Saturday, August 14, 2021

Episode 278: Good Evening Starshells

We hope you enjoyed the lovely opening song on this episode; Good Evening Starshells.  The lyrics can be found at the bottom of this post. Are there letters? yes, there are.
There is a song by Men at Work called Down Under and it left quite an  impression on us North Americans.  Perhaps that song's influence led to the title of the newest offering from MMP.   It is Action Pack #16 From the Land Down Under.

 There are always rules to learn, so we are going to tackle part one of the "To Hit" Rules.  


SHOWTIMES
0:01 Song Good Evening Starshells
3:45 Banter
11:40 Letters
27:50 What's in the Box?
35:00 Rules
104:35  Total Running Time 

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Good Evening Starshells

Concept: Chris Gammon
Lyrics: Chris Gammon and Dennis Donovan
Performed by: The 2 Half-Squads Singers

Good evening starshells
Stalingrad says hello, You twinkle above us, We need light below. 

Good evening starshells
This night will be long, You are so illuminating, What could possilbly go wrong?

SMC or an, Armor Leader need to roll, a 4 or less you know. 
CE AFV Crew, or an MMC, need a 2 or less, yo. 
Think those IR mortars, they'll do a good jobba
Slinging starshells all night long. 

Good evening starshells
There's no moon in the skies. The NVR's one tonight, where's all those bad guys?

SMC or an, Armor Leader need to roll, a 4 or less you know. 
The SMC's told us, fire some and make sure you roll really low, low. 
Think those IR mortars, they'll do a good jobba
Slinging starshells all night long.  

Can you hear me praying for a, a star shell, What could go wrong?
All night long, shell thing, shell, shell, shell, slinging, sling, fling, shoot a shell. 

Yeah we can sling fling, sling, some sling a shell.  Fling, sling, some, fire off, something. 




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Sunday, August 1, 2021

Episode 277: Pentland's Palette



Box Art Review Extravaganza. Yes, it is an interview with THE David Pentland of Advanced Squad Leader (and many other companies) box art fame. Get the inside scoop on the techniques and tactics of a premier Military Artist, right here on this podcast!

SHOWTIMES
1:00 Banter?  No there is not!
1:01 Interviews! Yes, there is much.
58:05  Total Running Time 

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Saturday, July 17, 2021

Episode 276: Steelworks and Wrecks

Thanks to listener Nelson Isada we received The Steelworks for review, and for keeps. Yipee Yahoo! Listen to our rules section to see what you know, don't know (or perhaps have forgotten), about vehicle wrecks in the greatest game in the world; Advanced Squad Leader. 

SHOWTIMES
1:00 Banterino
11:06 Contest Winners (Pod and Twit)
21:00 What's in the Box?
41:00 Rules (Wrecks) 
?00:42  Total Running Time 

The 2 Half-Squads is brought to you by Ritter Krieg and our Patreons. Theme song by Derek Miller

Nate is the big winner! Special thanks to 
Bill Cauble for donating the prizes. 





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Friday, July 2, 2021

Episode 275: DC Dynamos


Episode 275? Wow! Where did the time go?  We couldn't think of any better guests to bring on to such a momentous show than these two distinguished gents from the DC Conscripts; Andy Goldin and John Gorkowski.  It's a rollicking and rolling interview about all things ASL but especially about the East Coast gaming scene. Enjoy.

SHOWTIMES
1:00 Banter?  No there is not!
1:01 Interviews!
1:00:42  Total Running Time 




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Tuesday, June 15, 2021

Episode 274: Brevity Biazza Booyah!

Early version of Map
We'd like to make a confession.... we incorrectly named the Bravo Biazza show.
We meant to call it the Bravo Brevity show.  So, while both shows are about two of the great new games from Advancing Fire, this show covers Brevity Assault. This system uses some colored lines to delineate the levels on the map. Fantastic touch!  Dave gives a run down of the scenarios contained therein. Join us!

SHOWTIMES
1:00 Banter
6:30 Letters

10:48 Contest Announced
32:11 What's in the Box? Biazza Ridge
1:05:52  Total Running Time 


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The views and opinions expressed on The 2 Half-Squads are not necessarily those of the hosts. 


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Tuesday, June 1, 2021

Episode 273: You Bet Paul Works!

Paul Works
Paul Works is a contributor to the Advanced Squad Leader Hobby who has been doing so for a long time. He helped get the Kansas City March Madness Tournament going when Mike Reed (Episode 267) had to stop. Paul has a long and storied involvement with wargames and ASL in particular. He also works with the Navy and gets to play wargames there too.  What a job! What an ASL contributor!

It's another great interview that you will not want to miss.  

SHOWTIMES
1:00 Banter (Hamburger Hill Film and Atlantic Crossing)
11:20 Contest Winner Announced 
17:15 Interview with Paul 
1:05:28  Total Running Time 

Paul and friends at March Madness




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The views and opinions expressed on The 2 Half-Squads are not necessarily those of the hosts. 


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