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What is the razor's edge? I was wee when the Falklands War happened. Except for the headlines, I knew little about it. That changed a few summers ago when I participated in a professional wargame run for Royal Marine Commando officers. In the game the officers controlled the British task force, and had to gain air and naval dominance before an amphibious landing, climaxing with a land battle for the hills outside of Port Stanley. The crux of the exercise was the choice of am

Can Battlegroup Clash: Baltics model Ukraine’s new approach to combined arms manoeuvre? I read with great interest this excellent new insight paper from Dr Jack Watling of RUSI. Titled ‘Emergent Approaches to Combined Arms Manoeuvre in Ukraine’ it looks at how Ukraine forces are developing their own approach to combined arms manoeuvre, and what NATO forces might take from it. Aside from academic interest, I read with half a mind on how well Battlegroup Clash: Baltics (BC:B)

Playtesting, and how the game models EW and drone warfare Hello, this is the third designer diary for Battlegroup Clash: Baltics . In...

There have been a number of developments in relation to Battlegroup Clash: Baltics to catch up on, as I highlight below. More...