Finally taking a chance to catch up on some replies …

@suetoniuspaullinus – I love the way you’ve painted those PMCs, especially (and this may be a weird detail) – the “dusty boots and trousers.”  It looks like they’ve really been running around on those desert bases. It’s a great touch that adds a lot of realism.  Is “Ares Consulting” you’re own PMC firm?  😀

@mkultra99 – thanks for the tip on Missile Threat.  Checking it out on BGG I am actually a little intrigued by this entry in particular: “Detailed yet simple rules for Naval Vessels and Submarines. Naval Vessels can launch and recover helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft, and could potentially be caught unprepared for combat…”

The reason is we’re looking at next topics to cover on the Ops Center after the Arab Israeli Wars Part 04.  A leading contender is the Falklands 1982.  The reason I want to do this conflict, and sooner rather than later, is it’s one of the rare opportunities to do NAVAL combat in moderns.  Let’s face it, regular armies vs. insurgents of some description is something that happens all the time in post-1945 warfare, any kind of moderate-large scale naval combat is a rare beast in “modern” era wargaming.

Of course Larry Bond’s “Harpoon” is always an option, but MAN … that game is heavy.  A lighter, easier, more entry-level and flexible version might be better for when / if we tackle this topic.

Thanks @rastamann – those counters look great!  I fear I would would have to put on my “grandpa” reading glasses to see them, even at .75″, though.  That is a nice, big counter, though.  The hex sizes sound very similar to Valor & Victory, is you donwload and print the available map sheets at the standard size presented.

MMP’s update for Panzer Leader … eh … I wasn’t that impressed.  I’m assuming you’re talking about “Hill of Death?”  They did add mechanics for commanders, if I’m not mistaken, which I do find interesting.  But honestly most of the “improvements” to the system were already corrected in Arab-Israeli Wars, and most PB/PL fans were already retrofitting those game mechanics back to WW2 scenarios for PanzerBlitz or Panzer Leader.  Add to this the huge piles of outstanding material people are publishing on their own (Imaginativestrategist.com, PatStorto.com, Gregpanzerblitz.com) – new maps, thousands of new counters, new settings to include 1919 theoretical WW1 extensions, Japanese vs. Soviets in 1938-1945,  US in an invasion of Japan 1946 hypotheticals, Cold War, Gulf War 1991, Iraq War 2003, every possible WW2 historical scenario, Desert Leader, ParaLeader, Finnish Blitz, PanzerBlitz 1941, PanzerBlitz 1942, Italian Panzer Leader, Hungarian, Italian, Finnish, Polish, French (for Panzer Leader 1940 by both Raymond Cruz and later redone by Alan Arvold), all Mike Bettinghof’s work, Brian Train’s work, Byron Henderson’s writeups and campaigns …

It’s literally become it’s own universe, all driven and supported pretty much solely by the community.  😀

I will totally check out Naval Command, as again, I am in the market for something easy to use for possible Falklands naval wargaming.  😀 Thanks for the heads up!