by GeneralHowitzer | May 18, 2025 | 1942, Armor, Combat Cards, Infantry, Jungle, Memoir 44, Scenario, Special Weapons, Tactical, Theater: Pacific
Taukkyan Roadblock The Battle of the Taukkyan Roadblock? That was a brutal wake-up call in the jungles of Burma. It was April 1942, and the British were pulling out of Rangoon, trying to stay one step ahead of a fast and ruthless Japanese advance. But they weren’t...
by GeneralHowitzer | May 16, 2025 | 1942, Armor, Artillery, Combat Cards, Desert, Infantry, Medal Objectives, Memoir 44, Scenario, Tactical, Theater: Mediterranean
St. Joseph's Farm Chouigui Pass—November 1942. One hell of a day for the U.S. Army, and the first time our boys showed the Krauts what American steel could do. We were green, no doubt about it. The 1st Battalion, 1st Armored Regiment—part of my beloved 1st Armored...
by GeneralHowitzer | Apr 29, 2025 | 1941, Artillery, Beach, Breakthrough Game, Combat Cards, Countryside, Destroyer, Infantry, Scenario, Strategic, Theater: Eastern
Soviet Raid on Grigorevka September 1941—Odessa’s under siege, and the Soviets are getting hammered by Romanian artillery. So what do they do? They go on the offensive—hard. Captain Koren takes the lead at sea with the 3rd Naval Infantry Regiment, nearly 2,000...
by GeneralHowitzer | Dec 10, 2024 | 1942, Armor, Combat Cards, Infantry, Jungle, Location: Pacific, Medal Objectives, Memoir 44, Scenario, Tactical, Theater: Pacific
Hlegu Burma The engagement at Hlegu in March 1942 was a minor yet notable skirmish during the British retreat from Rangoon amid the Japanese invasion of Burma in World War II. As part of the broader Battle of Pegu, British forces, including the 7th Queen’s Own...
by GeneralHowitzer | Dec 10, 2024 | 1942, Armor, Combat Cards, Infantry, Jungle, Location: Pacific, Medal Objectives, Memoir 44, Scenario, Strategic
Payagyi Burma The Battle of Payagyi occurred in early March 1942 during the Burma Campaign of World War II. British forces, specifically ‘B’ Squadron of the 7th Queen’s Own Hussars, engaged Japanese troops near the village of Payagyi, north of Pegu....