JP

Analyst, force development, grumpy MF

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@pinstripedline @OverclockersUK Not sure if they use DPD as they're local to me, but my last two machines have been from https://t.co/rNUwiuikTD and they've been great

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@WeHaveWaysPod @almurray @James1940 Why does the East Africa campaign get so little coverage in the story of WW2 despite being full of interesting stories and pretty epic successes for the Allies?

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@Stu_Lyle The start reminds me of C&C Generals, which I approve. Does need more Frank Klepacki though!

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@thinkdefence A big chunk of this can be understood far better by a broad range of campaign level Operational Analysis to provide actual evidence to decision makers rather than opinions and feelings.

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@thinkdefence Get @dstlmod to come and give a day long brief on the warts snd all results of Strategic Force Development from the past decade or so, and then try to act on the results in detail...

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@rude_mechanic @MarkWhi25682274 @SRDMaguire @Mr_Andrew_Fox Not for discussion on these means please! Keep it for Modnet

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@Stu_Lyle @SebastianBae @MtarfaL @BarrickTim John Lennons less successful follow up to Imagine :)
To be honest, quite a lot of the time I want more analysis, modelling and simulation, and less wargaming. But then I think that might be because whilst playing wargames is fun, organising and running them is painful!

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@Stu_Lyle @SebastianBae @MtarfaL @BarrickTim Hmm, sometimes I like my players to turn up not having done it before, so at least I can avoid the "I didn't like Big Wargame 8 cos it didnt show my capability off in the way I wanted, so I think Big Wargame 9 will be shit too" syndrome...

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@Stu_Lyle @MtarfaL @SebastianBae @BarrickTim "Safe space to fail" is in the heart of all my pre-wargame briefs. Doesn't always land though...
Multi-level games are super hard to get right. Generally I think its better to do the levels separately and well, and link the findings together with proper analysis.

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@WarOnTheRocks @SMonaghanCSIS That and enabling the Polish Army to deploy and manoeuvre its mass

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@WarOnTheRocks @SMonaghanCSIS Great article Sean. I would argue though that the US Army heavy forces don't have much skin in the Pacific game, so European forces development could concentrate on the shortfall in strat enablers that a US Pacific focus would drive in getting them here fast and fighting

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@Stu_Lyle Bloody helps though Stu....

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Lost cat, 3 year old Buddy, in Cranleigh Road area, Portchester. Family missing him loads. Can any of the cats of the Internet help? @Number10cat @TreasuryMog

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@Alsdorf_JAR @DirectorDCDC @ric_cole @AirForceMag @wavellroom @thinkdefence @i3_gen @pinstripedline @JasFourTwo @Faux2Faux @HCSCShrivenham @macgregorcs @rupertthjones Might work now? Not too au fait with this app

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@Alsdorf_JAR @DirectorDCDC @ric_cole @AirForceMag @wavellroom @thinkdefence @i3_gen @pinstripedline @JasFourTwo @Faux2Faux @HCSCShrivenham @macgregorcs @rupertthjones Depends who you asked! We just did a massive massive event that General Mitch visited... I tend to go by my initials if that helps?

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@Alsdorf_JAR @DirectorDCDC @ric_cole @AirForceMag @wavellroom @thinkdefence @i3_gen @pinstripedline @JasFourTwo @Faux2Faux @HCSCShrivenham @macgregorcs @rupertthjones We know each other btw, I just like my anonymity on twatter...

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@Alsdorf_JAR @DirectorDCDC @ric_cole @AirForceMag @wavellroom @thinkdefence @i3_gen @pinstripedline @JasFourTwo @Faux2Faux @HCSCShrivenham @macgregorcs @rupertthjones Err, no Jo. As the lead for that team, we are very much still here, very much still in operation and in enormous demand