Am I 99% sure this will be terrible (Axis and Allies but 10x more complicated)? Yes. Will I still be buying it in the 1% chance they somehow pull it off? Sadly also yes…. youtu.be/viYc9Ni-8_c?si…

While we’re on the topic of HOI4, an idea for a mod: HOI 4 simplified. Allow me to switch off game mechanics (like most of the designers), but keep the expanded focus trees from each DLC. Seriously I’ve stopped playing that game because it’s become too much of a chore.

Two totally wrong lessons from the Ukraine War: 1. Manoeuvre is over 2. Shell consumption is unexpectedly high In Desert Storm support three brigades breaching an Iraqi prepared defensive network the US Army fired over 11,000 shells in 30 minutes ⬇️ youtu.be/sMaacvisvH8?si…

Apologies for the lack of content recently. I started a new job a few months ago that has been taking up all my time. Things are in the works none-the-less.

A new substack is out looking at the viability of an invasion of Iran. open.substack.com/pub/operationa…

Wherein an interesting Stephen W. Carson video is a springboard for terrain analysis of Syria’s invasion route into Israel. This explains why Israel is so determined to: 1. Hold onto the Golan Heights; and 2. Destabilize Syria. And why it might be an overreaction, or maybe not.

Let's Invade Iran Part 3 is out. Featuring: 1. Statistical analysis of the Gulf Wars 2. Why the US Defence Budget it a Trillion Dollars 3. Why the 3:1 Ratio Rule is BS at the Operational Level open.substack.com/pub/operationa…