Baloogan Campaign

Hi Wargamers!

I’m going to be streaming live today (Wednesday) at 5:00 pm PDT!

I decided I couldn’t wait till the weekend to continue Operation Lightning Strike; I really wanted to continue the scenario.

• Part 1 Pakistan Crisis

After the F-16 flights dueled some JF-17 elements northern Pakistan erupts into a cacophony of active radar emitters and new bogies! The F-22s are within 150 nm of the Pakistani coast! And some new surface contacts are detected between India and Pakistan! What will happen next? I have no idea…

I’ve upgraded my internet service, now I get 2.5 mbps rather than 0.5 mbps upload which means a faster, higher quality stream. An example of the new quality is the upload of my first Baloogan Highlight, in which I look at offensive electronic warfare.

• Baloogan Highlights Electronic Warfare

Time till the stream goes live is listed on the sidebar on the right.

As always I’ll try to answer any questions you might have about the game or about naval operations and tactics. Please pass the word!

Episode 2 (streamed live on 9/29) I started off with one of the scenarios bundled with the game; it was set in 2014 and I tangled with a few Chinese made PAC JF-17 Thunder above northern Afghanistan.

• Part 1 Pakistan Crisis
  I play through Operation Lightning Strike. There is nothing more frightening to U.S. military planners than nuclear weapons falling into the wrong hands. Unfortunately the most likely places this could happen also present significant political and military challenges.
• Part 2 Google Earth Livestream
  After that I tested out a utility I made to live stream or geostream data from Command into Google Earth on my stream’s viewers’ computers.
• Part 3 GIUK Sandbox
  A sandbox GIUK 1980 scenario between a Soviet SAG (Surface Action Group) and American forces stationed on Iceland with a CVBG (Carrier Battle Group) moving to help oppose the Soviets.
• Part 4 Shoot That Sat
  Someone in the stream’s chat had a question about ASAT weapons; so I immideately set out to intercept a Kosmos Soviet satellite using F-15 Eagles armed with ASM-135 ASAT anti-satellite multi-stage missiles. I expended 2 ASM-135’s and scored one hit on the ELINT sat.
  Video of the impact!!!

Its been an absolute blast streaming! I’m going to be streaming every Saturday at 5PM PDT for the next few weeks; so please tune in! I will be awnsering questions in the chat about the game, and about what I know about naval military history and fiction.

Thanks for tuning in.

Hi Everyone,

I’ve started streaming Command: Modern Air/Naval Operations; did two huge sessions of streaming Command gameplay this weekend. About 8 hours all told!

Episode 1 (streamed live on 9/28) is a recording of a game play stream which was broadcast live Friday night. I took questions from the chat room throughout; and talked about the thinking process one goes though when playing Command.

• Part 1 Air Tutorial
  I play though the Air Tutorial while explaining terrain masking and other radar sensor oriented details.
• Part 2 Submarine Tutorial
  I play though the Submarine Tutorial, sink 2 ships, 1 sub and evade a few torpedoes while discussing sonar physics and modern submarine ASW & ASuW tactics.
• Part 3 Syria Sandbox
  Who knew nuking Syria with Israeli nukes would be so fun? I make up a sandbox scenario with 100+ Syrian air defense battalions being cleared out by a number of megaton ballistic missiles.

Coming next: Episode 2 is currently uploading; in it I played another non-tutorial scenario that came with the game, Operation Lightning Strike. As well as tested a Google Earth Live Geostream of Command game play. Then I created a sandbox GIUK 1980 scenario between a Soviet SAG (Surface Action Group) and American forces stationed on Iceland with a CVBG (Carrier Battle Group) moving to help oppose the Soviets. Finally, I intercepted a Soviet satellite using F-15 Eagles armed with ASM-135 ASAT anti-satellite multi-stage missiles.

• Episode 2 Part 4 Shoot That Sat

Thanks to all who watched the streams; especially whoever wanted to see a satellite interception. That was fun!