Stabsblatt 82 (wargame by Email)

From: kolley@worldaccess.nl (Thomas Kolley)

Date: Fri, 19 May 1995 00:00:00 +0000

Stabsanzeiger 82, "Deparment Internet"

Officer�s Club c Thomas Kolley

INTRODUCTION to Officers Club

For PBM "Experts":
Type: historical wargame
System: Handmoderated with computer assistence (Windows, PB,Write).
Due date: biweeckly
Characteristics: Limited Intellelgence, no rules except common sence,
some histroic and military basiscs knowledge. no order froms but
historical designed "Armeebefehle" or orders.
Communication with other players by signals, motor ordonnance, field
telphon and under certain circumstances by real world phone, letter or
by Email if possible. As far as a game combat, weather, movement or
supply system exist it is hidden for the players to give a more
simulation feeling.

Campaigns of the past:
OC 1: Grebbeberg (Netherlands 1940: Platoon level, blue (German team)
won.
OC 2: La Gleize (Kampfgruppe Peiper Ardennen 1944: Company level). Red
team (Allied) won.
OC 9: Huehnerwasser (1866 Prussia against Hanover), Red team( Hanover)
won. Special:
Game played according to the original Prussian Kriegspiel rules).
OC 4: Oder - Weichsel operations 1945 (Russian Offensive/Corps Level)
Red team won.
OC 5: Arnheim-Nimwegen (Battalion level). Red team seems to win.
Choose this team for a medal in the player lsit. Shure thing.
OC 7: Wacht am Rhein (Westfront October 1944 - January 1945). Teams:
GER, UK, CAn,
Fr. First due date: End of OC 4.
Never played, because my player want only WWII Camerone, Jutland,
Leuthen, ST.Privat/Gravelotte, Koeniggraetz. Mayby one time.

Now time for some background:
INTRODUCTION AND CONCEPTS

Officers Club is a flexibel PBM wargame system which will player
allow to act as Formation or Unit commanders in historic battles.
Several scenarios will be played by teams of player.
       A wargame is like a chess game which originally was a training
exercise of battlefield tactics and analytic thinking for chinese
officer. But while a game of chess maintains a highly abstract view on
combat, a wargame in the tradition of the Prussian "Kriegspiel" tries
to simulate the tactical, operational or strategic battlefield reality
for training purposes or for the prediction of further military events
.
      The Wargames offered try to simulate historic military battles
just because of interest in military history and for fun. While  we
play we have not in mind to glorify war, military aggression or
ideologies of the past. In the games it is tried to maintain the
highest accuracy ("purist") in research and in the development of
presentation and execution.

In OC scenarios the common "rules" or  "charts" of common
"wargames" are not used by the players as  they would not be used by a
military commander in the field such like a "combat effect chart" or a
"movement points chart". They are not able to conduct military
operations as purely mathematical exercises of some game mechanism.
The game systems are entirely run  by the gamemaster/umpire
(Leitende). But the "Officer Manual" will give the basic military
information needed. The player uses only "real" means of conducting a
battle like maps, a pair of compasses, orders and other means of
communication, his own "eyes" and his personal knowledge of commanding
an formation or a unit. The scenarios include also an element of
roleplaying. Players can get involved in personal
combat or have for example, to hassle with superiors about artillery
support.
      The scenarios cover on the time scale from a minute up to a
historic day in large campaigns per game turn. Time can be manipulated
by the gamemaster to slow down or fasten up the game. The largest
formations are divisions and exceptionally corps while the smallest
units represented are squads or Commando's.  The terminology will
change according to the periode played.
The Games will be designed as team games of 16 or more player. In most
game player can join later on. An disadvantage as in most PBM Games is
not given.

Playing components

The following will be provided to you:

1. The Officers Manual in some szenario�s. Most importantd data via SB
(Stabsblatt).
2. The Scenario Information, called General Idea. Mostly via SB./
3. Your personal position information called Special Reports with
general and    personal order of battle, maps, and graphical
representation of your    surroundings, so that you  can actually
"see" what is going on. also    including a "narrative".
   Part 3 will be updated every turn .

Literatur:

Chochenhausen, F.E.E.A, Anleitung f�r Planaufgaben und Kriegspiel
kleinerer Verb�nde,1926.
Dupuy, T.N. Understanding War
Griepenkerl, Taktische Unterrichtsbriefe, 1892
H�rnauf, v.,Generalmajor a.D., Das Kriegspiel. Seine Anlage und
Leitung, 1935
Herzig, K., Der Sandkasten, 1971
Jane's Naval Wargame, 1912
Knoll,W.,Die Entwickelung des Kriegspiels in Deutschland bis 1945,
Milit�rgeschichte,1981,H.2
Knoll,W.,Kriegspiele der faschistischen Wehrmachtf�hrung als
Vorbereitung des �berfalls auf die UdSSR,Milit�rgeschichte,1982,S.459
Reisswitz, von, B.,"Instruction for the representation of Military
Maneuvers with the Kriegsspiel
Apparatus",1828 (�bersetzung von Bill Leeson, 5 St Agnell's Lane
Cottages, Hemel Hempstaed, Herts.HP2 HJ, UK  Tschischwitz,von, W.,
Anleitung zum Kriegsspiel, 1862
Schmidt, Hauptmann, Das preussische Kriegsspiel, 1873
Tschischwitz, M.v. Anleitung zum Kriegsspiel,1874
Verdy du Vermois, J.v., Beitrag zum Kriegspiel, 1877

About War:
Clausewitz, Carl von, Vom Kriege,1832
Chandler,D.G., The military Maxims of Napoleon,1987
Friedrich der Gro�e, Generalprinzipien des Krieges, 1747/48

Madness of War:
Werth,G.,Verdun, die Schlacht und der Mythos,1984

Now a less interstring but important part;
Costs (yet estimated):
1 biweekly move, except setup:
a. Mail: 11 Dutch Guilders (FL)  + Express costs overseas (Fl 3)
b. Diskette: FL 9 + Express costs overseas (Fl 3)
c. Fax: FL16+ Dutch Guilders (Europa), overseas don't know yet.
d. Internet (experitmental):  Dutch Guilders 7 (The "Stabsblatt"
probably must be send by
mail as also sometimes more paper work, maps, etc. will ev. arrive to
late and will be for a
significant part in German.
Setup OC 5: Just Stamps and some photocopies of the 1 : 25000 US Army
Map.
Setup OC 7: FL 25 or more, with lots of 1:200000 historical maps of
NL,Belg. and F.
You can send mony in your own currencie except of course rubels, lira
and such.

Clup members are at this moment:
Klasse: Magnificant Seven (Die glorreichen Sieben)
No 1  61  003 Jens Zahn, Witzfeldstra�e 75, D40667 MEERBUSCH 1,
02132-70303 RK,Ostmed., EB)
No 2  47  015 Markus Finger, Postfach 64, CH-3604 THUN, 033-369285
(Victoria Cross)
No 3  46  010 D.Andriese, St. Norbertuslaan 2, 5643 PN Eindhoven,,
040 - 122312. (Victoria Cross)
No 4  44  007 J.Kasperzak, Am Pannofen 5, D47595 GELDERN 02831-88886,
Fax 80866 (DSC, VwAbz)
No 5  38  005 Thomas Golser,Hubstr. 45, CH-8303 BASSERDORF, 018369878
(Roter Condor Orden)
No 6  20  019 Markus Jonda,  Theodor-Heuss-Stra�e 17, D-71672 Marbach
,  07144/13763 (EK1 Ostmedaillie)
No 7  13  027 Markus Fleck, Sch�naicherstr. 24, 72631 AICHTAL, Tel:
07127/59475 (DSO) Email:  flecki@studbox.uni-stuttgart.de
Klasse: Dirty Dozens  (Das dreckige Dutzend)
5 034 Guido Lux, Karl-Elsasser-Str. 17, 12347 BERLIN, 030-6253411 EK
II
5  032 Matthias Widdenl�bbert, Talstra�e 40, D-51702 BERGNEUSTADT,
02261,49269. EK II
3  035 Frank Wolter, Togostr.7, 13351 BERLIN, Tel.: 030/451 75 25.
IfStAbz
2 017 Ferdinant Knau�, Universit�tsstra�e 60, D-40225 D�SSELDORF,
Telf. 0211/319759 EK 1 O
2 031 Bob v. Dijk, TASCHKENT, Center 14; dom 10; kwartiera 45 ,
Usbekistan. O
Klasse: Kelly�s Heros  (Sto�trupp Gold)
2 031 H.Venema, Gagelstraat 9, 7601 CL ALMELO (O)
1  036  U.Kasperzak, Am Pannofen 5, D47595 GELDERN 02831-88886, Fax
80866
0 037 Clinton ......

Officer`s Club,Thomas Kolley,
Eburonenpoort 63, NL 3991 JV HOUTEN
(0)340375470  Immer au�er nach 20.00 Uhr und zwischen 18.00 und 19.15.
Email: Kolley@WorldAccess.nl

If you like this kind of games, this could be your place,

Would be nice to here from you.
Thomas Kolley
(no native english writer)