CDG 65 – Chinese Defense at Shanghai, 1937
As Lieutenant Colonel Xie Jinyuan, YOU lead outnumbered Chinese troops facing the surging Japanese army at Shanghai, 1937, in this Combat Decision Game.
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Articles by Andrew H. Hershey
CDG 64 – Battle of Cholm Pocket, 1942
As German Major General Theodor Scherer In this Combat Decision Game YOU lead a surrounded battle group in a desperate attack against Red Army forces.
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CDG 63 – Battle on Golan Heights, 1973
This CDG places readers in the role of Captain Meir Zamir, as YOU lead an Israeli tank company facing a powerful Syrian attack.
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CDG 62 – Anglo-Egyptian War, 1882
Combat Decision Game No. 62 places readers in the role of Lt. Gen. Garnet Wolseley, leading British troops in an attack to decide the fate of Egypt in the 1882 Anglo-Egyptian War.
Read MoreCDG 61 – Japanese Defense of Nomonhan, 1939
This Combat Decision Game places you in the role of Japanese Major Tomiji Kajikawa, a battalion commander in the Kwantung Army. Defend against an attack by a strong Soviet infantry and tank force and then move on to capture Nomonhan.
Read MoreCDG 60 – French Foreign Legion in Mexico, 1863
Armchair General magazine challenges you to find the best solution for a battalion of French Foreign Legionnaires facing 800 Mexican cavalry near Camerone, Mexico, in 1863, in this interactive Combat Decision Game.
Read MoreCDG 59 – Polish Motorized Infantry Attack, 1944
In this decision-making game you must choose the best course of action for a Polish motorized rifle battalion attempting to seize the French town of Chambois and close the Falaise Gap in August 1944.
Read MoreCDG 58 – World War I in Africa, 1914
Assume the role of Lt Col Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck as he leads the German East Africa colony’s Schutztruppe – colonial security troops – in an attack on a large British force that has invaded the Tanga Peninsula in ‘World War I in Africa, 1914.’
Read MoreCDG 57 – Canadian Infantry Attack, 1944
Command Decision Game No. 57 places you in the role of Brigadier John Godfrey “Jock†Spragge, commander of 7th Infantry Brigade, 3d Canadian Division. Your mission is to attack across the Leopold Canal near Antwerp and establish and hold bridgeheads.
Read MoreCDG 56 – British Rifle Brigade in World War I, 1915
The article below is an abridged version of Combat Decision Game #56, “British Rifle Brigade in World War I, 1915,†written by Andrew H. Hershey. Additional text and illustrations appear in the May 2013 edition of Armchair General® magazine, where you’ll also find additional interactive articles based on an Italian attack at Bir Hakeim, 1942, and Hooker at Chancellorsville, 1863. On newsstands now. This CDG places readers in the role of Colonel George Handcock Thesiger, commander of the British 4th Battalion, the Rifle Brigade, charged with recapturing key positions at Saint Eloi lost just hours ago to a German attack. Armchair General® challenges YOU to take command of this historical battle. Here’s how to get in on the action: READ the article carefully DEVELOP your own solution to this tactical dilemma RECORD your solution on the CDG map and form from the attached PDF. SEND to Armchair General® by April 26, 2013 Winning solutions will be announced in the September 2013 issue. However, those eager to read the historical outcome...
Read MoreCDG 55 – Spanish Blue Division in Russia, 1943
In this decision-making game YOU command a regiment of Spanish volunteers fighting for Germany against a powerful Red Army attack in 1943.
Read MoreCDG 53 – Battle of Kohima, 1944
In this Command Decision Game, you take on the role of a British brigade commander in Burma, 1944, and chose the best solution to defend Kohima against a powerful Japanese attack.
Read MoreCDG 52 – Hungarian Freedom Fighters, 1956
As the leader of an ad hoc group of freedom fighters, YOU must decide how to destroy Soviet tanks in the streets of Budapest during the Hungarian Revolution of 1956
Read MoreCDG 51 – Battle of St. Mihiel, 1918
In this free Command Decision Game, you take on the role of U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. John A. Lejeune leading a division comprised of both U.S. Marines and U.S. Army infantry to assault strong German positions near the town of St. Mihiel in 1918.
Read MoreCDG 50 – 82nd Airborne Division in Sicily, 1943
In this Command Decision Game, you are Col. James M. Gavin, commander of 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR), U.S. 82d Airborne Division, leading an ad hoc force in Sicily, 1943, when you encounter elements of the Herman Goering Division.
Read MoreCDG 49 – Saladin vs. Crusaders, 1187
A decision-making game in which the player chooses the best course of action for Saladin, sultan and commander of his region’s combined Saracen forces, to defeat a Crusader army under Guy de Lusignan in Palestine, 1187 AD.
Read MoreCDG 48-Japanese Defense of Saipan, 1944
A Command Decision Game in which you must choose the best course of action for the Japanese defense of Saipan in 1944.
Read MoreCDG 47 – Clarke at the Battle of Nancy, 1944
In this interactive decision-making game you assume the role of U.S. colonel Bruce C. Clarke, commander of Combat Command A (CCA), 4th Armored Division, as you prepare to encircle the German-held city of Nancy, France, in September 1944.
Read MoreCDG 46 – Zeebrugge Raid, 1918
An interactive decision-making game in which you choose the best course of action for a British raid on Zeebrugge, Belgium, in April 1918 to bottle up U-boats in their pens.
Read MoreCDG 41 – Winter War, Finland, 1940
This decision-making challenge places you in the role of a Finnish infantry commander facing the ponderous but powerful Red Army in Finland, 1940.
Read MoreCDG 39 – Bocage Busting! Normandy 1944
You assume the role of Brig. Gen. Norman D. ‘Dutch’ Cota, assistant commander of US 29th Infantry Division, tasked with choosing the best plan for ‘bocage busting,’ breaking through the formidable German defenses in the hedgerows of Normandy, 1944.
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