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Ta. Three in a row now; it can't last!
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If you aren't already aware of them

https://sumer2sargon.blogspot.com/

and

https://sumerianshakespeare.com/2701.html

are good places to start, not just for military stuff but to get a sense of how Sumerian civilisation worked.

For a more military focus, Warlord Games have a series of excellent, short articles covering the Sumerians, Akkadians, Elamites, Zagros (and other) Highlanders and the desert dwelling Martu/ Amurru/ Amorites

https://www.warlordgames.com/history-sumerian-akkadian-warfare-part-1-military-development/
https://www.warlordgames.com/history-sumerian-akkadian-warfare-part-2-army-organisation/
https://www.warlordgames.com/history-sumerian-akkadian-warfare-part-3-troop-types/
https://www.warlordgames.com/history-sumerian-akkadian-warfare-part-4-battles/
https://www.warlordgames.com/history-the-early-elamites/
https://www.warlordgames.com/history-highland-tribes-of-the-zagros-mountains-gutians-and-lullubi/
https://www.warlordgames.com/history-early-desert-nomads/

Depending on your level of interest that will either get you started or tell you more than you ever wanted to know!  :)

Thank you so much. I hadn’t known about these! The article series was written by good ol‘ Nigel Stillman himself. I‘ll have a look and will let you know my thoughts — meanwhile I got hold of a copy of this volume:
https://www.amazon.de/Warfare-Ancient-Near-East-1600/dp/0415255899/ref=sr_1_1?__mk_de_DE=ÅMÅŽÕÑ&crid=2G1UI7BQJO348&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.qV2OHruetLHt2q7DPTESNGwNvPmIJX4zC97airT0UWyC-b3PC5UeiUfqQPWjVQyS_EFf0xDFh3aVEv7Oyatu2oDSyuXFKQzZwxmEsgVVThkB3wAGxJTHe0jR5mMK7b3WZA3ksQBcIu0U22PN_VRZVu3AgE7uMC5cT9Ed4oE7idQxI9s1c5lvxlXzKbPkEU2WU8exlghgo8OY6lgRFUweWV8rMOxnhRXoTJLe75ED284.icf-UayApbCSsmj7q44davQG3lyQFC9TFpI4CpZ4q1A&dib_tag=se&keywords=Warfare+near+east&qid=1718167191&sprefix=warfare+near+east%2Caps%2C144&sr=8-1

I had hoped for good pictures and thus bought the softcover version, but from a first flipping through the pages I can say that the cheaper ebook will work fine, too. Haven’t read much yet, so I don’t have a real opinion, yet.
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Back of Beyond / Re: More Poles
« Last post by SJWi on June 12, 2024, 05:18:52 AM »
RogerC, lovely looking work.  My mates and I have considered gaming this period 15mm but never got going. Which ruleset do you plan to use?
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Post-Apocalyptic Tales / Re: Zona Alfa/Kontraband: The Depot at Devnya
« Last post by Manchu on June 12, 2024, 04:46:52 AM »
You got them looking super creepy —great job!
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Post-Apocalyptic Tales / Re: (Commercial) County Road Z solo rules from Modiphius
« Last post by Manchu on June 12, 2024, 04:46:24 AM »
The YT channel World of Wargaming has a fairly extensive campaign:

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4hO0duS0tXyAe4XCvLkBrApYH7wKAmp6&si=g3iE7cVJFTa-7VAI
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Super looking game FK and well done on getting a win! :)
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Post-Apocalyptic Tales / Re: Zona Alfa/Kontraband: The Depot at Devnya
« Last post by Dentatus on June 12, 2024, 02:45:13 AM »
The Snorks? Those are Anvil Industries figs.
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A couple more. The Philistines had hired a lot of Libyans and Sherden, while the Midianites had grabbed every available Arab tribe, a few Hebrews, and some Elamites. Ugh - unshielded medium infantry against an army with plenty of archers are a nightmare troop type.
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A Philistine raid into Arabia. I won, in a battle decided more than a little by luck.
10mm Pendraken, Newlines, Irregular Miniatures, Magister Militum (RIP), and Lancashire. Mat by Tiny Wargames.
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Future Wars / Re: Star Wars: The Acolyte [Spoilers on the North Ridge!]
« Last post by Condottiere on June 12, 2024, 02:15:04 AM »
I enjoyed the two eppisodes so far.

I am wrapping my head around the timelines in terms of knowing what to call this. Rogue one is a prequel, but between the prequel trilogy and the original trilogy so its a sort of pre-.5-quel. Same with Obi Wan I guess. This series is a prequel of the prequel trilogy...

Anyway, if this show was, say, on TV back in the 90's or early 2000's I think folks would be a tad more accomodating of less than movie levels of acting.

Mando gave various relatively young and less experienced directors a go.

For me it's about being able to enjoy it. I like the plot so far. It doesn't need to be movie level heavy for me. I just need to see the universe and tangible stories being played out within that setting.

The tech; love the pip-droid, I also love the nod at going fully automated by droid can be dangerous/risky.

No need to overthink it. This series is set around 100 years before the prequels.
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