stewart of VASLING with Stew fame. Stephen provides a fascinating listen as he discusses the variety of videos that he produces. They are legion, they are good, and you should check them out on his Youtube channel. SHOW TIMES 1:00 Banter 3:45 Interview 49:21 Total Running Time SHOW LINKS Stew's Replay VASLing With Stew #1 The 2 Half-Squads is brought to you by Ritterkrieg, Bounding Fire Productions, Broken Ground Design and kind donations from listeners like

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Episode 258: French Art and French Partisans

The 2 Half-Squads ·

2020/10/19

Here is a fun little show. In the box is the March Madness Hollis Pack, - Partisans from the gents in Kansas City. It's a great scenario pack with a historical board included. Wow! We did not know what we were missing when we missed out on all the March Madness Packs. We always heard great things about them. There is a lot of Advanced Squad Leader product here and we hold a drawing from our Patreon supporters to see who will be the lucky winner of said products. We have had many requests for

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Episode 257: My Deer Friend

The 2 Half-Squads ·

2020/10/06

If you haven't gotten the new Rat Pack Charts from Le Franc Tireur, have a listen to our detailed look at them and see if you don't think you need them afterall. We have a good time discussing the scenarios we have played lately, HS4 High Water Mark from Operation Watchtower. Dave and Jeff played that one. We also cover scenario HS27 Lawless Ways from Operation Veritable. Dave got a game in with his som Adam, scenario OB3 Brasche Encounter. By playing these games we realized that you get a

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Episode 256: Goldman's Gold

The 2 Half-Squads ·

2020/09/26

Todays show covers the terrain gems from Onslaught to Orsha II. That includes slopes, culverts, cupolas and a little bit more. We do apologize for the poor audio quality. Covid is taking it's tech toll. We follow that up with an in depth report from David Goldman about the ASL Open's first fully remote tournament played on VASL.There is a lot of valuable information in this interview. It's golden. You can learn about the in's and out's of such an endevour. Did you know that players still have

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