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 Welcome to my page. The goal of Slowburn is to post narrative playthroughs of analogue conflict simulations, solitaire or otherwise along with a bit of commentary and observations and the odd bit of historical context depending on what is on the table.

When I'm not working on conflict simulation, I am based out of New Zealand's North Canterbury and I work as a software engineer in the financial technology sector, moonlighting as a part-time firefighter. I'm also a keen gym-goer and have a big interest in geopolitics and history.

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The Hunters - Prologue

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1/6/1939 Kapitanleutnant zur See Wilhelm Pöpel (Crew 31) assigned to U-34 (Type VIIA), Unterseebootsflottille Saltwedel (2nd) at Wilhelmshaven. The venerable Type VIIA Crew assignments are as follows: KptLt Wilhelm Pöpel ObLtzS Benno Pfefferberg LtzS Emil Fleck ObLt Gustav Sanner Marineassistenzarzt Laurens Laar Obersteuermann Harri Reichart Bootsmann Fabio Adelman Maschinist Timm Mencken Maschinistenmaat Alois Bachmann Maschinistenmaat Oskar Band Matrose (Maschinen) Marius Von Bingen Matrose (Maschinen) Luka Schiff Matrose (Maschinen) Albin Schwarzenegger Torpedmechaniker Marvin Dassler Torpedmechaniker Rob Hertzog Matrose (Torpedo) Steffen Prantl Matrose (Torpedo) Piet Widmann Matrose (Torpedo) Maxi Stauffer Matrose (Torpedo) Finn Himmelblau Funkmaat Meik Elser Funkmaat Yannick Hoehman Matrose (Funker) Oliver Heilprin Steuermannsmaat Konrad Lasch Steuermannsmaat Laurens Lehman Steuermannsmaat Elias Neuhaus Obergefreiter Benedikt Sulzberger Obergefreiter Lio Brestrich Gefreiter Rayko ...
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The Hunters - September 1939

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  1/9/1939 Outbreak of hostilites following a punitive German invasion of Poland due to Polish attacks on the border which led to declarations of war against Germany by the United Kingdom and France. BdU intends to carry out a commerce raiding campaign to isolate the United Kingdom, as such u-boat operations will be focused on the Western Approaches of the British Isles, with long range boats patrolling further afield to the Spanish and West African Coasts. Primary targets are individual merchant ships travelling alone. Allied aircrews are few and inexperienced and should not pose a major threat against u-boats. Crews are warned that the new G7e Electric torpedoes are still suffering from a number of teething problems hindering their effectiveness, and these should be used with caution. Significant number of u-boats already at sea on combat patrols.  Assigned patrol duty on the Western Approaches of the British Isles. To depart within the next 48 hours. 3/9/1939 Depart port at...
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First Post - Welcome!

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 Welcome to Slowburn, where I'll be posting some narrative playthroughs of various analogue conflict simulations along with historical insights and observations. The intention is for this to be a long-running blog covering this, as I have a very extensive backlog to get through. First on the table will be  The Hunters: German U-Boats at War, 1939-43  by GMT Games. Watch this space to see more as it develops! Cheers!
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