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Andrew Frantz

@redcoatandrew.bsky.social

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Park ranger, proud dad of two, husband, football and baseball enthusiast, and avid historical wargamer. All views my own. 🎗️🟠🇺🇸

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Andrew Frantz @redcoatandrew.bsky.social · 2d

On the third attempt, the British push into Fontenay!!

Andrew Frantz @redcoatandrew.bsky.social · 2d

As casualties grow and all the supporting armour gets lost in the mist, the British call off their attack.

Andrew Frantz @redcoatandrew.bsky.social · 2d

Vicious firefight ensues…

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Andrew Frantz @redcoatandrew.bsky.social · 3d

Will give it a look!

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Andrew Frantz @redcoatandrew.bsky.social · 3d

Hoping so! The solo bots that have appeared in the Lard Mags (playing against “SID”) are quite fun, too!

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Andrew Frantz @redcoatandrew.bsky.social · 3d

Just gives a little more friction than a standalone solo game. Started it with Scottish Corridor back in 2019, but didn’t take it far!

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Andrew Frantz @redcoatandrew.bsky.social · 3d

Thanks! Had started something similar pre-pandemic but hadn’t followed thru.

Andrew Frantz @redcoatandrew.bsky.social · 3d

Trying to keep myself sane during shutdown with a Pint Sized Campaign for Chain of Command, with a twist. @herrbrush67.bsky.social & @andycrow.bsky.social will be acting as COs, choosing supports and issuing broad orders for each game and I’ll play the actions out. #spreadthelard

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Andrew Frantz @redcoatandrew.bsky.social · Aug 16

Thanks to a great shot from a Pak36 a perfectly-timed mortar barrage, and a string of three phases just when he needed, young Owen gets a second unit of the table to secure victory!

Andrew Frantz @redcoatandrew.bsky.social · Aug 16

Some 1940 Chain of Command with the boy. Would help if I’d read the scenario (Blitzkrieg) correctly, but still hanging in there. #spreadthelard

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Andrew Frantz @redcoatandrew.bsky.social · Aug 13

Working on some Brickskrieg units with Owen

Andrew Frantz @redcoatandrew.bsky.social · Aug 5

And I suppose you can be the one person in the world playing Big Chain of Command with an all Slovak force.

Andrew Frantz @redcoatandrew.bsky.social · Aug 5

Didn’t you already have a Paul Hicks-sculpted platoon?

Andrew Frantz @redcoatandrew.bsky.social · Jul 31

@northstarfigs.bsky.social any chance we’ll see another Silver Bayonet single figure sale this year?

Andrew Frantz @redcoatandrew.bsky.social · Jul 21

Exhibit B

Andrew Frantz @redcoatandrew.bsky.social · Jul 21

Suffice it to say, Owen had a great time playing games at Historicon!

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Andrew Frantz @redcoatandrew.bsky.social · Jul 17

Historicon bound!

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Andrew Frantz @redcoatandrew.bsky.social · Jun 25

First play of my most recent Kickstarter - WWII Commander Vol II Market-Garden from @compassgames! Only three turns in but really enjoying it. Nice operational feel without too much crunch!

Andrew Frantz @redcoatandrew.bsky.social · Jun 25

And Chris just announced a summer sale!

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Andrew Frantz @redcoatandrew.bsky.social · Jun 23

That was the one I was referring to

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Andrew Frantz @redcoatandrew.bsky.social · Jun 23

Typical of Pen & Sword. I have 3 Great War books of their with the same soldier on the spine.

Andrew Frantz @redcoatandrew.bsky.social · Jun 23

Totally get that! Plenty of fun little engagements out that way - and a great Sharp Practice scenario supplement for it, too!

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Andrew Frantz @redcoatandrew.bsky.social · Jun 23

And I mean that as no disrespect to Ed, who was an inspiration to me & countless other NPS folks, but you write for your target audience and the reading public was not the focus of those. The second volume of Wil Greene’s trilogy came out in April. Really enjoy those. Just so few books on Petersburg

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Andrew Frantz @redcoatandrew.bsky.social · Jun 23

That paperback has been promised for years (at least since 2021), so we’ll see. Took forever to get a reprint of “The Last Citadel” for the park. The Bearss book is informative, but is just reformatted versions of internal reports are wrote for the NPS. Definitely some more engaging ones out there.

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Andrew Frantz @redcoatandrew.bsky.social · Jun 23

You’ll be pleased to know that one of the other special programs I did last week was about the 1st Maine Heavy Artillery, whose fateful charged is immortalized on the wall of the Shed O’ War!