Insane 3mm Peleliu Wargame
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- This week on Little Wars TV, three players must work together in a unique co-op scenario to assault and capture the island of Peleliu in four days. The wargame is played on a stunning replica tabletop custom-made for Peleliu using 3mm scale PicoArmor miniatures. Our scenario covers the entire operation--land, sea, and air--to see if our Marine Corps players can achieve the historical timetable goal of neutralizing the island in four days. Will our players plan a new invasion strategy and learn from the mistakes made in 1944?
Before the wargame, Miles and Tony offer some historical context on the invasion and how US military planners bungled the operation in the face of new Japanese defensive tactics. It's our longest wargame episode ever, so if you enjoy the game, do us a favor and hit "thumbs up" to like! And if you REALLY enjoy the video, maybe this will be the one when you click SUBSCRIBE! Over half of our regular viewers still haven't subscribed!
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Good video. One complaint noticeable almost immediately: the voice volume is significantly too low compared to the music, so it can be hard to hear at times
Yeah, the sound balance is very off from the usual quality that LWTV usually displays. Still a very good game. :)
I thought Tony was just whispering in order to keep his bunker's location a secret from the Marines.
@@dandepalma9305 In the introduction?
Maybe an investment in some low-cost wireless pin mics? But great video, keep 'em coming!
@@dandepalma9305 the narration is very low volume. I had to turn on captioning.
Please do a video on how you guys made such a beautiful island! It is eye catching to the point I had trouble focusing on the battle!
Patrons have just such a video in our inboxes
I didn't think I would like the low number of stands on such a big map but I enjoyed the fight. It reinforced how empty and isolating a WW2 battlefield could become. More big map battles I say!
I wish I had a friend group for this kind of game, but I still enjoy collecting them, and when I get the chance, boom! Epic wargames!
I love this operarion scale of gaming, skirmish is fun but the grand plans are a more mental exercise.
Respect the effort you put in every video. Keep going!
I've never seen 3mm played, and I would love to see the full island hopping series!
I gotta say that board is awesome! The minis too, 3mm is a scale that's really intimidating but I look the look of them, especially the tanks!
Great video! Really enjoyed the game and the mechanics and the strategies made a great contest
Another brilliant and beautiful wargame with a super-clever design - well done Little Wars TV!
What a great episode guys! This channel has really made history come alive for me and makes me want to get a history degree. Thanks for doing this.
As always love the terrain, also a great period to do campaign.
A fantastic game. Another very entertaining and thought provoking video.
Those rules seem really interesting. I still haven't been able to find a set of WW2 divisional rules that work for me. Tried Rommel and Field of Battle, and Rommel wasn't bad, but very curious to see these ones!
Great report!
Had a long day at work at my new job. Just the perfect thing to unwind to!
Glad we could help! Nothing like a good game to make the day go by!
Very enjoyable video. the playing area was incredible, great job!
Loved the quality of the video as well as the table and minis. Was a pleasure to watch!
Awesome, thank you!
Love the longer video. While the shorters ones work fine the long ones usually just better
This is the kind of content I wish was easier to get more clubs into doing. Just often the issues include getting minis and terrain. Personally I am working on some 6mm ww2 stuff, and I am going to do felt to do a map style with the mgrs map colors for various items such as roads, rivers, marsh and forests. I think I am going to do sections of hills just glued together to make hills that are still relatively flat but have some depth.
That looks great!
I’ve painted 6mm but never 3mm!
Miles you made your club refight the battle for peleliu.
Love the game and the concept of this wargame. Keep up the good work!
Pity for the audio problem, else fantastic effort from the team. Are you going to publish these rules?
Absolutely brilliaNT!!!!
Cant wait to watch whole Video .
It’s a long one. Pace yourself!
Awesome game on this historic battle
Seem like a cool set of rules, good luck with them.
I've always wanted to play a division to corpse level game.
Really liked this video. Great wargame!
Interesting using 3mm Pico Armor troops to fight an entire campaign.
This was really enjoyable to watch! Would be very curious how a recreation of the Okinawa campaign would go with the same group, given the historical easy going the U.S. had during the first few days, followed by weeks and weeks of attritional warfare. I'm guessing Iwo would be a better fit for the relatively short gametime allowed for victory conditions, though.
Also, under the nighttime rules, would Tony have had an option of withdrawing back into the mountains after his successes on Day 2 before the US had a chance to bring their naval bombardment and aircraft into play?
When u popped up from under the table with the Japanese rifle and hat I nearly coughed my lungs up laughing
Great fun to watch, great work!
What a beautiful table!
I've looked long and hard at possibly getting into 6mm wargaming but I couldn't decide on a system. 3mm looks even more affordable! What system is best for WW2 at that scale?
This would be so cool to see with the Falklands War.
This is a great channel!
I wonder if the Marine commanders should have agreed focused their efforts on a single attack vector. It appeared that they just used the Divisional command to further their own regiments.
amazing video!!
Let's do this.
I enjoyed it, but a little quiet at times.
An excellent game, well filmed on a great terrain board. Good umpiring Miles and good luck with the rules.
Interesting game for sure!
Amazing video and I'm only 5 minutes in!
Great game Tony
Wow!
I must say I love your ability to summarize the historical battle quickly while not leaving out any major bits. Plus, you pull out amazing boards and miniatures and have what seems a blast.
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Longer format and more measured appreciation of game situation; both are definitely winners. 👍
Right!? I miss these nice long videos.
I love it when they go into the details of the game and show how every decision plays out.
Agreed. Good games are about the decisions players are forced to make.
Historical Col. Nakagawa:
Revolutionized Japanese strategy by holding to dug in positions and drawing out the fight for two months.
Tony as Col. Nakagawa on day 2 of the campaign:
BANZAAAAAAAAAI!
Haha! No cost is great enough, comrade!
The difference is that Tony knew he only had to last for 4 days, so he didn’t care what the Marines might be able to do on the 5th.
@@tommagennis There are many wargaming battles where we as history students have "pre-knowledge" of what is going to happen (Midway, Bat. of Bulge, etc.) and I'm not sure what/how to handle it - it just IS ? I've seen many Game-Presenters SURPRISE the players with something not expected though which seems FAIR under the known facts ! :-0
Those who would downplay the smaller scales cite the lack of detail on the minis.
I think the incredible terrain in this video shows how the focus shifts from figures to terrain as the game zooms out.
Another great show.
Congratulations to all at Little Wars.
I played a war game for years that ran via e-mail and had players in Canada, the US, and Australia. It was run through a nice old man who spent his retirement running this war game and being his town’s local historian.
The game was a virtual adaptation of a war game he and his friends played in college and was extremely adaptable to various eras. The map was globe-spanning and had only unit markers but it was the most fun I’ve ever had and I hated when the gm’s computer and backup drive was destroyed in a basement flood and we couldn’t play anymore
Also Pico armor mini do have a ton of detail you just have to be very carful to not gob them up with paint,
thats why my battles use a 6' mini the terrain really zooms in
I've actually been to Peleliu. As Miles said, it's a destination for scuba divers. Did a big Pacific dive trip back in the '90s to Yap, Palau and Truk. Palau was on a "live-aboard" - the Palau Aggressor. Myself and 3 others skipped an afternoon of diving to go ashore on Peleliu. A friend of my dad's (both former Marines) used to lead tours to Peleliu (and Iwo Jima IIRC), and told me of the local guide on Peleliu, a man named Tangie. Even back then, the island looks very different from WWII, it has been completely reclaimed by the jungle. Sill, there were cool things to see: they have a little museum, there are Japanese bunkers, and numerous wrecks of LVTs and a few tanks.
I had to convert 115 Fahrenheit to Celsius immediately to understand how hot it was. That's just over 46 degrees!
Have to agree with Tony in the beginning, those miniatures could have been better painted. Those boots and dog tags could have been better painted Miles!
Wow, the replay ability if this game is insane. This was awesome! Perfect length, awesome immersion, nice insight to planning briefs, and what a nail bitter. I was rooting for the Devil dogs all the way.
I ran this game 3x at Historicon and the end was 2 Japanese vs 1 US victory. I'm sure i'll run at other conventions in the future
As a Navy guy, it was nice to see the battleships keep the land forces in the battle. Go Navy!
Combined arms. The navy certainly fought a great fight & WON.
I love the fact that the army played a big part and it proves how effective and important cooperation is
Not going to lie, I just left the Marines for the Army, but when they brought the Army in it hurt a little haha
The army did more amphibious invasions than the marines lol
@@deeznoots6241 to bad nobody remembers any except from one.
7 minutes in and I already love what I'm seeing so far. What a beautiful table.
Miles knocked this one out of the park. Terrain tutorial will be available on our Free Stuff section of the website!
A few weeks ago I played my first scenario in what I can call a real wargame, Command Decision 4th edition. It took place at the Cultural Center in Niepołomice, near Krakow, Poland. We played a scenario where seven players fight to gain control of several locations to ensure victory and use artillery support from outside the map (in this case, two connected ping pong tables). I commanded a US Army company in Normandy. We fought with the Germans for the town of Barenton. Up until then, I had mostly played Classic Battletech. However, the impressions are incomparable. Beautiful areas, beautifully painted figures, consultations between players and the feeling that you are part of a larger whole. I still really like CBT, it gives me a lot of emotions, but this game made me feel the difference. And before this happened, I was watching your channel. And I cannot accuse you of not preparing your materials with passion. The report from the battle I just watched is the best proof of this.
We have found the Davionist in the chat, beware ceasefires.
I think you were a little harsh on MacArthur there. I don't know how much he felt Peleliu needed to be taken, but I know Admiral Nimitz felt to his dying day that Peleliu was necessary, so MacArthur would not have been the only one. As for his obsession with the Philippians, there were two possible objectives for the US to go for, the Philippians or Formosa(Taiwan). And of those two, the Philippians were the best option without a doubt. By the end, only Admiral King was pushing for Formosa as even those who helped draft the plan to attack Formosa, like Gen. "Hap" Arnold, had abandoned Formosa in favor of the Philippians. But that brings up an interesting possible wargame, what if King had his way and the US attacked Formosa instead of the Philippians.
Halsey wanted to cancel the operation. Nimitz overruled him. Huge mistake. Still a lot of bitterness among Marines about that campaign.
Definitely a mistake. Such a tragic waste of lives for so little gained strategically
Some historians think that the Philippines should have been bypassed, but there is also the POW and civilian losses that would have occurred if we hadn't invaded. Although for Peleliu it may have been better to isolate it and prevent the airfield from becoming active and starve out the Japanese.
Love these giant (tiny?) scale wargames. Really pushes the players to the max.
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Played this scenario in three sessions at Historicon and I loved it. Miles, keep getting this rules developed.
it was an absolute pleasure to have you at my game table - you've got a spot in any of my future convention games
I love Pico Armor, I always love seeing them get some representation in the wargaming sector. Thank you for another great video!
Your guys custom battlefields always look amazing.
I just recently discovered your channel when searching for Force on Force battle reports, and I've fell in love in every video so far. Such great content!
Welcome aboard!
Very enjoyable! Watching this game unfold made me feel like I was in an operations room staring at the maps and waiting impatiently for the next report to come in. Plus you kept me in the loop understanding *why* events occurred. Well done! So are you going to make more? Or perhaps some more North African battles?
Excellent terrain, Order of Battles, game play, and an interesting rules concept. I too have believed that the Pacific Theater of Operations have been largely overlooked. Miles, I hope you pursue your rules, they seem very promising. Thanks to all the fellows.
That is an amazing reconstruction of the battle. What size bases did you use for the minis?
I love the LWTV battle report format.
I wouldn’t mind seeing more of the playtesting and perhaps even a designers notes video after these new rules are released.
Well, after initially thinking the longer format would be too long, I feel like - done the way it was - it was the perfect length and don’t know what I would have cut! Thanks for another excellent installment!
Good to know!
Today I learned the japanese come from Japan! Who would have known? Great game, guys!
You guys need to do more types of battles like this one as this was great
That was great! More longer videos please. Also wonder if you guys could tackle a battle in Burma sometime? I think there's lots of potential there for interesting gameplay. Admin Box and the Chindits spring to mind.
Great video, the 3mm scale seems really fun! I think I need to buy myself a new army!
Another great video. Two things stand out for me. First is that you did it on Peleliu at all; it is so neglected given its proximity to the Normandy campaign in Europe. But also the bitterness of the battle. The balance of the rules was excellent. One of your best. Thank you for that and thank for throughout this recognising both sides in this desperate struggle and not glorifying it in any way. All hallmarks of what makes this such a great channel
Great video. Greatly enjoyed it. Tony is always fun to watch.
3 mm minis aren’t a thing for me though. At that scale you may as well just use counters.
They are quite small, yes! But for a game of this scale-an entire island-it has a lot of “board game” similarities in scope
Damn the guys managed to pull off that minor victory in the nick of time. It really seemed that tony had held them back until the last day
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Awesome video, semper Fi, happy early veterans day too all my fellow vets
Absolutely wonderful game of an under represented theatre in wargames. And you did it in 3mm - small scale all the way. Brilliant!
cant wait for more Pico Armor Vids ive been working on a Easter Riseing Game mode for Rommel using Russians as the Irish and including the Days and Nights Rules from the book .
Guys, brilliant as always - PTO is one of my favourite theatres of operation - game system which rewards low dice rolls ? ASL ( Advanced Squad Leader), greatest game in the world.
Any plans to take the island hoping campaign to the Philippines? As a former resident of the Pearl of the Orient I find it's massively underrepresented as a theatre. I would love to see you guys take on something like the Battle of Manila or Corregidor Island.
What an amazing video! I love WW2 wargames.
What really did it for me was seeing the aircraft. Its one thing that keeps me pausing on going into World War II wargaming. Few ranges seem to have aircraft at a close enough scale.
Your respect for the history and always impressive gaming boards make every one of your wargames a must-watch for me, thank you!
Another Beutyfull map, likeable people and as allways, informative. Thank you, for making the day better :D
Great vids as always! More ww2 please
Great stuff! This was one of the most interesting battle choices and rulesets yet. Would love to see more Pacific Theater combat!
The island looks amazing. I think you do a great job on the terrain, and it helps draw the viewer into the battle being fought. I like the smaller scale battles as you can do more and like you said hold an entire island invasion. I would love to see the battle of Guadalcanal at this scale. I really enjoyed this video. Thank you.
This is so cool y'all, I've always loved the Pacific, and I've always admired Eugene Sledge and Sid Phillips.
Great game! 45 minutes is fine by me. I'd like to hear a podcast of Miles doing "designer notes" so we get some insight in his thinking about how he wrote the rules and why.
I know you're doing a napoleonic campaign next, but I do think it would be really cool to see a pacific campaign, you'd have naval and land battles and armies, air forces, and navies from several nations.
"Bloody Tarawa" - we did Tarawa a while back in tabletop miniatures (GHQ 6mm) based on the SPI mag-game hex-map/OOB's/rules/etc. ping-pong table sized. Some of the landing craft were sunk before landing and those troops landed piled up at the beach while naval gun fire and airstrikes attacked the dug-in pillboxes covering the beaches. When reduced the marines took hits and came over the beach-wall attacking Japanese in open fire-ifights ! When the US reached the more open area by the air-strip the Japanese attacked with a few tankettes and both sides took losses ! In the end the US drove the remaining Japanese down the tail of the island using ship gunnery and infanty attacks ! A bloody battle ... all in one night of battling ! :-)
Great game!! In the 90's while on the way to Somalia, I was on the USS Peleliu (LHA 5) on the anniversary of the battle of Peleliu while sailing by Peleliu. My battalion commander (2nd battalion, 5'th Marine regiment) was big on history, so he would have formations to remember battles and somebody would read the history. We were in parade rest on the flight deck looking at the island. it was surreal!!!
Yesssss, 3mm! Great timing for the topic as well-I just finished reading Nimitz at War by Symonds. Great book-Peleliu is definitely a black mark on an otherwise impressive command effort by Nimitz.
You also mentioned painting 2mm in your Vietnam video last year-keep the small stuff coming! I’m finally gearing up for small scale armies of my own thanks to RJL Games and their excellent budget-friendly DIY ideas for creating minis out of plastic sewing mesh. He made some armies for Altar of Freedom using that method that look fantastic and I’m planning on trying as well. With any luck I’ll soon be refighting Pea Ridge on my table!
Very nice looking table :)
I would love to hear more about this rule set! I am very eager for a new game in the Grand tactical scale.
Great rule set! It seemed to work well for punishing players who sent troops out in the open or landed at heavily defended beaches. If only my friends would try out games like this instead of only playing 28mm skirmish. Epic game
Another great battle report. I really love the aesthetic of 3mm.
Sledge's book is fantastic! I've conducted coral research there for the past decade.... An amazing place.
Amazing video! I swear these wargames just keep getting better and better with each and every one!