Episode 240: Game of the Rising Sun

Our banter this time includes a little bit about long range guns and such in WWI and buzz bombs in WWII. Some random thoughts on systems of government abound herein. If you are hoping to win the Broken Ground Design British counters, please note that your entry is due by March 15th. Listen closely to this episode for the specific instructions needed to  get into the drawing. Jeff takes us on a walk through Spilky chart #11. We round out the hour with Dave K, Mike R, Dave T, and Chris W discussing their first impressions of their first Korean scenario in a round table type format.  Roll low and rally well, but not when you're playing us! SHOW TIMES 0:015 Game of the Rising Sun (lyrics and credits below) 14:00 Nor'Easter Announcement 16:00 New Communist Chinese Counters Reviewed 23:00 British Counter Giveaway Announcement 28:00 Machine Gun Rules 57:30 Total Running Time SHOW LINKS ASL Open Tournament Nor' Easter Tourny 2020 The 2 Half-Squads is brought to you by Ritterkrieg, Bounding Fire Productions, Broken Ground Design   and kind donations from listeners like you! Rally Phase Records is an independent subsidiary of  The 2 Half-Squads. All opinions offered by them are purely their own.  Download this episode (right-click and Save) Rally Phase Records presents!! "Game Of The Rising Sun" To the tune of the Animals’ “House of the Rising Sun” Concept: Dennis Donovan Vocals: Stephen Stewart Mixing: Stephen Stewart There is an ASL module It’s called the Rising Sun And it’ll be out-of-print, for many long years ‘Least ‘til twenty thirty one There was Code of Bushido It covered the PTO thing Then there was, for the Gung Ho! man The Chinese and the Marines Once the only thing ASLers need To get PTO in one chunk Is to go on ebay or check world-wide And pay thousands of bucks [Kazoo solo] Oh mother of my children For my birthday I want one Spend your pay should you find one some day Buy MMPs Rising Sun Support MMP it’s just good form I’ll give you a little hint Purchase at the least seventeen copies If it’s ever back in print There is an ASL module They call the Rising Sun It's on the list of many ASL boys And God I know I'm one