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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

01:02:52

Episode 255: Dinant in the Box

The 2 Half-Squads ·

2020/09/07

Finally, we break open that box containing Croix de Guerre and Dinant and revel in the wonderful Advanced Squad Leader counters, maps and more. Dan Dolan must be proud. This game even has some NEW French counters, The Vichy French and Free French. We finish with a discussion of virtual gaming and the St. Louis Tournament with Jim Burris. DON'T FORGET TO WATCH THE EPISODE ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL SHOW LINKS Ritterkrieg's Croix de Guerre at the Right Price! Early Discussion of Dinant on Game

01:06:02

Episode 254: Beanies Galore!

The 2 Half-Squads ·

2020/08/23

Storms in Chicago, disaster strikes, cars stuck on lifts in garages without power, gaming table order attempt disasters on Kickstarter; these are just a few of the topics in Chit Chat. In the Box are both, the new Ritterkrieg Counter Stackers, and the rest of Onslaught to Orsha II (the parts that we didn't get to in our previous episodes). Add in a look at Scenario HS2: War Without Quarter from Operation Watchtower, and you have yourself a nice little show mostly about Advanced Squad

01:00:51

Episode 253: Chas' Job

The 2 Half-Squads ·

2020/08/10

This episode is a whole lotta letters covering a ton of ASL, VASL and T2HS topics. Our listeners bring their ideas, opinions, curses, praises, corrections, tech issues, playing suggestions and much more to our doorstep this show. DON'T FORGET TO WATCH THE EPISODE ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL SHOW LINKS ASL Map of Players Adam Lunney Interview with Veteran SHOW TIMES 00:02 Chas's Job Song 4:00 Lot's O' Letters 31:00 Free Sniper Counter Offer from Broken Ground Design 1:00:50 Total Running

01:02:54

Episode 252: Too Much Good Stuff, You Hexy Thing

The 2 Half-Squads ·

2020/08/01

It was such a pleasure to talk with Michael Koch in our second episode on the ASL scene in Germany. The discussion covers WWII sites to see in Germany when you attend the Grenadier Tournament, the history of ASL, and the wonderful fact that there is just too much good Advanced Squad Leader stuff being published today. What a problem to have! Michael also gives us a detailed look at what it takes to run a tournament and chats about his love for the Hatten in Flames campaign game. And so much

01:08:46

Episode 251: OTO Charts Away!

The 2 Half-Squads ·

2020/07/20

Rich returns to the Remote Broadcast Foxhole and has a serious conversation with Jeff about the state of some young Americans lack of historical knowledge. They also discuss Churchill's books on WWII. The meat of the show is a look at Rich's involvement with the development of Onslaught to Orsha II by Bounding Fire Productions. You get a chance to hear the designer of the new charts included therein discuss said charts. And we take a look in the box at all the components. We are now posting our

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Episode 250:The Last Bid vs. Men of Steel

The 2 Half-Squads ·

2020/07/05

What better way to start episode #150 than with the witty lyrics of a new song by Dennis Donovan. Then the studious Rich Spilky joins us and presents his amazing analysis of both, RB5: The Last Bid, and RO5: Men of Steel from Red October. Advanced Squad Leader at its finest. We are now going to attempt to post most of the episodes with more visuals on our website. The video version of this episode can be found here. In the What We've Played Lately segment Dave gives an after action report. He

01:02:13

Episode 249: All ASL; Except for the Parts that Aren't

The 2 Half-Squads ·

2020/06/16

Mike Ryzy joins us once again in the broadcast remote foxhole. The NEW Rules segment themesong makes it's debut, thanks to Aaron Kleinschmidt and The Two-Half Squad Singers. Can a machine gun kill a lightly armored vehicle? Find out right here and right now. Then break out your cover of Onslaught to Orsha 2 for the return of Box Art Review. SHOWTIMES 1:00 Banter 14:00 Rules! 51:00 Box Art Review 1:01:55 Total Running Time The 2 Half-Squads is brought to you by Ritterkrieg, Bounding

02:00:55

ASL Extra 26: Broich Bash

The 2 Half-Squads ·

2020/06/09

Wow, it's been a long time since we put up an ASL Extra for your enjoyment. This one was recorded last year. Dave Timonen faces off against Chris Walters, who is playing his first game in many years. It's amazing how the rules and tactics come back to him so quickly. Advanced Squad Leader is like learning to ride a bicycle, once you learn you never forget how to do it. Dave and Chris are playing Broich Bash, which was originally published in the old In Contact Newsletter. Then released in an ASL

01:13:54

Episode 248: Patio or Porch?

The 2 Half-Squads ·

2020/06/02

Mike Ryzy joins us once again as we banter about the film Gettysburg and more. We are always thrilled with the quality of the letters that our listeners send, and the ones we read on this episode, are no exception. VASL tips abound within them. We have quite a few scenarios that we have played lately. All of them on VASL of course. Take a listen as Mike explains the "connected scenario" scoring system that we are using in the Objective Schmidt series of games. SHOWTIMES 1:00 Banter 11:00

01:00:42

Episode 247: Curse Skype, Love VASL

The 2 Half-Squads ·

2020/05/14

Well, Skype seems to make Dave's voice sound like he is on a telephone. Which, we guess, he technically is. In the box is Adam Lunney's wonderful book "We Together". Give it a read. We recount our playing of AP 118 Wise's War on VASL of course. And then we thought it would be fun to explore the controls on Virtual Advanced Squad Leader live on the air. We thought it would be fun but you may think otherwise after you have a listen. SHOWTIMES 1:00 Banter 12:45 What's in the Box? 21:00 What

01:00:18

Episode 246: Back to the Family

The 2 Half-Squads ·

2020/05/08

Here is a show produced entirely in the Kleinschmidt household. We cover a bunch of back logged letters, dating back to February. Shame on us for being so delinquent. But at least here they are now and they are read by our guests Aaron and Laura Kleinschmidt. Did we ever mention that "Operation Schmidt" should have been called "Operation Kleinschmidt"? In the digital box is the newest issue of Banzai from the Texas ASL gang and it is full of the usual tactics, reviews, and great opinions

01:02:39

Episode 245: The German Scene with Kris

The 2 Half-Squads ·

2020/05/01

The promised show about ASL in Germany is here. We have a few letters then we jump right in with the delightful and knowledgeable Kris Koch, joining us in the broadcast remote foxhole for a great interview. Mike Ryzy returns also to help us along. Enjoy! SHOWTIMES 1:00 Brief Chat 3:00 Letters 25:30 Interview with Kris 1:02:20 Total Running Time SHOW LINKS Conscripts Tourney in Germany Grenadier Tourney in Germany The 2 Half-Squads is brought to you by Ritterkrieg, Bounding Fire

01:00:43

Episode 244: Here We Go A Vasling!

The 2 Half-Squads ·

2020/04/14

Hey, really short write up for this show., It truly is, almost, well practically, 100% or so, dedicated to the Greatest Game in the World, Advanced Squad Leader. We have our knowledgeable, loyal and true friend, Mike Ryzy on hand to help us explain our rookie foray into Virtual Advanced Squad Leader, otherwise known as VASL. Did you win the British counters from Broken Ground Design? Listen to find out. SHOW TIMES 1:00 Banter Then on With the Show 50:00 The Brentrance Drawing 1:00:45 Total

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Episode 243: Chia Head

The 2 Half-Squads ·

2020/04/01

Lock down continues. The Skype recording is a little sketchy on Dave's end but acceptable. Since we recorded this show the ASL Open has canceled as have most of our tournaments. The Texas ASL tourney is still on as of now. It is not scheduled to happen for several months yet. We open the most excellent New England Volunteers Pack as well as an interesting gift from Dennis. Subsequent First Fire is the topic of our rules section today, and we are joined by a special quest for said

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Episode 242: RitterKrieg Live!

The 2 Half-Squads ·

2020/03/17

The enthusiasm of Derek Ritter is contagious and it makes for a wonderful interview even though Jeff and Dave were not in the broadcast foxhole together for the first time. Skype seems to suffice as Derek calls in to tell us all about the gaming stuff happening in North Carolina area, the tournament there, and all the new products that have hit the ASL market lately. There is a lot to hear here so have a listen. Let Derek's fire get you fired up for some Advanced Squad Leader play during your

01:05:43

Episode 241: Konigsberg and Korea

The 2 Half-Squads ·

2020/03/02

Learning often happens best by repetition, so why not give our past shows a listen while you wait for the latest one to drop? Tolkien's Letters, 1917, and The Witcher are the core of the discussion in the 0% ASL part of the show. Take a look, along with us, at the new game by Lone Canuck. It is The Battle of Konigsberg: The Bear's Revenge. Wow! The maps in this game are surely a step up from most of the maps you see produced for Advanced Squad Leader. We end the show with a discussion/after action

01:03:49

Episode 240: Game of the Rising Sun

The 2 Half-Squads ·

2020/02/17

Our banter includes a little bit about long range guns and such in WWI and buzz bombs in WWII. Some random thoughts occur on systems of government; their meaning and intent. If you are going for broke on the Broken Ground Design British counters, please note that your entry is due by March 15th at the latest. Listen closely for the specific instructions to get into the drawing. Jeff takes us on a walk through Spilky chart #11. We round out the hour with Dave K, Mike R, Dave T, and Chris W discussing

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Episode 239: SFF, DFF and TMI

The 2 Half-Squads ·

2020/02/02

You may want to listen to our Banter in this show, we discuss our various medical problems so.....yeah....on second thought......maybe you won't want to....too much information. If you came here for ASL all the time, you came to the mostly right place. The good news is that you can learn a lot about defensive fire in our rules segment. Listen along and see what you know about the rules, and what you can learn about the rules of the greatest game in the world, Advanced Squad Leader. Woof,

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Episode 238: That's Amore!

The 2 Half-Squads ·

2020/01/23

Buon Giormo, O e la sera dove sei? We are happy to bring you the tale of Jeff's Italian Trip. Sadly he could not meet up with the gentlemen from the new Italian game company Advancing Fire. Get over there and pre-order Brevity Assault and Biazza Ridge. Our "Letters" segment provides a delizioso distraction and Advanced Squad Leader talk. In case you are wondering after you listen, those are not actually the sounds from the Victory at Sea album. Did you know that there are a ton of ezines

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