<t> I think of it as an opportunity to return a favor.<br/> <br/> I wouldn't care if the same battle were posted here 100 times, as if I grew tired of AAR's on the battle I would probably just stop reading them. I was happy to PBEM for the first time and contribute something to the forum. I'm certai...

<t> Osprey,<br/> <br/> Sir! I could point out a couple of facts:<br/> <br/> 1) I was playing a real opponent.<br/> 2) I ended my AAR's with an explanation; the second primarily because of your rudeness.<br/> <br/> I suppose you thought you were making a point by posting an AAR on something other tha...

<t> At 1120 on Day 2 the Confederate commander asked for terms. He was down to less than 100 artillery rounds and had determined that he had sufficient ammunition remaining for neither offensive or defensive operations. As the Union commander I saw no game in killing men who had fought so bravely an...

<t> I apologize, however I took the criticism to heart. I look at the number of AAR's posted and can see that the board hasn't exactly been burning up. Another Gettysburg? Nothing has been posted since the last battle ended months ago. <br/> <br/> If a person wishes to have a different battle repres...

Sorry if the battle choice isn't to your liking. I'll do everyone a favor and cease the AAR immediately. Thanks for the post.

Neal.....

<r> Rob and I restarted Gettysburg and have made it to 1400 on Day One without any of the previous zip problems. It could be that being my first PBEM I didn't get the zip process quite right a couple of times.<br/> <br/> I decided to pursue a different approach, immediately withdrawing Buford's divi...

<t> It looks like it will be a restart after all. Rob feels the game is lost, although I did point out to him (correctly, I believe) that Heth's division had their butts handed to them historically to the point of withdrawing to Herr Ridge to await help from Pender's division. The success these two ...

Rob's reply was basically he feels it doesn't matter because he's outclassed. I don't believe this to be the case, and there's a lot of fighting left to be done.
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I've offered a restart if he'd like, but for now it seems we'll continue.

<t> We continue to have sporadic problems with the zip files, and after trying to rezip my last turn I felt there was no option but to reload Rob's last turn. I hated doing this, as new die rolls could result in different results for my offensive fire and melee phases.<br/> <br/> My movement phase w...

<r> Situation Report as of 1220:<br/> <br/> The Union left wing is somewhat heavily engaged, however it hasn't turned into a knife-fight yet, and Pender's deployment has become much clearer. The cavalry reconnaissance was immediately surrounded and elimated by what appears to have been 2 brigades-wo...

<r> Situation Report: 1200 hours<br/> <br/> The tentative confederate advance continues, however my deployments have been discovered, at least in part. Elements of Brockenbrough's and Archer's brigades, comprising the right flank of Heth's division, advanced ran into Buford's cavalry in McPherson's ...

<r> Situation Report as of the conclusion of the Union 1140 phase:<br/> <br/> The uncrewed artillery piece at McPherson's farm was destroyed by an artillery fire mission. I suppose Rob really didn't want me to recrew that weapon lol. To compensate the for the loss of observation, I did manage to get...

<r> As of 1120 Heth's division begins advancing. Probably the two heavier brigades (Davis and Pettigrew) appear to be deployed generally to the confederate left of the Pike. A cavalry reconnaisaince mission I deployed, however, came under fire from previously unobserved infantry from one of the othe...

<t> 1040:<br/> <br/> A third brigade of Heth's division appeared over the crest and is deploying north of the turnpike. MG Reynolds (I Corps) observed no movement on the left flank and still no activity noted to the right either. Rob may have simply taken the time to reorganize disrupted units and a...

Hi Ashantai,

I hope it's worth the reading lol

<r> A note: Rob has expressed interest in running his own AAR on our battle. I told him how I'm including the screen shots, however he may need a better explanation. Any help from one of our members would be appreciated [:)]<br/> <br/> <br/> As of 1020:<br/> <br/> Elements of two of Heth's brigades ...

<t> 1000 saw mixed results for the Union. The 3rd West Virginia's attempt to locate and capture Heth's division trains was ambushed and eliminated by a 500(+) regiment, probably from Pettigrew's brigade. The good news being that there are at least 500 fewer rebel infantry pressing down on the rest o...

<r> The 0920 turn saw the Rebel infantry seemingly content to form up in advance of the unlimbering artillery batteries to protect the guns from my cavalry. A minimum amount of small arms fire was exchanged, resulting in 25 Union and 50 Confederate casualties. Rob's artillery did a nice counter-batt...

<t> At 0900 the Confederates advanced in pursuit of the retreating 12th Illinois Cavalry and were surprised to find Buford's division deployed and ready for action far forward of where they were expected. In the exchange of fire which followed the Rebels lost a second brigade commander, with BG Davi...

<t> Hello to any observers,<br/> &nbsp;<br/> We're having a technical problem with my zip files, which we're trying to resolve. Hopefully we will get moving again soon. As I stated earlier, this is my&nbsp;first PBEM and I'm still getting the hang of it&nbsp;[:(]<br/> &nbsp;<br/> Nea...