After-Actions Reports are written up, usually by the umpire, after the CPX games. These almost always provide the initial situation, the plans of both sides, what happened, and some analysis of the events ("Lessons Learned"). Reading them is a good way to learn both how these are played, and how to play them better.
Also in this section are a few files related to making scenarios, running CPXes, and real warfare.
These are all in plain text format.
Enforcing the Brezhnev Doctrine
The Divisional Assault CPX 57th Guards MRD vs 1st Brigade, 3rd Mech Division
The After-Action Report, NATO Orders, OPFOR Orders, and Gary Wollbach's NATO AAR for Scott Davies' BMP Regiment vs 1/11 ACR Squadron CPX on 18/01/97.
Also, the 24/11/96 partial run of basically the same situation.
Eric Wingren's AAR on the Umpire-Training CPX
A 1970's era Meeting Engagement
The Umpire's AAR, Brian Rock's Opfor AAR, and John McKinney's US AAR, for the impromptu CPX run on 31/5/1997.
Brian Rock's Total Confusion CPX AAR.
Riki Tikki's Battle AAR and his Umpiring AAR for his Umpire Training CPX, 25 October 1997.
Riki Tikki's Second Umpire Training CPX.
Riki Tikki's Third Umpire Training CPX.
Umpires' and players' AARs for the Russian-Uzbeki CPX.
AARs for the Battle for a Flank.
AARs for the Thin Red Line CPX.
Umpires' and players' AARs for the April 25 Canadians Influence GenForce Into Ambush CPX.
The AARs and debate surrounding Nick Moran's Belgian Surprise CPX.
AAR for the Recce Battle at Gagetown CPX.
AARs for Jerry Hall's Red Pass CPX.
AAR for Jammer 6's mountaingy MBX.
AARs for the Amphibious Assault on Jamaica CPX.
AARs for the Canadian Security vs Opfor Desantniki CPX.
AARs and discussion for Jammer 6's Korean MBX.
Riki Tikki ran a gigantic MBX over the summer (May - September). Here are the Umpire's AAR and, in the (jumbled) order of their appearance, various player's AARs and discussions. Note that the Umpire's AAR came out months after the player's material. Warning: both of these AARs are very long!
AARs for Rick Nelson's Wurzburg CPX.
AARs for Gary Wollbach's Recce Battle near Haysville CPX.
AARs for Jerry Hall's Opfor meets Cobras CPX.
AARs for James Sterrett's Jamaica vs Fantasia CPX.
AARs for Gary Wollbach's Bosnian CPX.
AARs for James Sterrett's Not What Was Expected CPX; and you can download a zipped file of Dan Vorobiev's Map Analysis as well.
AARs for Nick Moran's River Defense CPX.
A short piece on writing scenarios.
Two articles from a discussion on the TacOps list about How to Do Recon in CPXes.
My translation of an account of a meeting battle in 1941, "From the March - Into Battle!", written by the eminent Soviet military historian and theoretician, Col. Fyodor Sverdlov.
A translation of a Soviet 1929 article on Air Landing on the Sands.
A summary of high points from the Battle of Britain Conference held at the University of Edinburgh, 18-19 September 1998.
A write-up of a trip to Fort George on 24 October 1998.
Somewhat out of the normal line of this page, but interesting nonetheless, this is a report on being a TV Crewman at a Baseball Game, written by my father.
(More to be added soon.)
I've Learned all the Lessons I can for now.... Please let me go back to the Main Page.
Copyright © 1997 James Sterrett
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