CLASSIFIED: Special Operations, 1940 - 2010 PDF Version released

From covert actions against insurgent groups and daring sabotage missions to precision strikes against fortified positions and reconnaissance deep behind enemy lines, the special forces units deployed by many nations are the spearhead of modern combat operations. Classified, the latest companion volume for Force on Force, allows wargamers to recreate any and all of them. With detailed background information, extensive orders of battle for the world’s preeminent special forces units, and a range of scenarios, Classified gives Force on Force players a detailed and realistic experience of modern special operations missions across the globe.
"Classified Special Operations" is the latest release for Force On Force. It will also be available in print on February 19th, 2013.

You can find it in AAG's webstore or wait for the printed version that will also be available via amazon etc.

TOMORROW'S WAR: an exclusive sneak peek at BY DAGGER AND TALON!

Republic of Arden National Guard Special Operations Forces (RANGSOF) insert into the Foix Gap via DTV-89's to conduct operations against the Darghaur flanks.

Darghaur recon troops operating covertly on Zero Palms.

Marshborn "Blood Claw" SPECOPS forces conducting a joint training operation with the USMC Force Special Operations Command (FSOC) on Zero Palms.

Pictures released by Shawn Carpenter on AAG forum. The pics are out of the upcoming scenario expansion "By Dagger and Talon" - a book for AAG's Tomorrow's War game.

TOMORROW'S WAR: an exclusive sneak peek!

Shawn has given away a sneak peek into the brand new (although slightly delayed) Osprey edition of Tomorrow's War! I can't wait to get my hands onto that book! It's even bigger than the Force On Force core rules. You'll love it, I promise.

Tomorrow's War: official cover revealed

Shawn, Robby and Peggy have revealed the official front cover artwork for the forthcoming (although delayed by one month) Tomorrow's War game.
Some guys were faster (thank you, dear workmates) posting this (cheers to Dropship Horizon's crew) - but hey.... you can't have everything. :-D

Ambush Valley Vietnam sneak peeks

The Force On Force supplement Ambush Valley Vietnam (by Piers Brand and Joe Trevithick) is going to be released in October, so Piers has been busy taking a lot of pictures of "on table action" for the book. He is not only an excellent painter, he also knows how to create some really impressive photos of miniatures. Some of them he released as a little preview of things to come. Enjoy (and thanks to Piers!)

*whispers* - guess what's coming for Force On Force in 2012

...and NO, it is not an apocalypse supplement. :-D Joseph McCullough of Osprey Publishing was talking about them and Ambush Alley Games teaming up in an interview he did with meeples&miniatures on April 1, 2011 and how the release schedule is looking like for this year and the forthcoming year 2012. As it is already confirmed, 2011 will see the supplements called

• Road To Baghdad


• Enduring Freedom


• Ambush Valley Vietnam


• Cold War Gone Hot

while 2012 seems to be supposed to see the release of

• Day Of The Rangers (new and expanded Somalia 1993 supplement)


• Bush Wars (various African wars)


• Contra (Central American conflicts, to include Panama and Grenada)


• Fallujah (US forces in Iraq 2004, one of the bloodiest battles fought during the campaign)

Force On Force and Road To Baghdad: more sample pages

Hello lads, I got some more pictures of pages taken out of the forthcoming Force On Force rules and the supplement Road To Baghdad. Frank Bauer of the German historical wargaming community Sweetwater Forum got a promotion copy of the books and released some photos he had taken. Thanks for that, Frank!

Force On Force and Road To Baghdad frontpages.

Road To Baghdad sample page. The first missions concentrate on USMC actions.

Force On Force sample page. Detailed rules for actions and reactions by infantry.

Force On Force sample page. Movement and terrain/obstacles.

Road To Baghdad sample page. A typical mission briefing, to include force composition and terrain layout. Furthermore enemy positions and mission objectives.

Force On Force: even more sneak peeks of the actual product

Piers got his brand new copy of Force On Force from Osprey (writing for them seems to get you some advantages - LOL). I thought you might as much like to look at the images showing all the fine detail of the book. Enjoy and kudos to Big P.

Ambush Valley Vietnam 1965-1975 Supplement: release in THIS year! UPDATED February 10, 2011

Gentlemen, Charly is somewhere out there.

Today it was announced that the supplement for Vietnam, which a lot of fans and gamers have had high hopes of re-release for, will be available in THIS year's October! While the first version of the book already had a 100+ fully coloured pages, the new release will be even bigger than that. And of course it comes with the expected Osprey quality and historical detail as well with stunning artwork and eye-candy above and beyond any other Vietnam rule set has offered before.

As Piers Brand (the author and Ambush Alley Games in-house painter and photographer) has put it:

"Can I just say that this book, compared to the original edition, is going to be something I suspect military historians interested in the period will purchase. Thanks to Joe Trevithick, my co-author on this one, we have quite possibly the first and complete, selection of T,O&Es for the period that collates around ten years of hard research work by Joe. This book will simply be a 'must have' for every Nam gamer. Its gonna be like no other. Add to that, 11 new scenarios, new rules in line with the new F-on-F edition and new pics and its gonna be something very special."

At this time it is available for pre-order through Amazon, but will also be through Osprey themselves, Ambush Alley Games themselves and bookdepository (uk).


UPDATE: February 10, 2011

Piers just gave me a list that I may provide for a preview of what sort of scenarios you can expect to get within Ambush Valley. Note that this is not final yet, there will be more than those!

1 - Battle of Ap Bac, 2nd January 1963
2 - First with Honour
3 - UNCONFIRMED
4 - Enemy at the Gate, 31st January 1968
5 - Shutting the Barn Door, 1st February 1968
6 - Battle of Ban Houei Sane
7 - The Ben Cam Sweep, 28th November 1969
8 - Firefight along the Dong Nai, June 1969
9 - Battle of Binh Ba, 6th–8th June 1969
10 - Battle of Prey Veng 1970
11 - Patton of the South, Bien Hoa Highway, 1975
12 - Operation Tailwind, September 1970

It's there!!!! Ambush Alley and Road To Baghdad - first glimpse into the final product

So this it guys, that's how the new Osprey Publishing release of Ambush Alley and the supplement Road To Baghdad is going to look like. As you can see, both books will come in fully coloured pages (all future releases will be), covered with real deal photos, nicely painted figures and Osprey's very own incredible artwork.

All books will cover the conflict they describe in detail (a "must have" speaking of an Osprey book!!) and provide you with scenarios to game these historical events, based upon what really happened. All source books will give you an idea of events, forces and men involved. The rule book will give you everything to start right away - with scenarios of different wars to show how versatile the actual rules really are: The rules cover all aspects of modern warfare from the confidence and supply level of troops to air-strikes and off-board artillery and incorporate tailored mechanics that allow the same rule-set to accommodate scenarios set anywhere from the end of World War II to the conflicts on today's news without sacrificing either character or playability. From infantry and armor to artillery and air support, Force on Force presents everything gamers need to recreate post-war warfare between conventional, combined-arms forces.

Thanks to my "boss" Shawn Carpenter for taking these pics. We hope to have been able to give you a feeling of what we are trying to achieve with every release for Ambush Alley's games! You will get a top quality wargame that plays different compared to anything you have ever gamed in the past. Trust me!

Update February 13, 2011:

Just found the first review for the new book(s)

http://dropshiphorizon.blogspot.com/2011/02/in-pipe-force-on-force-from-osprey.html

A word on the things to come

I thought I just give you guys a heads-up about what will be on the painting table next.

1. I received some S&S modern German Army soldiers that will act as my dismounts for a KSK Serval - they'll get head-swops for having the look of soldiers covering their faces with a Shemagh.
2. I have some elhiem Figures inbound to cover the missing positions of medic (US Army and one for the USMC), a point-man with Shotgun (one Army, one USMC), a sniper team for my German Bundeswehr (Shooter and Spotter), TOW Gunner (for some HMMWVs), gunners for .50cal (HMMWVs) and some other stuff that still needs to get finished for Iraq 2003+.
3. Finally - the decals have arrived for House Davion and House Kurita. The already finished models will get those applied soon.
4. The "Rifleman" is almost done, pictures to follow soon (weekend maybe, if I am quick).
5. Two HMMWVs for the USMC and one for the US Army will be finished soon. Pics to follow.

Other than the above list of the very next stuff to arrive for painting, I am very happy about the increase in "hits" onto this tiny little blog. When I wrote my new year's greetings the page had 19.800 something "hits".

We are not yet in February of this year and I just broke through 24.000 !!! That's 4000 times people visiting my blog in less than a month. I am speechless and feel honoured.

Please, keep your comments coming. I share my work to receive feedback. Thanks, to all of you.

TOMORROW'S WAR: an exclusive preview of eye-candy

Hello guys and welcome to an absolutely exclusive preview of some of the eye-candy that Osprey is going to stick into the new release of Ambush Alley Games' Tomorrow's War.

It's going to be released later this year, although you are currently still able to get yourself the .pdf version (old one) at www.ambushalleygames.com/tw.html

These pictures were given to me by Piers B., who is the in-house painter and photographer of AAG. The models shown are mostly Ground Zero Games 15mm range, while the bigger ones are from 28mm Pig Iron range of products.

Enjoy!

Sneak Peek - Osprey Publishing "Operation Enduring Freedom" pics

The first pic above is Piers' favourite. An exclusive sneak peek of the work that is going to be included in the forthcoming Osprey releases. This one goes into "Operation Enduring Freedom" - one of the supplements coming next year. The pic has been giving to me exclusively to be shown in my blog - thank you very much, mate. I really appreciate that and I am sure so do you guys out there, too!

I just received two pictures of Ambush Alley Games' senior In-House-Painter and Miniature-Photographer Piers Brand (aka "Big P from GMG"), showing what you can imagine to get in Osprey Publishing's forthcoming Force On Force Supplement "Operation Enduring Freedom". These are an exclusive sneak peak for all you supporters of the game out there!

Oh boy - and what outstanding eye candy they are! Well done, Piers!

"Operation Enduring Freedom" - coming to you in 2011.

Miniatures shown from Elhiem Figures (see my blog listing of sources for 20mm goodies), buildings in the background from Britannia.

A milestone: Ambush Alley Force On Force by Osprey Publishing now off to the printers

The forthcoming release of Force On Force by Osprey Publishing has made one huge step forward. The final version of the tester's drafts, including all corrections, additions, reviews, playtester's opinions etc. has been compiled into the final product by the authors and sent off to Osprey for print!
Not only that, but the first supplement "Road To Baghdad" also is close to being finished.

EDIT 03. Dec. 2010: "Road To Baghdad" has been finished and is off to the printers as well.

Furthermore, the team currently works on two more supplements that also will be released in 2011!

April 2011 - I cannot wait to get my copies of the books.

PS: amazon.com (USA) has the books up for pre-order already. Just type Ambush Alley Osprey Publishing into the search machine.

AWESOME NEWS!!! AAG and Osprey Publishing releasing new version of Ambush Alley Force On Force

AWESOME NEWS!! read above!! Click to zoom into picture!!